Week of March 12

It's a beautiful, sunny day in North Carolina! I hope you all are enjoying the weather. Did you remember to "spring forward?"

Well, it's our last week for black history month. We got a late start, so we are having a late end! This week we will research and create a poster with a partner about a person, place or thing from the Harlem Renaissance. Students will create a mask that reflects their identity. We will briefly learn about the civil rights movement and make a cartoon that reflects knowledge of our rights and responsibilities as US citizens. This has been a delightful and educational experience for students. I hope your student enjoyed this unit as much as I did!

I hope to begin the final touches on the quilts this week. I pinned one of them together last week and it looks terrific. These will be on display at the Talent Show on April 20, make sure you come see them!

Competitive Edge homework this week will be pages 97-129. Please make sure your student, if they are working on this for homework, highlights answers and checks them in class. Many students are not completing all of these tasks, which must be done for full homework credit.

Report Cards are coming up in a couple weeks. I did not receive all book reports and posters. Please make sure your student handed in all their work.

The final book report is "choice". The essay writing part of this assignment will be completed in class. I will secure Tech lab time for students to be able to type them in class. The final book report will be added to students MAPP binder, so I must be certain they do all their own work. I will be sure they have at least 2 hours of tech time over a couple of weeks to complete this assignment. Students will also be given time in class to read their books, so be sure your student has selected a book soon. I will post back with more information during the 4th quarter.

We have been experiencing more discipline issues than normal lately. Many students, especially away from core classes, are not showing excellent behavior.Some students are littering the campus and not taking pride in their school. Please remind your child that doing one's best is important no matter where you are or what you're doing. It is a mark of a good character to behave yourself even if no one is looking :)...or sending you to the office.

I look forward to another week of learning with students at NCS!