Parents,

I hope that you recently read the October Newsletter that came home from the office. We've had to make a few changes to the Discipline Points system. This is the first time we've used this system and we are working to make sure of its fairness to all students.

You should see a green stamp in your child's agenda EACH night showing how many points he/she has lost for the day. If points were lost your child is required to write an exact reason for the missing points. Mrs. Johnston and I have also started a composition notebook requirement. Your child is journaling what he/she works on each day during band/study hall time. Last week we did not do a very good job of being detailed in what we wrote so this week I will be checking every few days. Pleasure reading or strategy games would be acceptable entries if all homework is done and turned in. I do have a variety of strategy games and think they are beneficial for both problem solving and social interactions with other children. These aren't done instead of homework.  Composition books do not come home but you would be contacted or copies of pages will be shared at conferences  if a problem continues with homework/grades.

Agendas.....I want you to know I HAVE told your child that if I cannot read what he/she writes in his/her agenda for an assignment I will ask them to go back and rewrite it. It is very important to me that you know what the assignments are. I am asking you to sign that work is done so it makes sense that you are signing something you can read. This MAY mean that your child becomes very rushed to make his/her bus if he/she chooses not to follow these directions.

In math we will be starting geometry and continue working on number sense as we go. Students need to know their math facts and it is becoming very difficult to work on some math concepts if they don't. I will send some practice problems home soon and ask that you help with this.  Again, your child has a blue math book (hard bound) that he/she may take home for a reference. My math lessons are in your child's binder that is used for Math and Social Studies.  If there is a math question or your child does not understand a lesson that is the first place he/she should look.  I do not expect you to have to teach the lesson a second time.

Thanks for supporting the education of your child...

Mrs. Syx

To: The students in my room (computer lab assignment...)        

    HI MY LITTLE DARLINGS 

              NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHERE MY CLASS PAGE IS YOU CAN SHOW YOUR PARENTS SO THEY ARE  ALWAYS WELL INFORMED OF EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING!!  PLEASE SHOW THEM HOW TO ADD AN E MAIL ADDRESS SO THEY CAN RECEIVE ALL UPDATES.  I ABSOLUTELY LOVE WHEN YOUR PARENTS KNOW EVERYTHING!!! 

Mrs. 6