2/4 – 2/8

Happy February! Last Friday was grading day, and although report cards are mostly finished, they will not be sent home until Monday, February 11th. This week I am sending home graded assignments that were turned in late, math tests that I had kept for report card grades, a printout of all the assignments I have graded this semester, and a class list for Valentine’s cards if you wish to participate. Please take time to look through all the paper work and ask me any questions you might have. All the work should also give you a pretty good idea of what to expect on the report card.

We will celebrate friendship on Valentine’s Day during the last 45 minutes of the day. If you would like to donate a healthy snack for the afternoon let me know as soon as possible that way i can make appropriate plans! I also try to encourage people to get away from bringing in candy with their cards and instead something small like cute erasers, stickers, hand made little items, etc. I also try to impress the importance of taking the time to write a small note to each person. Encouraging notes can really make people feel so appreciated! Other than the afternoon, we will still have a pretty normal school day 🙂

As we begin the second half of the school year I want to take time and refocus the class on what is important: being kind, doing your best work, being responsible, and being at school as much as possible. It is like we get to press the reset button and no matter what happened during the first half of the year we can have a fresh start and improve ourselves for the last half of the year. I hope you will take time to talk as a family about what your child can improve on. Thank you for helping your child be successful!