class-news

Long-Term Substitute January 2013

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:29:18 +0100

Just a reminder that your child will have a long-term substitute filling in for me from January through March while I am on maternity leave. Her name is Tegan Lentz, and her email is tegan_lentz@sjusd.org should you need to contact her about anything concerning your child while I am out. She is a fully qualified and credentialed teacher who will take wonderful care of your child and their education while I am out.

Homework and class work will continue as it always has while I am out, so don't let your child convince you that there is no homework because they have a sub. :) I hope you all have a relaxing and great two weeks off from school. See you in 2013!

HALLOWEEEEEEN!

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:34:27 +0100

Our annual Halloween school dance will be Friday, October 26th at 5:00 in the cafeteria. You are allowed to wear your costume to the dance as long as it follows the guidelines that were sent home last week.

On Halloween, Wednesday, October 31, students may either wear an approved costume to school, a Hoover activity or college shirt, or their school uniform. This is NOT a free dress day.

WPA!!! Great scores!

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:32:26 +0100

I just finished grading the students' writing performance assessments for first quarter. I am blown away by the wonderful writing displayed by these students. We have been writing an essay every week since the first week of school and the practice is definitely paying off! Ask your child how they did on their writing test!

Updated ELA Homework!

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:26:50 +0100

Please click on the period 4/5 ELA tab to the left to see what changes we have made to our weekly spelling.

Also, I would appreciate if all parents would check your child's planner each night. We write down our homework for every class in our planners every day.

School Pictures-September 13

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:02:43 +0100

School pictures will be taken during your child's P.E. class on Thursday, September 13. Students DO NOT have free dress on that day. They are required to wear appropriate school uniform on picture day.

Welcome to Middle School!

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:04:55 +0100

Welcome to middle school. I am so excited for this upcoming school year. We have many things planned for both language arts as well as social studies. Please check in here weekly to see what is scheduled at school and what the weekly homework assignments are.

Thanks!!

Mrs. Grant

CST April 23-May 3

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:39:29 +0100

Next week, Monday, April 23, marks the beginning of testing season! CSTs are here and our school's API goal is 700 for this year. Everyone knows their score and band from last year's results and have made new goals for this year. I know you are all capable of reaching proficient or advanced! Let's do this Hawks! STOMP the CST!

Make sure you get a good night's rest, eat a healthy breakfast, and come to school on time every day during testing. This is so important for your class placement in 7th grade. Do you want to have an elective next year? If so, make sure you try your hardest on the CST. Good luck to you all. :)

-Miss Wylie

Spring Break: April 9-13

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:31:47 +0100

Yay! No school next week (April 9-13). Enjoy your week off because there will be TONS of test prep going on when you return. :)

CST PREP

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:51:18 +0100

It's that time of the year again...CST TIME! We will be taking the CSTs the last week of April and the first week of May. A lot of practice for this very important test will be taking place in ELA until the actual test is here. Students are receiving tons of assistance as we prepare for the CSTs. We are doing sample problems from CST released questions, practice tests every week, and many other activities to help ensure your child will be ready when the real CST happens. Good luck to you all. Please encourage your children to try their best even during practice in class.

Egyptian Museum Field Trip

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:01:45 +0100

Next Thursday, March 22, our class will be traveling across the street and back in time for an hour and a half of Egyptian greatness! If you would like to volunteer to come help us out, you are more than welcome. The more parents, the better. We will be touring from 9:00-10:30 am.