I hope you are fully rested and ready to start the 2010-2011 school year. Back to School Night is coming up September 2nd at 7:00 pm and I am offering extra credit to the students whose families attend. Back to School night is an opportunity to learn the expectations for the year and offers a rare opportunity for teachers and parents to work together. In Social Studies we will begin reading about the the ancient cultures of Mesoamerica, the Maya, Incas, and the Aztecs. The unit will culminate whith the studets conducting research on one the cultures and presenting their research on a poster around September 20th.
In English we will begin reading short stories, focusing on theme, elements of plot and character development. On Sptember 1st or 2nd, we will be taking part in the District Wide Write for which we will write in response to literature. Students should be well rested and ready to write as this provides us with our first writing sample of the year.
In general I find that parents want to know the following:
What do you do for extra credit
I offer sharing their writing in Author's Chair for five points extra credit or sharing their summaries of reading in Social Studies.
Do you allow retesting?
Yes, for one week after the test was given.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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