Week of January 8th

I hope everyone enjoyed the "snow" day.  I submitted the grades for this term's progress reports and I want to remind students and parents about the effort grades.  Each student's effort grade reflects on-time completion of summative assessments and classwork.  Students who repeatedly turn in work late or not at all will receive a lower effort grade.  Students who have 2s and 1s should be encouraged to work on their time-management and organizational skills.

Our next IB Unit

We will be reading Lord of the Flies and other historical texts that address the themes connected to survival over the next several weeks.  Students will also work on writing logical responses to research questions.

Homework
1.  Read for 30 minutes daily
2.  Complete the vocabulary homework - due Friday
3.  Read chapter 1 of Lord of the Flies (students will have some time to read in class)
4.  Continue working on the independent reading tasks - students who are ready will begin delivering their presentations starting this week