Saturday, November 30, 2013

Schedule for Week of 2 December:

SAT Vocabulary Quiz: List 10 (SEVEN words from List 10 and THREE words from List 9) on Thursday, 5 December.

Monday, 2 December (F Band): Socratic Seminar-come prepared with a written response(informal) to a question or two from the handout distributed last week to use as a guide... E Band will do the same on Tuesday, 3 December...

Tuesday, 3 December (F Band): The Great Gatsby Essay Test. Please be advised that you are NOT going to respond to a "critical lens".

Wednesday, 4 December (E Band): Your turn for the Essay Test on The Great Gatsby. Please note that you will NOT be given the same question as F Band.

Dear Parents: I regret to inform you that the "cheating" on the quizzes continues. (Please read older post where I asked for your assistance.) Since students "share" a table, I change the format/order of the questions -yet, the children are still copying responses (often identical- incorrectly worded responses) from their "table-mate" or from another student sitting nearby.
Inform your child that disciplinary action will take place and a permanent record of this infraction will be noted as specifically stated in the class contracts signed and returned to me and to the school.  

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Friday, November 22, 2013

Just returned home from a "fabulous" Junior/Soph Performance! Congratulations to all who performed. Diedrich has awarded you an A++ in all categories, but he is not a judge so his evaluation is meaningless. Please keep in mind that he has not picked a "winner" in years. Perhaps, he will be able to hear the cheers from where he resides when Junior/Soph is declared the winner! Senior/Fresh was impressive as well...