November 20, 2015
Dear Families,
Student Council is still collecting Box Tops for
Education. Please send in all that you have on the collection sheet. We have
more if you need a new one. They will be collected monthly and counted
throughout the year. Thank you for all you sent in already.
This
is our third year for Standards Based reporting in our District and our first
year that grade book has been open through Infinite Campus. Semester report
cards will be going home soon. All of us have been working diligently to show
you how your child is doing in the interim. At conferences, I told you about
how in math, literacy, social studies and science you can expect an evidence
packet which shows how your child has done on the current benchmarks. The same
scores can be viewed on Infinite Campus grade book.
As
of this Friday folder, you now should have 3 packets for math. Unit 4 will go
home prior to Winter Break. You should also have two literacy packets, one Social
Studies packet and a Science packet covering our Earth, Moon, Sun unit of
study. Before Winter Break, you will have another literacy packet and a couple
of social studies packets covering geography. It was a big change for all of us
these past 2 years. I believe it is for the best, accomplishing the highest
goal of communicating with you how your child is doing compared to the
standard. It helps me know what I need to work on to assist your child in
meeting that standard or when to push to exceed the standard. My greatest hope
is that by the time you get the report card, it will only be confirmation of
what you already know about your child.
Next
week, we will have our first ever full week break. Have a safe and Happy
Thanksgiving. I am thankful for you and your children. I love my job!
Sincerely, Susan
Stark
