Welcome to 2013!

Is it already 2013?!

My expectations are set high for this second half of the school year.  I am expecting students to work harder and strive more than they did in 2012!  I am expecting students that had made poor choices, had bad attitudes, or poor grades to shake it off and start fresh.  I have LOTS of exciting and fun activities planned for the second half of the year, especially after the SOLs in May.  In order for your child to partake in any of these activities, they must fix what held them down in 2012 and make them better in 2013!

This is a very short week - listed below is what is planned.

The Page Turners book club meetings start this Friday at 8:00 AM.  You will need to drop your child off at the front of the building.  In order for your child to participate, they must have ordered or bought the book Wonder prior to our first meeting.  I will be distributing the books to the students who ordered them and provide a schedule of meetings and pages that will need to be read before each meeting.

Friday will also be Bling-Bling Day.  Students may come to school dressed-up in all of their bling-bling (jewelry).  The more bling-bling the better!

Friday will also be our first Friday Frenzy of 2013.  For the entire month of January, Friday Frenzies will end at 4:30 instead of 5:00. If your child is not picked up by 4:45, they will receive an "X."  Two "X's" and your child will no longer be able to attend.  Two students already have one "X" this school year.  As always, behavior and grades are what determines if your child receives a ticket or not.  I will now be looking at AR as well.  Your child will need to be reading and taking AR tests.  If they are not reading or taking tests, they will be eliminated from a ticket that week.

AR goals must be meet by the end of this month, January 25th.  If ALL students can make their AR goals, they will receive a cream pie to throw at any administrator of their choice or me.  Remind your child to read every night!  They don't want to be the ONE that holds the class down from doing this pie-in-the-face event!

Let's make it a great 2013! :)

After reading this, please write the following code in your child's homework folder...

HPPYNWYR