Cluesletter

Well, it’s report card time! If I figured correctly, we had about 184 grades and exactly zero F’s. This maybe the first time in over 10 years of teaching that that has happened in my class. I do not like to give F’s, but I believe that students earn the grades and that they get rewarded for their efforts. If grades are higher or lower than you expected, please remember that I only send home tests on Fridays. We do a lot in here, and I grade a lot in here. You should see grades coming home throughout the week along with the grades sent home on Fridays. Things have been very good in the classroom though, and the students seem to be working hard on learning. I think, though, that I am more ready than they are for recess. It seems like we haven’t been outside in a month, and we are all getting cabin fever. I am starting to remember the drought as a good thing. We got to go outside everyday, it was warmer, and I rarely had to cut grass.

I will not try to cram one week of studies into two days next week, so NO SPELLING and NO MATH SPEED test for fall break!!

Please remember the fall festival—We have two important volunteer opportunities. 1. Our class is manning the food court and we need volunteers to sign up for times to work there, and 2. We need chocolate!! We are making a basket to be raffled during the festivities. Our theme is chocolate. Please contribute either some chocolate or one dollar. Mrs. Ingle has agreed to take the monetary donations and spruce up our basket. Thanks!

If your child made all A’s, A’s and B’s, and/or perfect attendance for the first nine weeks you are invited to Honors Day. Each child will be rewarded for their effort and hard work. Fourth grades time is 10:00am.

Dates to remember—
October 16—Report Cards
October 20—Honors Day
October 21-23—Fall Break
October 28—Picture Retakes
October 30—Class Party
November 6—Fall Festival

Please see the note sent home today about the Fall Festival.