Friday, November 12, 2010

November School Store

Our most recent school store was a huge success! The students worked hard to sell our stock. They also have put together a new order for the holiday season. I appreciate all of their effort!! Our next school store will be on Friday, December 10th during all three lunches.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Happy November!

Happy end of the first quarter! I hope the first marking period has been a successful one for all students and parents. I have really enjoyed getting to know all of the 7th and 8th grade gifted students. It's been great being able to work with some students that I had in 6th grade again as well as getting to know those that I didn't have in class.

I checked in with all students last week for our monthly meeting. During this meeting we discussed the first marking period and how everything is going. We will be having a lunch meeting on Tuesday 11/9 during lunches. I hope students are enjoying the opportunity to be together as a group during this time. During our lunch meeting on Tuesday we will be planning and preparing for our school store on Wednesday 11/10.

Our Moodle site continues to be updated as we receive information on various contests, competitions, and enrichment opportunities. Please check it out periodically and see if anything listed might be of interest to your student.

Students had the opportunity to sign up for the middle school spelling bee a few weeks ago. The written competition will be held soon. The high scorers will then participate in an oral spelling bee with the top speller advancing to further competition with other schools. Our middle school will be participating in the National Geographic Bee in December for the first time. Sign ups will take place in social studies rooms during the first week of December. This would be a great opportunity for our 7th and 8th grade students.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns throughout the year. I can be reached via email or by calling 838-1331. Thank you for all of your continued support at home.