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                                    Tuesday, October 21, 2008

 

Dear Parents,

 

          It's hard to believe, but the end of the first quarter of the year is here.  I will be working on finalizing your children's grades this week and will be sending home their report cards next week before conferences.  You should have received the scheduled time for your child's conference and I do want to remind you that I will be working with them about running their conferences since they will need to be present for them.  This is a great opportunity to see your child tell you about their skills and talents.

          Today I am also sending home the evaluation sheets for their leaf book projects with their graded work from last week.  There were many good projects, but I found that a number of the students didn't follow the guidelines that were given out concerning how the projects would be graded.  For those that are needing to do a little "fixing" of their projects, I have attached another instructions sheet and am giving them two days to find the needed information.  I would appreciate your assistance in giving them some help with this so that they can gain the needed points to improve their scores here at the end of the quarter.

          I would also like to let you know that we will be having a Halloween party on Wednesday, October 29th.  This is due to the fact that the students will not be in school on the 31st for conferences.  Mrs. Pickens is organizing the treats for us and would appreciate any donations you would like to make.  We are planning on putting together several jars of candy for a "guessing" game contest and the winners will get to take home the jars of candy.  We would also like to provide the students with some treats that afternoon and if you can donate any items for that (candy, cupcakes, bottled water), it would be appreciated.  I will be planning a small art project to do during the party and am looking for a short (30 minute) Halloween cartoon video to enjoy as well.

          I will be sending home a permission form for our next field trip by the end of this week.  We will be traveling to the Dickerson Park Zoo on Wednesday, November 5th.  Our visit will involve a program concerning endangered animals and the students will also have a scavenger hunt activity they will have to complete while we are there.  I will not need drivers for this trip since we are taking a school bus, but I will need several chaperones.  If you can join us please indicate so on the permission form.

          May the peace of Our Lady of the Rosary continue to be with you and bless you and your family as we finish the month of October.

 

                                                          Sincerely,

                                                                        Mr. Tom Gray

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