HOMEROOM: Students were given a form to have signed by parents regarding permission to use a laptop. It should be back in the hands of the homeroom teacher by Thursday September 15 in order for the student to obtain a laptop for use in school. ALSO: remember to turn in any and all forms we sent home the first week.
ENGLISH: On Wednesday Sept 14 we will be creating our first writing sample based on something that the student cares about deeply, be it a human, an animal, an idea, or an object/material thing. Whatever the student chooses, it should be understood that an entire passage will be dedicated to explaining why they care so deeply about the person/thing.
SOCIAL STUDIES: we had a "Quiz" on Tuesday about 911 after 2 days of in-class discussion/videos on that topic. Students graded their own papers, but the 'real grade' will be given next week when I ask students to prove their responsibility and organization by showing me that same test safely filed in their Social Studies section of their binders (or folders). Credit will be issued when they are able to produce that quiz after holding onto it a week!
