Are We There Yet? Are We Serious Students, Pretend Students, or Not Students At All???

On Tuesday we will start holding the students accountable for all assignments due in math, social studies, language arts, and science. Check the blog listings against the planner to make sure all assignments and due dates recorded.

In math I have been told by students and I saw it yesterday, students who were just copying answers of the math problems out of the answer book. They are not trying to learn. They don't ask questions. Their parents ought to be aware that they are capable of learning, but they have not learned to be a students and they are not motivated to do the everyday work required. In middle school they will be in the lowest math class, in with a group of students who do not come to school to learn. Sad. It's sad and preventable. Days and weeks are being wasted.

Language arts
Edit sentence:
(3) 4. Houstons life is like a adventure
(2) story one moment he's studying art in
(5) paris Thomas said and the next he's living
(2) in a igloo.
Journal write 9/3:
What college or university are you thinking of attending? What do you think you will have to do to get accepted there? What skills do you need to follow the career path you have in mind?

Today we sent home the first language arts grade report. Don't panic. Most have a missing assignment or a low grade. The students are learning organization and accountability. Language arts will get them ready to be highly successful middle school students if you and your child don't give up. Embrace the high standards and high expectations. By Christmas the class will be smooth sailing. It's already smooth sailing for some of the students. :):):) Each week look for improvement; will all the assignments be turned in on time? will quizzes and test scores improve? will journal writes and handwriting grades improve? This report needs to be looked over, signed, and returned on Wednesday. Thanks.

Silent Ball Winners:
math - Shania and Garrett
language arts - Hannah, Samantha, Kyle F. and Ryan
homeroom - Nicholas and Morgan

Today we had a Spirit Assembly. Mrs. Walker introduced Hawk Walk, Ben's Bells, and the Peace Conference that will be held at Copper Creek.

Some parents are so busy they can't check the blog every day. They work or have other children. That is understandable. But if the would check the five blogs one day a week they will have a clear picture of what is happening and what is expected. The only way most students can be successful is if there is a partnership between the administration, the teacher, the student, and the parent. Parents play a key role in their child's education.

First They Got Rid Of My MAI Class, Then They Got Rid of My Leveling Class and Then They Got Rid of Me and Then THEY Were Happy

• the class that has students that go to Cal Tech, Princeton, and the Air Force Academy and other highly selective schools they got rid of
• the class that had the school's highest math and reading test scores they got rid of
• the only class that finished the math book every year they got rid of
• the class that had 3rd graders come in to work on 4th grade math they got rid of
• the class that had many students working above grade level just like Basis they got rid of
• the class that had many of its students in the 95th to 99th percentile they got rid of
• the class that had the most homework completion they got rid of
• the class that had a student who earned the highest standardized math score in the history of the school they got rid of
• the class that had the most students getting into pre-algebra they got rid of
• the class that had the most reading practice and the students read the most books they got rid of
• the class that had the largest in class library and the most classroom sets of novels they got rid of
• the class that earned the most AR trophies they got rod of
• the class that put on a Candlelight Dinner every year they got rid of
• the class that put on the Fiddler On the Roof, Our Town, the Wizard of Oz, and James the Giant Peach they got rid of
• the class that shot off rockets they got rid of
• the class that had the most pictures of students and student work on display they got rid of
• the class that had the best projects they got rid of
• the class that had students do an All About Me, an ABC Book, a Giant Post Card, a historical fiction brochure they got rid of
• the class that had each student do a power point presentation on the Smart Board they got rid of
• the class that had the best Celebrate Excellence displays they got rid of
• the class where students could be themselves they got rid of
• the only class that had the gifted teacher come into the class once a week to teach a lesson to the entire class they got rid of
• the class that taught students to use a planner that wrote the assignments on the days they are due they got rid of