Reminders

There will be no tutoring next week on Tuesday, February 21 due to the mid-winter break.

Mid-winter break is Wednesday, February 22- Friday February 24. School will resume Monday, February 27.

Valentines

We will make some time in the afternoon tomorrow to exchange Valentine's cards and special treats if you would like to send them in. Here is a list of the student's names:

Serenity

Lahkim

Israel

Tylor

Keveon

Jude

Sawyer

Terell

Jeremiah

Kynnidy

Bella

An'Niyia

Brenna

Faith

Adrianna

Malik

Joseph

Exhibitions/Milestone Updates

Sorry about the confusion about topic and milestone due dates. Ours will be delayed the first round due to a delay in the forms being sent out. The dates for the end of the year exhibition milestones are as follows for my class: Topics are due by Friday February 17th.

Milestone #1 - Thursday, March 1st = Resources that will be used to learn more about their exhibition topic.

Milestone #2 - Thursday, March 22nd = 15 facts about your topic.

Milestone #3 - Thursday, May 17th = COMPLETED visual aids.

Report Cards

I know you are still waiting for the report cards. Many classes in the school will receive theirs tonight however, there was still a problem with our class. I will send them as soon as I receive a correct copy.

Important Updates

• No school tomorrow Friday February 3. Teachers have a professional development day.
• They are still working on report cards. Unfortunately, I was not given a date when they will be ready.

NWEA Testing/ MAP Test Reults

Included with your child's report card are testing results. You can access more information about the test from the following link: http://www.nwea.org/sites/www.nwea.org/files/resources/ParentToolkit.pdf This link will also connect you to valuable online resources that will help to increase their scores.

Using your child's RIT score, you will be able to find fun games online to help reinforce skills and propel them to the next level. The following website will align RIT scores for reading and math: http://www.belleplaine.k12.mn.us/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi?schoolname=school357&statusFlag=goGenie&geniesite=133&myButton=g5plugin&db=g133_b545

This link has been added to the blogs section "Links for Parents and Students" for future use.

Report Cards

I was just informed that there were technical problems printing report cards. They will NOT be sent home today. Word is that they should be ready Monday. I will keep you posted.