Welcome Back!

I hope everyone enjoyed the fall break.  My husband and I spent it celebrating our 20th anniversary in Ireland.  It was such a blessing to have that opportunity.

Conferences
This Thursday and Friday (20th and 21st) are conferences.  If you have not heard from us about a scheduled conference on Thursday, please feel free to stop by anytime between 3:30 and 7:00 on Friday.  We would love to talk with you about your child's progress.

Remember, we are on semesters so these quarter grades are more of a progress report.  Students have until December until their grades are final.

Short Week

This week is short week for students.  They have school Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  Wednesday is an A/B day and it is the last day of the first quarter.  Time is flying!

Students have a Ratio test in Tutorial and an Adjective test in Language Arts.  Both of these tests are open note and students may use any notes they have in their notebooks.  I will not be assigning any new assignments this week since Fall Break is coming and I would like students to have a break.

Some students may still have missing assignments.  It is best if you check Parent Portal for student's progress.  You can email Amy Bowers (amybowers@visioncsd.org) if you aren't sure how to use parent portal or if you don't have a login.

First "End of Quarter Party"

Friday, September 30th is our first End of Quarter Party.  The party will begin at the end of the day.  Students without missing assignments will be able to watch  Finding Nemo, play games or use other electronic devices to play games.

Students may bring electronics from home to use.  They may also bring games they would like to play with peers.  Students are responsible for the items they bring from home.

Students may also bring snacks.  They may bring a snack for themselves or snacks to share.  If they want to share, they need to make sure they bring enough to share with everyone in their home room  (there are 33 students in both home rooms).

Students with missing assignments will spend that time completing their assignments.  Once they are completed, they may join the party.

Important Information

As we are nearing the end of the first quarter, I wanted to make sure that our homework expectations and assignment and test policies were clear.

Students should expect some school work nightly.  They need to complete their reading minutes (20) and work on improving math skills using IXL (smart score of 80 or 20 min). Specific assignments will be listed on the blog, http://www.visioncharter.net/users/tyler-keefe and Edmodo for Mr. Keefe and on Google Classroom for Mrs. George.  

You can expect these assignments to be posted on the blog every Monday or Google Classroom everyday. Teachers allow time at school to complete assignments; however, If students do not complete assignments at school in the time allotted, they may need to bring them home to complete the assignment before the due date. If students are spending more than 1 hour each night on school work, please let us know.

Assignment/Test retake 6th Grade policy

In an effort to best transition students from elementary to secondary, during the 1st Semester students will follow: Unexcused late work will be assigned as homework or assigned for completion during recess or in place of attending an enrichment club. Unexcused late work will not be accepted for full credit. Students who score less than a 75% on a test will be able to retake a test one time, within three days of receiving their test score. The student will be given the new score; however, the final score assigned to the student for the makeup test will not exceed 85%.

During the 2nd Semester students will follow: unexcused late work will NOT be accepted. Unexcused late work will be an automatic zero. Students who score less than a 75% on a test may be offered an alternative form of mastery of the teacher’s choosing.