March 2, 2017
Dear Parents of our Sixth Graders,
Your child is bringing home a progress report which needs to be signed and returned by Monday, March 6, 2017. The returned progress report will actually be a grade in the grade book for responsibility.
To assist our students in showing mastery of required skills and to increase academic growth we are accepting all late work from this past quarter for full credit through March 17, 2017. All items submitted after 3:00 p.m. on March 17, 2017 will be a zero.
This Friday, students are scheduled to have an end of quarter party. All students who have their assignments turned in will get to participate in the party. Students who have missing assignments will be able to spend that time completing them and they will get full credit for those assignments. As soon as they complete all missing assignments they will be able to join the party!
Students were given a list of all remaining missing assignments today and will have until March 17th to complete all items for full credit. If your child misplaces this list, please check on parent portal for missing assignments. If you do not have access to parent portal, email Mrs. Bowers for instructions for parent portal at amybowers@visioncsd.org.
After spring break, each late assignment will be reduced by 50% of the score they would have earned to prepare students for middle school expectations. The teachers will continue to provide training in the area of study skills, organization, “checking the no name pile,” putting their names on their papers, and submitting work in a timely manner.
As an additional support, if you would like to have your child in study hall instead of PE, Technology, or Spanish for the rest of the year, please let me know immediately and I will make it happen. I am also happy to make a spot for your child in after school homework club until 4 p.m. daily.
On another more exciting note, we are working to plan the annual lock-in & all night party for all of our sixth grade students. We have scheduled it for the night of May 5, 2017. If you are willing to help plan and or volunteer for this event, please email Mrs. Boothby at shereeboothby@visioncsd.org.
Sincerely,
Mrs. OldenKamp
K-12 Principal
Charter Administrator
wendyoldenkamp@visioncsd.org
208-455-9220 ext. 301
Thursday, March 2, 2017
End of Quarter Party
I'm sorry for the late message on this. This party has been on our calendar since the beginning of the year, but this week it snuck up on me.
Friday is our End or Quarter Party. We will begin our party at about 12:45. Students without missing assignments will be able to 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 Mrs. George's home room and 34 students in Mr. Keefe's/Mrs. Bingham's homeroom).
Students with missing assignments will spend that time completing their assignments. Once they are completed, they may join the party.
Friday is our End or Quarter Party. We will begin our party at about 12:45. Students without missing assignments will be able to 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 Mrs. George's home room and 34 students in Mr. Keefe's/Mrs. Bingham's homeroom).
Students with missing assignments will spend that time completing their assignments. Once they are completed, they may join the party.
Friday, February 17, 2017
Missing Assignments
Today, Mrs. Bingham and I gave all students a list of missing assignments they have in all their classes.
A large percentage of the sixth grade is doing a great job of keeping track of their assignments, using class time wisely, completing their assignments and turning them in on time. If your child has no missing assignments right now, let them know what a good job they are doing and it's wonderful how responsible they are. Seventh grade will not be a big deal because they are already getting ready.
If your child has a missing or late assignment, their grade for that assignment is a zero and Mrs. Bingham and I are not able to change the grade per policy that we sent out last fall. The second semester policy is the same as the middle school's. All late or missing work is a zero.
Mrs. Bingham and I have been working really hard to give students opportunities to complete work in class. We remind them of their assignments and when they are due. We write assignments on the board and post them on the websites. We want so badly for students to succeed and be responsible that we are wearing ourselves out. We have repeatedly reminded students of the change in missing and late assignment policy from last fall. Students who don't complete their work are in danger of repeating 6th grade or having to complete summer school. I cannot change the policy and if we do, students will not be ready for 7th grade.
If you are able, please communicate with your child and find out what will help them avoid missing assignments. We have tried to work with them and give them the responsibility, but at this point, they may need your help as well.
A large percentage of the sixth grade is doing a great job of keeping track of their assignments, using class time wisely, completing their assignments and turning them in on time. If your child has no missing assignments right now, let them know what a good job they are doing and it's wonderful how responsible they are. Seventh grade will not be a big deal because they are already getting ready.
If your child has a missing or late assignment, their grade for that assignment is a zero and Mrs. Bingham and I are not able to change the grade per policy that we sent out last fall. The second semester policy is the same as the middle school's. All late or missing work is a zero.
Mrs. Bingham and I have been working really hard to give students opportunities to complete work in class. We remind them of their assignments and when they are due. We write assignments on the board and post them on the websites. We want so badly for students to succeed and be responsible that we are wearing ourselves out. We have repeatedly reminded students of the change in missing and late assignment policy from last fall. Students who don't complete their work are in danger of repeating 6th grade or having to complete summer school. I cannot change the policy and if we do, students will not be ready for 7th grade.
If you are able, please communicate with your child and find out what will help them avoid missing assignments. We have tried to work with them and give them the responsibility, but at this point, they may need your help as well.
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is coming soon and even though we are moving students towards middle school where they don't have these holiday celebrations during school hours, we will be providing time for students to share Valentines if they would like.
All students have access to a list of their classmate's names on Google Classroom. If they would like to bring Valentines they need to make sure they bring one for their entire homeroom or for no one at all. Students will have time to pass them out at 2:30 on Tuesday the 14th. We will be having an end of quarter party in March rather than a large Valentine's Day party.
CELEBRATE!
As we have been working through the second semester, I have noticed many students showing great responsibility for their learning. They are making sure that their assignments are completed correctly and on time. They are communicating with us about their grades and doing all they can to be successful. I am very proud of all their hard work.
All students have access to a list of their classmate's names on Google Classroom. If they would like to bring Valentines they need to make sure they bring one for their entire homeroom or for no one at all. Students will have time to pass them out at 2:30 on Tuesday the 14th. We will be having an end of quarter party in March rather than a large Valentine's Day party.
CELEBRATE!
As we have been working through the second semester, I have noticed many students showing great responsibility for their learning. They are making sure that their assignments are completed correctly and on time. They are communicating with us about their grades and doing all they can to be successful. I am very proud of all their hard work.
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