The Independent Novel Projects I received last week are just incredible. It is amazing what students will come up with when given choice and some artistic freedom. I have read amazing stories, watched videos, and examined maps and timelines all related to books they read on their own.
Just a quick reminder that there is no school for students on Wednesday, October 15th. Instead of late openings once a month, the Beverly Cleary school community has four days without school so that the staff from all three campuses can gather for professional development.
Conferences are quite early this year on October 29th and 30th. They are "arena style" which means that all the middle school teachers will be in the cafeteria (or gym) and parents will go from teacher to teacher for short conferences. Since I am part-time, I will be at conferences ONLY on Wednesday, October 29 -- all day and in the evening. I believe they go from 8:30 am to 8pm (with a few breaks in between). I will be in touch with exact times as soon as I know them. I will NOT be at conferences on the 30th, so please make note of that as I would hate for your to show up on the 30th to discover that I am not there. Also, the evening hours can get busy and there are sometimes lines to see teachers. If you can come during the day, I highly recommend it.
Deadlines this week:
WW Lesson 4 quiz on Monday.
"The Landlady" news article printed and ready for peer editing on Tuesday.
No school on Wednesday.
Final copy of news article due on Thursday.
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