Back to Work - Weekly Memo

I hope everyone had a good week off. I know I did, as I went on a cruise during our time away. However, that just means everyone should be well rested and relaxed, as we enter the final countdown until the CRCT. We are a little over 30 school days away from the CRCT, so it is crunch time for us here at Kennedy Road Middle School.

To symbolize the crunch, the room has been completely rearranged, so students were in for a surprise when they walked through the doors of Room 703 (sorry Read 180 students, that room looks pretty much the same). Although, all students will be rearranged into new seating assignments and groups, based on various criteria depending on the class.

Also a huge reminder: BOOK REPORT PROJECTS ARE DUE ON WEDNESDAY!!!!

The few students that needed to stay to record need to make arrangements with me, and with only two days to do it, they need to stay either today or tomorrow. This is stuff we have went over prior to the break. They will need to come after school ready to record, as I will now allow practice time to get ready, so they should be well practiced prior to staying after school.

Also, due to the project taking priority, students will not have a CRCT Practice homework assignment due this week. We will begin again with it next week.

In both classes this week, we will start by finishing the Common Assessment we started on the Friday before the break. Any student who didn't have the opportunity to finish, was allowed to finish today, and those that did finish, were allowed to go back over their answers. This Common Assessment will also count as a test grade.

Moving on to the rest of the week, in Literature class (1st & 6th Period), we will begin a Unit called "Not As It Seems," which will coincide with the novel students will be reading in their ELA class with Mrs. Worley. It will involved a group project and presentation that will be completed in class and presented at the end of the week. This will be worth 2 classwork grades and 1 project grade.

In Read 180 (2nd & 3rd Period), we will continue from where we left off with "Louisa, Please Come Home" by Shirley Jackson. Going over different aspects of the story, new vocabulary, and completing new activities with it.

In school news, the CRCT Prep After School Program begins this week on Tuesday and Wednesday, so students who are signed up need to start planning on staying those days.