Lent is a time of prayer and sacrifice. As a school community during the season of Lent,  we are working on a " Random Acts of Kindness" project. Anytime the students are "caught" doing something selfless or kind for someone else, their names will be given to the office. At the end of the week, two names will be randomly chosen for a chance to win a NUT card. Hopefully this will encourage the students to be more aware of their actions towards others. During this time in our Liturgical Year we are reminded that of our expectations to live as God's people as well as model our actions after Christ. 

 In our ELA classes, we are working on grade level reading and writing skills through the use of various comprehension sources including NEWSELA and ReadWorks. Additionally, we have been working on close reading from a text as well as identifying key details. All of these skills are necessary in mastering the requirements for the ELA state exam. We are also collaborativly working on writing responses as well as developing organizational strategies to aid in creating a better writing responses.

  As always, I am very appreciative of all the support you provide me throughout the year.  I encourage you to utalize the email push notification system through Google Classroom. This allows you as the parents to be aware of the various classroom assignments, homework, quizzes, tests, or resources we are using on a daily basis in our Google Classroom. 

                                                                                                                  Thank you, 
                                                                                                                   Mrs. Brass 
Important Dates to Remember:
3/1: 1/2 Day
3/15: Progress Reports/ Mother -Son Event
3/22: Munchkin Day
3/29: End of 3rd quarter 1/2 Day
3/30-3/31: Wizard of Oz Play 
 

Be sure to have a silent reading book in school every day!

**Anytime the students have the opportunity to type a report or paper for me, they must type their papers in 12 point font and font style should be Ariel or Times New Roman. Also, typed papers should be double spaced and include a full heading as well as a cover. This year, we will discuss the MLA format that the students will be expected to incorporate into the papers they will be required to complete. 

WRITING RUBRIC:

1=69 (failing)     2 =70    2+=75     3- =80    3=85    3+=88     4- =90      4=95     4+= 98