February 17, 2025

I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend! This is a normal week unless we get more snow! Please return permission slips for Finance Park ASAP.

The end of Trimester 2 is coming up on Friday, 2/28.

Congrats to our winners of the Harford County Literacy Council Writing Contest. Students from our class won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place! Congrats to Reagan, Finley, and Santi, and to all of the students for participating. I am so proud of them!

GENERAL REMINDERS: 

• Students need to be dressed in full winter uniform, including shoes and socks. There should be NO LOGOS on the socks. Spirit-wear is only permitted on gym days (Mondays and Wednesdays.) Skirts should not be rolled. Make-up and perfume are not permitted. 

• Students should write down HW daily and check assignment planners at home.

• Please check Powerschool regularly to keep track of grades and/or missing assignments. Students should speak to teachers about missing work.

ELA CLASS:

Students should refer to their HW planners for daily HW assignments.

This week we are working on vocabulary unit 9. Our vocab test will be Friday, 2/21. We are ready to start our next novel, The Witch of Blackbird Pond this week.

MATH CLASS INFORMATION: 

Students are expected to be prepared for math class with a math copybook and a math binder, as well as a fully stocked pencil case.

6 Math: drill due Monday

7 Math: drill due Monday

8 Algebra: drill due Monday

Important Dates:

• Friday, 2/21: voacb test unit 9

• Monday, 2/24: Grade 7 Field trip to JA Finance Park

• Friday, 2/28: Asynchronous Day for students; end of T2

Have a great week, everyone!

Mrs. Doran