August 25, 2009 We'll be working this week on getting all sixth graders up and running on their computers including the initialization for their flash drives. They will then be ready for the other teachers to do their reports and PowerPoint presentations. We will start grammar next week and willl be going over this material as slowly as the class needs, taking 2 days for each lesson so that the children will learn the material. I am a big fan of understanding and not of memorization for English grammar. On Fridays until we get to the end of the grammar text, we will be doing diagrmming. We will be learning on individual white boards with supplementation with a computer program from Glencoe. Again, for your information, any child is welcome in my room in the mornings between 7:15 and 7:45 for extra help. If your child wants to come in, please have them let me know they are coming so I can arrange my time for them. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at jzanotti@stmarygostyn.org. Jean Zanotti