Please be sure to inform me if you know your child will be absent. I realize that some families will start their Christmas vacations early, however we will still have tests and other assignments through Thursday of next week. I would like to make arrangements for alternating testing dates. I will NO LONGER be sending home weekly NEWSLETTERS. All information that was in our class newsletters will be posted on this page of my website. Check weekly!! Research has shown that a well-hydrated brain far outperforms one that isn't. Therefore, I allow students to bring a water bottle to keep at their desks to stay hydrated and cut back on class-time interruptions to visit the water fountain.