Parent Update- Monday, November 23, 2009 Report Cards on November 25- End of 1st Semester Notification will be sent for students who are "not meeting promotion standards" with report cards. High School information: February 1-21, 2010---------Magnet online application acceptance period Science- This week, students have a test on Tuesday. All make-up/late work and textbooks are due Tuesday, too. Students will begin studying water pollution towards the end of the week. Social Studies-- This week, students are continuing their study of the constitution. Our track counselor, Ms. Williams, will visit social studies on Tuesday to discuss "High School on the Horizon." Mrs. Steffel can be reached at reneesteffel@gmail.com , if needed. Language Arts-- *Late work will no longer be accepted starting 3rd Quarter. If a student is absent they have two days to get the assignment complete and turned in. This week 11/23-11/25, students will be presenting their mock newscast on Monday. Blue Diamond Assessment #6 and Grammar Assessment Q-2 will be given on Tuesday 11/24 Blue Diamond Computer Lab: Input answers Wed. 11/25 Have a Wonderful Holiday Season! Enjoy your families and friends and be Thankful for the good things in life. See you in 2010. Math- In Algebra I this week, we will finish our 1st semester curriculum with elimination method to solve a system of equations. A review for our Midterm on November 20th will then begin. The midterm will count as 25% of the 1st semester grade. After that we will take a Blue Diamond Assessment and review 8th grade math topics. Core math is working to finish the Pythagorean Theorem. We will begin our in class project on Wednesday. We will have a notebook clean out on Wednesday. Books will be picked up on Friday.