Technology Fundraiser

Today kicked off the Market Day Technology Fund Raiser.  Students need to bring back the fundraiser notification form signed and returned by 10/5.  The fundraiser sales are due 10/12.  The catalog students are bringing home can be ordered from all year on line, but paper orders are due 10/12. 

Jeans Day Tomorrow!

If your child did not receive a conduct notice/lunch detention since the beginning of the school year, they are allowed to dress out.  Please remember no flip flops or sandals.  Shoes much be close toe and close heal. 

Please check the blog and on line grade book regularly for updates!

Upcoming Tests

All grades are taking their first Chapter tests this week or next.  The day before the tests, students will be working on a study guide.  The study guide is a practice test, students use class time to ask me questions and work through problems they are having.   The day after the chapter tests all grades work on the next Chapters Vocabulary and have a binder check. 

Check out the test book page and have your child work thru the multiple choice tests for extra practice!

JOY

7th grade did an excellent job at Habitat for Humanity today, they really showcased Holy Spirit well.  Miss Martin and I look forward to taking 7th grade to Habitat again in the Spring!

Please check the class pages!  I did not have 7 Gold, 6 Green or 6 Gold today, check for updates.

Have a great weekend!
Miss Pelle

Exciting News!

Mrs. G has come back for 1/2 days this week and next!  Check out her blog link under my "Check It Out"

Check your class pages for updates and assignments! 

Grades

Don't forget to keep checking the on line grade book.  We are adding grade to the on line grade book a few times a week.  This is a good way to track missing assignments and your child's progress.

Check your class page for update!

Late Work

There are 36 missing assignments in the middle school due to absences or "forgetting" to do homework.  That is about 32% of the middle school.  This is WAY too high of a number.  Please check the online grade book for any missing assignments (please remember, it take 24 hours from when the teacher inputs the grade for the grade to post on line).  If you are not able to access the on line grade book, please e mail me at  kpelle@holyspirit-indy.org

Check your class page for tonight's homework!

Progress Reports

Don't forget to view your child's progress report online.

The link for the online grade book is under my Check It Out Links!

Have a great weekend!

Homework Procedures

Students are getting in a (bad) habit of working on their homework the days it's due in their morning homeroom or during other class periods leading up to the class that they have homework in.  Homework is meant to be done at HOME.  Students are not learning the material assigned if they are rushing to get it done in the morning or sneaking to finish it during other classes.  If they are working on assignments in other classes, they are also missing out of that classes discussions.  Please talk with your child about the importance of homework!

Check the class pages for weekend assignments!

Missing assignments

Please check with your child every night if they have homework and check that their assignment is completed.  I had to write a lot of homework notices today.  Please check the blog and class pages daily for assignments.

Immunization information was sent home today!

Please join Miss Pelle's class Mass at tomorrow at  8:30!

Wonderful Wednesday

All classes worked really hard today and we got a lot accomplished!  There is homework for both 6th and 8th Gold, but all pages have updates.  Please check you class page for more details.

7 grade parents, ask your child what they learned about Algebra today! 
Have a great night!
Miss Pelle

We still need to work on our school wide attendance!  Attendance is crucial for success in Middle School! 

Please check the class pages and assignment notebooks, all classes have an update!

Marvelous Monday!

All classes had a great day!  Miss Pelle's homeroom has Mass this Friday at 8:30.  Please join us!
7th grade (both Green and Gold) have Check Up's tomorrow.  Please check the class pages for tonight's homework!  Remember, printable graph paper is available under the Check It Out tab on my blog!

*As part of our Colt's Fitness Week Celebration, students are asked to go out and walk for 30 minutes tonight.  Please sign a piece of paper stating how long your child walked tonight.  Also we are decorating our classrooms with Colts themes.  If you have any Colts (or Blue) decorations to share please send them in with your child.  

Another Great Week!

I'm sure everyone is looking forward to the weekend!  All classes had a great week.  Each class had their first Check Up and Reflection this week.

Remember to try an access the On-Line grade book ASAP.  If you do not have your login and password please e mail me or Mrs. Parsons by NEXT WEDNESDAY.  Progress reports will be viewed on line.  Let us know if you have any concerns about posted grades.

Please check the class pages for weekend homework.

My homeroom has the Mass next Friday 9/17, parents, please join us!

Have a great weekend!
Miss Pelle

Keep Checking Assignment Notebooks

6th grade is still getting a lot of homework notices. Please keep checking assignment notebooks and blogs for upcoming assignments.  Our third full week of school is coming to an end, students should start feeling more comfortable with their new routine.  We will end our week with a $1 Colts Blue Jeans day and a fitness walk in the morning!  Check out your class page for tonight's homework! Have a great evening.

Blog Update

The classroom pages were getting pretty full, I cleared some of the previous assignments/postings so it would be easier to find current assignments.  Remember graded papers are in your child's math binder.  Graded Check Up's are getting passed back.  Please check the T/Q/C section of the binder for graded check ups. 

As a reminder, check the blog and assignment notebooks daily for assignments and upcoming assessments!

A Note From Mrs. Parsons

Dear Middle School Parents:

We are off to a great start in middle school this year! The students are cooperating and giving it their “personal best”.

Please refer to the student cultural guide, the handbook, for appropriate uniform at Holy Spirit School. We have students wearing capri’s pants, blue skirts, beige skirts, cargo shorts and no belts. Students will receive guidelines this week.

We will welcome a new teacher for Mrs. Moran’s class. Today, we interviewed and have a candidate we are very interested in offering the position. She has a reading specialist certification and teaching license. The applicant is a member of Holy Spirit Parish. Miss Ruth Winters will assist Mrs. Parsons this week in reading class. As soon as we receive word on a teacher, we will notify parents.

Mrs. Gladys Tartar, Sr. Joann’s receptionist, started in Spanish class today. She will be our Spanish teacher for the year. We are happy to welcome Mrs. Tartar to the school staff.

If you have questions or concerns, please call Mrs. Parsons.

May God Bless,

Rita

Rita M. Parsons
Principal

Short Week!

I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday weekend!  Please remember your child's presence at school is essential for a successful school year.  Between benchmarking, quizzes, note taking, projects, etc; it is very hard for students to catch up on the work they've missed! 

All grades have a Check Up this week.  Please check your child's assignment notebooks and class page daily! 

TGIF!

It was a week of hard work!  All grades have homework scheduled for the weekend!  Please check you class page.  7th and 8th both need graph paper for their assignments, you can get some at the "Printable graph paper link" under check it out.
For next week, all classes will have a Check Up next week.   Check Ups are mini quizzes.  Each class has their check ups on a different day, so please check out the class pages.
have a great holiday weekend!
Miss Pelle

Math Class

For those of you who are new to Holy Spirit and the 6th grade families.  I wanted to give a brief description of how math class goes each day. 
Students work on an Investigation daily (note taking, problem solving etc).  An Investigation consists  of question and problems focused on a State Standard. 
The Investigation is broken up into 4 part.  The Goal describes the standard being covered.  Next is the Launch, during the launch students take notes (provided by me) that will help them solve the problem of the day.  Explore comes next.  Students work in groups to answers the questions provided in the book.  Next we Summarize, students take additional notes that either wrap up the concept, review past concepts or elaborate for higher thinking. 
At the end of each Investigation ACE questions as assigned from the book.  These are normally due the next class period.  Some investigations can take two days, when this happens, ACE will be assigned once the Summary is completed. 
Let me know if you have any questions! 
7th and 8th grade have homework tonight.  Please check class pages!
Miss Pelle

Terrific Tuesday!

Another Great Day!
6th grade completed their first Investigation in the text book about factors,  8 (Green) broke bridges, and 7th grade started their journey of graphing relationships.  6th and 8th grade have homework tonight.  Please check class pages for more info!