The 7th Grade meeting on Thursday has been moved to Room 1 in the main building. Originally, we were to meet in the Cafe but now we will host the meeting in Room 1 Thursday, February 16 2012 at 6:30pm. Please encourage all parents to attend the meeting as we will be discussing budgets for the Individual and Class accounts as well as possible new class activities!
I hope everyone had nice weekend! I am starting to write a lot of homework notices, please check your child's assignment notebook, and blog daily!
Check the class pages for updates.
7th grade families that there is a meeting on Thursday February 16 at 630 pm to go over details on budgets for their 8th grade fundraising? It will be held in the cafe. It is very important that everyone attends. They need to call me if that are not able to make this meeting. My # is 317-362-4312. Thank you,
Angela Hurst .
Happy Friday everyone! Please check the class pages for updates.
We REALLY need your help! The response for our class CYO Reverse Raffle Basket has not been good. Please send in a donated item or money (we will shop for you) by tomorrow, Wednesday February 8th. It takes all of us to make this a success. Please mark your donation to the attention of Peggy Whitsett. Thank you to those who have already donated.
ATTN 7th GRADE PARENTS! CALL OUT MEETING FOR FLOWER SALE VOLUNTEERS!
Anyone interested in helping coordinate details for this spring's flower sale please attend the meeting, Monday February 6th at 6:30, in the teachers lounge. The meeting will last about an hour and a half.
All students have ALEKS assigned as homework for the weekend. Even tho 7th grade did not have math today (due to the Scecina field trip) they still need to get on ALEKS. Students should be on for 30 quality minutes over the weekend.
Check class pages for updates.
Please make ALEKS a part of your child's daily homework regimen. ISTEP is right around the corner, and ALEKS is a HUGE helper!
Middle School permission slips are due tomorrow. We will be going to Scecina to see Chris Herren speak. Middle School dress out for non conduct notice.uniform reminder.
Some important papers have been sent home with 7th grade students today. First is a Promise to Keep envelope with information for you and your child. Second is a permission slip for your child to go to Scecina Friday to see Chris Herren speak. Permission slips need to be brought back ASAP (tomorrow if possible) Students will not be able to leave the building Friday is permission slips are not turned in.
On Friday 3 classes (a total of 60 students) were given a Reading for Understanding worksheet for homework. This worksheet was given to help students prepare for ISTEP. Today, 19 students (almost 32%!!!) did not have the assignment completed. Please sit down with your child every night to review assignment notebooks.
This letter is to ask for your help with the C.Y.O. Reverse Raffle Basket. Each class helps donate items that will be put in a basket and represent each grade to be sold on Raffle night. The Reverse Raffle is a BIG fundraiser for CYO athletics. This is an adult event where you can expect catered food, drinks, and fun.
Look for ticket info soon and join us on Saturday, February 11th from 630pm-11pm at Holy Spirit School.
The Room moms are responsible for making a theme and collecting items for the basket.
Our basket theme will be: Winter Fun
Basket ideas/items needed: sleds, scarves, ski gloves, thermal wear, ski bibs, hot chocolate and mugs, hand warmers, boot socks, electric blanket, snuggies, ski goggles, Paoli or Perfect North gift certificates/passes.
Please send the items to school with your child marked CYO raffle basket and Peggy Whitsett’s name on it or give a monetary donation and we will shop for you. All items/money need to be to school by Friday, February 3rd. Please contact the room moms with any questions.
If you would like to help this day or send some treats to school with your child that would be great!!!! Please contact me. Info is below.All are welcome to help!
If you have still not paid the PTO activity fee of $20, can you do so soon?This fee helps cover the cost of the Fall party, Valentines Party, and Teacher’s Appreciation Week in May. You may send a check in to school office made payable to Holy Spirit PTO (Envelope states PTO Activity Fee)
Our classroom party time is Tuesday, February 14th at 2pm
Class pages have been updated! Even though weekly goals have not been set for ALEKS, students still need need to on ALEKS 3-5 days a week, this will help fill any gaps before ISTEP!
We are looking for chair and co-chair to lead the 8th grade fundraising activities. Please notify Mrs. Parsons before Wednesday if you are interested.
This person(s) will coordinate 8th grade activities. They will organize meetings and make sure all committees have chair and co-chairs. They are not responsible for leading each activity.
We would like to have a meeting for all parents and students to kick off the responsibilities of this fundraising goal for DC and 8th grade activities.
We know this is short notice, however, we need to meet this week to kick off flower sale and fish fry. Please join us for a meeting on Wednesday, January 18th at 6:30 pm in the Cafe`. Each student and one parent need to be present at this meeting.
I hope 8th grade had a nice time on their field trip! Both 8th grades did not have math today.
Check the class pages for updates. 7 White has a lot due Monday.
Just a few reminders...
** HS Christmas movie, Wednesday afternoon.
** Noon dismissal Thursday
** Mass will be on Thursday this week, 7th grade specials will be a B day.
** Monday after break, 7th grade has gym! 1/9/12
** Don't forget about ALEKS over break, learning is repetition! ALEKS will help keep your math minds fresh over break!
I will be updating the blog through out the day with the students who have gotten triple digit growths!
Great Job to the following students...
Reading - Paul, Josh, Cody, Rachel, Montse, Sam, Jackson, Cierra,
LA - Dylan, Isenia, Andrew, Jacob M, Blanca,
Math - Dana, Katie B,
Science - Adrian, Blanca, Tom R,
I will be updating the blog through out the day with the students who have gotten triple digit growths!
Great Job to the following students...
Math - Layne, Mary,
LA - Alex B, Marlie, Molly, Taylor B, Alex J., Zach, Mitch, Michaela, Sophia, Sarah, Michael, Mario,
Reading - Taylor B, Jalen, Layne, Sam R, Michaela, Sarah, Katie D, Hayley,
Science - Grace W., Jared,
Nursery Care Volunteers Needed If you are an adult, teenager, or middle school student that enjoys young children, consider volunteering in the nursery. Nursery Care Volunteers are needed during the Sunday 10:30 mass. If interested, please contact Christy Stratton at 402-6316 or battastratta03@hotmail.com.
Excellent job to the following students for getting triple digit growth on math benchmarks...
Tom, Imani, Ben, Taylor, Collin, Mia, Grace, Emili, Michaela, Jordan, Michael, Sarah, Aaron, Abby, Chris, Jacob Mc! Keep up the good work!
*** There will be Specials Wednesday due to the Holy Day Thursday- 7th grade has GYM tomorrow!
Middle School will be Benchmarking during math this week, Today 6th Gold, 8 Green and 7 Gold went to the computer lab to work on their math benchmark. Since we will be using math class to benchmark the class pages will not be updated as frequently this week. Also, there will not be "assigned" homework; so students need to be utilizing ALEKS 3-5 times this week to keep their math minds fresh!
Tomorrow 6 White, 8 Gold and 7 White will be benchmarking.
Holy Spirit had a wonderful Mass with out Sister Parish. We are having a $2.00 jeans day Friday to help raise money for new uniforms for the students in Honduras!
Middle School did not make it to the computer lab today because 4th and 5th are benchmarking. Middle School is starting benchmarks next week. I will be taking all classes to the lab to benchmark. When they finish their benchmarks, we will set Aleks goals! Students still need to get on ALEKS even tho their are no goals set for this coming week!
What a great spirit week! Just a reminder, Monday is the middle school dress out day for non conduct/uniform reminders. Also, progress report grades have been moved to Monday, but you can check the on line grade book any time.
7th graders, you were given the code to re-new your subscription last Wednesday! I just authorized a few students just now, this needed to be done Friday!
Hello!!
Sorry for the late post! The server has been down at school, and I am just getting home to my computer to give you some updates! Not only has the server been down, but so has the on line grade book. I will be entering grades tonight, so they should show up on your end by tomorrow.
Mrs. Moran, Mrs. G and I went to the National Middle School Association Conference last week and had a great time and learned a lot. I came back to a wonderful report from my Substitute! Thanks Middle School!
Aleks goals are due Wednesday! Some 7th graders need to get on tonight and renew their subscription!
All ACE assignments that were assigned today, are due Monday due to tomorrow's service day!
Looking forwards to growing to greatness tomorrow during our faith filled Friday!
Just as a reminder, ALEKS goals are due on Wednesdays. This is a WEEKLY goal, students should not be waiting til Tuesday night to start their ALEKS homework. There are many times through out the week where students can take the Initiative to ask to get on ALEKS during the school day. Before specials, Wednesdays before Mass, after school at extended care, ISP time, Cadet teaching, etc.
Excellent night of conferences! The students did a great job communicating their goals and data! I hope everyone has a wonderful fall break! 8 Green, 7 White and 7 Gold went to the lab to work on ALEKS today. I did not see 6th grade or 8 Gold. Aleks goals are due 11/2. Don't wait til 11/1 to start working,.
We will hold our Halloween Party on Monday, October 31 at 2pm. All are welcome to join us. If you would like to send in a sweet treat with your child, we will put it on the dessert table. We will be providing non-dessert foods for them. Thanks!
Please be on time for student led conferences tonight. Check the class pages for updates. 8 Green, 7 White and 7 Gold did not meet today due to noon dismissal.
All classes went to the Lab to work on ALEKS. Students did a much better job at meeting their goals this week, but some students still need to make ALEKS a priority at home and during their free time at school. Check the class pages for updates
ALEKS goals are due tomorrow. ALL students are expected to meet their weekly ALEKS goals. Even students that don't have regular Internet. There are many times throughout the week that students can get on ALEKS at school. During homeroom time, ISP time, before Mass, or end of the period work time. Please encourage your child to use ALEKS through out the week!
Aleks goals are due Wednesday! Please have your child get on ALEKS 3-5 nights a week. If your child does not have Internet, or ALEKS does not work, please send me an e mail. There are many times throughout the week that your child can get on ALEKS. They need to take Imitative to ask a teacher if they can get on during the day! Especially during ISP time.
Just a friendly reminder that students need to be getting on ALEKS every night! Many classes do not have homework tonight, so this would be a perfect ALEKS night!
Check the class pages for updates
All classes went to the lab today to work on ALEKS. As a whole, all students met their goal from last week to this week, and some went beyond! WOW! Some students still need to get in practice of using ALEKS a few nights a week. Their weekly goals are going to be counted as homework grades. Ask your child how they did on their ALEKS goal, and what their goal is this week.
Check out www.aleks.com with your child tonight to see what they are working on! All students received a login (and their password is the same) and started an assessment. All students also received an ALEKS log sheet that must be kept in their math binders under the handouts section.
This program is based on your child's individual needs and can help our child grow! Please support and encourage your child to get on ALEKS as much as possible. Now when there is "no ACE" assigned, your child can be working towards their weekly goal! Please note, the goals that are set on Wednesday's are WEEKLY goals and should be be expected to be completed in one sitting. So it is not recommended that students try to finish their weekly goal on Tuesday night!
Homework for each student is to finish their assessment by 10/12. If they completed their assessment in class, their homework is to complete there assigned number of objectives on their log sheet by 10/12.
if you have any questions or concerns, please e mail me! :)
Can you believe we are approaching the end of the first 9 weeks! Please keep checking the blogs and assignment notebooks for homework assignments and assessment dates. Also, don't forget to check the on line grade book.
Fingers crossed that middle school get to go to the computer lab tomorrow! I have gotten good reports from other teachers that the lab is up and running well!
What a great day! The Middle School Student Council speeches were awesome! Great job to all students that participated. The other students did a great job being active listeners and were very supportive. The schedule was different today, so some classes did not meet. Check the class pages for updates.
I'm sorry to say that Middle School did not make it to the lab for Aleks today. We had the Comcast guy out here all day working on our connection. Please check out the class pages to see what happened in class today! :)
Sorry for the blog post delay! I do not have Internet in my room, so this is coming from home! :)
Tomorrow (fingers crossed) we will be going to the computer lab to start our ALEKS Wednesdays. Students will get an individual log on their ALEKS performance. 3 out of 6 classes got their passwords today. Check out the class pages for updates.
The rumor of Middle School going to the computer lab is still true. This may change is technical issues arise! Fingers crossed!! Check the class pages for weekend assignments.
I know at back to school night we talked about ALEKS being incorporated your child's grades. This is still the plan, but between benchmarking and construction being done on the computer lab, we have not been able to go to the lab as a class to go over procedures and update accounts. I will keep you posted on when we will be going to the lab asap!
Remember, progress reports come out this Friday. We will not printing out progress reports. They will be available to view on line, but feel free to view your child's grade at any time! We encourage your feedback or questions about grades or assignments. Also, please note that there may not be a lot of grades for some classes, or there may be many completion/participation type grades. During the first few weeks of school, we spend a lot of time establishing our classroom culture, community and procedures.
Please check the class pages for updates!
Have a great night :)
Progress report grades will be avaibale to view online Friday! Please let us know if you can't view your gradebook online.
Check out the class pages for updates!
Congrats to the 8th graders for getting their Green shirts today! Every ones looked so sharp!
All class pages have been updated, including homeroom! Have a great night.
I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend! Remember to check the blogs and online grade book regularly for updates. If you have problems with logging into the on line grade book please e mail me!
Much better getting to school on time! We only had two tardies! Keep it up!
Tomorrow is the first dress out day for middle school! Students may wear, jeans, shorts (no short-shorts) basketball shorts, Bermuda shorts. No flip flops!
Pass words for the online grade book were passed out today. Please log in in and e mail me if there are any problems.
Please make sure you are getting to school by 7:30! Yesterday and today I had a combined total of 18 tardies! Thursday is the first Middle School dress out day! Check the class pages for updates.
*School e mail has been down yesterday and today. If you have sent me an e mail, I apologize for the late response, and will reply as soon as we are back up and running!
Please make sure you are getting to school by 7:30! Yesterday and today I had a combined total of 18 tardies! Thursday is the first Middle School dress out day! Check the class pages for updates.
The middle school students looked so nice for picture day! The first Middle School dress out day is this Thursday. Students may wear jeans! Check the class pages for updates.
Middle school did a pretty good job turning in their first homework assignments. There were only 4 out of all 125 middle school students! Keep it up, and let's all try for 0 late homeworks.
Check the class pages for updates.
Today we practiced note taking and reviewed concepts from last year. The notes taken in today's class will help with the homework, so binders should go home tonight.
All classes pages are updated! Every class has a homework assignment. When checking your child's assignment notebook tonight, they should have something written in the math section!
All classes took their first quiz today! Ask your child how they did and what type of questions were asked! :)
We also finished math vocab. Tomorrow all classes will start review, note taking, and homework! Class pages will start being updated tomorrow!
Enjoy a math-homework free weekend! This is a rare occurrence! :)
All class worked on their first vocab assignment. We discussed the difference between a good definition and a bad definition. We will finish vocab on Monday! There are no posting on class pages!
Tomorrow is Faith Filled Friday. Ambassadors are allowed to wear their Faith in Actions shirts.
Yesterday, all classes were asked to view the blog for homework. There was a special message left on each class page. There were only about 3-4 students from each class who visited the blog and completed the task. Congrats to 7 White for the most participation! Please check the blog daily!
All classes organized their binders today! There is no homework tonight. Class pages do not have an update. Homeroom page has been updated!
Tomorrow all classes are organizing their binders. This will be a step by step process to get year off right. Please check the class pages and homeroom page for updates!
I hope your child had a great first full day because I sure did!!
All the classes filled out an Interest Inventory today, they are due tomorrow. Some students needed to get work/cell numbers or e mail addresses from parents.
Students also got their math text books. These books MUST be covered by the end of the week. Math supplies; 2 in Binder, at least 6 dividers, loose paper, graph paper (7th and 8th only) and scientific calculators (7th and 8th only) are due Thursday. We will be using class time to get organized in a uniformed fashion! :)
We spent the rest of the class time getting to know each other! Tomorrow we will go over class procedures and expectations!
Class pages have not been updated yet! Miss Pelle's homeroom page has updates! :)
Have a great day, and remember school starts at 7:30 and tomorrow is a Mass day!
