September 1, 2010

Dear Seventh Grade Parents,

It was so wonderful seeing most of you last night for our Back to School night. If you could not attend and would like the handouts, please stop by our room and I will give you a copy. The seventh grade class is off to a strong start for this new school year.

I want you to be aware that extra time needs to be set aside in order to prepare for exams. I will discuss test taking strategies with the class for all of my subject areas. The class will always be told several days or a week before all major exams. All Wordly Wise exams (spelling and vocabulary) will be given on Thursday.

The class will be tested on their two summer reading books during the first two weeks of school. They will also be given a schedule for required Accelerated Reading novel testing for the first quarter.

We are very blessed that Mrs. Schaaf and Mrs. Hamer have offered to be our head Room Parents this year! Several jobs still need to be filled and you can phone one of our room parents and add your name to an activity.

If you ever take any photos of the class during the school year, please send me and we can add them to the web site.

I look forward to seeing you at our teacher-parent-student conferences in early November.

Sincerely, Diane Brouwers

updated 8/26/10