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Our entire staff continues to pursue “Writers Workshop” with all our students. Every grade level will be participating in the Hickory School Wide Writing Day on March 2. As always, please encourage your child to do their very best on this assessment tool. It is designed not only to assess individual student writing skills, but to guide future instruction.
Research tells us that well developed writing skills and strategies support comprehension, organization of concepts, and success in other curricular areas. Please continue to support your child by providing opportunities for them to write daily. As parents, you can support writing at home by encouraging your child to journal, keep a diary, write friendly letters, summarize a lesson, just to mention a few ideas. Remember Read and Write everyday!
The teachers have completed over 8 hours of Sally Ride Science training. The purpose of Sally Ride Science is to encourage careers in the field of science. The teachers have been meeting and discussing ways to expose students to the many career opportunities available to them in the sciences. Teachers discuss specific skills scientists use in their different fields, they provide opportunities for students to investigate and conduct experiments, and they read and discuss “Cool Careers In Science”. As a gift to the teachers, SRS provides each teacher with a classroom set of books featuring scientists and their cool careers! The focus in each of these career books is how the featured scientist turned their passions and their skills into a career in science.
As a school community, we are looking forward to the Jog-A-Thon, a fun event that also serves as a major fundraiser for our school. This fundraiser helps pay for activities for our children such as adventures in art, science kits, assemblies and field trips. Mrs. Paige Oshan once again has volunteered to chair the event and all of us at Hickory are very appreciative to Paige and her group of volunteers. We are looking forward to 100% participation and a great time! The Jog-A-Thon will be on Friday, March 12, 2010.
Report Cards go home on March 26, and conferences will be held during the week of March 29. There will be early dismissal all week at 2:12 p.m.
The Report Card is only one way we have to measure our students’ progress and academic development. As parents, you have the responsibility to discuss with your child their grades in both effort and in achievement. This is also an opportunity to show support and encouragement for all their hard work and effort. As we enter the third trimester, it is a good time to set goals with your child for the rest of the year.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Edna Schumacher
Principal
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