We have several students who have not completed their home projects for January and Friday is the last day of the Month.  If you have any questions regarding which State your child signed up for in February, please send me an email.  They should have brought home their paper in their folder.  We have had a big decline recently in homework folders being returned.  Please know this is a great way for me to communicate and send papers home.

Level 3’s have been working on Utah Compose.  I wrote the web site and log in, with their user name inside their folders.  Students who did not bring their folder were sent home with a card with the information.  They are to be working on the roller coaster writing prompt.  I would like to have these all completed and ready for editing by Monday.  The students have had class time, but it is very limited in the time they are able to use the computers.  I have encouraged the students to work on their prewriting with paper and pencil, verses doing it on the computer.  They just do not have the typing skills at this point to make it time efficient for them.  They do need to have their final draft typed into Utah Compose.  When I say final draft, this is the draft ready for editing and lesson building. It will not be perfect, but should be their very best work and effort.

I hope everyone noticed IXL homework was updated yesterday.  Things have been so busy, I didn’t even have a chance to send out a blog saying it was updated.  I know many families were grateful for the extra time to catch up on missed assignments.  Please know students are very welcome to complete assignments outside of what is assigned weekly. The more exposure the better, just don’t let their be tears of frustration.  I know several students are having so much fun with it.