It's already the 3rd week of 2nd quarter and we are blowing like the fall wind through our curriculum!  Students are getting used to more rigorous lessons and challenging skills that the Common Core expects of them.  We are more willing to try new things and not afraid to be wrong.  The students are starting to really embrace the kind of higher level thinking, reasoning, and strategies that are required of them.  So though it may be a bumpy road, the students are strapping on their gear for the ride of their lives!

I have started to schedule 2nd quarter conferences with those who have requested one via the Report Card envelope.  If you would like to schedule a conference as well please contact me via email at [email protected].

Thank you also for the quick turn around recently with the fall festival basket items.  We were lacking many donations at first, but everyone has pulled together and shown great generousity.  I can't wait to see how it all comes together.  A big thank you goes out to Mrs. Roberson for assembling the basket for next Friday's Fall Festival!!  I love our Team Sonntag/Johnson parents and I feel very fortunate to have such willing and generous families this year.

Important Dates:
10/22 - Class Vote for Student Council Rep (candidates to give brief speech in classroom)
10/26 - Fall Festival 5:30-8:30
11/6 - 2 hour delay
11/7 - Class Spelling Bee
11/8 -    PTA Meeting 1pm
            Fitness Night 6:30-8:30pm
            JDRF Walk on Campus
11/9 - TRACK OUT!!!    
11/15 - Barnes & Noble Book Fair, 6pm
11/28 - School Wide Spelling Bee

Yesterday started a new quarter for Tracks 1, 2, and 3!  We are all now in quarter 2 for the 2012-2013 school year.  This is a very exciting time, because it gives everyone a fresh start to do their best all over again.  In quarter 2, we will continue to build upon the foundational skills from quarter 1 and learn new things too.  As the year goes on, the academic content will continue to become more rigorous.  So please know that students will need the extra practice at home and school in order to master these skills.  If you ever have concerns about your child's progress please let me know and we can schedule a conference based on Q1 report card information.  If you have checked the conference box on their report card and returned it to me, I will be contacting you soon to set up a conference.