Back to School Night

Well, parents, students, and families, Back to School Night was a success. I loved seeing some of you again and I loved meeting some of you for the first time. Unfortunately, we didn't have tons of time so I had to talk VERY fast! Here's a recap:

1. Homework--EVERY NIGHT! Students should have a homework notebook with the first page being the Reading Log (Date-Title-Author-Pages Read) and a few pages in a Response Log (Date-Title-Author-Response). Responses vary night to night depending on the reading lesson that day. Students write down the response at the beginning of class. Homework is graded daily. A check means great job, a check minus or anything else means something was missing and I will write a note.
2. SRI--Reading Tests have been administered, scores to be back soon.
3. Unit 1 Test Tuesday, September 22.
4. Contact me via the blog or email (jean.gelso@pgcps.org) to talk about specific grades.
5. I record classwork and homework grades daily on paper, but add them up for a weekly grade in schoolmax. If you would like more specific information, contact me via email.
6. Students are always aware of how they are doing behaviorally and academically. They KNOW.
7. Several parents asked about how they can figure out what response students should be writing. Please check their agenda books, they should write it down. I will also post the week's worth of responses at the beginning of the week here on the blog.
8. Any other questions, please feel free to contact me.

Again, thanks for coming! If you did not get a chance to make it over, I hope to meet you in person soon!