Hello Parents,

I think I have almost all of my parents subscribed to my blog, YAY!!

Here are some quick updates for this week:

We WILL be having our first spelling test this Friday. The words went home with your child on Monday. They were instructed to write them in their planners, however, they will always get a copied list from me that they are to keep in the clear outer pocket of their take home folders. It’s a great way to keep the list safe from getting lost and going home each day for practice.

We will be taking the Language (which is really writing and grammar skills) NWEA test this Thursday and Friday. The kids did not take this test last year as second graders, so this will be new for them. I have stressed to the kids not to “stress” over these tests. The first test is really just a baseline. My job is to make sure your children make growth from this baseline score this year 🙂

Finally, Open House is this Thursday. I sent home a green note earlier in the week inviting you to my Parent Meeting. It will be held in my classroom the night of Open House a half hour before Open House officially starts. I would really appreciate it if you can make it. If you can’t, I would be happy to share my power point with you if you email me (martinh@dearbornschools.org)