December 9, 2016

PLPs and Class Reports

You should have received your first look at the class reports via Jumprope this week.  Parents and students will have access to the Jumprope portal next week so you can see ongoing reporting, too.

Students who were in a PE rotation this year received Fitness Gram printouts this week as well, as an extension of their 1st Trimester Progress Report. This report shows their Aerobic Capacity as well as Muscle Strength, Endurance and Flexibility zones. Please note, due to an error with the software program used, the incorrect date and possibly student information is incorrect. The actual fitness information for each student is from this current school year and is correct. We apologize for this software issue.

We have asked Swift students to share their PLPs with you at home prior to our portfolio conference at school.  They should show you their goals with evidences and reflections, as well as self-evaluations on classes, their Theater Reflections and their Fall "On-Demand Writing" piece.  Students have worked hard to embed these documents under the various sections of their PLPs.

Grace L's PLP Screenshot-
Goal reflections and evidences will be found under "Academic Goal," "Citizenship Goal" and "Self Direction Goal".
Self-Evaluations and formal assessments will be found under "Reports" tab.

Other Reminders

Washington DC
There are only four available seats on the bus.  You will receive an e-mail this weekend if you are on our "reserved" list.  Please e-mail Lisa Barland, our support person for trip-related business, if you have an questions about signing up.

Fun Night Volunteers Needed! Friday, December 16
Click here to sign up

All DC Fundraisers
Click here to sign-up for future fundraisers.

Dress Warmly for Polar Express- Saturday, December 16
Click here for directions on what to wear and where to park.

Sign up for parent-teacher conferences:

• Ms. Donnelly 
• Ms. Laberge 
• Ms. Skapof 
• Mr. Hunt

Student Work

Students in The Giver literature group focused on using tone in their own creative writing and photography.  Click on the image below to see the class slideshow.

Students in the literature book, A Long Walk to Water,  learned about refugees from around the world. Click on the image below to see the class slideshow.

We are wrapping up our current literature groups next week and will be signing up for new books to start after break.  This is a perfect time for students to dig into some independent reading.

Independent Projects 

We will begin Independent Projects after vacation. Each student will select a topic to research related to their fall science and social studies classes. They will create focus questions, find resources, create an outline, take notes, write a report and present a visual over the month of January. Brainstorm potential topics with your son or daughter over vacation so they have some ideas about what they might want to study when they return! Eighth graders will continue on with their 8th grade challenge projects.

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Photography Club