Happy February All
- Did the Groundhog see his shadow or not? I do see little tiny signs of Portland Spring! My daphne is thinking of blooming and I saw a Camilla flower the other day, so it's around the corner.

This week we are focusing on writing Persuasive Essays and Energy Action Plans. Students will have nightly homework on either or both, and they really go hand in hand especially if your child is writing his/her persuasive essay on the energy issue the action plan focuses on. We are also finishing up our conversations around biographies.

I have a huge request...Please check in with your child nightly about homework. If you have questions, please email me. We are having a homework crisis where I am receiving around 50% of each assignment. I am not piling on the homework but am asking students to take their time in doing some meaningful pieces that are needed in class when due so we can do the next piece. For example, the biography homework 1 & 2 directly feed into their final project. I hope to get back into better practice of having homework consistently done.

You may notice your child earned and I - Incomplete on his/her Service. This is because I did not receive their service reflection and/or evidence that service was completed. Please support your child in completing this so I can revise their report card.

I look forward to an interactive and fun week. We go to the Reed Reactor on Thursday which should provide some insights in Nuclear Energy!

Thanks, Cori