Feb. 28

Gillespie Gazette...Feb. 28

Blog: www.gillespiegazette.blogspot.com
Email: Anna.gillespie@jordan.k12.ut.us
School: 446-3200
Cell: 801-623-7625
Home: 801-375-0024


Dear Parents,

I am trying to catch up on all the great student helpers I have had lately. Did I tell you about Citlalic? Cute, Cute, Cute! Cute face, cute clothes, cute personality, and cute poster. We love our Citlatic. She is reading at home every night to follow my reading plan for her. Thanks, Citlalic.

Spelling letter #20 and Dictionary spelling assignment is due on Thursday, March 3 and it will be the final day for all Second Term work to be handed in. I have to have all assignments from all subjects turned in. I have attached a Progress Report for each student. Carefully read the Progress report. At the top, it will have the student' name and the subject. I am sending home progress reports for language, math. and science. Spelling, penmanship, and writing all fall under Language. There is an over-all grade at the top of the page on language arts/reading. Next there is a spelling grade total. Then there will a list of spelling assignments. If the student has 100%...great, if they have a 50%...that is great too because all they have to do is fix the few mistakes and the grade will be changed to 100% after Friday. (Report for final grade will be sent home on Monday the 7. No School on Friday so I can have time to grade papers and enter grades and print off report cards. If the student has a zero next to an assignment, that is not so great. This is something that has to be done. They are missing that assignment. There might be a few students that will tell you that they took care of those zeros in class today (missing tests, etc.) and I just haven't had time today to grade them and enter in the new grade...so be patient about this. If they have a lot of zeros, you can be sure they have been slacking a bit and will need to "put their shoulder to the wheel" (idiom) and get busy. I will need a parent signature returned to me to let my know you have seen the report. I have made a copy for you to keep, so you can help your child succeed.

SEP Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on March 9 and 10 in the evening.

Your student will be tested on Utah Environments on Thursday, March 3. Please help you child prepare for this test by studying their notes. Mr. Davidson has been teaching them this course.

On March 2, the students will be having the Jump A Thon Assembly at 2:00. Some are performing, they know who they are because they tried out. I am asking them all to wear (the performers) black shirt and blue jeans. Thanks.

Congratulations to seven students that have been notified that their poems were selected to be published: Tenney, Ethan, Rebecca, Danielle, Jason, Courtney, and Avie. Please be aware that there might be more, so please keep your eyes open to any mail coming from Anthology of Poetry and then let them know.

We are having a Wax Museum on March 25. We will be going to library and checking out biography books after students have selected someone that they will want to read about. See yellow flier attached for details. Thank you.

Spelling List:
1. there
2. one
3. fossil
4. express
5. conference
6. especially
7. someone
8. could
9. babies
10. thirty
11. turned
12. we'll
13. voiced
14. opinion
15. unless

Averee and Danielle have been great help to me as student leaders. Thank you so much.

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