Happy Thanksgiving!

Have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving!

It's almost Thanksgiving break!

I, for one, cannot wait until Thanksgiving break. I have a few books I have been meaning to read, I will enjoy sleeping a little bit later, and I am excited to spend time with my family. Also important--my mom's cran-apple pie, to which I look forward every year! Now is a perfect time in the quarter to be checking mykoob and getting in any missing work. It is very easy to get lost between Thanksgiving and Christmas break but make sure you are staying on top of your homework, especially tests and projects at the end of the quarter. Also, look for a new Scholastic order when we return from Thanksgiving break...perfect timing for Christmas presents! :-)

National Cross Country Meet

Congratulations to the CCLS teams for their great finishes at Nationals! The girls finished fifth (the highest placement we have had) and the boys finished 10th.

Schedule and Assignments--8th grade 10/28-11/1

This week the 8th graders take the EXPLORE test on Wednesday. Because of this, the schedule has a shortened class that day. There is a test in literature this week and a short class will not be enough time. So, I have switched some of the days around--just for this class.

Mykoob will be very confusing with these changes so I have the week's schedule and assignments on here.

Monday--B Day (Literature)
test review

Tuesday--A Day (History)
Finish Chapter 11

Wednesday--B Day (HISTORY)
begin chapter 12--skits

Thursday--A Day (LITERATURE)
The Outsiders test
Cast project due (was formerly due on Wednesday)

Friday--B Day (Literature)
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
pg. 84 #2,4,6,7
2 sentences each (due Tuesday Nov 5)

Hopefully this isn't too confusing. Let me know if you have any questions!

Cross Country State Champions!

Congratulations to the 2013 cross country teams! The girls won State and the boys came in third. Both teams are headed to Mequon, WI, for Nationals this weekend!

The team and coaches (missing three runners).

The boys with their third place plaque. Carter is missing from the pic.

The girls with their banner and first place plaque. Macy left early and is not pictured.

The boys before the race.

The girls before the race.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be upon us soon. If you would like to make an appointment to see me at a specific time, please call the office to do so. Otherwise, you can come at any point during conferences and meet with me when I am free. I look forward to seeing you!

Please continue to check my subject blogs (found above.) I try to update them once a week, but at least bi-weekly.

We've really been in school for a month?

Time has flown by. What a great year so far! Please remember to check each subject area blog. Scholastic orders are due on September 30th. Please use the tab at the top of this main blog.

CCLS Scholastic is ready to go!

Please check the tab above to get started ordering online with Scholastic. Your child also may have brought home paper catalogs, which you are more than welcome to use, as well.

Happy reading!

Each of my subject blogs have been updated! Check them out! :-) Happy Wednesday!

First Boxtop collection is September 5th! Please bring in any Boxtops you can. Thanks.

Welcome!

Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year! I am excited for school to start.

Please use this blog to follow along with our learning this year. This page of the blog will be for larger announcements. Please use the tabs at the top for more information for each subject area.

There is also a Twitter feed to the side. I will use this to quickly update assignments and give reminders when I can.

As always, please contact me with any questions.

God's blessings! Live Love[d]!