IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH!!
March 1-8: Terra Nova Testing Grades 2-7
March 3: No Wednesday Work Session due to testing
March 5: Dress Down Day for Project Bread
March 8: Progress Reports
March 9: Year Book orders due
March 12: All photos for yearbook must be submitted (baby pics, Nature's Classroom, DC, other school events)
March 12: Pizza Day
March 17: Green Pancakes, Reading Contest Grade 8 vs. Teachers
March 19: Sports Banquet
March 22: Conference Week begins
March 25: Grade 7 and 8 Mass for Life in Worcester
March 29: Reconciliation
March 31: Grade 7 Mass
A few housekeeping notes...
*Wednesdsay Work Sessions: Weekly work sessions will be available to all 7th and 8th grade students. Students may stay until 4 pm on Wednesday afternoons to catch up on missed work, make up assignments that weren't satisfactorilly completed, retake math tests, or work on long term projects. It is not a time to work on nightly homework assignments. Students who have work to make up will bring home an "invitation" to the work session on Tuesday. Please sign and return the slip on Wednesday even if your child is unable to attend. Students who wish to stay but did not receive an invitation are welcome, provided they bring in a signed note stating the time at which they will be picked up.
*Absences are unavoidable. Missed work will be compiled for your child by the end of the day when he or she is absent. For students who do not have siblings in the school and have not made arrangements with classmates to bring their work home, the work is available for parents to pick up.
*As stated in the Student Handbook, students have one day per day of absence following their return to complete missed assignments. For example, if a student is absent for three days, he has three days folling his return to make up missed work. After the allotted time, assignments are considered late.
Student Council
*A new student council page has been added to the OLV student activities page. Check back often for information regarding meetings, committees, and scheduled events
A FEW NOTES ABOUT EXTRA HELP FOR MATH
Extra help is offered twice weekly during the school day. If more time is needed, students may request help before school on Tuesdays from 7:45-8:15. Early morning help must be arranged in advance. Students are expected to arrive at extra help with specific questions from homework assignments or classwork.
***New For 2009-2010**** The Middle School Academy @ OLV is excited to announce that we will have 1:1 computer access for all seventh and eighth grade students throughout the school day! We are excited about the educational opportunities this will provide for our students, as well as the reduction in paper use the technology will allow for!
Washington DC, 2009 Information
Registration packets for the 2009-2010 trip have been sent home. The price quoted was valid until February 15. If you have not yet registered and need a registration packet, please see me as soon as possible. October will be here before we know it!