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Thursday Thoughts
October 9, 2008
Carlton Rider, Principal |
During the past few days I have
been meeting with students on an individual
basis who have received low grades in
certain subject areas on their interim
reports. I have reminded these students that
these are interim reports and that they
should be seen as indicators of where they
are now in their various subject areas. I
also have reminded these students that they
still have time to raise their grades and to
do better. Too often I think that both
students and parents see the interim report
in the same way that they see the quarter
report. The quarter report is an indication
of what the student is doing over a longer
period of time with various means of
assessment being used to better give both
the student and parent a picture of academic
progress over time. The key words here are
over time. It is sometimes difficult to get
a clear picture if a teacher has had only a
couple tests with no other indicators of
student progress being used. Class
participation, completion of homework on a
regular basis, working within a group in
addition to quizzes and tests, reports, etc.
are all factors to consider in the overall
evaluation of a student. So, one can easily
see that interims don’t always give the
complete picture but still give us an
indication as to where a student is at that
time in the grading period.
A reminder that Terra Nova Achievement
Testing will take place the week of October
20 – 24. These tests are important and give
us another indication of your child’s
academic progress over time and also gives
us information as to strengths and
weaknesses in our academic programs at St.
Mary’s.
Our Holiday Happening will be the weekend of
November 8th – 9th. Please be generous with
your gifts of time, talent, and treasure
when asked to help. The Holiday Happening is
our big fundraiser of the year and profit
from this event helps support many of our
class field trips and enrichment programs.
Another reminder that Protecting God’s
Children will be offered on Saturday,
November 8th between 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
at St. John’s Church in Logan, Ohio. Apply
on line.
Friday, October 17th will be an early
dismissal. Students will be dismissed at
1:30 p.m. that day. Check with your local
school district as to whether transportation
will be provided that day.
Educational Apparel will be visiting St.
Mary’s on Friday, October 17th between 2:30
– 6:00 p.m. in the Spirit Center.
Previous Messages:
October 2, 2008
September 25, 2008
September 18, 2008
September 11, 2008
September 4, 2008
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