IMPORTANT NOTICE! Last day for latework

Students/Parents--WEDNESDAY, Sept 30th, is the last day to turn in any late work for our book units.
This means:
-any work from Tuck Everlasting chs 9-26 (6th grade)
-any work from Tom Sawyer that was due Sept 21 or later (8th grade)
-and work from The Outsiders that was due Sept 21 or later (7th grade)

Keep in mind that even though you will only get 50% credit for this work (unless it is the day after it was due, in which case you get 90%), it is still a good idea to turn it in for 2 reasons:
1. It won't be a zero that will count against you for Fun Day
2. It won't be a ZERO averaged into your grade! Trust me, half the points is better than no points. I promise.

Things that went home today

Parents--progress reports went home today. You should also have gotten a separate page explaining how the AR grade is calculated. Also, if your child had turned in his or her Smithstorian permission slip, I sent home the two cards detailing login information. If your child has not already sent in the permission slip, please have him or her bring it to school as soon as possible so he or she doesn't miss out on participating.
Please see the links section of this site to access HomeConnect, Powerschool, Smithstorian, and other important sites.

Book Clubs - Order Online!

October book orders are due September 30th, 2009.
The more we order, the more free books the middle school gets.

There are 2 ways to order:

1. online (best-we get a free book for each order placed)
Just visit www.scholastic.com/bookclubs and enter the username ccssmith and the password cougars. Use debit or credit card to order.

2. bring check or cash to school with the order form.

Keep in mind that there are additional catalogs from which to order listed on the website, so remember to visit!

Welcome!

Welcome to the new blog for Middle School Reading at Corpus Christi School. I will post classroom updates, assignments, reminders, and various other items on here in an effort to communicate better with both students and parents. Please also visit Cougar Social Studies, now run by Miss Kendzicky here at Corpus!
http://cougarsocialstudies.blogspot.com