There are two weeks left in Trimester 2 and here is what you should NOT be doing... getting in last minute summatives because you only have 1 and you need 4, giving out projects like candy, trying to remember how a child has been behaving all trimester because you didn't keep records, etc. etc. At the PTCO coffee last week one parent asked why their child had 4-5 projects due and some were worth 2 or more summative grades. I had no answer. All I could say is that 80-90% of project work is done at school so it really shouldn't matter how many a child has going on. I also explained that projects are more authentic assessments of what a child knows. I continued to say that it's possible that a project was being graded on two different rubrics for different things and she did say that was true - one project was grade on artwork and on research. She wasn't sure about the other. So here are just some friendly reminders. Middle school teachers should be using the Google calendar to list all summatives and projects. Two projects should not be due on the same day. Even if most work is done here, there is still usually an at home piece. Most summatives should only be worth one grade. One exception might be a history project with an essay that was research in social studies with a product and an essay part that was done in language arts. That could count as one summative grade in two different classes. Thursday is our PD at St. Pete Catholic. Please try to carpool and I would recommend printing out the materials that were sent to us. We do have school on Friday and next Sunday (2/11) is the second Sunday of the month. Please remind students to wear their uniform and receive their holy card at Mass. Next Wednesday is Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday. Students may still were their Valentines/Red/Pink shirt and jeans. I have a principal's meeting on Feb. 13 with Hillsborough schools. If there is anything in particular you would like to know about from other schools let me know. Enjoy the week!
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