Self-Assessments of the bridge project have been shared. My comments appear at the bottom of the document. 
Due Dates

• Due Monday, October 2
  • By the end of the day, share with Mark and Raisa a complete rough draft of the magazine article.
• Due Friday, September 29
  • Have submitted completed Roll of Thunder Chapter 4 Questions by the end of the day.

Today, each student completed a self-assessment of their performance on the bridge project. I will review these self-assessments, add comments, and then share them with parents. We have now turned our attention to completing the magazine articles. Over the next several days, Raisa and I will be spending time, working with individual students to improve their articles. We are currently meeting with students to review the introductions. A complete rough draft of the magazine article is due on Monday by the end of the day. 
Due Dates

• Due Monday, October 2
  • By the end of the day, share with Mark and Raisa a complete rough draft of the magazine article.
• Due Friday, September 29
  • Have submitted completed Roll of Thunder Chapter 4 Questions by the end of the day.

The bridge competition was a huge success. Great job everyone. For the remainder of the week, we will be turning our attention to article writing. Our first task will be to revise and rewrite the introduction. 
Due Dates

• Due Friday, September 29
  • Have submitted completed Roll of Thunder Chapter 4 Questions by the end of the day.

Our Bridge Breaking Competition will take place tomorrow. The students built great bridges this year. It should be an exciting and fun day. 
Due Dates

• Due Friday, September 29
  • Have submitted completed Roll of Thunder Chapter 4 Questions by the end of the day.

Having finished Freak the Mighty, we will be watching the movie on Friday afternoon. We are going to permit students to work on their bridges during that time. Students may take bridges and construction materials home over the weekend if they need more time to finish. 

Due Dates

• Due Friday, September 22
  • Share your complete article introduction with Mark before the end of the day.
• Due Monday, September 25 
  • ​Bridge should be completed and weighed by 12:00 noon. We will be impounding all bridges until the competition. 
  • Have read chapter 4 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Due Dates

• Due Friday, September 22
  • Share your complete article introduction with Mark before the end of the day.
• Due Monday, September 25 
  • ​Bridge should be completed and weighed by 12:00 noon. We will be impounding all bridges until the competition. 
  • Have read chapter 4 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Also...
A note from the CLC Parent's Group.
Hello CLC families!
Each year the CLC Parents' Group organizes a school-wide fundraiser
(cue collective groan), but wait...
This fundraiser is called “The World's Best, Super Easy, Nothing-To-Buy-Or-Sell Fundraiser”!
No selling of popcorn or candles. No pressure to buy things you don't need. Simply write a check or use CLC's Paypal donation page to support a few “extras” for the kids to be used over the coming school year.
Your donation (and any additional donations from family and friends, or even the company you work for) will be used for things like:

• Classroom grants used for field trips and classroom needs.
• Transportation to cool outings like Penn's Cave, the courthouse, or the Renaissance Fair.
• After-school clubs like Pumabots.
• Grants for assistance to purchase yearbooks and spirit-gear.

In your child's Friday folder today, you will find a reply form and an envelope for the fundraiser. You can also click this link to access CLC's donation page: Give To CLC . So easy and so very appreciated!
Feel free to email me with any questions you may have (shelleybanker175@gmail.com).


On behalf of the CLC Parents' Group, thanks so much for your support!
Shelley Banker

Due Dates

• Due Monday, September 25 
  
  • ​Bridge should be completed and weighed by 12:00 noon. We will be impounding all bridges until the competition. 
  • Have read chapter 4 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

We have started building our bridges. No date has been set for the bridges to be done, but I am guessing it will be Monday. We will set the due date tomorrow. We have moved on to chapter 3 of Roll of Thunder. We will be reading it together. Lastly, we took the next step in article writing. The students completed an outline of the article they are going to write. Over the next several days, we will be meeting with students to review their outlines. 
Due Dates

• There is nothing due.

Just some last minute due date reminders...
Due Dates

• Due Friday, Sept. 15 (by 1:00)
  -Teams should be ready to roll and test their Tumblewood constructions. 
• Due Friday , Sept. 15 (by end of day)
  -Chapter 2 Questions - Roll of Thunder

I have posted the chapter 2 questions under the Reading link, but to complete the questions, the students should use the Google Form that I sent them via email. 

Due Dates

• Due Friday, Sept. 15 (by 1:00)
  -Teams should be ready to roll and test their Tumblewood constructions. 
  
• Due Friday , Sept. 15 (by end of day)
  -Chapter 2 Questions - Roll of Thunder

I have posted the chapter 2 questions under the Reading link, but to complete the questions, the students should use the Google Form that I sent them via email.