Mrs. Davis' Classroom News
Feb. 6-10, 2012

"Operation Quench" is in full swing this week. The Community Cougars are collection single serve drink mixes for our troops overseas. All donations will be presented to representatives of Soldier's Angles and our military on Friday, at the Pep Rally. Please support this worthwhile project. See The Cougar for more information.

Our classroomis in desperate need of tissue. If you have a box you can spare, please send it our way. Thank you for considering this!

Edline is now available for parents. Please be sure to acitvate your account as teachers may use this to email you of class news.

Test papers will come home on Tuesday. They must be signed and returned the next day.

The school newsletter, The Cougar, is available online.
Thought for the week...
Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to his love, and the future to his providence.
Reminders
Monday, Feb. 6th and 13th School wide Mass on at 8:45. Dress uniforms are required. Please consider a canned food donation for the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.

Pep Rally - Friday, Feb. 10th

Mardi Gras holidays - Monday, Feb. 20th - Friday, Feb. 24th

Don't forget that the Student Handbook is online. Refer to it if you have any questions about policy and procedures, especially uniform regulations.
Literature - 6th grade
The novel Tuck Everlasting has become our textbook and must be at school and available everyday.

Wednesday, Feb. 8th - Novel test on the Prologue - Chapter 6.

Friday, Feb. 10th - Spelling test on Unit 10; three Core Knowledge words will be added to the list of 20 words.

Friday, Feb. 17th - Vocabulary test on Unit 10; three Core Knowledge words will be added.

Incomplete homework assignments will result in a reduction in your child's grade in this area of Literature assessment.

Don't forget...There is vocabulary homework every week night. The schedule for these assignments can be found in the front of your child's vocabulary workbook.

Any additonal Core Knowledge words will be added to your child's vocabulary book when we start a new unit.
Religion - 7th grade
Chapter 8 test - Thursday, Feb. 9th
Religion - 8th grade
Chapter 8 test - TBD

Our CLJ meeting is on Thursday, Feb. 9th
Mrs. Davis' Classes - Basic Information and Requirements
The links below will provide you with information on all of my classes. If you have any additional questions, please contact me by email - sdavis@stjudebr.org.

General Classroom Information
Literature Materials and Course Information 6A&B
Spelling and Vocabulary Information
Religion Materials and Course Information - 7th & 8th grades