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All book orders are due by Thursday evening.  

To order online use the code:  NDHGR

Be sure to select my name so you are sure to get the books.

If you have any questions please email me.

Back to School NEON DANCE!

To celebrate the start of the new school year, we are having a middle school dance.  This will take place Friday, September 16th from 8:00-10:00 pm in the cafeteria.  The theme for the dance is NEON!  Hope everyone can make it!

Book Orders

Welcome to the World of Reading

Reading is one of the best ways to go on an adventure.  Through reading you can go to any country, real or imaginary, and do almost anything.  This year you will have the opportunity to purchase books from Scholastic Book Club every month.  You will receive book club flyers at the beginning of each month.  Once you have made your selection go to clubs.scholastic.com and enter the site with your e-mail address and password from last year.  If you are new to online orders simply follow the prompts.  The classroom code is: NDHGR.  

Every month the orders will be due on the 15th of the month.  If you miss that date you can still order your book selections, they will simply come the following month.

If you prefer to send in the order form with cash or check (made out to: Scholastic Book Clubs) please have it to me by the end of the school day on the 15th.  If your order is a gift then send me an e-mail explaining how I can get the books to you privately.

Your first order is due Thursday, Sept. 15

Enjoy the Adventure of Reading!

Science Experiment

I hope you are all having a great long weekend. I gave you all some homework to finish our experiment. There have been many question and a lack of understanding of what I want. So we will post pone the due date and all work on it on Tuesday. Have a great time off.

Back to School: Things to Know

It was great to see so many of you at the Back to School Picnic last night.  We are excited to see everyone tomorrow morning for our first day of school.  There was a lot of information at the Picnic last night.  We wanted to review some of it for you and give you a few more things to be watching for this first week of school.

First, this blog will be the place to check what is going on in your child's classroom.  There was information handed out last night on how to access this and receive email alerts when new posts are made.  If you would like the email alerts, make sure you enroll on the side of the main page AND on the page of your child's grade.  For returning parents that received email alerts last year, you will need to unsubscribe to last year's grade and subscribe to the new grade.  When you receive your first email alert from the previous grade, there will be an "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of the email.

Friday, September 9th, the middle school will be taking an all day field trip.  We need parent volunteers and drivers to go!  Look for the permission slip to come home in the first couple days of school.  Also, if you would like to go, you need to get your information into the office to be cleared to drive and volunteer.  Even returning families need to complete this as it is a yearly process we go through.

Our Applied Skills classes take place Friday afternoons all year long starting Friday, September 16th.  We are looking for volunteers to teach courses in anything from woodworking to cooking to a foreign language.  If you are interested, or know of someone who might be interested, let Mrs. Moeller know.  The commitment would be about 8 or 9 Fridays (classes reset at the end of each trimester).

One of the ways we keep the kids informed of major assignments and projects coming up is through Google Calendar.  There was a sign-up sheet last night for parents if they want to be included in those Google Calendar reminders.  If you were not there, or did not get a chance to sign up, email Mr. P so he can get you set up.  If you were included on the Google Calendar last year, you should still be included this year.

The most asked question we had from students last night was, "When are we getting our Chromebooks?"  The answer to this question is some time during the first week of school.  When the Chromebooks come home, they will be accompanied by our school's Chromebook Acceptable Use Policy.  Make sure you read through this with your child so you know what is expected.  There will be a page that will need to be signed and returned.

You can check your child's grades online!  This is done through a website called Gradelink.  Information about how to access grades online will be coming home in the Family Folder on Friday.  If you are a returning family and used Gradelink last year, your login information should be the same.

That should be it for now.  Again, it was great to see you all last night, and we will eagerly be awaiting everyone's arrival bright and early tomorrow morning!  God bless your day.

Mr. Plucknett - plucknettt@fhlcs.org
Mrs. Moeller - moellerb@fhlcs.org
Mr. Bauer - bauerb@fhlcs.org

What To Expect Next Week...

How is it that we've made it to the last week of school already? It feels like it's still April (except for the 100* weather out there right now...).
Here are some of the things you can expect next week. Any questions you may have can be directed in an email to your child's homeroom teacher.
Enjoy this last week!!

What You Can Expect Next Week:

• Chromebook & Charger Collection for 6/7 - Monday
• Last Day of Normal Classes - Monday
• Clean Up Day - Tuesday
• Field Trips - Wednesday
• Last Day - Thursday
• Early Dismissal @ 11:30
• Graduation @ 7:00

Last Book Orders Due Friday May 27

One of the greatest things a kid can do to ensure a successful beginning to a new school year is to keep reading over the summer. Keep your kids in books by ordering now from Scholastic! Book orders went home today, but if one didn't make it home, you can peruse them online at www.scholastic.com. You can place the order online, as well.
Thanks for all of your orders this year - they helped us get a lot of free books to add to the class library!