Mrs. Henry’s & Mrs. Appleton’s

Newsletter: March 3-7, 2008

Subject	Objective	Homework	All homework is due on the last school day of each week.	√
Reading	Respond to Reading	Read a total of one hour.
English	Compositions, Revising, and Editing	No Homework (Writing TAKS on Wednesday)
Math	Multiplication/Division Facts & Word Problems	No Homework (Please get lots of rest this week.)
Science	Soil Properties & Scientific Method	Science Fair projects are due Thursday, March 6. You may bring them to school Thursday morning as early as 7:00 a.m.

Week at a Glance
Monday	*Math Stars “R” Due
Tuesday	*Go to bed early!
Wednesday	*Free Breakfast for students in all grades *Writing TAKS
Thursday	*7:00-7:45 a.m. Check in science fair project *5:00 Open House (gym/classrooms) *6:00 Shackelford 20^th Anniversary
Friday

Dates & Reminders

v Please help us prepare our Writing TAKS snack bags by sending 22 individually prepackaged snacks and one water bottle before Wednesday, March 5^th.

v If you have not already, please send your $1 for the pizza that will be served on March 14^th for “March Math Madness” week.

v If you have one, please send in a photograph of you and your child(ren) reading together. It will not be returned as it will be used for a display here at Shackelford.

v Thursday, March 6^th – Shackelford 20^th Anniversary/Open House/Science Fair

Please refer to the letter in the Friday folder for more information. You must take your science project home on Thursday night as we do not have room to store it. Any unclaimed projects will have to be thrown away.

v Tuesday, March 25^th - Parent Academy: “Building Safe and Healthy Schools”

Waxahachie Ninth Grade Academy from 6:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.  ALL K-12 parents are invited.

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the following topics: suicide, bullying and teasing, gang signs, drug abuse and sexual abstinence.

v May 8^th: WHS Student Showcase at the Waxahachie Civic Center, 6:00-8:30 p.m. (come and go)

v We are running low on a few supplies. Please send: a box of tissues, a package of notebook paper, and a package of pencils. Thank you to those who have already sent supplies.