October 19, 2009
Dear Parents of an Eighth
Grader:
October is a busy month
and the students get first hand experience with prioritizing and time
management. In addition to their regularly scheduled homework, eighth graders
are working on their Oratory speeches and their Newton Scooters for Science. The
final draft of the speech is due October 30 and the speech is given November 12th
(after much practice!). The Science test is October 28 and the Newton Scooter is
demonstrated November 2nd.
It was nice to see so
many of you on our Curriculum Night. If you have any concerns about anything we
discussed, please don’t hesitate to call me at school (364-1633) or at my home
(363-3227).
Midterms are being mailed
today. Be looking for them; this will give you an opportunity to see how your
student is doing thus far. There are still 6 weeks left and your students can
raise his/her grade.
If you are considering a
Catholic high school, make sure you are doing the following:
·
Registering for
the entrance exam
·
Downloading and
filling out the admissions forms. Two pieces come to the school to be filled
out. I would like those two pieces before Christmas break.
·
Scheduling a
visit to the school (this is optional). Please avoid visiting between Dec. 1 and
Dec 15th as we are practicing for the Nativity.
The following are the
websites where you can get information about admissions:
archbishopmurphyhs.org
holynames-sea.org
blanchetk12wa.us
odea.org
seaprep.org
I am trying to get lots
of this information on the school website for you. Check it out! Go to
www.stmss.org; then click on Parent’s Page;
then click on Classrooms; and finally, under my picture, click on My Page. Let
me know if there are things you would like to see on that page that would be
helpful to you.
God bless you,
Tami Martin