Information for the play this weekend.

Talking about problem solving and trying new learning strategies

Finishing up Unit 4 with a quiz on Tuesday

Starting into our unit on the periodic table and atomic structure

Since our grades are standards based, we will no longer have an "Overall" grade in Skyward. Grades will be on a 5-1 scale where 5 meaning student is working above standards to 1 being student cannot

Growing the brain and Growth Mindset.

Finishing up Unit 3 with a quiz and going back to Unit 1 and Ratios. Started Ratios and a new system of delivering notes.

Consumer product Testing and beginning our Unit on Energy, Temperature and Heat. Students are very excited about our consumer product testing experiments and some students have excellent ideas. I know that sometimes the message of whats expected v what the students hear gets blurred. If you have questions feel free to contact me.

In support of Veterans Day, RTS is having Coin Wars. Coin wars are a game where homerooms compete against each other by collecting pennies and paper money. Silver change is put in the jars of other homerooms to negate their bills and pennies. Proceeds from coin wars go to the Honor Flight Chicago program. If student want to participate all they need to do is bring in their money. (In the past, I have had success by students concentrating on the positive, pennies and bills, and letting everyone else worry about the negatives.)

Take a look at this fund raiser from our PTO. Especially if you need holiday pies!

A reminder about ordering a yearbook for your child.

Instead of a weekly newsletter, I am trying out a Weekly Blog. The blog is being hosted at schopf.us (catchy name, right?) I will also be attaching it to my school website. I am hoping to add the various flyers that are sent home so that you can find out the things that don't always make it home.

Due to forecasted poor weather we will be moving our Fall fun Run to Thursday October 19th. This is a fun event for everyone. We hope that you can join us for the festivities. The event will start and end at Gowe Beach Park (Behind the WTHS O'Plaine Campus) student should arrive there shortly after 9am. Festivities should end around noon. A flyer is attached.