End of the School Year Information

We have a number of tasks to accomplish before we end the school year:

• Return your textbook on 07 May 2008. I will deduct five participation points per day that your textbook is late.
• Return all library books by 12 May 2008.
• Locker clean out will be 13 May 2008.
• THE DEADLINE FOR MAKE UP TESTS OR WORK IS 16 MAY 2008 -- NO EXCEPTIONS.
• All items left in lost and found will be given to Goodwill at the end of the year. Any items left in my classroom go to the lost and found on 07 May 2008.
• Comply with the dress code. I will write tickets through the last day of school.
• Final locker clean out is 20 May 2008.
• No backpacks after 20 May 2008.
• Eighth Grade Celebration is 21 May 2008.
• All cleared report cards will be mailed; those held for money owed will not be mailed.
• No one may leave the classroom without escort on 22 May 2008.

The Final Month

Now that we are approaching the end of the school year I want to remind you of some important things:

• Good behavior matters. At the end of each year some student seem to have the idea that they are immune to the consequences of their actions. I have recently had to speak with some students about dress code violations, tardies, and a lack of respect. The tardy policy, dress code, and classroom rules will be enforced through the end of school. I will be writing tickets for dress code and other violations in G-Wing and elsewhere.
  
• Good grades matter. The last two tests have gone well for most of my students and I want to congratulate those with good grades. If your grades on the tests were poor do not count on the drops and the participation points. They matter less as more test grades are entered in the gradebook.
• Please locate your textbook and prepare to return it to me. Wait until I call for it. If you cannot find your textbook you will have to pay for it.
• Fun matters. I want you to have a positive experience in your final month at CMM. Help me to help you have a good final month by being well-behaved, respectful, punctual, and compliant with the CMM dress code.
  

The Costume

Please be creative and original with your costume. Remember that the look we want is "float-rider" not "formal ball." ABOVE ALL COMPLY WITH THE CMM AND CPSB DRESS CODE. Some students have asked about wearing athletic shorts or other items that do not comply with the dress code. You do not have permission to violate the dress code in any way. If you violate the dress code you may spend Mardi Gras in the office and lose credit for the costume.