Open House & Spring Writing Assessment

OPEN HOUSE:
Parents and students are invited to Redwood's Open House night on Thursday, April 7, starting at 6:30 p.m. --right before our spring recess. Classrooms will be open for viewing of student work, classroom displays, and presentations. During part of the night, teachers on the Blue Team are looking forward to touring other classrooms to see the work students are doing in other classes and grade levels. It's always quite enjoyable to find out more about our students' experiences and colleagues' lessons.

An important note--I will be in my classroom only from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. My classroom will be open for a brief time after that, but I will not be present past 7:30.

Please remember that Open House is not a conference night. Teachers will not be able to have specific conversations about individual students. However, if you would like to schedule a meeting, please let your student's teachers know so that you can speak at a more convenient time.

WRITING:
Last fall, students participated in a baseline writing exercise in science classes to support our district writing goals. In the coming weeks, students will work on a second writing exercise in their core classes. Teachers will assess student work from the exercise similarly to what was done in the fall, looking for progress in areas of strength and concern. The fall and spring assessments are not part of students' grades, but they provide valuable information about our students. Please be sure to ask your student about his/her participation.

Progress Reports

Students will be receiving informal progress reports the week of March 28th. Any missing/late assignments or resubmitted assignments should be turned in no later than March 31. The grading period ends soon, and no late work or resubmissions for this quarter will be accepted after the grading period is over.