Come to Open House tomorrow night in Room 17 at Franklin Elementary School. We'll talk about the new school year, parent/teacher conferences, upcoming projects, and study habits. You can also meet me, if you haven't already, and ask me nearly any question--there are only a few I won't answer!

Meanwhile, encourage your student to read for fifteen minutes each night as part of their homework, and try to capture a news item or current event, either from the newspaper, radio, television or internet. It doesn't have to be a clipping, but it can instead be a short summary of an event heard on the news from television, radio, internet news sites, and news magazines. Cards are available in the classroom for taking notes and writing summaries. Your student knows about these things! See you tomorrow night.