It's always a pleasure to teach my grade 6 class in the evenings. This week we worked on finishing our novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime." We also read a short story called "Last Summer with Maizon." We discussed the theme of loss and grieving and I gave the class an essay assignment. In science we read about vertebrates and invertebrates. I gave the class a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday and I am happy to report the class average was over 95 %. Way to go! We will be finishing up our new vocabulary definitions early next week and starting our next novel, the "Life of Pi." I am looking forward to discussing it with your very perceptive children.

Teddy is a very smart kid but he has a hard time listening to me when I tell him it is time to work. I would like to see him focusing more on the task at hand and not engaging in loud and disruptive conversation with Howard.

Howard is a very smart kid but he has a hard time listening to me when I tell him it is time to work. I would like to see him focusing more on the task at hand and not engaging in loud and disruptive conversation with Teddy!

I would like to count on MJ to set an example for the other boys in class, however lately he has been bickering and talking out in class with Howard and Teddy. He sometimes can become silly during class, and while it is okay to have some fun, I think he needs to remember where to draw the line.

Irisa is quiet and always finishes her work. I was impressed with how well she did on the vocabulary test.

Anne always gets her work done, however she sometimes becomes distracted by things on her desk when she should be focusing on her work. I often have to remind her several times of what she should be doing.

Betty always applies herself to her studies. She is a very hard-working student and very respectful of the class rules.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend and I look forward to seeing you on Monday!