Happy Thanksgiving

Hey Room 21 Families,

I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you are all preparing to enjoy the upcoming holiday and the four-day weekend that comes with it.

One thing I know I am thankful for this year is the involvement of all of you in your students' academic lives. From the families who've signed up to chaperone to help with copies to parents who were so on the ball that the Halloween party went off without a hitch when I wasn't even here, I am truly grateful for all your volunteer efforts. I'm thankful, as well, for the emphasis on academics that I know you all place in your families. Room 21 kids come in ready to work and wanting to achieve and I know they get that from good families. So thank you.

I also wanted to take the opportunity to give a couple of reminders:

• Orders for the cookie dough sale are due on November 28th. Remember,  a portion of the money your student raises goes to offset the cost of the year-end trip to Camp Orkila, so the more they sell, the less they have to pay.
• Students are working on short stories. They will be choosing one of the two short stories they've written to turn in for their assessment. Some of them may need to spend some time on Google Docs over the weekend revising and copy-editing the first of the two stories. If they're going with the second short story, they might already have it completed. If you have a moment, ask them about it.
• Our class was the top Reading intermediate class in this year's Read-a-thon, which means our students get to select a free book from the PTA's book collection. Congrats to our fantastic readers!

Wishing you all a happy holiday weekend, 

Joe Wack