For daily announcements and homework, please view my SchoolNotes Page. As I told the students on "Move Up Day"  I shall begin updating this site for the 2019 - 2020 school year. I shall continue to save school paper by posting many of my handouts online at this site. Whenever a parent response form is required to be returned, the parents may simply print out that page. Since the documents will remain on this site as reference for the entire year, there is no need to print out the whole document unless the parent desires to do so.

                     RECENT IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS 
                                      Beginning in October 2018,  the monthly calendars with necessary changes and the school newsletter will be found on the school website in an effort to conserve paper. They will no longer be included in the brown envelopes. The calendar for December is now available.

                                       AFTER SCHOOL AND MAKEUP SLIPS
      I must have the parent permission slip for the student to stay. If there is an overflow number, I do give preference to the students I feel need the most help. The Tuesday slips will be collected on Monday, and the Thursday slips will be collected on Wednesday to enable Mr. McCarthy to address the "overflow situation" on the day before the students are actually staying.

Please Note: Mere attendance at "Extra Help" and "Makeup" sessions does not guarantee that your child is getting extra help or making up poorly completed assignments. Some students are merely doing their homework. I answer all questions that are asked, but I cannot read minds. Since I return each assignment the next day, no parent should be unaware of when assignments have been casually completed. Some students are still doing homework in subject areas other than math when their grade performance indicates a strong need to ask questions.

        
                           LOOKING AHEAD TO CATHOLIC SCHOOL WEEK
     As you know by now, I shall be leaving for the Holy Land next Thursday. I am trying to get everything arranged before I leave. Please check my homework page on a daily basis to keep yourself updated. I already have a brief outline of the events as they were given to me!

                         POST-EXAM REFLECTIONS AND LOOKING AHEAD
     As mentioned above, I shall only be in class this week until Wednesday because of my trip to the Holy Land. I have emailed Mr. Naccari my suggested lesson plans for a week that is filled with activities. Most of the assignments are either review or those topics for which I have supplied some type of notes. Since it was decided to end the second quarter on Friday, February 7, 2020, I may be able to give another "Cumulative Test" for those who still need to raise their grades. All of the work done while I am gone will be either in the notebook or online assignments on MobyMax, Mathletics, and Khan Academy. Needless to say, I will need to "spot check" the notebooks when I return. Unfortunately, the "spot checks" catch too many students unprepared. After the religion exam, I checked the religion notebooks for the required outlines of the chapters in the religion book. Some students had missing outlines that were due to be completed by the end of November, as indicated the very first day of school. I certainly hope the students will take their academic responsibilities seriously while I am gone.
     I had another successful "Research Day" on Saturday, June 18, 2020. I ran them on "back-to-back" Saturdays because I knew I was going to be away. In addition, my added responsibilities to my mother have eliminated some days that I would have used. The students have been asking excellent questions, and I am very pleased with the serious effort they are giving to this major project. While attendance at "Research Days" is not required, I frequently find that the students who do not come are the same as those who consistently fail to hand in major independent projects on time or correctly completed. After the second report card, on which I shall clearly indicate if summer school may be necessary, I hope to see a change in this pattern.
     I thank you support ithis area, and I will keep you and your families in my prayers as I walk in the land that saw the footsteps of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

                                                             Sincerely,
                                                             Mr. Glenn A. McCarthy
                                                     
                   
       
                     
        

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