Dear Students,

Welcome back to school! After Lunar New Year Break it is hard to get back into good study habits again, but that is the best thing for you. I recommend you use your best exercise and sleep habits to help you with your studies. Going to sleep early and getting 8 hours of sleep each night is quite helpful, as is getting at least a half hour of activity each day which makes you sweat. Another good habit is to study for a half hour as soon as get home after school, certainly before playing any games. Depending on what time you get home, it may be reasonable to eat first or say hello to your family!

What I want to remind you about now is that there are some students who still have not handed in their winter break homework. You either had to write about something interesting you saw or did during this past Lunar New Year vacation or else you would have to finish the movie review you already got. If you still have not finished, please finish it by this week. You can download the needed files on the right side of the blog.

I would also like to mention that the school needs people to write good articles for the Yoder Magazine, so if you have something interesting to write about, for example a hobby or interesting experience you want to share, please talk to me or teacher Jacob.

Oh, another thing that has changed this semester is I have decided to try to simplify things with tests. Before I was asking students to show me their parents have signed the test, but now I am not asking for that. I am also not using Zip Grade for shorter tests, only for longer exams. If there is a problem with your test score, meaning you got under a 60%, then I will contact your parents by email or by using your communication book.

I hope your semester goes well and that our class keeps developing its study skills and English!