Mid Terms

In looking at mid term results I thought that math was good and bad. 20 students attained either an A or a B--that's very good but there were too many D's and F's. It seems like students that came to third grade with good second grade skill are doing very well while students with low second grade skills are struggling. I'm trying to change that by going over certain essential second grade skills but trying to teach both second and third grade math skills sometimes is difficult on students--too much too fast !. Social Studies and Science is another matter-- Probably the lowest grades I've seen-- they MUST study !!! A science and social studies study guide which is exactly like the test is put on the overhead and they are to copy it and study it. Apparently many did not do this. The good news is that there is still time to improve the grades. A couple of A's will do wonders on raising a grade. So parents please encourage your child to really study for these two subjects. thanks AG.