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Monday, February 27, 2012
6:00pm - 7:30pm
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February 10, 2012

Dear Families,

Studying is a skill that children will need throughout their years of school.  Here are some ideas to help your child study effectively.

• Start a habit.  Encourage your child to treat studying as a daily assignment, not just something he does the evening before a test.  For example, he might study 10 minutes every night for a spelling test on Friday.  After he finishes his regular homework, he can spend a little time reviewing his notes and handouts.
• Tackle textbooks.  When your child has a chapter to study, have him “preview” it to increase his understanding.  He should glance over headings, graphics, and photos and go to the glossary to look up boldfaced words. 
• Mix it up.  If your youngster reviews information in several ways, he will be more likely to remember it.  He might use colored pencils to copy each spelling word or math fact onto a separate index card.  Then, he can shuffle the cards and study them in a different order each time.  For extra reinforcement, suggest that he spell each work or recite each fact aloud.

Next week (February 13^th – 17^th), students in grades three through five will take the OAKS State Reading test.  Your child’s teacher sent home the testing schedule earlier this week.  Here is a quick reminder.

Remind your child to focus during the test and to put forth his/her best effort.  Make sure your child gets a good night’s rest and eats a healthy breakfast.

I am sorry to announce that the Talent Show this year is cancelled.  I want to thank Sharon Lee, Ann Scott and Liz Stevens for all of their persistence and hard work in trying to make it happen this year.  They did a fantastic job of advocating for the show.  Unfortunately, the lack of space at Llewellyn and the logistics of moving the performance to another location proved too much to have a performance on March 2^nd.  The four of us are going to meet and hopefully we can come up with a suitable location to have the Talent Show sometime after spring break.  If you have energy to help solve these issues, please contact Sharon at 503-267-1741.

Sincerely,

Steve Powell

Principal

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