Welcome Back MSCSS!

What an incredible first day of school we had here at MSCSS! It was a delight to see all of our returning students and to meet all of our new students. I can tell from the enthusiasm of the staff and students that it is going to be a great year.

I mentioned in class today that I will be holding a competition between my three classes to see who can get the highest percentage of comments on the blog this week. Students, parents, and siblings of students are allowed to comment (one comment per blog post this week) and the class with the highest amount of comments will win the prize of no homework over the weekend!! The competition is to encourage students and parents to get in the habit of checking the blog frequently so that this becomes a pattern throughout the school year. I want to make sure that this tool is being used to ensure student success and parent engagement. I suggested that students can make a comment about the lesson or ask a question about the homework, and likewise parents can do the same.

I look forward to communicating with you throughout the school year and sharing pictures documenting student activity in and out of the classroom.

Grade 12 English Homework:
- select a novel (from AP English list) for Literature Review #1 (we will discuss in further detail tomorrow in class)
- Lots of excellent questions asked today! Looking forward to diving into the course with you tomorrow!

Grade 10 Math Homework:
- Download Desmos onto your electronic device that you will be bringing to class tomorrow
- Come ready to continue review tomorrow!

Grade 10/11 French Homework:
- Download Duolingo onto your electronic device that you will be bringing to class tomorrow
- Excellent first class! You have already learned so much!