Upcoming Fun Stuff...Don't Miss Out!

• April 29: Present Habitat for Humanity money, $1000!!!!!
• April 29: Casa Trivia Night, Go Fruit Loops!
  
• April 30: Lunch at Southwestern, Happy Birthday Kaitlynn Sutton!
• May 4: Sienna's Birthday!
  
• May 8: Picnic at Island Park, all day long! Bring your fishing rods!
• May 19: Eighth graders last day (if you're in good standing)!!!
• May 21: Last Day of School
• June 8: First Day of Summer School!
  

Spuds for Habitat!

You guys are amazing! With the Legacy's dollar for dollar match, you made approximately $940 to donate to Habitat for Humanity! This is a record high! Along with raising our admission price $.75, we also had a fabulous turn out for the event! The people who attended said your behavior and restaurant skills were impeccible! (For extra credit in theme, tell me what that word means. ; )

Habitat for Humanity Potato Bar

is finally going to happen! Come tomorrow looking your very best, smelling good, and knowing what your role is in making this year's fundraiser a huge success! It will be something that you'll never forget!

Be a positive contributor or be a
potato head! The choice is yours!

Eighth Graders Soar on Math State Assessment!

I couldn't be any more proud of you guys! One student scored a 93, Exemplary!!!! (I won't divulge the name but his first name rhymes with jock!) We have three other eighth graders who scored in the "Exceeds Standards" category....way to go! Three other students scored "Meets Standards" which is something of which you should also be proud. One student is "Approaching Standards" and was very close! He came to our school late in the year and so had a disadvantage of not being here all year long. We're proud of him too! The two eighth graders in our "family" from regular education classes passed too!

Seventh Graders Succeed on Math Assessment!!!

Congratulations to the seventh graders! Seventy-five percent of you scored a 4-Exceeds Standards, and twenty-five percent of you scored 3-Meets Standards! You DID IT! YOU'RE AWESOME!!!! Now....for the eighth grade scores....drummmmmmmroooooooolllllllllll! ;)

Homeless Statistics

Please plug data into createagraph.com and turn it into Ms. Richardson for a math grade by Wednesday, April 8:

1) A survey of 30 cities showed that 49% of homeless are African American, 32% of homeless are Caucasian, 12% are Hispanic, 4% are Indian, and 3% are Asian

Source: usconference of mayors, 1998

2) Homeless people are made up of the following: 44% single men, 13% single women, 36% families with children, 7% minors/ kids alone

Source: Koegel, Paul, The Causes of Homelessness

3) Where homeless people sleep: 59.2% vehicles, 24.6% Makeshift housing (tents, boxes, caves, box cars)

Source: Llink et al.1995

4) Where do homeless live: 35% shelters, 34% live with family/friends, 23% live in motels or other locations, rest live in makeshift (tents, boxes, under bridges) or vehicles

Source: Department of Education, 2000

5) Causes of homelessness: 46% domestic violence, 40% are veterans of war, 20-25% single adults who suffer from mental illness

Source: Koegel, Paul, The Causes of Homelessness

6) Annual Budget of a Family of Four (Income $18,820): 28% housing, 12% utilities, 26% transportation, 26% food, 1% health care (inadequate), 1% childcare (inadequate)

Source: Poverty USA, tolerance.org/teach