Jeff Hersh Principal

The second semester is off to a great start. It is hard to believe that we are already preparing for parent-teacher conferences. Conferences are sched-uled for February 21-23. We will begin scheduling conference on February 1. Parent-Teacher conferences are a great opportunity to discuss the progress of your child with his/her teacher. If you have any questions regarding this pro-cess, please do not hesitate to contact me. We look forward to seeing you at conferences this month.

Our students and staff are continuing to prepare for the upcoming state assessments. The state reading assessment has been scheduled for March 6-8, and the state math assessment will be given during the week of April 3-5. Please look for more information on these assessments in the March newslet-ter.

Did you know that you can view the Challenger morning announcements on line. To view the announcements, simply go to the Challenger home page (http://www.goddardusd.com/Challenger). Once you arrive at this location, click on the link titled "Morning Announcements"; after you click on this link, you will see a calendar. To view the announcements for the day click on the date that you wish to view and enjoy! If your son or daughter did the morning announcements on one of the dates that are highlighted, you will be able to view it as well. A special thank you to Mr. Mann and Mr. Condray for all of the hard work they put into getting our announcements posted on the Challenger web site!

On February 3, the Challenger PTO will be hosting a fundraiser at God-dard Middle School. The PTO Board has worked very hard to plan a fundrais-ing activity in which students do not have to go out into the community and sell fundraising items. As a result, we will play a faculty and student dodge ball game. The PTO has many fun activities planned for this event. Please look for more details as this evening gets closer.

Sincerely,
Jeff Hersh

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