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			<description>&lt;H3 align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif color=purple size=5&gt;MORRISON&apos;S MEMOS&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif size=2&gt;&lt;FONT color=darkblue size=6&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=3&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Century Schoolbook&quot; size=3&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Century Schoolbook&quot;&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;CHARACTER COUNTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Century Schoolbook&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Century Schoolbook&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Character Trait for April-Responsibility and Trustworthiness&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Century Schoolbook&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Be honest&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Century Schoolbook&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Don&apos;t deceive, cheat, or steal&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Century Schoolbook&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Be reliable-do what you say you will do&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Have the courage to do the right thing&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Build a good reputation&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Be loyal-stand by your family,friends,and country&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Do what you are suppose to do&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Persevere,keep on trying!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Think before you act-Consider the consequences&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Be accountable for your choices&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Century Schoolbook&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=maroon size=4&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Following are some needed supplies...any donations are gratefully accepted!:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#800000 size=4&gt;Disinfecting Wipes&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#800000 size=4&gt;Old Board Games&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#800000 size=4&gt;Tacky glue&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#800000 size=4&gt;Student Scissors&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#800000 size=4&gt;&amp;nbsp;Markers &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Century Schoolbook&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=maroon size=4&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;IMPORTANT DATES:&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=4&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;
&lt;P&gt;April 14 Principal&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&amp;#8218;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;s Lunch 6&lt;SUP&gt;th&lt;/SUP&gt; Grade&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=4&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;
&lt;P&gt;April 16 Sea World Chaperone Meeting&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;
&lt;P&gt;April 18 No School-Spring Break Day&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;
&lt;P&gt;April 22 Earth Day&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;
&lt;P&gt;April 25 Intermediate Field Day&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Family Bingo Night&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;
&lt;P&gt;April 30 SeaWorld-6&lt;SUP&gt;th&lt;/SUP&gt; Grade&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;6&lt;SUP&gt;th&lt;/SUP&gt; Graders to Science Center&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;May 1 SeaWorld-6&lt;SUP&gt;th&lt;/SUP&gt; Grade&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;May 2 Patriotic Ceremony&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; SeaWorld-6&lt;SUP&gt;th&lt;/SUP&gt; Grade&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 6&lt;SUP&gt;th&lt;/SUP&gt; Graders to IMAX &lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;
&lt;P&gt;May 7 Early Release&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=4&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;May 14 &lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;Band Concert &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&amp;#710;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt; 6:30-7:30 PM&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;
&lt;P&gt;May 20 6&lt;SUP&gt;th&lt;/SUP&gt; Grade Celebration&lt;/P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;
&lt;P&gt;May 22 Early Release-Last Day for Students!!!!!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Century Schoolbook&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff size=4&gt;My website: &lt;A href=&quot;http://cmorrison.myteacher.dvusd.com&quot;&gt;http://cmorrison.myteacher.dvusd.com&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;is updated frequently as to the Important dates for the month. Also, the &quot;Homework/Projects&quot; link is updated daily. You will find all classwork and homework assignments listed with due dates. Your child will also receive a daily planner that&amp;nbsp;should have the same information; &lt;FONT color=red&gt;students will be responsible for the information in their planners on a daily basis.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff size=4&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=red&gt;PLEASE NOTE:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;Since parents can now access all grade information on-line, I will only send a printed progress report upon request and for mid-term progress reports. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=red size=5&gt;PLEASE ACCESS YOUR CHILD&apos;S INFORMATION!!! &lt;FONT color=darkblue&gt;A few things to note when reviewing online grades:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b&gt;When you are reviewing specific assignments, be aware of the following &quot;key codes&quot; that may appear--&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b&gt;mi = Missing assignment (i.e., past due)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b&gt;p = Pending (student has spoken with me and we&apos;ve agreed upon a future date for turn in)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b&gt;ab = Absent when assignment was due; student should turn in asap or upon agreed upon date with teacher&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b&gt;r = Received&amp;nbsp; not yet graded, but has been turned in&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00008b&gt;(&amp;nbsp; ) = Future assignment; not yet due &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif color=purple size=1&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;U&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Monitoring and reviewing your child&apos;s assignment notebook DAILY is an important part of helping your student.&amp;nbsp;&lt;FONT color=red&gt;NOTE: YOUR CHILD IS NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR WRITING ASSIGNMENTS IN THEIR&amp;nbsp;NOTEBOOK/PLANNER.&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; 
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif color=purple size=5&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;If you would like to contact me, my email address is:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; 
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&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana color=#800080&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;mailto:Carlene.Morrison@dvusd.org&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;Carlene.Morrison@dvusd.org&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt; , and/or my voice-mail is:623-445-5550.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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			<dc:creator>Carlene Morrison</dc:creator>
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