December 16

Today I started a new assignment with you. This assignment involved writing a friendly letter to yourself in which you reflected back on Term 1 and set goals for yourself in Term 2. In your letter you should address a few of the steps in the S.M.A.R.T. plan, that is Set a goal, Make a plan for how you're going to achieve that goal, and how you are going to Act on your plan. At the end of Term 2 we will write another friendly letter in which you will Reflect on your goals, and possibly Try again, or maybe it will be Time to set a new goal!
By the end of the class you should have completed the following:

• a rough draft of your friendly letter to yourself
• had your letter revised and edited by at least one person
• rewritten your letter, incorporating the edits into a revised draft of your letter

After the Winter break, we will be revisiting this assignment. My expectation is that you will have a revised draft of your letter finished on the first day back from the Winter break. Please don't forget! Additionally, the handout that I gave you today on writing the friendly letter must be put into the Resources section of your binder. (Parents: on the back side of the handout you will find more details about goal setting and how to do this assignment)