Dear Parents,

Your students are going to be working on a friendly letter this weekend. The objective: Write a letter to your "cousin George" in England explaining why colonists in New England are not happy with Parliament in 1766. They will be writing from the perspective of a colonist. Their letter should have three main points:

The Proclamation Act of 1763, The Quartering Act, and "No Taxation without Representation."

This essay should look like a letter, including a heading (return address), a Greeting, the body (argument), a closing (Your cousin, ...) and a signature. The entire essay should be written in cursive.

It should be written in 5 paragraph form, with an introduction, three body paragraphs for each main point, and a conclusion wrapping up the letter.

This essay letter will be due Monday. Please treat it as a rough draft and as practice for the AZ Merit writing exam.

Thank you,

Mr. Leonard

Dear Parents,

I hope everyone had a lovely spring holiday. This week students will continue to be reading Carry on Mr. Bowditch. If you have yet to purchase a copy for them at this time, please do so as soon as possible.

No tests this week other than Spalding.

Until next week,

Mr. Leonard

Dear Parents,

I hope students are enjoying their first week back from break. Tomorrow (Thursday) will be the AIMS Science test. The test will begin at 8:15am and we hope that all students can start the day with a well balanced breakfast, preceded by plenty of sleep the night before.

Best Wishes,

Mr. Leonard