Social studies drama

From: Lisa
To: Ms. H
Date: Thursday - October 13, 2005 8:15 AM
Subject: social studies sheet

Ms. H, Laura just called to say she couldn't find her social studies homework in her bookbag and asked me to look for it at home. I have looked, and I don't believe it's here; I think it must be stuck somewhere odd in the pages of her big notebook.

I was going to email you about this assignment anyway. We've been fairly busy nights this week, and she was planning to do her social studies assignment Wednesday night. Unfortunately she left her book, and we didn't realize it until after school had closed. Chris actually drove up to Orange Elementary about 6:10 but the woman who runs the after-school program wouldn't let them back to the classroom to get the book. We did call around and find somebody who had the four questions from the textbook, so we looked up several web pages on the Homestead Act and did the worksheet using that, but I'm sure quite a number of the answers aren't what they should've been if she'd read the chapter. At any rate, this is one of those accept the consequences lessons, I guess (although I couldn't quite bring myself to send her to school with none of it done). We did fuss at her about it, so I think she's appropriately sorry (which I hope would prevent her from doing it again, but somehow...).

Would you please ask her to look more carefully in her bookbag for the paper? I'm leaving now for work, so I can't look again, but I have gone over the house pretty thoroughly. If she can't find it, is it possible for her to get an extra copy of the assignment and we'll redo it (correctly) tonight? I know you would have to take off for lateness, if it's even allowed to turn work like that in late.

Anyhow, sorry this is so long.
Thanks.
Lisa

PS. She just called again to say she found it. I thought I'd go ahead and send this so you'd know what was going on with the answers--although I'm sure you could figure it out on your own! :)
Thanks again.