Monday, September 21

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Carhart,

Alex is a delightful girl, and I am glad to have her in my class.

That said, I have to tell you that her desk is the messiest I have seen in all my years of teaching.

I mean this quite literally. It overflows with paper and, well, stuff…some of it quite disgusting. Though Alex usually does her homework, it often takes five or ten minutes for her to locate it within the mess. That is, if she can find it at all! Though we are only three weeks into the school year, I already have a long list of missing work that Alex swears she has done but cannot locate.

Not handing in these assignments will have a serious impact on her grades for this quarter. To avoid further problems, here is a list of important upcoming due dates:

Autobiography project:

Due this Wednesday. Alex has had two weeks to work on it.

Book report on novel of choice:

Due Monday, Oct. 5

Research report:

Due Tuesday, Oct. 20

Could you please speak to her about this?

I am at my wit’s end!

Sincerely,

Sheila Winterbotham

Location: bottom of Alex Carhart's backpack