Proactive

My first year teaching, I taught French I, and I had one of the best groups of students a teacher could ask for. I could literally leave my students alone, and be assured that they would be working on the assignment that I gave them with minimal supervision. Towards the end of last year, I had to decide which courses I wanted to teach this year. I didn't want to leave that class of kids, because they were so smart, and so willing to learn, so I requested to teach French II. Not much has changed with these kids. They are very mature, and are able to learn a lot of material well. We have done some pretty tough grammar concepts, as well (indirect/direct object pronouns, stress pronouns, the 2 types of past tense). It is looking more and more like I want to teach French III next year. I needed to recruit as many students as possible, so I sent letters home, extolling the virtues of taking 3rd year of a language. I didn't send it to everyone, just those that I though would succeed based upon past performance. Now I have students coming up saying, "Hey, I didn't get one of those letter things". My response is: Well, you aren't passing French II, and you want to take 3? At that point I ignore that the conversation ever took place.