I understand that it can feel like a full-time job keeping up with your child’s schoolwork. Elementary school is tough enough, but when you hit junior high you have to keep up with seven classes. With just a little effort up front, you can automate much of this work and have information sent to you automatically and easily see what your child did in class today or if they have any homework.
If you have any questions, ask your child feel free to contact me. Here are some of the myriad ways to see what's up in room 15: Planbook.com - It all starts with my planbook which is posted online. You can see what we’re doing in class at any time, what standards and skills we are covering, and any classwork or homework for that day. In addition, I post PDFs of any handouts we might have used in class as well as links to PDF and audio copies of the stories and novels we use in class. If your child is absent, she can check our website to see what happened in class or go back to previous days to catch up. You’re never out of touch with what’s going on in class, so if you ever have any question about what we did on a particular day or if we have homework, check the following links from Planbook.com: Powerschool - A great resource that will automatically send you as little or as much information as you want. You can have an update sent to you every week or even an update sent every day for every class. You can even be notified every time a grade is entered by any of your child’s teachers. For more information, check out the Powerschool page on the LV website. Email - Speaking of email, it’s still a great way to get in touch. My address is [email protected]. I check my email in the morning and evening, but if you send a message on Remind.com, it pops up on my phone right away. Google Classroom - This is a great way to assign and collect assignments from students. If you have your child’s Google account information, you can log in at any time and see if they have any assignments due. Ask your child to show you around Google Classroom. I'm adding parent/guardian emails to all 200+ Google Classroom accounts so you should be receiving an invitation soon if you haven't already. Vocabulary.com - Students have really taken to this resource this year. Vocabulary.com uses research-proven menthods to help students master and increase their vocabularies. In addition to lists that I assign, they can make their own lists or simply participate in the “Challenge” to add new words to their vocabulary. StudySync - I’ve been using StudySync for a couple of years now and my students and I love it. With StudySync. It’s kind of a pain in the neck to log in the first time, but once you’re in, it’s great. We’re able to read novels, excerpts from novels, historical documents, and current news stories. In addition, students observe and analyze high-level student discussions and participate in discussions of their own. We’re able to cover a lot of ground and it’s engaging and effective. If you look at your child’s account, you can see what we’re working on as well as a collection of his previous work. Please let your child or me know if you need assistance with any of these resources and I hope to see you online soon!
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