Greetings Parents ! September 8, 2015
This year I feel excited to take advantage of the technology opportunities for the kids and my own management. We have a computer cart that can be rolled right into the classroom and provide 30 students with computers (although I always use them in smaller group situations). We have reading and math resources that are exclusively online (no more chunky teacher's manuals). We are continuing with Power School and email so that parents have a view of your child's progress.
Great, right ? Well........right now it's pretty time consuming to get a grasp on the navigation of much of this software. Also, we were locked out of Google Docs and I had to resubmit my application for the class to be enrolled. I really am ready for many of our children to be word processing and thinking about presentation through Google Docs. It is a GREAT resource. Your child can "share" their drafts with me. As a result, much of the child's work is paperless. Your child can also access it from home, the library, or Uncle Henry's house. So I felt sad when the kids told me they could not log in.
So parents, bear with me. Even getting homework out with the new spelling and math program has been a challenge. I have so many goals for your child. I look forward to the weekends to persevere through many of the new programs that I want to use.
Check out the links I have provided on my home page. More grade level resources will be added this year. And HOMEWORK ! ! First and foremost I will post the listing of the weekly assignments. I hope you will use this to verify the responsibilities your child has. No more tall tales !!
Questions ? You can email me at [email protected]
Kind regards and happy new school year.
Judy Ganance