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Untitled Document August 22, 2011
Dear parents:
I am very pleased to be your child’s Algebra I Honors teacher. I’m looking forward to a productive and rewarding school year with all my students! Your child's Algebra I Honors class will be academically challenging and will require time, effort, communication and dedication from all of us as a team. I know that together we will be very successful.
Please feel free to contact me at any time should you have any concerns regarding your child’s progress in my class. The easiest way to reach me is by e-mail. My e-mail address is
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. I have also set up a class website so that you will be able to stay up to date with events occurring in class. Please visit http://www.ourlearningsite.com/ to view the site.
Supplies
For Algebra I Honors your child will need the following:
1 inch - basic poly binder (soft binder)
4 dividers labeled Vocabulary, Wake-Up, Notes/CW, FCAT
1 - USB drive (minimum 2 GB)
1 - Set of earphones to use at computer
1 - red and blue pen
1 - 3 ring hole puncher or a hand held hole puncher
At least 2 yellow pencils
College Ruled Paper
Graph Paper
Four-Function Calculator (NO SCIENTIFIC or GRAPHING CALCULATORS)
Sharpener with Cover
Please try to have all supplies in school as soon as possible. Throughout the year, these supplies may need replenishing. Check with your child periodically to see if he/she needs to replace any of these items.
Electronic Gradebook
Your child’s test papers and graded assignments are kept at school in their file. If you would like to see these papers, please call to schedule a conference. Please keep in mind, however, that even though these papers are not sent home, your child is kept up to date about his/her grades. They can and should communicate this information to you at all times. You also have access to all of your child’s grades through the electronic gradebook. This is accessible through the parent portal at http://www2.dadeschools.net/parents/parents.htm. Please visit the main office to obtain your password if you have not already done so. I really encourage parents to stay up to date with your child’s progress in this course through the parent portal as it is a high school credit course and will affect their high school GPA.
Conferences
This year your child will have the opportunity to be instructed by an outstanding team of educators. If at any time you wish to schedule a conference concerning your child’s progress, we can meet with you individually or as a group. To schedule a conference, please e-mail me or send a note with your child, and I will get back to you as soon as possible with convenient dates and times for the conference.
Home Learning
Home Learning is assigned Monday through Friday. It is an important part of the learning process and it is a reinforcement of skills learned in class. Please check with your child daily to make sure he/she is completing and handing in these assignments. Students who are absent are responsible for making up the work that has been missed.
Responsibility
It is expected that our middle school students are responsible and independent. This includes turning in classwork and homework on time, coming to school on time, transitioning between classes quickly and remembering their class supplies.
I am looking forward to an outstanding school year!
Ms. M. Gonzalez |
