So, I have come to understand why I say on my son's teacher's all the time. It pays to be proactive. I got a notice that my son was receiving and F in English...the language he speaks and Literature...the language he read. This was more than alarming to me so I sent his teachers an email to get a full understand of what was going on. Its no wonder why some kids struggle in public schools. I moved to share the emails that were exchanged between one of his teachers and myself.
Before reading this I have to say he was missing assignments they have since been turned in and he has been restored to the A-B student I have always know he is.
Without further ado...
FROM ME
Hello,
I am more than a little concerned because I got a report that states Austin is receiving a F in English. I have not heard from anyone and I have no idea why this is the case. Communication has seemed to come to a total halt. I can only work with you all if there is communication and if it is constant. With that said. Can you all please let me know what is missing, late, and or needs to be corrected.FROM HIS TEACHER
Hello-
Thank you so much for your email regarding Austin's grades. You are correct that Austin has an 'F' in English. He turned in one assignment very late and received 15/30 pts. However, currently he has 0 pts for his Greek God and Goddess Domain project that was due on 12/2. I have asked him at least three times for it and he has said everything from he left it at home, to my mom is checking it. We are
now in 2nd quarter and I feel it is time that Austin begin
s to take responsibility for his work. Ms. TEACHER is there to help him get packed up at the end of the day, and then Mrs. TEACHER is there as well to double check his homework.
Are hope is that you can log
on to PowerSchool to check Austin's grades
, and missing assignments as frequently as you would like. This will allow you to have a better idea as to what assignments Austin has/has not turned in, as well as his current grades for all of his classes.
I also wanted to let you know that Ms. TEACHER will be emailing you as well. Austin was
apart of her book club
, and did not turn in his journal, which was a major part of his grade. Ms. TEACHER asked him
multiply times for this
, and again he did not turn it in. His current grade for book club is 250/ 500 which is
a 50%, this is a major part of his Literature grade, which will cause him to have an 'F' in Literature as well. Please encourage him to get this journal into Ms. TEACHER, as soon as possible.
I hope this helps answer your questions.
We are all looking for Austin to take responsibility for his work and turn it in when it is late. Please use PowerSchool to help keep track of the assignments that he is missing as well as his grades. Please let me know if you
HOLD UP...No this trick didn't!
FROM ME
Hello,Thank you for taking the time to respond to my email. I am more than sure that Austin brought his assignment about the Gods and Goddesses to school because I helped him with it. If things are getting twisted as to which assignment is which then I would need some clarification. As I have been from the beginning of school I am a very proactive parent in my son's education. I am sure you are aware of that. Austin has an IEP to assist in these manners, as a matter of fact, we had a meeting to specifically add homework help. The IEP gave him extra time to write down his assignments and Mrs. TEACHER to assist at the end of the day. If Austin were able to do these things without assistance he would not have an IEP. There are several days that Austin's assignment book comes home not signed. I have no idea if he was assisted or not. I spoke with you in the beginning of the year about the homework page on the website. I even offer help to update it if needed. It was barely updated and that is why Mrs. TEACHER was added to the homework help process. If Mrs. TEACHER is to double check his homework then I have never heard anything to the tune that his work wasn't being turned in. Getting Austin at a level where he can be self sufficient is the goal but surely you don't expect that to happen in one quarter. IEPs are not put in place to work in one quarter. I am well aware that I can check the PowerSchool site but I only used that when we were having problems and I was alerted of such issues. So, having said that, I would love if we can go back to our communication level we had at the beginning of the school year. I know it's extra work but it's why we had a meeting to institute an IEP for my son int the first place. Respectfully YoursDazelleMy thing is if you are going to try and be snippy... as an English teacher where in the hell did you get your degree... Don't be an ass if you're not going to spell or grammar check. Now, I know I make my share of errors but dang!
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