Seven important points to consider at this time:

1. Composite grades for only the third grading period of this semester are now posted by 4 p.m. today for your verification to identify any patterns of academic progress/concerns. Check out your student's grades at: <http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/Grades.html>.

   To accommodate parents and students to make the third grading period the very best one, Dr. Data will accommodate parents on nearly every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from now to the end of the grading period till Xmas break. Simply e-mail me to verify that I indeed will be in school that picture staying after till 3 p.m. and I will confirm and make it easier for your child to make things up. The other good news is that you may have the necessary software at home so makeup work can also be done at home more easily. Software applications include Internet access, PowerPoint, Microsoft Publisher, a painting program, Band In-A-Box computer music, and Klik & Play.

2. You must check out some of the PowerPoint slide shows that have been done this week which I have posted on the Internet today. Special graphical features include custom animations and slide transitions plus Word Art as fancy titles. Some of the imported art work and photos from the Internet are also outstanding. Enjoy as it represents a lot of creative imagination in using computer graphics in a slide show presentation. Simply go to: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/power_point_projects.html and you will marvel at the creativeness of our students. You will not be disappointed. I'll be adding more student portfolio items this coming week, including newsletters and web pages!

3. Has your child been making significant progress on their typing speed and accuracy since August and September? Dr. Data would like to hear from you if your child has doubled or tripled their typing speed with minimum errors. And if your child has been using a typing software program to practice with. You can e-mail me a short message at: jkuzmich@jeffco.k12.co.us

4. If your child's grades are not as consistent as 1st or 2nd period, there should be some cause for alarm since there are only nine more days of school left before Christmas break. Makeup work really needs to kick in now rather than later. And much of it can be done at home!!

5. Post November 18th Parent-Teacher Conferences are still possible for the students and parents that did not participate. I wish that I could meet with every parent/student, but I only had an allocated of 14 fifteen minute conferences and you guessed it, I could have booked many more parents and students. But I have an on-line solution that might interest you. Simply go to http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/parent_newsletters.html and go to the second section entitled: "Self-Assessment of Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences." After reading it click on the link entitled: http://www.kuzmich.com/web_conference.html and you can begin assess where progress can be made. Then after evaluating your child, please e-mail/fax your assessment and I'll attempt to clarify anything and everything that can make a difference. School fax number is 303-982-8930. To make things more convenient, I've even attached an HTML file for you to print out and use ASAP.

   Brand New bonus Point Opportunities: 25 extra-credit points offered to any parent that completes the self evaluation Parent - Teacher - Student Conference form on-line. This form can be found on-line at: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/web_conference_form4.html

   The goal of implementing the web assessment document is to service as many parents realistically and conveniently. I welcome your inquiries and of course, the fax and/or electronic assessments for my input.

6. Beginning Monday, December 6th, my classes will be studying Microsoft Publisher for the making of newsletters and web pages. For insight into the curriculum and assignments, please go to: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/Curriculum_Preview.html

7. This newsletter and all of the other 17 previously published newsletters can be found at: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/parent_newsletters.html

Hope all of this information is helpful.

I wish everybody a great weekend.

Till next time,

Dr. Data