August 30, 2004 Newsletter
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Dear Carmody Middle School 7th Grade Computer Class Parents and Their Children:
As promised, your grades have been posted on-line at exactly 3:30 p.m. on Friday, August 27, 2004 at: <http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/Grades.html>. Please be aware that sometimes Netscape or Microsoft Explorer might work better for your computer on this website. Whichever web browser works best for your computer system is the one to use. Sorry that I can't tell you why this happens but with out any reservation, <http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/Grades.html> works!!
Yesterday, I assigned all students with a special eleven-digital student I.D. number and a four digit-PIN number or password for the their student accounts with Dr. Data. During class on Friday, I had most students use our computers to find their grades on the Carmody 7th Grade Computer class website so they can show you how to do it at home. Note for both parents and students: you must have your specially assigned 11-digit student number and specially assigned 4-digit PIN number in order to review your grades! Please use Netscape Navigator, version 4.5 or later, as your web browser for checking your grades. Whenever downloading the latest web browser, select full Java download version if you have a choice (especially Netscape). To my knowledge, Microsoft Explorer will also work as well with version 4.0 and later. Please advise if it doesn't work properly. Generally, the latest web browsers work better than earlier versions. Note for the specially assigned student ID's, they are original numbers and it has nothing to do with your child's Carmody student ID number. The PIN number is the student's specifically given password by Dr. Data. For students that can't access the Internet and/or print at home, they can always view and print their progress at school and take them home to show you on Fridays. Parents: you can also access your child's grades at your work place if you have an Internet connection. Be aware that all students' special ID's and password (PIN numbers) are also written in their binders in case they forget them. Because of legal issues, I will only issue the special ID's and passwords directly to the students.
Very Important: 25 extra-credit points will be awarded once a week whenever a parent prints and signs the on-line progress report and the child returns it to my class the next week beginning on Mondays. Please be sure to print your child's full name on the returned progress report since the parent's name may not always match the student's name and I want to give your child the 25 extra-credit points in my gradebook each week! For those parents needing help getting to my web site for grades, click on the following links below for your child's class period for a quicker access. If you do not have access to the Internet, students will be allowed to print out their weekly progress reports in Dr. Data's class on Mondays so they can take home their weekly progress reports for parent signatures. Click on the link below for your child's class and you are ready to access your child's grades via the 11-digital student ID # and the 4-digit PIN number.
Closing Comments
If you have any questions about your child's work or class procedures, please don't hesitate to contact Dr. Data at either his e-mail address at: jkuzmich@jeffco.k12.co.us or his voice mail system at: 303-982-8883. For pressing issues, the fastest way to contact Dr. Data is to call the Carmody main office phone at 303-982-8930 and the receptionist will post a "love note" in his mail box for his prompt attention.
Don't forget to visit Dr. Data's lesson plans on his weekly voice message system about the week's instruction. This could be particularly valuable whenever your child is absent from school or on a school field trip. Again, do so, please call 303-982-8883 24/7. The message is usually updated by Friday for the upcoming week's instruction.
Hope this installment of Dr. Data's 7th grade elective computer class newsletter is helpful in keeping you up-to-date with your child's activities. If you should ever not be pleased with your child's grades, there is unlimited makeup on all assignments and tests before the end of the present grading period of approximately November 4, 2004. In addition, there are floating A's that can cashed in plus unlimited extra-credit that can be earned at home or after school. Have your child see Dr. Data for more details. And if that wasn't enough, students will earn 2 extra-credit points for every page that they type for a teacher at Carmody and one point per every page for non-school typing.
Hope this information is helpful. Next week will be our third week of keyboarding instruction. Then, we are onto word process for the next four weeks.
Till next time,
John Kuzmich, Jr.
(alias Dr. Data )