September 24, 2004 Newsletter
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Dear Carmody Middle School 7th Grade Computer Class Parents and Their Children:
Before I fly to Atlanta, here are some good point to take notice of:
- Grades are posted as of 3 p.m. today.
- If your child doesn't have an A in class, that's not a good sign. Because
with unlimited makeup for all tests and assignments and unlimited extra-credit
work available, all students should be in the "A" category. "B"
grades are okay. But a "C" grades means there is a lot of incomplete
assignments which means there is less than a positive attitude about completing
daily classwork. Remember, there is no penalty for makeup work before October
1st which is the end of the grading period. So let's finish up every this
coming week! And not wait for the October 1st deadline.
- There's a final project for the word processing unit that needs to get finished
by this coming Friday, October 1st. Korean Pen Pal final project due on October
1st for the preliminary and on October 8th for the final copy with personal
memorabilia (photos, stamps, etc.). See: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/penpal_908.html
for the detailed Korean Pen Pal instructions.
The important thing here is that the pen pal letter needs to be 2 pages
long, double spaced type and be in CSAP quality: paragraphs with topic sentences
with good sentence syntax, proper spelling, correct capitalization, correct
punctuation, etc. Please write in formal English with no street talk since
the Korean pen pal students will have difficulty understanding informal
street talk. Please read your child's Korean Pen Pal and you'll quickly
know if it is CSAP quality. I will only mail letters to Seoul, Korea that
meet CSAP expectations. Remember, I'm paying for the postage, between $30
and $40 for air mail shipping so only the CSAP will be mailed since we are
representing Carmody Middle School as goodwill ambassadors.
- Because of the enthusiasm for the All The Right Typing programs, I will
wait till early next week to here from any parents that still desire to order
the software as I received 4 orders today. Maybe there are some other parents
interested? Please e-mail and I'll wait for your order. If you would like
to investigate more about this matter, ask your child about this software
application as well as visit their web site for more details at: http://www.ingenuityworks.com/iworks/main/products/all_the_right_type_3/
- Students are enthusiastic for Klik & Play. If students do well in class
this coming week, students will be playing other student's games next Friday.
Klik & Play is a great way to learn to create things on a computer. Perhaps
the best news is Carmody students are allowed by manufacturer to download
the software for free by going to: http://www.clickteam.com/English/download_main.php3?PID=6
so your child can creatively practice at home beginning today! The Carmody
Middle School Whiz Chips Club also sponsors a computer gaming contest in December
and in May with a computer creating game contest. Some of your children might
enjoy participating in the intensive competition while they learn and master
the art of computer gaming. Believe me, the students are very competitive
on how they make and play computer games.
- Parent teacher conferences are coming in two weeks. Parents will actually
see their children's work on their own school computers while waiting for
Dr. Data to conference as we will all be in the PC Lab together.
Hope this information is helpful.
Till next time,
Dr. Data