Dear Carmody 7th Grade Elective Computer Class
Students and Parents.
March 10, 2006
- Great time to check the Carmody's Parent Portal via Infinite Campus
for both your child's grade and missing assignments now that we are in the
8th week of the semester and now into our third unit of instruction:
- Keyboarding
- Word Processing
- Database Management
- The difficulty in making up missing assignments is that the database assignments
can only be done in the PC lab at Carmody because that's where the database
files are stored. Please be aware that Friday's are normally a makeup day
in class after the typing tests are taken. If more makeup time is required
because of extensive absences, Dr. Data by appointment only, will allow students
to makeup assignments after school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in addition
to the open labs on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Strongly suggest that parents
check the Carmody Parent Portal daily after 4 p.m. if they are concerned about
their child's classwork habits. Daily classroom grades are posted daily for
your perusal before he leaves school. That should make a huge difference in
being well informed about what assignments/tests need to be updated for better
grades. We have just completed the entire word processing unit and now have
completed the first two assignments in the database unit at: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/database_syllabus.html.
Ten more assignments to go! This should help you track your child's progress
on a daily or weekly basis in the database unit.
- In order to help students know what daily assignments and tests
are missing, class progress reports are being posted every Monday
morning on the bulletin board listing all assignment by student numbers in
a random order for confidentiality. So students can now easily check the bulletin
board to review what they have and have not earned grades for. And best of
all, they can make up the work until April 13th for the 5th grading
period without any penalty.
- Soon we will be going to the database unit sometime next
week which you can peruse at:
http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/database_syllabus.html. Please be aware
that the database unit can't be made up at home because one
needs access to the Carmody databases in room #110. However, you can make
arrangements with Dr. Data to make up missing assignment Monday through Friday
by appointment. Sometimes there are faculty meetings on Monday or Wednesday
and Dr. Data has to attend those meetings. So, please make the appointment
in advance of the day your child wants to stay after school. Good news! For
the remainder of the semester, it is possible to make up assignments at home
if you have Microsoft Office and the Internet on home computers after the
database management unit. If interested, go to: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/Curriculum_Preview.html
for the entire semester's curriculum.
- Note: Finale Korean Pen Pal letters (two full pages, double spaced)
were due last Friday. And unfortunately, many students have not
finished them. Common problems are:
- Entire letter must be double spaced since it is easier to read by the Koreans.
- Check the letter for sentence syntax and correct grammar.
- The letter must be CSAP quality by having the letter organized into paragraphs,
each with a topic sentence
- Don't forget to use the spelling checker!
- Page formatting needs to be professional looking with 1 inch margins on
top, bottom, left and right.
Preliminary copies have been returned to students with corrections. And
final Korean Pen Pal letters will be mailed before spring break
to Seoul, Korea. Please have your child bringing in photos and any missing
pen pal letters to school beginning on Friday, March 3, 2006 so we can package
the letters accordingly in the box being sent. If anyone needs to send their
child's pen pal letter to Korea after next week, please mail
it directly to:
Mr. Young Hun SHIN
Pen Pal Coordinator
Kweang-Ju P.O. Box 160
Seoul. Korea 501-600
The postage rate is $1.00 per ounce so be sure Dr. Data receives before next
Friday, March 16, 2006 so he can pay for postage to Korea and not you! Don't
forget to have your child enclosed some photos and other light memorabilia in
their mailing envelope as that will help generate interest for the Korean students
to write back. And your child will earn 40 bonus for every letter they receive
from Korea this semester.
Hope this information is helpful.
Till next time,
Dr. Data