Parent Letter and Gradebook

Gradebook

Parent Letter 1

Northeast Middle School
4904 Independence Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64124

November 17, 2016

Mr. Terrance W. Aguirre
5100 1st
Apt. 221
Kansas City, MO 64100

Dear Mr Aguirre,

Now that midterms are over and winter break is fast approaching, I wanted to provide an update for Casey’s progress in 7th Grade English Language Arts, provide a timetable for upcoming projects, and offer resources that may be useful for you and Casey.

Currently, Casey has earned 100/100 points for projects, 200/200 points for tests, and 84/115 points for daily work, which creates a weighted grade of 89%. He has been present for 22 days, absent for 0 days, and tardy for 0 days.

To finish off the semester, students will be working on a social justice poetry unit based on the historical protests of Chinese Americans at Angel Island during the first half of the 20th century. The poems written on the buildings at the long-abandoned detention facility are known as “talking walls” and are available to the public to read through a number of digital sources. We encourage students to explore these resources with their caretakers and discuss any element of this personal project with them. Through these models of resistance, we hope to explore issues of ethnic exclusion, slavery and emancipation, civil rights, literacy and democracy, and cultural pluralism and identity.

Here are digital sources where you can find more information about the history and poetry of Angel Island:
KQED Asian Education Initiative - discover historical context about the immigration, detention, and forced segregation of families at Angel Island Immigration Station.
Center for Educational Telecommunications - read poetry from Chinese immigrants at Angel Island.
Modern American Poetry - learn about the literary and political history behind the “talking walls” poetry.

Students are also expected to read 15 minutes every day and write in their reading journals. Guidelines for reading responses can be found on our class website through the district’s webpage. I encourage students to find a genre that is of interest to them. Urban fantasy and street fiction have been popular genres lately and many students have branched out to graphic novels.

If I can answer any questions or provide any additional support, please contact me at (816) 849-9712 or allenr@kcps.k12.mo.us.

Thank you,

Robyn Allen

Northeast Middle School
4904 Independence Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64124

November 17, 2016

Ms. Mae R. Battle
5100 1st
Apt. 221
Kansas City, MO 64100

Dear Ms. Battle,

Now that midterms are over and winter break is fast approaching, I wanted to provide an update for Nina’s progress in 7th Grade English Language Arts, provide a timetable for upcoming projects, and offer resources that may be useful for you and Nina.

Currently, Nina has earned 87/100 points for projects, 200/200 points for tests, and 84/115 points for daily work, which creates a weighted grade of 85%. She has been present for 21 days, absent for 0 days, and tardy for 1 day.

To finish off the semester, students will be working on a social justice poetry unit based on the historical protests of Chinese Americans at Angel Island during the first half of the 20th century. The poems written on the buildings at the long-abandoned detention facility are known as “talking walls” and are available to the public to read through a number of digital sources. We encourage students to explore these resources with their caretakers and discuss any element of this personal project with them. Through these models of resistance, we hope to explore issues of ethnic exclusion, slavery and emancipation, civil rights, literacy and democracy, and cultural pluralism and identity.

Here are digital sources where you can find more information about the history and poetry of Angel Island:
KQED Asian Education Initiative - discover historical context about the immigration, detention, and forced segregation of families at Angel Island Immigration Station.
Center for Educational Telecommunications - read poetry from Chinese immigrants at Angel Island.
Modern American Poetry - learn about the literary and political history behind the “talking walls” poetry.

Students are also expected to read 15 minutes every day and write in their reading journals. Guidelines for reading responses can be found on our class website through the district’s webpage. I encourage students to find a genre that is of interest to them. Urban fantasy and street fiction have been popular genres lately and many students have branched out to graphic novels.

If I can answer any questions or provide any additional support, please contact me at (816) 849-9712 or allenr@kcps.k12.mo.us.

Thank you,

Robyn Allen

Northeast Middle School
4904 Independence Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64124

November 17, 2016

Ms. Kay T. Bender
5100 1st
Apt. 221
Kansas City, MO 64100

Dear Ms Bender,

Now that midterms are over and winter break is fast approaching, I wanted to provide an update for Alfredo's progress in 7th Grade English Language Arts, provide a timetable for upcoming projects, and offer resources that may be useful for you and Alfredo.

Currently, Alfredo has earned 95/100 points for projects, 188/200 points for tests, and 84/115 points for daily work, which creates a weighted grade of 86%. He has been present for 22 days, absent for 0 days, and tardy for 0 days.

To finish off the semester, students will be working on a social justice poetry unit based on the historical protests of Chinese Americans at Angel Island during the first half of the 20th century. The poems written on the buildings at the long-abandoned detention facility are known as “talking walls” and are available to the public to read through a number of digital sources. We encourage students to explore these resources with their caretakers and discuss any element of this personal project with them. Through these models of resistance, we hope to explore issues of ethnic exclusion, slavery and emancipation, civil rights, literacy and democracy, and cultural pluralism and identity.

Here are digital sources where you can find more information about the history and poetry of Angel Island:
KQED Asian Education Initiative - discover historical context about the immigration, detention, and forced segregation of families at Angel Island Immigration Station.
Center for Educational Telecommunications - read poetry from Chinese immigrants at Angel Island.
Modern American Poetry - learn about the literary and political history behind the “talking walls” poetry.

Students are also expected to read 15 minutes every day and write in their reading journals. Guidelines for reading responses can be found on our class website through the district’s webpage. I encourage students to find a genre that is of interest to them. Urban fantasy and street fiction have been popular genres lately and many students have branched out to graphic novels.

If I can answer any questions or provide any additional support, please contact me at (816) 849-9712 or allenr@kcps.k12.mo.us.

Thank you,

Robyn Allen