Woodcreek Middle Schoolbim Parent Letter

Woodcreek Middle SchoolBIM Parent Letter

“A Quest for Excellence”

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Welcome to the Business Information Management 1 (BIM 1)course. I am glad your child chose to include technology in your schedule at Woodcreek Middle School. We are excited to offer this course at the middle school level to 8th-grade students. Because of the advanced nature of this computer course, 1-point high school credit will be given to those students who pass the full year, including final exam each semester, with a 70% or higher.

In this course, we will learn skills that will be extremely useful in high school, college, and the workplace. We will focus on the Microsoft Office 2016 Suite including Word, Excel, Publisher, Access, & PowerPoint. They will learn:

Woodcreek Middle SchoolBIM Parent Letter

“A Quest for Excellence”

• Business Ethics
• Business Communications
• Business Finance
• Business Records
• Business Presentations
• Mini Business Plan

Woodcreek Middle SchoolBIM Parent Letter

“A Quest for Excellence”

To meet these goals, I plan to provide individual and group instructional activities. It is a project-based course and all assessments will consist of a production component. All assignments will be posted on the whiteboard in the classroom for students, as well as Google Classroom. A separate email will be sent to the email address associated with the Home Access (HAC) account to grant parents and guardians access to Google Classroom.

There is a $10 fee required by the district for the BIM 1course. The link to pay the feeis on my school website. There is a $1 charge for paying online. However, you may send $10 cash only to class with your student. Please pay course fees by February 16, 2017.

Although the district has a B.Y.O.D. (Bring Your Own Device Policy), it only relates to the use in class as instructed. Students will not be allowed to use their personal devices for communication outside of the classroom via text, social media, or phone. If there is an emergency, you will be contacted by the front office.

Please remember you have signed the Acceptable and Responsible Use Policies for the district for computer use, please make sure your child is aware of the conditions of these policies. If they are violated, the student may be disqualified from using the district’s computer equipment.

If you would like to donate facial tissue and hand sanitizer to the class they will be greatly appreciated. Students will receive a P.R.I.D.E. ticket for each item. They can be used around school for different privileges. If at any time you need to contact me, please feel free to call me at (281) 641-5292, or email me at .

Sincerely,

Michelle McGowen Burch, M.S. Ed
Touch Systems/Data Entry
Business Information Management 1
Woodcreek Middle School

Students have 3 days after an absence to make up work ASSIGNED during their absence.

ALL WORK assigned prior to an absence is DUE by 11:59pm on the DUE DATE.

**special circumstances will be considered

ALL assignments turned in late will lose -10 pts. per day for a maximum of 3 days; after 3 days it will be assessed as a zero (0).

A ZERO (0) will be given for ANY work UNDONE that was assigned and due on a day the student is present. If a student turns the work in late, points will be deducted as stated in the statement above.

All Summative Grades are assessed at 60%

All Formative Grades are assessed at 40%

Tutoring

Get a hall pass from me to come in for help with assignments for complete makeup work during any of the following times:

Tuesday8:00am - 8:30am

Wednesday 8:00am - 8:30am

Friday 8:00am - 8:30am

ANY DAY during D- LUNCH advisory 12:54pm – 1:26pm

Please note that if a student completes an assignment before the end of class, he/she must have a book to read or homework to work on during that time. Students will not be allowed to leave class without a pass, surf the internet or play games unless specified by the teacher. Internet games are a privilege only. There will be deductions in conduct for playing games when not authorized.

Students are to visit the restroom between classes (5 minutes), if an emergency arises a student must sign out on the class log. A student will only be allowed to leave the class for restroom during class once per week.

Students who do not have school ID will sign out on the class log and go to AP office to get one before entry into class.

Please sign and return the last page of this document. The actual terms of the acceptable use policy are listed on my website on the Useful Links page.

Humble Independent School District

Acceptable Use Policy

(For Students)

Student's ID# Grade level

We ______and ______

(printed parent name) (printed student name)

have read the Acceptable Use Policy, understand it, and agree to adhere to the principles and procedures detailed within. We understand and accept the conditions stated in the Acceptable Use Policy and agree to hold blameless, and release from any liability, the Humble Independent School District, the sponsoring school, its subcontractors, and employees. We understand that the Acceptable Use Policy may be revised by the district to respond to the changing environment of webbased computer technology; We agree to any revised conditions of the AUP.

We understand that a network user is expected to use good judgment and follow the Acceptable Use Policy printed in the student handbook published by the school. We further understand that any student who violates any provision of the Acceptable Use Policy will lose all network privileges on the Humble ISD network and may be disciplined, as appropriate, for violations of the Student Code of Conduct.

We also understand that displaying work on the Internet makes the work available for viewing by any person around the world who has Internet access.

Place a check mark in the appropriate boxes below to complete permission for his or her participation in activities involving the Humble Electronic Network.

May access the Internet Yes No

May have their work displayed on the Internet Yes No

May participate in distance learning activities Yes No

The Intranet is an internal network of Humble ISD. This network is not available for public access.

May access the Intranet Yes No

May have work displayed on the Intranet Yes No

Parents signature:______Date:______

Students signature:______Name of School: __Woodcreek Middle_

NOTE: If any boxes are left unchecked or if this form is not returned to the school, it will be assumed that permission is granted. You must specifically check and sign this form to deny any access.