Dear Parent/Guardian: My name is Greg Burge, and I am happy to report that I have your daughter or son in my English 7-8 class. I am looking forward to working with students on their writing, reading and presentation skills while studying a variety of literature and informational text. We will also continue to concentrate on vocabulary, grammar, listening and speaking skills, but with a focus on student Career and Technical Education curriculums. During senior year, AACT students will complete a Capstone project. This project can be a service project, an approved internship, an Academy arranged job shadow, or a college class. In our English class, we will document this work in order to build a professional portfolio that will follow students through their educational career and beyond. Graduating seniors will present their projects and an overview of their educational achievements to a community panel at the end of the year. You will be receiving more information about this project as the year progresses. Enclosed is a copy of my classroom requirements and policies. Please read through these, although they can be reduced to a couple of common sense principles: I require my students to come to class prepared to work, and to respect everyone in our classroom. Your child deserves a positive and safe learning environment. It is my policy to get parental permission for students to view video in the classroom. There is a place to indicate your permission or refusal on the signature form. Rest assured that any video used in class will be used only as a tool to supplement direct instruction and will be consistent with the course objectives. I rarely show films in their entirety, and I digitally edit out objectionable content from any film that is rated PG or above before I show it in class. After reviewing the above items, please sign the sheet provided so that your child can return them to me for credit. If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to share additional information about your child that would be helpful, please feel free to make comments on the bottom and/or back of the signature form. You are always welcome to contact me. My email address is gburge@washoeschools.net. Sincerely, Greg Burge English Department Capstone Coordinator Academy of Arts, Careers, and Technology
Dear Parent/Guardian: My name is Greg Burge, and I am happy to report that I have your daughter or son in my English 7-8 class. I am looking forward to working with students on their writing, reading and presentation skills while studying a variety of literature and informational text. We will also continue to concentrate on vocabulary, grammar, listening and speaking skills, but with a focus on student Career and Technical Education curriculums. During senior year, AACT students will complete a Capstone project. This project can be a service project, an approved internship, an Academy arranged job shadow, or a college class. In our English class, we will document this work in order to build a professional portfolio that will follow students through their educational career and beyond. Graduating seniors will present their projects and an overview of their educational achievements to a community panel at the end of the year. You will be receiving more information about this project as the year progresses. Enclosed is a copy of my classroom requirements and policies. Please read through these, although they can be reduced to a couple of common sense principles: I require my students to come to class prepared to work, and to respect everyone in our classroom. Your child deserves a positive and safe learning environment. It is my policy to get parental permission for students to view video in the classroom. There is a place to indicate your permission or refusal on the signature form. Rest assured that any video used in class will be used only as a tool to supplement direct instruction and will be consistent with the course objectives. I rarely show films in their entirety, and I digitally edit out objectionable content from any film that is rated PG or above before I show it in class. After reviewing the above items, please sign the sheet provided so that your child can return them to me for credit. If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to share additional information about your child that would be helpful, please feel free to make comments on the bottom and/or back of the signature form. You are always welcome to contact me. My email address is gburge@washoeschools.net. Sincerely, Greg Burge English Department Capstone Coordinator Academy of Arts, Careers, and Technology