We are well on our way to a great quarter. Just a few reminders that we need to make sure families are aware of so their students are a success while here at Sierra! We are noticing a pattern for some of our new students to be just a few minutes late or leave their device at home that we want to improve. Both "tasks" are a part of their daily assignments so that they can get points for being responsible. They can affect their grades because of missed instructions or time to do work.
1) Students need to be through the gate by 8:25am. Any later than that and they are not getting to their class before the late bell. Tardies impact their learning time and can affect their grades. Our program is accelerated and every minute in class counts. After 3 tardies we will call to arrange an in-person conference with their parent or guardian.
2) Students must use their devices daily so they need to bring their laptop every day. We have a very limited amount of loaner laptops here and they work much slower than the students' assigned laptops because they ae shared. Each time a student needs to borrow a laptop it takes at least 10 minutes out of their productivity because the check-out and log in process takes time. Your child will have a better learning experience if they bring their own device. Students that habitually forget their device (3 times or more) will need to have an in-person conference scheduled.
We have begun notifying families for conferences this week. Thank you for your assistance with this!
