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Parents

Hello! I know your child has come home talking about many websites that we use and that are useful to them in class. I hope that the links on this page will be helpful to you, as well as them, so you can help with your child's success. Please let me know if you find any of these links broken or with questionable materials--websites change often without my control, so I would appreciate any information that you might have about changes.
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Links for Parents and Students:

Mrs. Beard's Communication Arts Classroom Matrix

My matrix will give you information about classroom expectations.

Westview School-wide Matrix

This will give you information about expected behaviors in all areas of the school.

Common Core Standards

This is a link to the standards that are used in my Communication Arts Classroom. All activities are tied to these standards.

Brainpop

Good resource for information about various topics.

Edmodo

Edmodo is the site we use in our classroom on almost a daily basis. Students receive assignment information and feedback on work at this site. Parents,If you do not have your parent code, please let me know. (contact me) Parents will have access to information about assignments, information about some grades (not all), and links to useful information you or the students might need. Students have access to all scoring rubrics tied to assignments when logged into edmodo. 

Teacherease  

Teacherease is our school wide grade book program. Please call the office if you do not have your parent access code. The weekly progress reports that you receive are generated through this program. You can see grades, lunch balances, and attendance.

Scholastic

You can go here to various practice activities and order books.

AR Book Find

You can use this site to determine if a book currently has an AR test, the number of points possible, and the book level.

vocabulary.com

Students can use this site to practice vocabulary building skills. 

Hoagies Gifted Education Site

You can find information for students, parents, educators, etc. This is a very helpful resource for anyone with questions about gifted.

Class DoJo

This site is used to help students monitor their behavior and help reinforce positive behavior. 

Website Created by Barbara Beard: Spring 2012
Website Last Updated: 9/7/2014

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