Parents (and students too),
Parent-teacher conferences have been scheduled for this coming week. Tuesday, April 13, 2021 is the actual day for parent-teacher conferences. The conferences are scheduled to be held from 4:00pm to 7:15pm on that day. However, I can make arrangements to hold conferences during my virtual office hours time on Monday of this week. There are some different ways that we can communicate about the progress of your student:
- Virtual Meeting (preferred method): I think the most effective way that we can hold parent-teacher conferences for this semester is through a virtual Zoom meeting. There will be a Zoom link in your student’s Schoology page to access the parent-teacher conferences between 4:00pm and 7:15pm on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Please send me an email tellling me which time would be a good time for you. I ask you to be patient because there may be other families in a conference when you try to log in to the Zoom meeting. I will keep you in the waiting room until I can admit you into the meeting.
- Email: If you are not available during the conference time, then we can certainly communicate about the progress of your student through email.
- Phone call: If it is not possible to attend a virtual meeting or communicate through email, then we can try to arrange a time to communicate through a phone call.
I appreciate the opportunity to work with all of your students this year. There certainly have been challenges along the way. I know I have learned a tremendous amount over the past year of how to adapt to these unique challenges of remote learning. I ask that if would like to have a conference with me in any way, that you please contact me through email, and please include your full name and your student’s full name. Please also indicate which time period will work out best for you. Please note that parent-teacher conferences are completely optional for everyone. In fact, most of my students are doing very well currently, so unless you do have some concerns about the progress of your student, then it may be best to leave most of the conference times for the families of students who are struggling more right now. I am glad to meet with any of you! I greatly appreciate all of your support!
Mr. Reddeman