If you send me an email, please allow at least 24 hours for a response. If you email me over the weekend I will return your correspondence the next school day.

When emailing and talking with your teachers please review the following guidelines. This is very important for proper lines of communication throughout the school year and for the future.

DO'S

Remain calm & collected

Be polite at all times

Have a respectable screen name (& always use your @pvlearners.

Make sure the email signature & profile photo are mature & appropriate

Send it to the correct email address

Write a subject that briefly sums up the point of your email

Use a respectful greeting (Dear Mrs. Clark,)

Use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar (*hint* you can download Grammarly to help!)

Write in complete sentences

Have an appropriate salutation (Sincerely...See you tomorrow)

Always say “Thank you” !

Sign off with your first & last name

Be mindful of the time! You are welcome to email outside of school hours, but you may not get an immediate response.

DO NOTS

Use text abbreviations such as “ttyl” or “lol.”

Use ALL CAPS. This indicates that you are shouting.

Write in a tone or matter that may communicate a curt or churlish attitude.

Expect that you will receive individual clarification about a major project the night before an assignment/project is due (especially if it has been assigned for weeks!)

Assume that what your write in an email does not have the same consequences or repercussions as if you spoke to me face-to-face.

View an email as an extension of the classroom. I can’t teach you a lesson via email.

Assume that I will drop everything & respond immediately

Treat an email to an adult like an email to a peer

Treat email as another form of texting. It is not social media.