Google Classroom & Online Information System

Gregory Parent Tech Video by LMC Director Esther Bevan  

Google Classroom - Google Classroom is an online tool makes teaching and learning more productive and meaningful by streamlining assignments, boosting collaboration, and fostering communication. Educators can create classes, distribute assignments, send feedback, and see everything in one place. Classroom also seamlessly integrates with other Google tools like Google Docs and Drive. Ask your student to show you their classes in Google Classroom. 

StudentVue/ ParentVue - District 204 uses an online system, Synergy, to provide a wealth of information for parents about their students.   You can find students current grades & missing assignments, report cards/progress reports, busing information, attendance and much more.

Academic Groups & Resources

Check Your Counselor Connection Google Classroom to find when groups or workshops are offered to learn more about the following:

• Study Skills Guide - Learn Study Tips & Strategies

• Test-Taking Strategies - Learn Effective Test-Taking Strategies

• Organization & Executive Functioning Skills

• Time Management

Middle School GPA

Middle School Grade Scale:                                       GPA Values:

• A = 92 - 100%                                                             4.00         

• A- = 90 – 91%                                                             3.67

• B+= 88 – 89%                                                             3.33

• B = 82 – 87%                                                              3.00

• B- = 80 – 81%                                                             2.67

• C+= 78 – 79%                                                             2.33

• C = 72 – 77%                                                              2.00

• C- = 70 – 71%                                                             1.67

• D+= 68 – 69%                                                             1.33

• D = 62 – 67%                                                               1.00

• D- = 60 – 61%                                                              0.67

• F = 0 – 59%                                                                  0.00

Calculate GPA - To calculate your GPA for middle school, assign a grade point value to each letter grade according to the above scale.  Take the total of those values and divide it by the total number of classes. * The ELA Block should be counted twice in GPA Values and number of classes. 

How to Calculate GPA Tool

Middle School Course Descriptions

• MS Course Descriptions

• Academically Talented Programs 

Additional Resources:

• What Parents need to know about Common Core Standards

• Illinois Social-Emotional Learning Standards

• Understanding ADHD