How will my student join Google Classroom for their class?
Your student will have already been invited to their class Google Classroom. When they login in to Google Classroom and they will see their class.
Where can my student find the bell schedule?
The bell schedule may be found on the bell schedule page on this website or on the Topeka West High School website. Your student will also have access to the bell schedule in Google Classroom.
Where can my student find materials and resources?
All class materials and resources will be posted in Google Classroom. Students will also receive printed materials that contain notes, readings, and other resources related to class that will need to be in their purple folders. The purple folders will be stored in the classroom.
Where can my student find their learning activities*?
Learning activities* will be posted in Google Classroom. Some learning activities will require students to work from printed materials. If your student is absent from class they are responsible for asking for any printed materials that they missed.
How does my student submit their work?
Most learning activities* are to be submitted in Google Classroom. If the learning activity was done on paper, there is a turn in basket in the classroom.
What makes up my students grade?
Your students grade will consist of:
learning checks where they provide evidence of their learning through a selected learning activity*
quizzes related to the material being covered
unit test or project that take place at the end of each unit
When will my students grade be updated?
Grades will be updated on the weekends in Synergy.
How does my student contact Mrs. Nelson for academic help?
Your student can reach out to me through email at lnelson@tps501.org. I will also be available during seminar time.
How does my student get technical help?
They can contact Mrs. Nelson or TWHS's media specialist for technical support.
*learning activity - This is was I call assignments. My focus is on your students learning and using this term reinforces that focus.