Macbook+contract

Dear Parents/Guardians

Tonight is the night that your child brings their Macbook Pro home. This note is to explain a few things that you will need to know about the Macbook and a task that you need to complete with your child. We have been working on a number of tasks for the last two weeks and you can see the results in your child’s digital portfolio in iWeb. You should find the following items in there.


 * **Daily Blogs** – Your child has been reflecting on their learning each day by blogging about what they are doing in class. Today’s blog has not been completed…yet.
 * **Reading Samples** – Your child has completed a number of podcasts of themselves reading their class novel. They should have also reflected about their reading and made comments about how to improve their speed, accuracy and fluency.
 * **Task 1** – Your child has completed a Comiclife document about the different groups that they belong to and their interests outside school.
 * **Task 2** – Your child is working on a movie about themselves and their interests in school and at home. This is a work in progress and they can use some time tonight to continue working on this and take photos of anything they need to at home, relatives, pets, rooms, etc.


 * Some rules and guidelines for the use of the Macbook at home.**

As the Macbook belongs to your child for these two weeks, they are the only ones that are allowed to use the Macbook tonight. Anything that is done on the Macbooks is their responsibility. If parents, brothers, sisters, cousins or anyone else wish to use the Macbook, your child must be present while they do so. No music, games or anything with copyright on it is to be downloaded or accessed on the Macbook. Nothing is to be installed on the Macbook. No inappropriate websites are to be visited on the Macbook and any time on the internet should be supervised by a parent or guardian.

Tonight’s task is for each student to complete their daily blog. BUT they need to complete it with a parent or guardian. You both must reflect on their work for the last week and a half, comment on the use of the Macbook as a learning tool and how they have presented their work. You can choose to do a video blog or a written blog.
 * Tonight’s Task**

Have fun with the task and I hope you enjoy your child’s digital portfolio. It has been a very exciting two weeks!

Thanks,

Kane Mayhew