Parent Free HW Activity

Parents, complete this survey by the first day of school and your child will not have any homework for me the first week of school. :D So, you can essentially do your child's homework. Please make sure you put your child's name so I can give them credit.

Thank you in advance for completing this survey. The information you provide will better help me prepare to teach your child this year. If you have suggestions or concerns that were not addressed in this survey, please write them down and send them to me or send me an e-mail. I welcome your input. Thank you for completing your child's homework this week. :D
Name: 


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Parent's Name Completing Survey:*


  1. Student's Name:
    (I must have this to give your child homework credit for the week.)*


  1. # siblings*
    only child
    1 brother or sister
    2 siblings
    3 siblings
    4 or more siblings


  1. Child lives with*
    mom and dad
    mom
    dad
    other


  1. How do you plan to use the on-line gradebook?*
    I don't plan to use the gradebook at all.
    I may look at the gradebook monthly.
    I will look at the gradebook each week.
    I will check the gradebook daily.


  1. Are you interested in being a chaperone for your child's field trip this year? I will let you know the date as soon as it is set and approved.*
    No thank you. I don't want to chaperone.
    Yes I'd like to chaperone.
    I may be interested in chaperoning.


  1. The projected cost of this year's field trip is $40 per child. We will again sell coupon books to help pay for the trip. Many students covered the entire cost of their trip by selling coupon books. To fully pay for the trip, students will need to sell 2 packets of 5 books (or 10 books). The top seller will receive a prize. Do you plan to participate in the fundraiser this year? Please choose one of the following.*
    I do not plan to partcipate. We will pay the $40 in full one month before the trip.
    I don't plan to participate and my child will not go on the trip.
    I plan to sell 2 packs (10 books in all) or more.
    I plan to sell, but I'm not sure I can sell that many. I realize that $5 from each book sold will be applied towards my child's trip balance and I will pay the remainder.
    I will try to sell the books, but I may need help paying the difference on my child's trip.


  1. In-class projects helped my child learn the material better.*
    Yes
    No


  1. At-home projects helped my child learn the material better.*
    Yes
    No


  1. I read and value the weekly newsletters. Please continue the weekly newsletters.*
    Yes
    No


  1. Please rate our field trip to Roper Mountain Science Center as a learning experience with Excellent being the best and Poor being the worst.*
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Excellent   Poor


  1. Last year I started putting some quizzes and tests on Quia. Most students really liked this option because they could see their scores right away on the computer screen along with the correct answer (if they missed something). How do you feel about tests/quizzes on the computer? (strongly agree= like computer test and strongly disagree= prefer paper and pencil test)*
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. This year I am offering an on-line homework option on a trial basis. I will provide Quia games your child may choose to do instead of the homework sheet. Your child may play the games as many times as he or she likes. I will put the highest grade earned into the gradebook on Friday, so your child will have from Monday until Thursday to complete the homework assignment. For students who do not choose this option, the homework sheet will be due at the beginning of class on Friday. Would this option help your child with homework and understanding the material better?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Please rank the following projects in order from most effective to least effective. In other words, please rank from most helpful to least helpful. (most helpful =1 and least helpful is 10)*
        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    brochure (like govenment or animals brochure)  
    diorama (like Hooverville or Ecosystems diorama)  
    poster  
    PowerPoint Presentation  
    report  
    bulletin board  
    song  
    play  
    poem  
    model (like cell model)  


  1. Please rank the following newsletter items from most useful to least useful. (most helpful =1 and least helpful is 10)*
        1 2 3 4 5 6
    Homework Assignments Listed  
    Student Grades Recorded  
    Information on What Was Covered  
    Information on What Will Be Covered  
    Classroom Pictures  
    Important Dates  


  1. I take many pictures of students participating in activities, on field trips, and with their projects. I love to share these with you. Please indicate where you give permission for class photos of your child to be used. I will no longer put class pictures on the newsletter. Please check each one you give permission for. If permission is not given, your child's picture will not be used.*
    class webpage (student names are NOT posted with pictures)
    Observer and/or Index Journal
    yearbook
    class display (in classroom and/or outside wall) If pictures are posted outside the classroom they will not have names with them.
    class PowerPoint Presentation to be shown to students and/or parents


  1. How well do you feel your child's GATE teacher keeps you informed of your child's progress?*
    I don't feel my child's GATE teacher tells me enough about how my child is doing in GATE.
    I feel well informed about grades, weekly progress, and classroom activities.
    I feel my child's other teachers inform me better. I need more information from my child's GATE teacher.
    I feel my child's GATE teacher informs me better than my child's other teachers.


  1. How challenging is GATE?*
    I feel my child is being adequately challenged.
    I feel the class is too easy. My child is not being challenged.
    I feel the class is too accelerated and my child is struggling to keep up.


  1. How helpful is the class webpage?*
    I don't use the class webpage.
    It is very helpful. We use it on a regular basis.
    We used it some, but I'd like to see more information.
    We used it some, but it had too much information and was confusing.


  1. Please choose all that apply to the class webpage. *
    I don't use the class webpage.
    I like having access to information like class notes and Tiger 10 facts at home.
    I like having homework links at home in case my child forgets his or her homework.
    I like the extra practice links provided.
    I like the extra information provided like field trip information.
    I like the project, field trip, and classroom activity pictures so I can see what my child is learning.
    I would like all information for my child to be linked to one page (a page per grade level).
    I would like all information for my child to be divided out by subject. That would mean multiple pages per grade level.
    I like the webpage as it is.





Mrs. Crawford
GATE Teacher
Ware Shoals Elementary School
Ware Shoals, SC