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September 8, 2015
My name is Mr. Raiger, and I am very excited to not only welcome each and every student back for
what looks to be a great year here at Lansdowne, but also to introduce myself as the new Grade 7/8
teacher. To those returning to Lansdowne, I am very happy to be joining you; and to those, like myself,
who are here for the first time, I have no doubt that we will quickly come to love this school!
Over the past five years (one at Wyoming Public School, and the four most recent at Colonel Cameron
Public School in Corunna), I have taught all combinations of Grades 7 and 8 (separately and as a split
class). I also have experience serving as the Site Administrator (aka Computer Geek), Librarian, and a
Primary/FDK Physical Education teacher on top of my Intermediate homerooms, for the past three years.
The students will see many teachers throughout the year, and the following chart is meant to give you an idea of
who will be teaching each subject to Grade 7/8 class.
Mr. Raiger
Math
Language
Geography
Phys-Ed
Arts
Mr. Vanhaastregt
Science
Mr. Douglas
History
Arts
Ms. Richardson
French (Gr. 8)
Ms. Stewart
French (Gr. 7)
Arts
Ms. George
Ojibwe
Mrs. LeBlanc
Health
It is very important for students to take responsibility for their achievement in the classroom, by putting forth
their best effort and by advocating for their needs as difficulties arise. Students will be reminded constantly to
look for opportunities where they can support one another, in order to have as successful a year as possible.
I value communication between school and home, and I make use of several electronic means of communication
to keep you information of what is happening in our classroom and around the school. Among these methods, I
maintain a class website, Remind messages, a Google Calendar, iDoceo (an app for tracking work completion and
other items that need to be handed in), and Twitter. More information can be found on the attached pages and
on our class website. Please review both thoroughly and take a moment to sign up for these things. I promise that
they are quick and easy to sign up for, and I trust that you will find them to be valuable tools, just as I have.
Mr. Raiger
CLASS WEBSITE
GOOGLE PORTFOLIOS
iDOCEO
REMIND
With email and web-based programs and apps being our primary mode
of communication, and the preferred platform for students to do their
work (e.g., Google Apps for Education), I need to know if regular
Internet access is an issue for your family. Please let me know if there
are any issues with regular at-home Internet access.
Our class website (www.raiger.ca) includes:
Daily homework
Class calendar and approximate weekly schedule
News and Twitter feeds
Ways for you to stay informed
Contact form
Each student will set up a portfolio on their Google Drive account,
where they will catalogue their work throughout the year. By signing
up for a free Google account and sending me your Google email
address, you will be added to this portfolio and can then view your
childs work, tests, assignments, and anything else that they wish to
document.
I use this app to send home weekly homework completion reports on
your child. Make sure that I have your email address so that you can
get these reports.
Look for updates to come on Thursdays, starting mid- to lateSeptember.
Receive text messages regarding important information. No cell phone
numbers are exchanged!
Text @raig to (226) 909-1523 to receive text messages, or
Email raig@mail.remind.com to receive email updates rather than text
messages.
I have set up a Twitter account to document our adventures through
pictures, as well as for posting quick reminders and information.
Follow along @MrRaiger and @LansdownePrinc1 (for Mr. Houghtons
tweets).
PLEASE FILL THIS OUT AND RETURN TO THE SCHOOL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Acknowledgement Checklist and Personal Device Permission
Please carefully read each description and check each item off as you work your way down the page. I ask that
each box item has a checkmark (as many as apply) or acknowledgement of some sort before I will accept the form
back.
INTERNET ACCESS AND
COMMUNICATION
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CLASS WEBSITE
iDOCEO
GOOGLE PORTFOLIOS
REMIND
Daily homework
Contact form
I use this app to send home weekly homework
completion reports on your child. Make sure that I
have your email address so that you can get these
reports.
My name: ________________________
My child: _________________________
Date: ____________________________
Signature: ________________________
PLEASE FILL THIS OUT AND RETURN TO THE SCHOOL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Tell Me About Your Child!
Your name:
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Your child:
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In one million words or less (preferably much less), please tell me about your child (e.g., learning habits,
things that they enjoy, or do not enjoy, about school, hobbies and interests outside of school, etc.).
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