Dear 5R Families,
Since the beginning of the school year, students have been asking about the possibility of bringing their iPad home at times. With ongoing projects such as the Nanowrimo writing project, the time has come to take a more serious look at this option. It is the view of the Grade 5 team that there are situations where it makes sense for students to be able to take their iPad home. To be able to do this successfully, however, there are several factors that must be agreed to.
- You, the student’s family, must agree to your child and yourselves taking responsibility for the iPad. If you or your child are not comfortable taking full responsibility for this, please inform me as soon as possible and it will not go home.
- This is a question of responsibility. Responsibilities are good things, but they must be earned. If a student isn’t yet consistently demonstrating their ability to take responsibility for their belongings, their work, and classroom materials, they will be judged not yet ready to take responsibility for their iPad.
- ZIS iPads are intended for learning-related work. Taking them home should always be for purposes of using them for a specific, agreed task. They are not intended for general entertainment.
- ZIS iPads will only go home when the student and teacher have explicitly agreed that they are to go home on that specific day. There will be no pattern of iPads going home every day. The default, if there is any question, is that they do not go home on that day.
- Please return the iPads to school with at least 20% charge on the following school day, so that they can be used right away.
- iPads must always return to school on the following school day.
