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Seth Kurzynski will be teaching math at St. Joseph School this semester. He is currently student teaching at St. Joseph School and Rice Lake High School as part of his education degree program at Loras College. Students will need a notebook and folder or binder for class, as well as pens and pencils. Mr. Kurzynski expects students to be respectful and work hard through struggle, as this is necessary for growth. He will use a standard grading scale and take off 10% per day for late assignments. Absences will be handled on a case-by-case basis depending on length.

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Seth Kurzynski will be teaching math at St. Joseph School this semester. He is currently student teaching at St. Joseph School and Rice Lake High School as part of his education degree program at Loras College. Students will need a notebook and folder or binder for class, as well as pens and pencils. Mr. Kurzynski expects students to be respectful and work hard through struggle, as this is necessary for growth. He will use a standard grading scale and take off 10% per day for late assignments. Absences will be handled on a case-by-case basis depending on length.

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Dear St.

Joseph School parents and guardians,

My name is Seth Kurzynski and I will be your son/daughter’s math teaching for this coming semester!

For a little background about me, I am currently finishing my education at Loras College, which is

located in Dubuque, IA, and I will be spending my last semester student teaching at St. Joseph School and

Rice Lake High School. I was born and raised in Rice Lake and I am very excited to be back in the area

teaching at the schools that helped shape me into who I am today!

Required Supplies

As far as what your child will need for my class, I am asking that they have either a one subject notebook

and folder or a binder with loose sleeve paper as well as pens and pencils. Everything else they need is

provided but if they want to bring their own calculator, protractor, ruler, etc., they are more than welcome

to do so.

My Expectations

I will go over this with your child in class but I believe it is important for parents and guardians to know

what is expected of their children when they come into my classroom. I believe that my job is to teach

your child state required math content while making it as engaging and meaningful for them as possible.

I would like to invite you and your child to hold me accountable to this goal as I believe all children

deserve a teacher who will work to make the time they have with their students as valuable for the

students as possible. If you or your child ever feel that I am not living up to this, please respectfully reach

out to me and we can discuss further, (contact info is at the end of the letter). With these expectations for

myself, I ask that your child shows up to my class each day ready to learn through struggle. This is an

idea I will talk a lot about with your child, but I believe that struggle is necessary for any worthwhile

growth in life so it must be present in the classroom. This means that things will be hard at times for your

child and they may be frustrated at themselves or me or possibly both, but I ask that you encourage them

to continue to persevere through the struggle. The other rule I would like to inform you of is respect.
Respect is of the utmost importance to me as I believe when there is mutual respect between a teacher and

their students, learning will be much smoother and easier for all. I will talk with the students about what

respect looks like and I will have them all sign an agreement that they will be respectful learners in my

class. If they do not remain accountable to this I will remind them of our agreement three times and if

that doesn’t change the behavior I will have the student step into the hall and we will discuss what isn’t

going right. If that attempt fails then they will be sent to the principal’s office and you will receive a call

about their behavior. I say this so there can be full transparency between you, your child and I about how

discipline works in my class.

Grading/Late Work/Absences

In terms of grading, I operate on a standard percentage grading scale meaning students will be graded on

their work and receive a grade A-F. I do not want students main focus to be on their grades but rather on

their learning and I believe that this grading scale can be used to effectively accomplish that while

preparing them for high school when grades matter a lot more. I will have clear dates when assignments

are due for your child but if work is turned in late I will take off 10% for each day they turn in an

assignment late. I believe students should be allowed the chance to turn something in but similar to taxes,

they will receive a penalty for turning something in late. In terms of absences, I work on a case by case

basis with what your child will need to do to make up what we did in class. I don’t have any set rules as

the length of absence plays a large role but I will be fair in giving them enough time to do the work

without feeling to overwhelmed.

Closing Remarks/Contact Info

Thank you for taking the time to look over this! I am very excited to have your child in class and I’m

excited to see what this new semester will bring! Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or

concerns.

Seth Kurzynski
Phone:(715)-931-0192 Email: seth.kurzynski@loras.edu

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