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Parents and Missing Assignments

Traci L Williams
February 2, 2021

If you have kids in middle or high school, the term “missing assignments” is all too familiar. When I went to school, our parents didn’t know what our grades were until the six-week progress reports and the semester report cards. Maybe not the best plan, but daily reports is not a good plan either. It creates tremendous stress for the whole family.

Potential Reasons

As parents, we do often wonder why the assignments are missing. That’s natural. I tend to think of it this way: Imagine your child is working for six bosses . Each boss is equally weighted in power and they ALL want your child’s attention EVERY DAY. And, your child isn’t working in their area of passion or anything they’ve even done before. They are learning something new each day . Being sick or taking a “mental health” day isn’t an option because the catch-up puts them way behind. Thus, kids can easily get overwhelmed and lose their motivation because every day is another mountain to climb; rarely a plateau .

Another thing to consider is what if your child needs to spend extra time on one class because they struggle with that subject? That’s common. The end result is it takes time away from another class. They may give up sleep to make up for it, but that takes its toll on the body, and they often get in trouble for being up too late or being tired in the morning. They are literally pressed on all sides.

Currently, many kids are away from friends and working at home with stressed parents who are also often struggling. I understand school is important and overcoming challenges is a great skill. However, sleep matters, stress is a killer, JOY is IMPERATIVE, and many kids feel like there is NO reprieve. Even Easter, Summer and Christmas breaks aren’t always breaks anymore. Mental down time is essential .

Mental Health

All the way through school kids are told, “If you don’t do XYZ now, you won’t be ready for kindergarten, next year, middle school, high school, etc.” There are 4.4 million kids in the United States diagnosed with anxiety disorder from age 3 to 17 . Wow! And that’s just the “diagnosed” cases.

Parents … give this some thought. Do your kids have balance ? Are they always “working”? Do they sleep well ? How often do they get to enjoy today, or are they always striving to be ready for tomorrow? How often are you fighting and battling over school, homework and missing assignments vs. how often are you talking about who they are , what they enjoy and how they are doing as a person ? PLEASE … give your kids the benefit of the doubt. If what is being asked of them doesn’t seem reasonable or you see them crumbling under the pressure, ask for adjustments, a slower pace or forgiven assignments. Teachers often understand .

What You Can Do

Your kids are not the enemy . Talk to them to find out what would work better for school. Get creative . What is causing them stress? Why do they get behind? Are their teachers approachable and helpful? Do they feel comfortable asking for help? Some kids are introverts and some are extroverts . Some are great at math and others at writing. They aren’t perfect and we need to stop treating them like they should be. We are pushing our kids to the brink and THAT is why they are depressed , anxious and hurting themselves. They have no reprieve, no advocate, no voice. Everyone is pushing them for more, and discounting their answer of WHY they are struggling. It can be too much. Do not let that be your family. Ask . Listen . Adjust .

Traci L. Williams is the Founder of A Loving Way to Parent . She is known for her intuitive and practical approach to parenting. Schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation to find out how she can support your family! ( [email protected] ~ 951-240-1407 ~ www.alovingway.com )

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that's a smart idea to have that missing homework slip to get an explanation! for some reason the saved by the bell theme song came into my head when i saw that! haha "riding low in my chair, she won't know that I'm there, if I can hand it tomorrow, it will be alright. It's alright cause I'm saved by the bell!" :)

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A Better Way to Handle Missing Assignments

Published: November 04, 2022

In a perfect world, all students would submit their work on time. However, for a variety of reasons, this is rarely the case.

Google Classroom is great for allowing teachers to assign work and for students to submit work. As a classroom teacher, I enjoy the convenience of finding student work organized in Google Classroom rather than trying to manage a stack of papers for each assignment. However, I run into the challenge of providing a list of what a student still needs to complete.

Missing Assignments Report

Google Classroom lacks a missing assignments report. When a parent or guardian requests a list of what their student is missing, I cannot send the list from Classroom. In a particular class, I can go to the People tab and drill down to a student, filter for Missing Assignments and then copy and paste that information into an email.

Customizable Missing Assignments Reports

Fortunately, there is a free and better way to share a list of missing assignments. Schoolytics allows teachers to sync their Google Classroom classes. After logging in, a “Missing Assignments” report is easily accessed.

Create a Filter

Do you just want a list of what a student is missing this week? Or maybe just homework assignments that are missing? Schoolytics allows you to use the filter options at the top to customize the information you want to share. Change the date range from the default “Last 30 days” or filter for class or grading category.

Post to the Stream

If you want to communicate with students about their missing assignments, the Stream is a great option. When selecting to message student assignments the options are “Email” and “Stream.” Click on the Stream to send a list of live links that only the student can view. This shows up right in Google Classroom. The note, either for Email or the Stream, is customizable.

Share with Guardians

Use the 3 dots menu throughout the Schoolytics platform to export information to a Google Doc, Sheets or PDF. Selecting “Save to Drive” creates an editable and customizable missing assignments report that you can send to a parent or guardian. As a classroom teacher, I particularly love this feature since I have control over what information is being shared rather than a generic report that might generate more questions than it answers.

CC Guardians

A district-wide Schoolytics plan allows you to directly share missing assignments reports with parents and guardians. Under the email option, there is a checkbox to allow you to CC Guardians.

Select the email option.
Checkbox CC Guardians to send a list of missing assignments.
Customize the email subject line.
Customize the assignment message. The list of missing assignments will be dynamically generated for each student.
Document that you notified students and their guardians of their missing assignments.
Bulk send to students and guardians the report

Save Time with Schoolytics

I save hours of time each week by using Schoolytics to gain insights into student performance, quickly know which assignments have been submitted, and creating reports for better communication about student performance. Schoolytics is a tool that enhances my use of Google Classroom and saves me time.

About the Author

Alice Keeler is a teacher and author of the book “Stepping Up to Google Classroom.” Find her on Twitter @alicekeeler and on her blog, alicekeeler.com .

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Parent alert your child just skipped class.

Anya Kamenetz

Cory Turner

My bank sends me a text alert when my account balance is low. My wireless company sends me a text alert when I'm about to use up my monthly data. Somebody — I guess the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration? --sends me a text alert when it's going to rain a whole lot.

A few clever researchers said: "Hey! What if we could send text alerts to parents when students miss class or don't turn in their homework?" And what do you know, it worked.

Take it away, Peter Bergman and Eric W. Chan of Teachers College, Columbia University :

"In a field experiment across 22 middle and high schools, we [sent] automated text-message alerts to parents about their child's missed assignments, grades and class absences. The intervention reduces course failures by 39% and increases class attendance by 17%."

That's from a draft paper they've just released. They say the intervention was especially helpful for students who were struggling academically. The students' GPAs improved by a quarter of a point on a four-point scale. And students were more likely to stay in school.

Bergman told NPR Ed that he has been researching the power of texting parents for about six years. In a previous study in Los Angeles, he tapped out the texts by hand.

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This time, working with the largest school district in West Virginia, they built software that communicated directly with the electronic gradebook that teachers were already using, and they used the phone numbers parents provided on class lists. The result was automated messages like this one:

Parent alert: Jaden has 5 missing assignments in science class. For more information log online.

What's really interesting is that, for the most part, parents didn't follow up by logging online. Studies across hundreds of schools with online portals show that very few ever do.

Simply sending updates to parents' pockets, though, seemed to make all the difference. They contacted the school more often. And presumably, they talked to their kids.

Bergman says that, when asked, parents who got the text messages showed a more realistic, less optimistic view of their children's school performance.

Lots of research supports the idea that students succeed when parents get involved. But most policymakers treat parental involvement as something that's determined largely by factors that are tough to budge, like family income and education. This study suggests that parents may just need a little help.

"If my Internet goes down, I can call any time, day or night," says Bergman, who must have a better Internet provider than I do.

"If I want to figure out whether my child's missing any assignments, by 8 or 9 p.m. when I get home from work, good luck," Bergman adds. "The school is shut."

Report cards come out quarterly. Children and teens may shade the truth. But timely text reports from teachers can apparently prompt better behavior. And all for a fraction of a cent per message.

Bergman hastens to underline that text messages are no panacea: "I think this is one piece of a larger puzzle." For one thing, the significant results came almost entirely from the high school students in the study, not the middle-schoolers.

Still, interest in the general area of "nudging" better behavior is growing. NPR Ed previously covered trials using text messages and emails that prompt college students to sign up for financial aid and reduce dropouts among adult-education students.

Justin Reich, who studies education technology at MIT, says this direction of research looking for simple, cheap interventions is welcome. "I think there is a serious problem in ed-tech funding, which is that there's too much interest in things that look sexy, that are on the horizon, and are untested and unproven," he says. "If we can adopt a technology that is almost universally accessible to parents, it has positive outcomes on their kid, and it doesn't cost very much, that seems like a positive thing to me."

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Missing Assignment Email Template

Missing assignment sample email template & tips on how to address your professor.

The first thing you should do is introduce yourself, start with something like “I am a student in your class, and I am writing to request permission to make up my missed assignment.” Consider providing your name and student ID.

Mention that you are asking for an extension on your assignment. Include the three “w” s: Let your professor know which assignment you missed and when it was due. Next, explain why you missed the assignment.

When asking for an extension, be sure to include the reason why you need an extension. If there is a family emergency, or if you were sick or had another unavoidable reason for missing the assignment or any other reason. Note that even if your professor grants you an extension, he or she may want proof that there was a valid reason for missing class. Once you have made your request, close the email by thanking your professor for their time.

Be clear and concise and include all the needed information. Your professor will have a lot of emails to read, so make sure yours is easy to understand.

Missing Assignment Sample Email Templates

Missing assignment email template 1.

Dear Professor,

This email is regarding my missing assignment for class. I am currently working on another project that I will be submitting to a contest at the end of this week. As such, I would like to request an extension on this assignment as well as any other assignments that are due before the contest deadline. Please let me know if you would approve of granting me an extension for the assignment [number].

Thank you for your time and consideration,

Missing Assignment Email Template 2

Hello Professor,

I was hoping you could help me with an extension on my paper. I have been struggling with this particular assignment for a while now and it just hasn’t come together as I had hoped. I know that the deadline is fast approaching and that there are other assignments due as well.

I would appreciate it if you could extend my [assignment] deadline I have tried to complete this assignment on my own, but I just can’t seem to get it done in time I would appreciate any help you can give me. If there is anything else I can do please let me know.

Missing Assignment Email Template 3

I am writing to let you know that I will not be able to complete my [assignment] on time. I have been sick for the past few days and was not able to get it done. I also have a full-time job and I am taking this class on my own time. I really want to learn more about this topic, so I would appreciate any extra help you can give me.

Missing Assignment Email Template 4

I am writing to let you know that I will not be able to complete my [assignment] by the deadline 2024. I have been trying to work on my assignment, but it has not been going well at all. I am hoping you would grant me an extension, if possible. I am very sorry for this inconvenience and hope that you can understand. Please let me know if there are any other steps I can take to resolve this issue.

Best regards,

Missing Assignment Email Template 5

I am writing to request an extension on my [assignment] due on 2024. I know that this is last minute and I apologize. I have been dealing with personal issues, as well as health issues in the family that have prevented me from getting the assignment completed. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help resolve this issue.

Missing Assignment Email Template 6

Due to unforeseen circumstances, I will need an extension on my [assignment]. I have tried many times to get this assignment done, but I can’t seem to make progress.

I know that asking for an extension is not something that you like to do, but I was hoping we could work something out. If you can suggest any other steps I could take to resolve this issue, that would be helpful.

Thank you for considering my request.

Missing Assignment Sample Email Snippets

I sincerely apologize for the late submission of the assignment. I was unable to submit it in time because I was really feeling unwell.

I apologize for being so late in submitting this assignment. I could not submit the assignment on time because of a family emergency. I was not able to submit the assignment on time because I had a family emergency.

I was not able to submit the assignment on time because I had to attend an important meeting with my manager. I’m sorry for my late submission of the assignment.

I had a lot of work lately and couldn’t find time to submit it on time. I was not able to submit the assignment on time because of some personal issues. I sincerely apologize for the delay in submission.

I would like to inform you that I am unable to submit the assignment on time. The reason is that I had some private issues. Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience caused by this delay.

I’m sorry for my late submission of the assignment. I was not able to submit the assignment on time because of some personal issues.

I am sorry to inform you that I was not able to submit the assignment on time because of some personal issues. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by this delay.

I sincerely apologize for being late in submitting the requirements. I could not submit it by 2024 because of an emergency at home and I understand that this could have caused some inconvenience. I am sorry to inform you that I was not able to submit the assignment on time because of some personal issues.

It is with great regret that I am writing to you regarding the late submission of my assignment. I know that this could have caused some inconvenience for you, but I hope that you will understand that sometimes personal issues come up unexpectedly.

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Contacting parents about low grades

Discussion in ' General Education ' started by lucybelle , Aug 12, 2013 .

lucybelle Connoisseur

Aug 12, 2013

Last week I sent a letter home with kids saying their grades and how many missing assignments they have. They had to get it signed and brought back to me. The ones who had very low grades who did not get the paper signed I just wrote an email home. I always hate doing this because the parents always make it seem like it's my fault. They say I didn't contact them early enough or whatever. We have about four weeks left in our 2nd trimester and I have kids who have turned in 0 homework assignments and have lower than 20% grade. I tell the kids all the time what their grade is, and I like to write the parents so they don't get crazy at report cards time. But these parents just seem ungrateful. I have so many classes that I just can't stay on top of every single kid's homework assignments. I really feel like it's the kid's responsibility to do their work, and a courtesy for me to write the parents when their grades are in the toilet. Am I completely wrong here? Is writing 4 weeks before grading period ends too late? Should I really be expected to write an email to every parent every time a kid doesn't turn in their work? When do you contact parents about low grades? (I have 4th-9th grade and have this problem across the board)

czacza Multitudinous

Midterm reports are the norm around here... I send home all graded work in student 'Friday Folders' and parents sign off that they've seen/reviewed the work... You can't please everyone, lucybelle...sorry if parents are making you feel bad.

They're not so much making me feel bad, as making me question myself. Like should I really be in charge of all this? We don't do midterm progress reports at my school, I wish we did! Thanks

dgpiaffeteach Aficionado

Our school does weekly eligibility. It's pulled straight from progress book by guidance. I love it! I still try to email every week or so for the kids who are struggling.

HistoryVA Devotee

lucybelle said: ↑ Is writing 4 weeks before grading period ends too late? Click to expand...

lucybelle said: ↑ They're not so much making me feel bad, as making me question myself. Like should I really be in charge of all this? We don't do midterm progress reports at my school, I wish we did! Thanks Click to expand...

czacza said: ↑ So what do your colleagues do? Click to expand...

I do weekly grade reports with the kids. I have these little postcards and I write their grade, missing assignments, and ways to improve the grade. It takes me maybe 5 minutes.

Caesar753 Multitudinous

Does your gradebook software allow you to print individual student reports showing current grades and missing assignments? If so, I might recommend printing those reports and giving them to students, telling them that they have to get the reports signed and returned. Make it for a nominal grade if necessary. You could do that every three weeks or so and it would be minimal effort on your part.

heavens54 Connoisseur

dgpiaffeteach said: ↑ I do weekly grade reports with the kids. I have these little postcards and I write their grade, missing assignments, and ways to improve the grade. It takes me maybe 5 minutes. Click to expand...

geoteacher Devotee

I email weekly progress reports to both students and parents. That eliminates lots of unpleasant surprises!

Caesar753 said: ↑ Does your gradebook software allow you to print individual student reports showing current grades and missing assignments? If so, I might recommend printing those reports and giving them to students, telling them that they have to get the reports signed and returned. Make it for a nominal grade if necessary. You could do that every three weeks or so and it would be minimal effort on your part. Click to expand...

lucybelle said: ↑ That doesn't take forever? To individually send 100+ emails with grades and missing work? Click to expand...

lucybelle said: ↑ It's possible, but I don't have a printer at work (or at home). In order to get stuff printed I have to email it to the main office and then it only gets printed if I immediately go down and tell them to do it. That's why I was doing the "you have ___ missing assignments and ____ is your grade" little papers. As a sort of substitute for progress reports. That doesn't take forever? To individually send 100+ emails with grades and missing work? Click to expand...

geoteacher said: ↑ Not at all! It literally takes about half a dozen keystrokes to send to everyone - and I average 150-160 students per year. It is all a part of our grading program. Click to expand...

platypusok Companion

I'm lucky. We send weekly eligibility reports (via our online gradebook) to the counselor. And then a letter is sent to the parents of kids who have a D or an F in a class. But parents still complain that they don't have notice....especially the ones who are constantly on facebook but can't go to check the grades online.

readingrules12 Aficionado

lucybelle said: ↑ Last week I sent a letter home with kids saying their grades and how many missing assignments they have. They had to get it signed and brought back to me. The ones who had very low grades who did not get the paper signed I just wrote an email home. I always hate doing this because the parents always make it seem like it's my fault. They say I didn't contact them early enough or whatever. We have about four weeks left in our 2nd trimester and I have kids who have turned in 0 homework assignments and have lower than 20% grade. I tell the kids all the time what their grade is, and I like to write the parents so they don't get crazy at report cards time. But these parents just seem ungrateful. I have so many classes that I just can't stay on top of every single kid's homework assignments. I really feel like it's the kid's responsibility to do their work, and a courtesy for me to write the parents when their grades are in the toilet. Am I completely wrong here? Is writing 4 weeks before grading period ends too late? Should I really be expected to write an email to every parent every time a kid doesn't turn in their work? When do you contact parents about low grades? (I have 4th-9th grade and have this problem across the board) Click to expand...

Ash Inc Rookie

Oct 29, 2013

I know I'm a bit late contributing to this conversation, but I was just thinking about this sort of thing. Whenever report cards come around, I always feel a bit anxious about the students who don't have great marks because I worry about parents being upset that they weren't contacted sooner. At my school, progress reports are going home in a week, which gives parents an idea if their children are meeting expectations, not meeting them, or exceeding them. My issue is, I teach 8 different classes in the primary grades, and some of those classes I teach 4-5 different subjects. I have close to 200 hundred students that I see during the week. I've touched based with a few parents when there's a large concern (ie. note in agenda about work not getting done) but otherwise I let smaller things go because I literally don't have time to touch base for every little thing. When I had my own class it was much more manageable to keep frequent communication, but not with this many students for so many subjects. I can't help feel a bit nervous if a parent sees their child is "not meeting expectations" for something and haven't heard about it until now (not meeting expectations doesn't mean failing, just not achieving at a 'level 3'). When I taught at the high school level, I liked to touch base after the first month. I felt at that point I had a fair idea of who is not successfully completing work and risks falling behind. That way I get to the parents before the first report card, and there's plenty of time to turn things around if they chose to pull up their socks.

ecteach Groupie

4 weeks is not too late at all. You're doing a good job. I'd say even a week is enough notice.

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