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About Mr. Braaten
Mr. Braaten started teaching in 1993; previously, he taught at Park Oaks Elementary. He has lived in Thousand Oaks since 1968 and is a proud alum of Conejo schools. Mr. Braaten is married and has a daughter named Taylor. Before his teaching career, Mr. Braaten worked as a gardener/landscaper. Hobbies and interests include music, home projects, and traveling to the Sierras!
Mr. Braaten started teaching in 1993; previously, he taught at Park Oaks Elementary. He has lived in Thousand Oaks since 1968 and is a proud alum of Conejo schools. Mr. Braaten is married and has a daughter named Taylor. Before his teaching career, Mr. Braaten worked as a gardener/landscaper. Hobbies and interests include music, home projects, and traveling to the Sierras!
| Homework | Grades Grades updated approximately weekly, starting about third week of school. |
Report Cards | Makeup Work | Late Work |
| To find out the daily homework, upcoming tests and long-term assignments... |
To find out the student's grades on assignments and tests... | Regarding the student's mid-tri Progress Report and end-of-tri Report Card... | To make up work after absence... | Regarding turning in late homework... |
| ...go to Zangle ParentConnect. Log on with the PIN & Password*; to find out your student's homework, click News (NOT Assignments) in the upper left. Zangle PIN and Password info are mailed home within the first few weeks of the year. |
...go to My Own Grades.
Then select class from the drop-down menu, type student Last Name, type Password*, click View Report. Password is case-sensitive; it's a CAPITAL LETTER, lower-case letter, lower-case letter, numeral, numeral, numeral (e.g., Xyz123). My Own Grades Password (which is different from the Zangle Password) is mailed home within the first few weeks of the year. |
...go to Progress Reports & Report Cards. | 1. Find out the assignment: a. Call a Study Buddy (at the start of the school year your student should exchange phone numbers with at least two students per class); or b. Look up the assignment in Zangle ParentConnect (Parent needs to login with parent PIN/ Password.*) 2. Obtain any missed handouts: a. Prearrange with a Study Buddy that if either of you is absent, the other should pick up an extra set of handouts from the teacher; then you and your parent should arrange (with the family that picked up) for FAXing or pickup of the handouts; or b. Ask teacher when you return to school. 3. Get any explanation you need: Please see teacher. District policy stipulates that a student has as many days as he/she was absent to make up missed work. However, it is desirable that as much work as possible be done during one's absence. |
No late math work is accepted, a math department policy. Science may be turned in late for partial credit. |
Expectations for Success
Student Responsibilities 4) Review back work on your own. |
Parent Recommendations B. Check the actual completed work. (Don't just ask "Did you do it?" Instead say, "Show me.") |