Dear Parent,

I am pleased to tell you that we will be using a website called IXL in our classroom this year. IXL is a comprehensive learning program offering unlimited math, language arts, science, and social studies practice problems in thousands of skills—all of which are aligned to Georgia Standards. One of the best things about IXL is that your child can access it from home, so you have a chance to see your child's progress!

To get your child started on your home computer, please follow these easy steps:

1.	Go to https://www.IXL.com/signin/ecms

2.	Enter your child's username and password in the upper right corner and click the button to sign in.
(Note: If the username and password are not listed below, they will be provided separately.)

Username_____________________

Password_____________________

3.	Click on “Georgia Standards” at the top of the page and your child's grade level.

4.	Select a specific skill to practice from the list of skills. You can place your mouse over any skill to see a sample question and click on the link to begin.

In addition to making practice exciting, IXL is designed to help your child learn at his or her own pace. The program is adaptive and will adjust based on your child's demonstrated understanding of the material. All of your child's results will be saved, so you can monitor his or her progress anytime by clicking on the Analytics tab at the top of the page. For on-the-go practice, you can download IXL’s free tablet apps for iPad, Android, or Kindle and sign in with your child’s username and password.

IXL will be assigned on a weekly basis and taken as a homework grade. Here's to a year of working together to make learning fun for your child!

Sincerely,

Mrs.  Ledesma