From the context of Gradebook, use Message Students to send a brief message to students about a Gradebook item.
Go to Gradebook.

Select Gradebook from the Tool Menu of your site.
Select the caret icon and then choose Message Students.

- Select the caret icon (Open menu).
- Choose Message Students from the dropdown menu.
Draft a message and send.

- Enter a subject in the Subject field.
- Enter the body of the message in the Message field.
- Select recipients in the Who do you want to message? menu. Choose from Ungraded students, Graded students, or All students. If you've selected Graded students, optionally enter a Min score or Max score to further filter recipients.
- Filter recipients using the Only students in a group? menu. Choose from Site, site groups, or sections that are available in the site.
- Select Show Recipients to preview the names of recipients of the message.
- Select Send.