Back to School Night — Grade 4

Standards-Based Report Cards

Standards-Based Report Cards:

• Provide a clear message to parents about what their child knows, what they are able to do, and what they need to learn.
• Provide a reporting system that is aligned with standards-based curriculum and instruction.
• Are a tool that can be used to drive instruction.

Report cards come out in November, March, and June. Conferences are scheduled for November and are by teacher or parent request in March. June’s report card will be sent home with your child on the last day of school.

Homework

Homework is given Monday through Thursday each week. Homework should take between 20-40 minutes, according to School Board guidelines. If your child is spending more than 40 minutes and less than 20 minutes, please let me know and I will adjust the homework accordingly.

Each child has received an Assignment Book (Mega Plan). It is your child’s responsibility to copy the assignments in their Mega Plan each day. Mega Plan information includes assignments, up coming dates to remember, such as tests and dates projects are due, and reminders to take things home and bring things to school.

Your child needs to ask you to sign their Mega Plan each night. I ask that you sign it each night so that you receive necessary information and are aware of your child’s homework, any test dates and long term projects due dates. This is important for those students who have difficulty with organization and long term projects. The Mega Plan helps each student organize his/her academic responsibilities and is a great tool in preparing for middle school.

If your child does not understand an assignment or is unable to complete their homework without considerable help from you, please let me know in writing so that I can further assist your child. The primary purpose of homework is to teach accountability and study habits. To help your child at home please:

• Provide a structured time and place to study.
• Provide some assistance, but encourage your child to do the work on his/her own so that I can gage their true understanding of the material and provide your child with a greater sense of ownership toward finished work.
• Explore study strategies to help your child understand how he/she learns best.
• Encourage your child to review his/her work and independently check for spelling and grammatical or mathematical errors.
• Be positive and supportive of assignments.

Thursday Envelopes

An envelope containing corrected work and school correspondence will be sent home each Thursday.

Behavior Management

Class rules are discussed and posted on the first day of school. We review the rules when necessary. Listening, following directions, respecting each other, and always trying to do our best are very important. I make my expectations very clear at the beginning of the school year and remind students of expectations when appropriate.

I try to be consistent and fair. I try to create a classroom atmosphere of mutual respect, where students can celebrate their achievements and share their difficulties without the risk of failure in anyway.

Students will work in groups to work collaboratively and earn table points.