WELCOME PARENT INFORMATION

NIGHT6:30-7:00

MRS. WARD’S FOURTH GRADE CLASS

HOW TO CONTACT ME

• EMAIL IS BEST- I CHECK AT SNACKTIME AND DURING LUNCH AND FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND BEFORE LEAVING IN THE AFTERNOON

• IF I AM UNABLE TO CONTACT YOU DURING THE DAY, I WILL EMAIL YOU IN THE EVENING OR IN THE MORNING THE NEXT DAY

• VOICEMAIL

AGENDA BOOK

• MUST BE SIGNED EVERY NIGHT• MUST BE RETURNED TO SCHOOL DAILY• STUDENT WRITES ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN

BOOK• ANY COMMUNICATION CAN BE WRITTEN IN

AGENDA BOOK• I WILL CHECK DAILY

HOMEWORK FOLDER

• MUST BE RETURNED DAILY• ALL PAPERS, ANY NOTES , ETC SHOULD BE

PLACED IN HOMEWORK FOLDER• FOLDER SHOULD HAVE ONLY CURRENT

PAPERS• ON MONDAY ALL OLD PAPERS, RETURNED

PAPERS, GRADED PAPERS SHOULD BE REMOVED

BACKPACKS

• SHOULD HAVE ONLY ESSENTIAL MATERIALS SUCH AS HOMEWORK FOLDER, AGENDA BOOK, SNACK, LUNCH

• NO TOYS OR EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS• SHOULD BE ORANGIZED FOR MONDAY-NO

OLD STUFF

ASSIGNMENTS

• WRITTEN ON ASSIGNMENT CHART DAILY • DISPLAYED IN CLASSROOM• ALSO POSTED ON MY WEBSITE• WRITTEN IN AGENDA BOOK

MATERIALS

. AN ACCORDIAN FOLDER CAN BE PURCHASED THESE HAVE WORKED WELL AND ARE A GREAT ORANGIZER

• I SUPPLY A BINDER WITH FOLDERS• PENCILS, KLEENEX, GLUE STICK• ALL OTHER SUPPLIES ARE PROVIDED

ORGANIZATION

• EXTREMELY IMPORTANT • LESS IS MORE!

FIELD TRIPS

• OCT. 24TH- STATE HOUSE AND NH HISTORICAL MUSEUM

• CHAPERONES HAVE TO BE FINGERPRINTED-INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT SAU

• ONLY IF TIME IS AVAILABLE DO WE VISIT GIFT SHOP

CURRICULUM

• EVERYDAY MATH-online games, basic facts• READING STREETS-SPELLING, WRITING,

GRAMMAR, HANDWRITING• GUIDED READING GROUPS• SCIENCE PROGRAM• SOCIAL STUDIES PROGRAM• NH HISTORY• PBIS-postive behavior

BATHROOMS

• STUDENTS ARE TO USE BATHROOMS BEFORE SCHOOL , DURING SNACK, RECESS AND LUNCH

• SNACK WILL BE AT 10:10• UNINTERRUPTED CLASSTIME IS 8:30 to 10:10

and 1:00 to 2:30• THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS AN EMERGENCY

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• FIRST AND LAST NAMES ON ALL PAPERS• CURSIVE IS POSSIBLE• ALL HOMEWORK PASSED IN ON TIME• ALL ASSIGNMENTS PASSED IN ON TIME• PAPERS SHOULD BE CLEAN AND NEAT WHEN

PASSED IN• WHAT GOES HOME COMES BACK THE NEXT

DAY – BOOKS, MATERIALS, ETC.

• HOMEWORK SHOULD BE A POSTIVE INTERACTION IF IT BECOMES AGRUEMENTATIVE PUT HOMEWORK PAPER BACK IN HOMEWORK FOLDER TO BRING TO SCHOOL

• HOMEWORK FOLDER AND AGENDA ARE TO BE BROUGHT TO SCHOOL DAILY-NO EXCEPTIONS

CONSEQUENCES

• ANY ASSIGNMENT OR HOMEWORK THAT IS NOT PASSED IN WHEN DUE NEEDS TO BE PASSED IN THE NEXT DAY

• IF NOT PASSED IN THE NEXT DAY , RECESS DETENTION. STUDENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ASSIGNMENT AT THIS TIME

• AFTER THREE MISSED ASSIGNMENTS PARENTS /GUARDIANS ARE NOTIFIED BY A CALL OR NOTE.

• IF MORE THAN THREE , A PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE WILL BE SCHEDULED.

• DETENTION NOTIFICATION WILL BE SENT HOME REQUIRING PARENT SIGNATURE

INDEPENDENT READING LOGS

• BOOK REPORT WILL BE REQUIRED• ONE BOOK REPORT A MONTH • BOOK REPORT CAN BE IN MANY FORMS• DESIGN A BOOK JACKET, PICTURE,

SUMMARY, SLIDESHOW, ETC.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

• MAKE YOUR CHILD RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS/HER SCHOOL MATERIALS

• ONE MORE YEAR AND THEY ARE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL• IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A CHANGE IN

ARRANGEMENTS GOING HOME PLEASE WRITE A NOTE THE NIGHT BEFORE FOR YOUR CHILD TO GIVE TO ME THE NEXT MORNING

• IF FOR SOME REASON PLANS CHANGE DURING THE DAY PLEASE CALL DURING LUNCH. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RECEIVE MESSAGES TOWARDS THE END OF THE DAY AND IT IS DISRUPTIVE TO THE CLASSROOM

• IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR ISSUES PLEASE DO NOT HESITIATE TO CONTACT ME-DO NOT WAIT- I APPRECIATE BEING DIRECTLY CONTACTED AND PERSONALLY ADDRESSING YOUR CONCERNS

• PLEASE ALLOW ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU MY PERCEPTIVE- NO MATTER HOW THIN A PANCAKE-THERE ARE TWO SIDES

• ROOM PARENT- HELP WITH BOOK ORDERS, ETC.

OTHER STUFF

• Holidays- I would appreciate the gift of giving to a local charity.

• PLEASE READ STUDENT HANDBOOK• NO FOOD ALLOWED- NO SHARING WITH

OTHER CHILDREN• NO TOYS

• THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE TONIGHT.