Welcome to 4th Grade!

If we all work together as a family, we can all be successful!

Allow me to introduce myself

My name is Jane Kirby. My husband is Wayne, and we have three children.Our daughter Kate, her husband Troy, and their son Camden live in Louisville.Our son Daniel and his wife Kelly live in South Carolina and have a two-year-old named Thomas.Our daughter Lou Anne and her husband Max live in Louisville, and they are electrical engineers.

The Kirbys

You will want to know

Home phone # 781-9861Email jane.kirby@warren.kyschools.us25 years of teaching experienceI love kids, dogs, the beach, reading, and all music-classic rock to classical and blues to bluegrass!

Differences from primary

Grades will be given on the report cardReports will be sent home bi-term and quarterlyStudents will change classes and have all three teachers

Homework is given when neededStudents will work independently and in groupsAssignment books will be filled out each day and must be signed each night

Monday Messenger

Will be sent home each MondayContains work completed to keep at home/work to be signed and returnedContains a conduct sheet which must be signed and sent back with the folder

Discipline

Rules and expectations are made clear at the beginning of schoolPositive reinforcement is used whenever possibleRepeated misbehavior will result in lower conduct grade, lost privileges, parent contact, or discipline referral to principal

Supplies

Wide-ruled loose leaf paperTrapper Keeper or other zippered binderPencils and pencil pouchTissuesDisinfecting wipesPlease DON’T send toys, large boxes of markers or crayons

Open House/First Day Folders

Please read ALL papers (You have to do your homework, too!)Keep magnets, Alvaton Handbooks, District Student Handbook, and menus for your use at homeSign and/or fill out and return the AUP form, yellow card, and emergency card ASAP!Free and reduced lunch form, medication form, and insurance form-fill out as needed.

Schedule

8:15-9:15 Block I (reading, math, or science/social studies)

9:15-10:15 Block II10:15-11:15 Block III11:15-12:00 Supplemental Reading12:00-12:25 Lunch12:25-12:45 Spelling

Schedule, cont.

12:45-1:30 Specials

1:30-2:05 Writing/Language

2:05-2:35 RR and Recess

2:35-3:10 Supplemental Math

3:10-3:15 Dismissal

It’s going to be a great year!