W ELCOME TO 4 TH GRADE CURRICULUM NIGHT

I NTRODUCING OUR 4 TH GRADE TEAMS … M ARQUITA H ALLMAN -R EADING /LA R EBECCA C LOUD -LA/SS C RISTIN B AGGARLY -M ATH R ACHEL W ASSERMAN -M ATH /S CIENCE A LISON M ANN -S CIENCE /SS

A M ESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL … k-es/default.aspx

W HAT WILL MY CHILD BE EXPECTED TO LEARN ? Familiarize yourself with the 4 th grade Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS) Access the standards on our websites. Core/Pages/default.aspx

C URSIVE H ANDWRITING We will be spending time this year practicing our cursive. It is a process. We will start out slow. Please practice these skills with your child.

S TUDENT G RADES … Papers will be sent home every other Friday. Grades can be accessed via the Internet.

A GENDAS … Please sign agendas nightly. Place transportation notes in the agenda. All students are required to write their homework in the agenda daily.

Please Note… If your child misses school for any reason, it is his or her responsibility to ask for and return make-up work.

H OMEWORK P OLICY Missed homework=Missed recess 5 points will be deducted from quarterly homework grade for each missed assignment

D ISCIPLINE E XPECTATIONS Consequences 2 dots per day= No recess 4 dots per day= Silent lunch AND No recess 8 dots in one week= ITS (In- Team Suspension) ITS 3 times per month= Office Referral/ISS. Week of : 8/1- 8/3 MondayTuesday Wednes day 1 Thursda y 2 Friday 3 Student Behavior Did not follow directions/ needed constant redirection Disrespectful attitude to teacher or peers Inappropriate behavior in Specials / Lunch/Restrm/Hall Homework/Class work Incomplete OR Not Handed In Unprepared – no pencil, paper, or books

No Dot Reward If the student did not receive any dots in the month, then he/she will attend the Dot Party (lunch) at the end of each month!

A CCELERATED R EADER Every student is required to continuously read AR books. They must maintain at least 1 point a week with a 70% or higher average. Each child is responsible for taking AR tests throughout the school day.

V OLUNTEER F ORMS If you are planning to join us on any field trips this year, or you would like to volunteer time in our classroom, please fill out a VOLUNTEER FORM.

T HANK YOU FOR COMING !! W E LOOK FORWARD TO AN GREAT YEAR WITH YOUR CHILD.