1. Welcome to Mrs. Dunford’s 4th Grade Class
Watch and listen to a short “Welcome Video”
your child made for you in the PHOTOS app
on their iPad!

2. Communication Assignment Notebooks Weekly Reports Email Updates
Class Website - homework updated daily
Contact Information

3. Particulars of Our Class
Healthy snack in the afternoon: no peanut foods please
Water bottle with no-spill top
Birthdays - no food treats or prizes
Me Bags - see me if you are unsure of your child’s day
Book Orders – online code HVRLB

4. Schedule Day 1 P.E. 12:00, Media 1:10 Day 2 Spanish 12:00
Day 3 Art 12:00
Day 4 Music 12:00
Day 5 Technology 12:00

5. Field Trips Stages Theater – T, Oct. 17th
Valentine’s Day – W, Feb. 14th Ice Skating at PIC
Bakken Museum – M, Feb. 12th
Lowry Nature Center – TH/FR, May 3/4th
End-of-the-Year French Park last week of school

6. Conferences and Report Cards
Fall Conferences:
Dates - October 23rd - Nov. 10th
Common night Thursday, November 2nd 3:20-8pm
Electronic Sign-up on Skyward
1st Semester Progress Report - early Feb.
Spring Conferences:
Dates - February 26th – March 16th
Common night Thursday, March 8th 3:20-8pm
2nd Semester Progress Report - end of year

7. Testing FAST Testing – replaces MAP test -aReading – W, Sept. 20th
-aMath – W, Sept. 27th
CogAt – part of the district identification process for V21
-Sept. 25 – Oct. 13
MCA Testing
-Reading – April - May (on-line)
-Math – April - May (on-line)

8. Homework Assignment Notebook - please check daily Daily Weekly
Read: minimum 20 minutes (Reading Coupons)
Weekly
Spelling Contracts: always due Friday
Math: every other day, always due next day
Quarterly
- AR Goal

9. QR Code for Class Website

10. Mathematics Bridges Home Connection every other day
Xtra math for basic facts practice
No IXL this year
(Bridges parent support)

11. Language Arts
AR (Accelerated Reader): Tests on independent reading comprehension. 4 point goal for 1st quarter, set personal goal for next three quarters.
Writing: Narrative, Informative and Persuasive

12. Spelling Pre-test each Monday, final test each Friday
Spelling contracts: always due on Friday
SpellingCity.com: search under teacher name - Kristin Baldwin (Plymouth Creek)

13. Science Rotate to different teachers during year
Units: Water Properties, Electricity and Magnetism, Matter and Energy, Earth Materials

14. Social Studies Regions of the United States
Test on states and capitals for each region and at end of year
Current events using Time For Kids & Newsela.com

15. Health Conflict Resolution Bullying Prevention Think First, Stay Safe
Healthy Decisions

16. Volunteering Room Parent(s) Classroom Help Volunteer sign-up online
Confidentiality Agreement