1. Welcome to 4th Grade Schedule
Attendance & Absences
Schedule
Welcome to 4th Grade
Students are responsible for making up the work missed during an absence. Work will be gathered together with details of what was missed. Students will have two days for each day missed to complete and return the work.  
Arrangements will be made for absences lasting longer than 2-3 days.
Please remember to consult the school’s Testing Schedule before planning extended vacations. THANK YOU!
*Per district guidelines, students who are going on vacation will need to collect and make up their work AFTER they return to school.
Daily Schedule
8:45 a.m…………….….… First Bell
8:50 a.m….…………….....School Starts
11:15-11:50 a.m……………...Lunch
11:55 – 12:40 p.m.……….….Specialist
2:15 p.m…………………….……..Recess
3:25 p.m………………..….School Ends
(1:25 p.m. on Fridays)
Specialist Classes
Monday…….…………..P.E.(B) & Art(A)
Tuesday……………..Art (B) & Computer (A)
Wednesday…...Computer(B) &Library (A)
Thursday….…….…….Library (B) & P.E. (A)
*Mendoza Home Room is A and Brimhall Home Room is B .
Mrs. Brimhall and Senora Mendoza
Wish List
Kleenex
Clorox Wipes
Contact Info
Birthdays
District policy suggests that if you choose to celebrate a birthday at school, you send healthy snacks or other non-edible items. Please remember that edible items must be prepared commercially and prepackaged.
If you plan to bring a birthday treat, we will ask that you bring them between 2:45-3:25. You can also make the decision if you want to bring enough for your homeroom class, or both classes combined.
School Phone:
Please feel free to contact us anytime!

2. Homework Tickets Planners Grading Policy Classroom Expectations
Our goal is to provide the best education possible for your child, by providing a comfortable, safe, and engaging environment, where all students are able to succeed. This includes getting to know all students, their interests, strengths, and unique abilities; and with that information, plan lessons that will accommodate and motivate each individual student.
Davis School District uses a general rubric for grading, based on a 3, 2, or 1. These represent a student’s mastery of specific skills within that grading period.
3 – At or beyond grade level
2 – Approaching grade level
1 – Far below grade level
Rubrics provide an indicator of your child’s level of performance and therefore, rubrics will used as often as possible to assess student abilities on assignments, tests, and projects.
Grades can be fluid and move throughout the year as new concepts are taught. Reviewing classwork with your student is the best way to know how they are doing.
After much research this summer, we are going to try something new along with other teachers across the nation. We will not be formally assigning homework this year. Students will be required to work on any work they didn’t finish that day in school.
Therefore, we are asking that you spend your evenings doing things that are proven to correlate with student success. We would love for you to be able to spend time with your student, eat dinner as a family, read together, talk to each other, and play together.
Rule 1
Be in your assigned area, ready to work as directed. 2
Have paper, pencils, books, and assignments EVERYDAY! 3
Keep hands, feet, books, and objects to yourself. 4
No profanity, rude gestures, teasing, or put downs. 5
Always be safe, respectful, and responsible.
Weekly Homework
Reading Log
Spanish homework
Occasional math
Planners
Please see the SMART handout for more information from the district on the SMART report. Also included are the DESK standards for 4th grade.
Tickets
Percentage to Rubric Breakdown
3 – 85% and up
2.75 – 80% - 84%
2.5 – 70% - 79%
2.25 – 65% - 69%
2 – 60% - 64%
1.75 – 50% - 59%
1.5 – 45% - 49%
1.25 – 40% - 44%
1 – 39% and lower
This year we are going to use planners to stay organized and enhance school-home communication. Students are at an age when they need to be responsible for their work. We will record homework assignments and other important information in our planners at the end of each school day. Please help students check their planners and sign them daily to ensure that they are completing their assignments.
Students can earn “tickets” by bringing their planner back signed each day, for exceptional behavior, going the extra mile, showing kindness to others, and being in the right place at the right time. Students will write their name on their ticket and put it in the “drawing bucket” for our biweekly drawing to win a prize!.