1. Welcome to your child’s fourth-grade world

2. Communications
Assignment spiral on Mondays and updated as needed during the week
Webpage — mcdonald204.weebly.com with link to Mrs. Clark’s site
Grades promptly posted to Parent Cloud
Weekly folders with PD reports —
Mills —

3. Academics
Writing – Writing process in workshop Spelling, grammar & vocabulary
Reading – Fiction & nonfiction Poetry, drama, procedural
Social studies - Texas history, study skills
Math & Science with Mrs. Clark
SEL & Mindfulness

4. STAAR Tests Writing, revising & editing — April 9 Math — May 13
State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
Writing, revising & editing — April 9
Math — May 13
Reading — May 14

5. Homework 30 minutes a night
Students should be able to complete grammar and vocabulary during workshop
Typically may include math plus occasionally writing, science, and/or social studies
Read daily

6. Academic support In class — Independent work often done at school
Study hall many afternoons
Before school — Get hall pass
Occasional “Lunch Bunch”
After school — Arrange in advance

7. Corrections
Corrections are intended to help students understand why they may have struggled, so they can work toward being more successful.
Correction must be fully and accurately corrected and returned by Friday (or specified date).
70% maximum score on corrections
I’m available to help, and some are handled solely at school

8. Personal development grades
Classroom PD
Personal development grades
Students and teacher monitor all week; you may ask your child to record in assignment spiral if they’ll have trouble explaining later.
Students and teacher complete weekly report
Report comes home in weekly folders; need to sign/initial and return

9. Attendance
Absences — When your child is absent, and cc me or send in note within two days of returning to school.
Tardies — School begins at 7:35; students arriving after the 7:40 bell are tardy. After 8:00, parents must bring them to the office to sign in.

10. Volunteering
If you might volunteer to help in the classroom, on field trips, or anywhere on campus, you must submit information through Austin Partners in Education.
Process must be completed every school year.
Questions should be directed to the front office.

11. Questions