1. Mr. Spooner Mrs. Blair Miss Myhre
Welcome to 4th Grade!
Mr. Spooner
Mrs. Blair
Miss Myhre

2. 9:00 – 9:10 Content
9:10 – 9:40 Language
9:45 – 10:25 Specials (PE, Media, Music)
10:25 – 11:25 Math
11:30 – 12:10 – Writing
12:10 – 12:55 – Lunch & Recess
1:00 – 1:30 Learning Clubs
1:30 – 2:30 Reading Whole Group
2:30 – 3:00 Reading Small Group
3:00 – 3:10 Content/Read Aloud
Late Start on Wednesdays alters this schedule slightly

3. Specials
Students will attend a special class every day on a rotating A-B-C schedule.
PE – remember tennis shoes
Music
Media

4. Swimming Lessons
Students will go to the pool at the high school every day Monday, September 12th - Monday, September 26th
All students need to bring a swimsuit and towel in a plastic bag every day.

5. Attendance It is very important that your child be at school everyday.
If your child has a fever or has been vomiting then they need to stay home.
Be on time - Class starts at 9:00 am (10:00 on Wednesdays)
Classroom doors are open 15 minutes before
School doors open for breakfast at 8:30

6. Phone Messages During the Day
If you have important information about changes in your child’s method of going home, please call the school office.
Unfortunately, we are not able to check our phone for messages during the day.

7. Cherry Park Behavior Expectations
Be Safe
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
These are followed school-wide as well as in the classroom
Teachers and students work very hard to make Cherry Park a calm quiet place for learning

8. Levels of Discipline Warning/Reminder – minor issues
Move in Room or to Another Room – repeated issues
Minor – written communication to parents with consequence
Office Referral – major or chronic issues

9. Rewards and Incentives
Charger Coins (Class)
Charger Cards (Individual)
Student of the Week
Student of the Month
Attendance
All School Reward Days

10. What to Expect in 4th Grade:
Multiplication and division fact memorization
Multiple paragraph writing
Increased fluency, vocabulary and comprehension of various types of literature
Increased ability to express oneself and communicate with others
Smarter Balanced testing in
Reading and Math

11. Homework
After reviewing the current research on the effectiveness of homework, we will not be asking students to do additional homework this year.
We will ask students to complete unfinished work at home as needed.
There may be some optional projects or activities sent home at times throughout the year.

12. Grades are on a 1-4 Scale
4 – Proficient 3 – Approaching Proficiency 2 – Minimal Proficiency 1 – Insufficient Evidence Toward Proficiency NA – Not Applicable

13. Grades Throughout the Year
Report cards are sent out 2 times in the year
January (report card)
End of the year (report card)
Grades ideally should go up throughout the year. Content that has been taught earlier in the year, will be reassessed later in the year to check for retention of the learned material.

14. Please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions!
Thank You for Coming!
Please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions!