1. W E E M L O C to
Fourth Grade

2. About Me

3. Forms to Complete Tonight
Sign in sheet
Transportation sheet
About your child
sheet
Car riders – take a purple tag to place in your window

4. Required: Update registration Parent Portal
If you don’t have an account, please write your name on a post-it to turn in to me.
Detailed Instructions: Click HERE
MUST be completed tonight

5. Helena Elementary Student Handbook:
ALL Helena Forms:
Highlights:
Volunteer form – must update
PBIS plan – verification needed
Parking and traffic info
Photograph and video consent

6. Other Forms – Due Monday
Everything else on the LEFT side of your folder! This includes:
Bus Conduct Information
Health Form
AR Dates Form
Multiplication Quiz Info
ISN Info
Dojo Agreement

7. Supplies You Will Need ½ inch binder for a data notebook
2 inch hard binder with clear pocket cover
5 packs of college ruled loose leaf paper
2 hole punched folders
4 composition notebooks (9 ¾ x 7 ½ in.)-one red, one green, one blue, one purple-will only last half a year and will need to replenish
1 pencil pouch (hole punched)
2 packs of glue sticks (4 in a pack)
1 pack of Expo markers
1 pack of highlighters
2 packs of pencils
1 pack of colored pens
1 package of sticky notes
Ear buds (no headphones)
Index cards (3 x 5)
Clipboard
2 package of clear protector sheets
Helena Elementary Planner –$4 can buy from me on Monday

8. Wish List Tissues Tissues! Band aids
Candy / other items for treasure chest
Lysol Wipes
Hand Sanitizer
Page Protectors
Pencils
Sandwich Bags
Folders

9. Communication Class website – http://mrsminorhelena.weebly.com
Blog -
Planners, binders, Dojo, and Monday Folders
School phone:
ext. 8405

10. Grading 90 – 100% = A 80 – 89 = B 70 – 79% = C 60 – 69% = D
50- 59% = F
Summative – 60%
Formative – 40% (classwork – 10%, quizzes – 30%)
** Parents and students can check grades online using the Home Base Parent Portal **

11. Student Achievement
Quarterly benchmark assessments in Reading and Math
EOG’s – reading and math – beginning of June
Data notebooks

12. Homework!  Occasionally: Science Social Studies Every night:
Read 20 minutes
Reading Response
Math

13. Math Practice the skills learned in class nightly
Math notebooks go home nightly
ALL WORK MUST BE SHOWN
Must know multiplication/division facts

14. Science / Social Studies:
Occasionally, if classwork is not completed
Projects periodically – rubric
Study guides
Missing Assignments:
Loss of a dojo point per day
Late work – point deduction

15. Accelerated Reader
Each grading period, students will set an AR goal to work towards with their independent reading. 
Can monitor at school and at home
Can only test in my classroom during school hours
Book for a grade every 2 weeks – highest score will be taken (must be one point or higher and on reading level)
Students who meet their goal will receive recognition at the end of grading period.
1st – October 27th
2nd – January 19th
3rd – March 29th
4th – May 25th

16. Attendance Absences Tardies Early checkouts Dismissal Visits
Written notes
3 consecutive days = doctor’s note
10 total absences = doctor’s note
Make-up work
Tardies
Early checkouts
Stay until 12:20pm OR
Get to school by 11:00am
Dismissal
Visits

17. Person County Code of Conduct Helena Discipline Plan
Behavior and Discipline
Person County Code of Conduct
Helena Discipline Plan
Collective class rules
Class Dojo
School-wide discipline

18. First Day of School! FULL DAY this year!!! Don’t forget to bring:
School Supplies – please, please, please open all school supply packages ahead of time! We will set everything up together.
Blue Folder with completed forms
$4 for your planner
Make sure you know your lunch number!

19. Thank You for Everything You Do for Your Children!