1. Welcome to 4th Grade

2. Teachers
Lisa Mayfield
Erin Middleton

3. 4th day and beyond - highest grade will be a 50.
Daily Homework
All homework assignments are DUE the following day at the BEGINNING of the class period or they will be considered LATE! 1 day late = 11 points off
2 days late = 22 points
3 days late = 33 points
4th day and beyond - highest grade will be a 50.

4. School Times
Every morning students will go to the gym for morning assembly.
Students are counted tardy if they are not in class by 7:55 am.

5. Planners, Conduct Cards, & Friday Folders
All students must have a student planner. Student planners can be purchased at the front office. It is VERY important that the planner is at school everyday.
Students will copy all assignments for the day in the planner.
Please check for work!
Each student will also have a conduct card. This will need to be signed or initialed every day.
Every Friday your child will take home a “Friday Folder” consisting of graded papers, newsletter, etc. Please go through this and return the folder on Monday.

6. Classroom Rules & Consequences
Be Responsible – turn in homework when due.
Be Respectful – respect peers and teachers/staff at all times.
Be Ready – have all materials necessary for each class.
CONSEQUENCES:
Warning.
Conduct mark and loss of Class Dojo point.
Conduct mark & loss of privileges.
Conduct mark, loss of privileges, & parent contact.

7. Classroom Newsletter & Website
Each teacher has a classroom website. On the class website, you will be able to find the following things:
1) Your child’s daily schedule
2) Team newsletter
3) Topic of study for the week
4) Due dates for projects
5) Dates of upcoming events
6) Helpful links for students and parents
Every Friday a classroom newsletter will go home in your child’s Friday Folder. This will announce upcoming projects, events, activities, tests, or any special needs for the classroom.

8. Parties/Snacks
* Birthday treats must be store bought with ingredient label attached.
* Birthday treats will be passed out at the very end of the day.
* Snacks must be nut free, peanut free, and peanut butter free.

9. Incentives/Rewards
Green Party- Each 9 weeks, students who maintained the following colors will earn an extra recess or privilege:
At least 7 week of green marks
No more than 2 yellow marks
No red marks

10. STAAR Testing Dates Round 1: Round 2: April 10th – 4th – Writing
5th – Math
April 11th – 5th – Reading
Round 2:
May 14th – 4th – Math
5th – Math Re-Test
May 15th – 4th – Reading
5th – Reading Re-Test
May 16th – 5th – Science Test

11. Corrections Policy & Late Papers
If a student fails an assignment, the student must earn the right to correct the assignment by attending a tutorial session before/after school with the teacher for content review. The maximum grade on a late corrected assignment is 70 minus the number of points deducted for the late penalty.

12. Daily Schedule 7:55 - 8:15 Morning Meeting
8:15 -9:00 Social Studies (Mayfield) or Science (Middleton)
9:00 - 9:45 WIN - What I Need
9: :00 Reading (Mayfield) or Math (Middleton)
11:00-11:05 Switch homerooms.
11: :35 Lunch
11: :50 Recess
11: :40 Social Studies (Mayfield) or Science (Middleton)
12:40 - 1:55 Reading (Mayfield) or Math (Middleton)
1:55 - 2:00 Switch homerooms.
2:00 - 3:00 Specials *All classes will go to PE at 2:30.
3:00 Prepare for dismissal
3:20 Early bus bell
3:25 Dismissal bell

13. Absences & Make-up Work
For each day a student is absent they have one day to make up the work assigned. If a student returns to school on the day a test is scheduled and the student missed important information, the student will be given the opportunity for remediation before testing.

14. Class Dojo
Each child will begin his/her day on 3 “Ready to Learn” points. The max they can earn for the day is 6 points.
Point Scale: 6 Role Model
5 Super Student
4 Excellent Effort
3 Ready to Learn
2 Warning
1 Teacher Choice
0 Parent Contact
Messenger on Dojo can also be used to send your teacher a message.
We would like all parents to join and access their child’s account. If you need a copy of your access code to join, please ask your child’s teacher.

15. Get Ready! We are so excited to start another wonderful year here
at Dodd! We are really
looking forward to a super year
with a SUPER SPECIAL
group of students!