1. WELCOME PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT 6:30-7:00 MRS. WARD’S FOURTH GRADE CLASS

2. HOW TO CONTACT ME EMAIL IS BEST- I CHECK AT SNACKTIME AND DURING LUNCH AND FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND BEFORE LEAVING IN THE AFTERNOON IF I AM UNABLE TO CONTACT YOU DURING THE DAY, I WILL EMAIL YOU IN THE EVENING OR IN THE MORNING THE NEXT DAY VOICEMAIL

3. AGENDA BOOK MUST BE SIGNED EVERY NIGHT MUST BE RETURNED TO SCHOOL DAILY STUDENT WRITES ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN BOOK ANY COMMUNICATION CAN BE WRITTEN IN AGENDA BOOK I WILL CHECK DAILY

4. HOMEWORK FOLDER MUST BE RETURNED DAILY ALL PAPERS, ANY NOTES, ETC SHOULD BE PLACED IN HOMEWORK FOLDER FOLDER SHOULD HAVE ONLY CURRENT PAPERS ON MONDAY ALL OLD PAPERS, RETURNED PAPERS, GRADED PAPERS SHOULD BE REMOVED

5. BACKPACKS SHOULD HAVE ONLY ESSENTIAL MATERIALS SUCH AS HOMEWORK FOLDER, AGENDA BOOK, SNACK, LUNCH NO TOYS OR EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS SHOULD BE ORANGIZED FOR MONDAY-NO OLD STUFF

6. ASSIGNMENTS WRITTEN ON ASSIGNMENT CHART DAILY DISPLAYED IN CLASSROOM ALSO POSTED ON MY WEBSITE WRITTEN IN AGENDA BOOK

7. MATERIALS. AN ACCORDIAN FOLDER CAN BE PURCHASED THESE HAVE WORKED WELL AND ARE A GREAT ORANGIZER I SUPPLY A BINDER WITH FOLDERS PENCILS, KLEENEX, GLUE STICK ALL OTHER SUPPLIES ARE PROVIDED

8. ORGANIZATION EXTREMELY IMPORTANT LESS IS MORE!

9. FIELD TRIPS OCT. 24 TH - STATE HOUSE AND NH HISTORICAL MUSEUM CHAPERONES HAVE TO BE FINGERPRINTED- INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT SAU ONLY IF TIME IS AVAILABLE DO WE VISIT GIFT SHOP

10. CURRICULUM EVERYDAY MATH-online games, basic facts READING STREETS-SPELLING, WRITING, GRAMMAR, HANDWRITING GUIDED READING GROUPS SCIENCE PROGRAM SOCIAL STUDIES PROGRAM NH HISTORY PBIS-postive behavior

11. BATHROOMS STUDENTS ARE TO USE BATHROOMS BEFORE SCHOOL, DURING SNACK, RECESS AND LUNCH SNACK WILL BE AT 10:10 UNINTERRUPTED CLASSTIME IS 8:30 to 10:10 and 1:00 to 2:30 THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS AN EMERGENCY

12. CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS FIRST AND LAST NAMES ON ALL PAPERS CURSIVE IS POSSIBLE ALL HOMEWORK PASSED IN ON TIME ALL ASSIGNMENTS PASSED IN ON TIME PAPERS SHOULD BE CLEAN AND NEAT WHEN PASSED IN WHAT GOES HOME COMES BACK THE NEXT DAY – BOOKS, MATERIALS, ETC.

13. HOMEWORK SHOULD BE A POSTIVE INTERACTION IF IT BECOMES AGRUEMENTATIVE PUT HOMEWORK PAPER BACK IN HOMEWORK FOLDER TO BRING TO SCHOOL HOMEWORK FOLDER AND AGENDA ARE TO BE BROUGHT TO SCHOOL DAILY-NO EXCEPTIONS

14. CONSEQUENCES ANY ASSIGNMENT OR HOMEWORK THAT IS NOT PASSED IN WHEN DUE NEEDS TO BE PASSED IN THE NEXT DAY IF NOT PASSED IN THE NEXT DAY, RECESS DETENTION. STUDENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ASSIGNMENT AT THIS TIME AFTER THREE MISSED ASSIGNMENTS PARENTS /GUARDIANS ARE NOTIFIED BY A CALL OR NOTE. IF MORE THAN THREE, A PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE WILL BE SCHEDULED. DETENTION NOTIFICATION WILL BE SENT HOME REQUIRING PARENT SIGNATURE

15. INDEPENDENT READING LOGS BOOK REPORT WILL BE REQUIRED ONE BOOK REPORT A MONTH BOOK REPORT CAN BE IN MANY FORMS DESIGN A BOOK JACKET, PICTURE, SUMMARY, SLIDESHOW, ETC.

16. HOW YOU CAN HELP MAKE YOUR CHILD RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS/HER SCHOOL MATERIALS ONE MORE YEAR AND THEY ARE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A CHANGE IN ARRANGEMENTS GOING HOME PLEASE WRITE A NOTE THE NIGHT BEFORE FOR YOUR CHILD TO GIVE TO ME THE NEXT MORNING IF FOR SOME REASON PLANS CHANGE DURING THE DAY PLEASE CALL DURING LUNCH. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RECEIVE MESSAGES TOWARDS THE END OF THE DAY AND IT IS DISRUPTIVE TO THE CLASSROOM

17. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR ISSUES PLEASE DO NOT HESITIATE TO CONTACT ME-DO NOT WAIT- I APPRECIATE BEING DIRECTLY CONTACTED AND PERSONALLY ADDRESSING YOUR CONCERNS PLEASE ALLOW ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU MY PERCEPTIVE- NO MATTER HOW THIN A PANCAKE-THERE ARE TWO SIDES ROOM PARENT- HELP WITH BOOK ORDERS, ETC.

18. OTHER STUFF Holidays- I would appreciate the gift of giving to a local charity. PLEASE READ STUDENT HANDBOOK NO FOOD ALLOWED- NO SHARING WITH OTHER CHILDREN NO TOYS

19. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE TONIGHT.