• Welcome/Introduction: We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and your child to fourth grade. We are looking forward to a terrific year. If you have any questions or concerns as the year progresses, please contact us by phone, email or through messages on Class Dojo. You are an integral part of your child’s success. Together, we can make this year a wonderful experience for your child.

    Academic Goals for the Year: In reading this year our focus will be on nurturing the love of reading while developing foundational skills for reading and comprehending more complex text. Students will be engaged in daily writing to develop the skills required to communicate clearly and effectively.  Social studies will focus on the history and culture of North Carolina and Regions of the United states, past and present. 

    Assessments/Grades/Scale:

    100 point scale  A- 90-100  B- 80-89 C- 70-79  D- 60-69 F- 0-59

     Listed above is the grading scale that will be used to score your child’s assignments in order to communicate your child’s level of mastery of content.

    Our goal is to help students learn at high levels. We will do everything we can to help your child be successful and achieve at high levels. 

    Homework & Missed Work Policy:

    The purpose of homework is to independently practice/reinforce skills taught in class and should take between 35-45 minutes, which includes 30 minutes of nightly reading. There are times, though, that this will vary more or less, depending on the unit of study or the time of year. Please help at home by making homework a priority and reinforcing good work habits at home. If you have concerns about the homework given or the amount of time it takes your child to complete, please set up a conference.

    Make-up Assignments: 

    Students are responsible for completing assignments that are missed when they are absent. For planned absences parents should contact me to arrange for the assignments prior to the absence. Students have the same number of days they were absent to complete make-up assignments. For example, if a child is absent for one day, the make-up assignments are due the day after they return to school. If a student is absent for 3 days, make-up assignments are due on the 3rd day after the day they return.