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CURIOUS STUDENT INVESTIGATORS…. HOT ON THE TRAIL OF LEARNING! Deer Creek Elementary 2012-2013 Students shall receive semester grades based on the following scale: A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 D = 60-69 F = 0-59 Discipline with Love and Logic Four Basic Principals: The student’s self-concept is always a prime consideration. The child is always left with a feeling that he/she has some control. An equal balance of consequences and empathy replaces punishment whenever possible. The student is required to do more thinking than the adult. Keeping high expectations in line with positive support should be our goal. Should turning in assignments become a problem, or if there is an apparent area of weakness in skills, or if behavior changes, we will certainly notify you of any concerns we may have. Likewise, if you have any questions or concerns, please come to us so we have the opportunity to work as a team. That is our main objective in teaching your child…..working together in your child’s best interest. District Policy says Fourth Graders will have 50 minutes of homework each night. Our homework will generally consist of the following: 1) complete unfinished class work 2) read your AR book 3) practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, & division facts 4) study Spelling words *There will occasionally be an extra assignment or project due as well. Late work will be penalized 5 points. Daily work may be taken home if it isn’t completed during the day, and it needs to be brought back to school the next school day. In the case of an absence, the student will have 2 days to make up assignments. If more than 1 day is missed, more time will be given. •Agendas will be filled out everyday. •Unfinished work will be circled, and finished work will be crossed out. •This is to be used as a tool for communication between parents and child about school, as well as keeping up with assignments. •Agendas need to be signed daily by a parent or guardian. •All work will be kept in a folder that comes back and forth to and from school daily. •We will also have Tuesday folders for school-wide notes to go home in each week. •Our class newsletter as well as graded papers will be in the Tuesday folder. •All assignments and announcements will be posted on the Deer Creek Elementary website. Find the teachers name and go to their site and you will have a wealth of information. •http://www.DeerCreekElementary.org • •AR is a reading program designed to keep students reading! •Students will take the STAR test to help determine reading levels. •Students’ AR goals for each quarter will be based on the STAR test. •At the end of each nine weeks an AR test grade will be given. This will be the average of all the AR tests that a student takes during that grading period. Students are expected to know all basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts through 12’s. Students progress on their basic facts will be monitored by the teacher. If a student is having difficulty, you will be contacted and asked to help your child at home using wrap-ups, flashcards, and mad minutes to help them be successful at school. We must know these well, in order to move onto the higher level problem-solving skills in 4th grade. Please remember that Attendance is a critical part of our school’s success! It is very important that your child is here on time every day, unless he/she is sick. If your child has a birthday he/she would like to celebrate, you may send a snack for the class to eat. Please bring snacks that are ready to serve….. no cutting, etc. If your child has a summer birthday, we will arrange a time for them if you’d like. Each day students may bring healthy snacks to eat during snack time in the morning. We prefer children not bring chips, cookies, or candy. for taking the time to attend Back to School Night! We look forward to working with you and your child this year. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities!