Helpful Hints!

Helpful Hints for Successful Fourth Grade Students!

• Follow directions the first time they are given.
• Raise your hand and be recognized before speaking.
• Follow procedures presented by the teacher.
• Do not get out of your seat without permission.
• Have 2 sharpened pencils and a working pen to start each day.
• Use your time wisely.
• No crying, arguing, fighting, or fabricating.

Behavior

Each student will begin the quarter with 100 points. For every conduct cut, the student will have one point deducted from his/her conduct grade. Each Thursday, the students’ conduct grade will be recorded in his/her Thursday folder. The folder needs to be signed and returned on Friday. The conduct grade will carry over to the next week and so on. At the end of the nine weeks, students will be given a grade in conduct. Conduct cuts will be given for any disturbances in class, disrespect, or dishonesty. If a student receives three or more conduct cuts in a day, a parent will be notified.

We all know that on occasion we come unprepared, we forget something at home, get out of our seat without permission, or forget a procedure, etc. At the beginning of each day, students will receive two tickets. These tickets will be tangible warnings for the students. If a student comes unprepared to class, forgets something at home, gets out of his/her seats, etc. he/she will be asked to turn in a ticket. The student will be asked to write in the given notebook why he/she lost his/her ticket. After a student has lost all of his/her tickets, a conduct cut will be given on the clip board. At the end of the week, each student may turn in his/her remaining tickets for a prize drawing.

Homework

All homework assignments should be written each day in the Assignment Notebook that is kept throughout the week. Please sign the notebook daily. Homework is given each day Monday through Thursday as an extension of our learning day to provide reinforcement for the concepts learned and to provide extra practice for the students, as well as build the important skill of responsibility. Students should practice math facts and read every night.

• Homework will be given on a nightly basis, and it is the students’ responsibility to complete it.
• Late homework will only receive 50% of the credit. If it is not submitted prior to the next class of the subject, it becomes a zero.
• Extra credit will not be given to students who have failed to complete homework.
• Complete in full your assignment notebook and have a parent sign it every night.
• Students who are ill will have an assigned study buddy.
• Students who are ill have the number of days they are out of school to complete the missing work.

Test Policy

• Students will receive a review sheet prior to any test.
• Students should not wait until the night before to study. They should be studying the material each night for a complete understanding of the material.
• If students are not ready for a test, it is the teacher’s prerogative to move the date of the test.