Welcome to Fourth Grade!

Please turn the following items in to the appropriate basket on the writing center table. All
other supplies can be placed in your desk! Students, after youve unpacked your things, you
can head down to the gym while your parents stay in the classroom for a short presentation

Dry Erase Marker (Keep one in student desk and turn the others in)
Notebook Paper
Tissues
Post-Its
Markers (With student name written on box)

Pencils (Keep 3)
Protractors (In package)

Introductions

Graduated with a Bachelors in

Elementary Education
Endorsements in Reading and
Math

In this classroom
your
child
is
a
leader!
Leader In Me
School-wide behavior
management and leadership
development program
Based on the work of Stephen
and Sean Covey

Mark your calendars for a parent information night on

Thursday, December 3rd

In this classroom
we lead by working hard to monitor
and improve our behavior!
Sign In

Classroom Economy

Student Roles
Students will be paid for their good
behavior and for working their hardest
Students wont earn as much when they
arent being the best leader they can be

In this classroom
we lead by being responsible and accountable!
Homework

Math Problems

Assigned nightly
Returned each morning for completion

Reading

25 minutes of reading should be logged

and signed for 5 out of 7 nights
A note on the classroom library

Planners

Filled out DAILY and signed each night

In this classroom
we lead by communicating
Take-Home Folder
This will come home weekly

Student work, newsletter, PTA

information, and all other notes

Classroom Website
Absent Work
Student responsibility
Long-term absences

Our Class Website

In this classroom
we lead by tracking our growth
and evaluating our progress
Letter Grades

Grade Level Skills (+/-)

Grades will be sent home
mid-quarter and quarterly
Communication is key for
student success!

In this classroom
we lead by learning!
Readers Workshop
Reading Comprehension Strategies, Book Clubs, Author Studies, Genre Studies, Content-embedded units

Writers Workshop
Unit writing (narrative, persuasive, expository), grammar

Math
Fractions, Multiples, Multiplication, Division, Place Value, Measurement, Geometry, Symmetry, Graphs

Science

Science Inquiry, Physical Science, Earth Science, Life Science

Social Studies

Missouri History, Geography, Government, Economics

In this classroom
we lead by asking for help when we need it!
Volunteers are an essential part of our classroom community!

Three For Me Promise

Brochures and Interest Forms
(due August 31)

Field Trips

Negro League/ Jazz Museum (September/October)

School of Economics (September 18th, $11)
Jefferson City (April 21st)

Field Day (May)

A quick note for volunteers

Volunteers are now required to complete a background check
annually
Complete the form and return it to FSE by September 15,

2015

In this classroom
we lead by playing with safety in mind
Recess Policy

We go outside if: it is not raining, the heat index is

under 95 degrees, and the wind-chill is above 32
degrees
Please dress your child appropriately so that they
can enjoy their time to play

P.E. expectations

Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes- I

always try to remind students in their planners the
day before

Lunch and Transportation

Lunch is $2.25
Healthy Snacks and Water
School Bus Information is ALL online:

www.bssd.net
Click on Bus Routes and School Boundaries
Put in your SPECIFIC address (ex. NW 9th ST.)

OR you may call Transportation (816.224.1835)

Written permission is required for ANY change in transportation after school

Parent Packet and FSE Handbook

Please return the TOP piece of paper only from the FSE
handbook
Number 4 and 5 are choices so please pay special attention to those

Please send this top sheet to school with your child on the
first day, WEDNESDAY the 19th

Before you go
Sign in with your email(s).
Purchase a planner for your child, they cost $5 and are a
requirement.
Write a note to your child wishing them luck on their first
day!
Join PTA for only $6.25.

*Any checks written for lunch, field trips, planners, yearbooks,

etc. must include your date of birth and drivers license number
**The district can ONLY accept checks from local banks**

Thank you for coming!

Let me know if you have any questions! If
you dont catch me before you leave, feel
free to email me at: JWight@bssd.net.
You can pick your kiddos up in the gym as
you leave.
I look forward to a great year together!
Thank you so much for taking time to be
here tonight!