Welcome to Fourth Grade!

Miss. Conohan's Fourth Grade Helpful Guide

My Dear Parents and Students! 

Let's have a positive classroom by:
1.   Being courteous to your teacher and your classmates

2.   Respecting everyone's property

3.   Keeping track of your assignments

4.   Handing in your work on time

5.   Asking for help when you need it

6.   Cooperating and working with classmates as a team

7.   Trying your best to be a good friend to your classmates

8.   Accepting full responsibility for your actions  

Parent Letters and Weekly Papers:
A parent letter will be sent home each Friday.  Please read the letter carefully.  Many important announcements and a preview of the upcoming week are given.  Tests and special projects are usually announced in this letter.

All graded papers and the weekly letter will be sent home in a folder each Friday.  Please review each assignment with our child.  Please sign and return the folder each Monday on the sheet provided.  All graded papers may stay at home unless otherwise noted. 

Absences and Dismissals:
If your child is absent on a given day or days, please send a note to school.  If requested, I will make every effort to gather the missed assignments to be picked up or sent home.  I also ask that if your child is going to be leaving early or leaving with someone other than the child's parent or guardian please send a note.  This makes dismissal time go smoothly.
Book Reports:
Book reports will be assigned throughout the year.  There will be a total of 6 for each fourth grader to complete this year.  A variety of books and projects will be used.  Books chosen must be teacher approved to insure appropriate content and reading level.
Neatness Policy:
Every effort should be made by the student to do each assignment to the best of their ability.  This includes the appearance of work as well as the academic content.  Loose-leaf paper should be used (not torn out from a spiral notebook with shredded edges) and a proper heading should be included.  Neat handwriting is expected at all times.  Students will be asked to redo work that is not neatly done.  Assignments done at home should also follow this expectation.
Homework Policy:
An assignment note book is provided and each student is required to use it daily.  We will be filling it out as a class at the end of the day.  I will be checking each assignment notebook on a daily basis and signing it.  I ask that each student bring his or her assignment notebook home to be checked and signed by the student's parent or guardian.  In fourth grade, homework will be assigned Monday through Thursday.  I will not assign homework on the weekends.  Long-term projects may require weekend work.  Each student will have a homework folder that can be used for them to transport their homework assignments back and forth to school.
Late Assignments:
If a child is present on a given day and fails to complete work in class or that night for homework, the work will be considered late.  The homework assignment will be worked on during the child's recess time, and five points will be deducted from the original grade.
Parent Conferences:
Even though there are conference times scheduled on the school calendar, a parent or teacher may schedule a conference at anytime.  Feel free to call the office or send a note expressing the desire to set up an appointment and I will contact you as soon as possible.

I hope the information contained in this guide will help things go smoothly this year.  Keep this guide in a safe place at home to refer to when needed.  If you have any questions about a section, please see me.  This will be a very successful; fourth grade year.  Each student is responsible for their own learning, but I will provide them all the tools and encouragement they need throughout the year.  Learning is a team effort and your help will be greatly appreciated.