4th Grade Parent Night

RED BLOCKMrs. MeredithMrs. Powers

Mrs. Robinson

BLUE BLOCKMrs. BrittainMrs. McBeeMs. Parrish

Email: All of our email addresses are on the newsletter each week.

Phone: 254-761-5755 Conference Days: Thursday & Friday Conference Time: 8:10am – 9:10am We are here every day until 4:00. Email is the best way to contact us. We will respond

within 24 hours.

Contact Information

Departmentalized Classrooms Centers/Hands-On Activities (few paper

activities) Small Groups Community Supplies (scissors, glue, map pencils,

markers) Computer lab as needed Library each Tuesday

In the Classroom

Mrs. Meredith & Mrs. Brittain Multiplication Facts We encourage parents to help with

homework. Think Through Math (see PAWS folder for

login info.)

Math

Mrs. Powers & Ms. Parrish Students must read at home (reading log) We are working on . . .

Comprehension Accuracy Fluency

Geography & History of Texas Field trip to Austin in the spring

Reading & Social Studies

Mrs. McBee & Mrs. Robinson Narrative & Expository Compositions Grammar Skills Revising/Editing Lab Experiments (once weekly) In-class lessons correspond with weekly lab

Writing & Science

Students bring this home every night. Check the front pocket for important notes. Send notes for the teachers in the front

pocket. Behavior calendar should be signed each

Thursday. Graded papers go home each Thursday.

PAWS Folder (Take Home Folder)

  When will homework be assigned?

A packet will go home on Friday and is due the next Friday. This will include math, reading, language, and the reading log.

  What are your child’s homework responsibilities?

We expect homework to be neat and completely finished by the given due date.

What happens if a student does not complete the homework? The student will go to study hall during recess to complete

the assignments.

Homework

Positive Rewards System School-Wide Program Can be earned in any class Used to purchase items in the 4th

grade store

Panther Pride Passes

Writing (2 days) Revising/Editing Narrative Composition Expository Composition

Math Reading

STAAR Testing

All tests are in April this year.

Conferences will begin the last week of September and continue until the end of October.

Sign up tonight in your child’s homeroom.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Children’s Symphony (October 24) Cost is $1 (You may pay tonight if

you wish.) MHS Pep Rally (October 25) Austin Field Trip (May 2014) Woodgate Intermediate Tour (May

2014)

Field Trips

Questions