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Welcome Welcome Parents!Parents!
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• Ms. Hendrick: Reading, Writing, & Social Studies
• Mrs. Volden: Math, Science & Technology
*Please feel free to contact the appropriate academic teacher regarding any academic concerns.
Meet the teachers!
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Ms. Hendrick: http://classroom.kleinisd.net/webs/shendrick1Mrs. Volden: http://classroom.kelinisd.net/webs/tvolden
• Stay updated on what’s going on in 4th grade and our class!
• Save to desktop at home for quick and easy access.
• Find important information such as HW assignments, weekly spelling lists, upcoming events, contact info., and cool links!
Class Websites
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Wednesday foldersWednesday folders
• Vital part of parent/teacher communication
• Will give a weekly update of your child’s performance
• Please sign and return the EMPTY folder to school every THURSDAY. (counted as a HW assignment)
***Do not put parent notes, HW or corrected work in Wed. folder.
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Homework…Homework…Reinforce, reinforce, reinforce!
• Intended to reinforce concepts learned in class
• Student’s responsibility to copy from Ms. Hendrick’s HW board.
• Reading logs due every FRIDAY.
• Math HW due THURSDAY.
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Grading GuidelinesGrading Guidelines
• 50% minor grades (daily work, homework, quizzes, participation, etc.)
• 50% major grades (tests, projects, etc.)
• Grades will be posted on Parent Connect. Check OFTEN!!!
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Corrected WorkCorrected Work
• Is intended to ACCURATELY reflect your child’s performance and understanding
• Grades LESS THAN 70% may be corrected for additional credit.
• Daily work may be corrected at home.
• Major grades (tests, benchmarks, etc.) must be corrected IN CLASS. The two grades will then be averaged.
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Missing and late Missing and late work…work…
• MISSING work will be calculated as a ZERO in GradeSpeed until it is turned in and graded.
• Late work: Points will be deducted for being turned in late
• Missing, late and/or corrected work must be turned in within the grading period.
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Parent Connect…Parent Connect…Stay informed!!!Stay informed!!!
• Please stay informed of your child’s current grades by accessing Parent Connect from the Klein I.S.D. website.
• If you have questions regarding grades, please contact the appropriate academic teacher.
• Sign up tonight!!!
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Read, Read, Read!!!Read, Read, Read!!!
• DAILY reading at home is essential for your child’s fluency and vocabulary development, which in turn, helps writing!!!
• Your child needs to have a chapter book, from home or library, with them in class EVERY day.
• Library day is Thursday.
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……more reading!!!more reading!!!
• Ways to encourage reading at home…– Read to them – Read with them– Have them read to you– let them see YOU read– ASK them about their
reading– Help them find things
THEY might be interested in reading about
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• Spelling tests will be given every FRIDAY.
• New spelling lists will be given on MONDAYS.
• The weekly spelling list can be accessed from Ms. Hendrick’s class website.
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Add it up!!Add it up!!
• Math HW will be given on MONDAY and is due every THURSDAY.
• First in Math may be done at home or during school hours.
• Corrections for Mrs. Volden must follow the format discussed in class.
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We’re not above We’re not above charity! charity!
• A few items we can’t seem to keep enough of…– Sticky notes (we use a lot of
these!)– EXPO (dry erase) markers– Hand sanitizer– Small items for treasure box
(stickers, notepads, etc.)– #2 pencils– White construction paper– Index cards– Colored pencils/markers
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Field Trip to Field Trip to Wunderlich FarmWunderlich Farm
•Annual 4th grade field trip
•Wed., Jan. 23, 2013
•We will start hounding you to volunteer closer to the date.
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Parent Conference DayParent Conference Day
• Tues., Nov. 6th• Conferences will be
held with both teachers.• We’re almost booked
up!• ~20 minute increments.• Please verify your
time slot if you’ve already signed up.
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Student behavior…Student behavior…
• Behavior will be documented on a weekly conduct card that will go home every week in Wed. folders. This gives parents a break down of areas that may need improvement.
• Please leave them in the folder.
• Please help us reinforce positive behavior at home!
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Be positive!Be positive!
• All-Star Behavior Bingo
• Tickets• Treasure box• Character Brag
Board in hallway
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Contact us!Contact us!
• [email protected]• [email protected]• School: 832-484-6200
• Email is best!Email is best!• Please feel free to contact
us anytime with questions and/or concerns.
• We look forward to working with you this year!