Please make sure you arrive on time School starts promptly at 7:55 a.m. Students are tardy after the 7:55 bell Students must be picked up no later

than 3:15 p.m. After school care information may be

picked up in the front office

MoneyAll money must be turned in in a sealed envelope with your child’s name, homeroom teacher, amount, and purpose.Any money turned in for different purposes must be kept separate (different checks and correct change).The money goes into different accounts and the funds must be treated separately.

PartiesWe will have three “special snacks” this year, a Christmas, Valentines, and end of year.Students are not allowed to bring birthday cupcakes. Birthdays are celebrated by announcing the child’s name over the intercom and the student gets a special prize.

Each student will start the day with a “clean slate”. If a rule is broken, the student will be given a warning. If

the rule is broken again, the student will receive a conduct mark. If a student receives 3 conduct marks in a week, the student will be written up in Chalkable, a new discipline tracking system. Depending on the severity of the behavior, a student may sit out during recess, receive silent lunch, P.E. or lunch detention. If a student gets written up 3 times, the student will be referred to the office for further disciplinary action.

Conduct sheets should be initialed nightly.

We love visitors! Please make sure you check in with the office though before you meet

your child in the cafeteria, as you must have a visitors pass.

Lunches are $2.25 per day / Reduced lunches are 40¢ per day / Visitor lunches are $3.75No charges are allowedA-la-carte items are not allowed unless a note is sent saying that you allow them.

Our lunch time starts at 11:50.

SnackWe will have snack time each day.Students may bring a healthy snack and WATER only to drink.Students will not be allowed to share snacks.Snacks will not be provided if a student forgets to bring his or her snack.

Our snack time is at 9:15 am.

Car riders will dismiss at 2:45 p.m. If transportation should change for

your child, a note must be sent, or a call to the office must be made. If not, your child will be sent home according to the usual plan. This is strictly for your child’s safety.

Please refer to the 4th grade syllabus for all grading information. Each subject

weights grades differently. Please check your child’s red communication folder periodically for test papers. If

your child receives C, D, or F on a paper, that test will need to be signed

and returned the next day.

All homework will be assigned on Monday and will be due on Friday. Homework may

consist of the following:Read for 20 min. per nightMath problemsScience vocabularyStudying for tests

Homework is a review of what we are learning. It is not meant to consume your

entire night.

Your child should write down all homework assignments in his or her agenda pad.

Homework must be turned in the day it is due! Students should not wait until Thurs. to complete all homework. Remember, Begin

with the End in Mind. This means students should formulate a plan on Mon., to get all

homework and studying completed before Fri. Failure to turn in homework on the day it is due will result in the student staying in from

P.E. or recess to complete it, for partial credit.

Reading will consist of chapter books, as well as stories, poems, readers theater, etc. found in the Storytown book. All chapter books will be read aloud in class. Each student will have

his or her own book to follow along. There will be a test most Fridays, which will cover

comprehension, vocabulary, and a focus skill for the week. Students will be expected to

read for at least 20 min. each night.

We will be using GoMath curriculum. We will cover various math topics this year

including place value, multiplication, division, fractions, geometry, algebra.

You will receive a newsletter each week with more information. Feel free to ask

any questions throughout the year!

Language consists of grammar, word work/spelling, and writing. Students will have a word work/spelling test each week. This will count 10% of the overall grade. DOL (Daily Oral Language) tests will be given on

Fridays. This will count towards 60% of their grade. Finally, writing will count towards 30% of the overall

language grade.

Students will be learning the writing process. They will be writing narrative, opinion, explanatory, and informative pieces this year. Students will learn to write longer, more in depth pieces. We

will be using different methods for publishing. Students will be learning to

write in cursive and will also learn to type and publish his or her writing.

Science topics this year will include the scientific method, life cycles,

ecosystems, adaptations, energy and motion, light and sound, geology,

space and planets. You will receive information each week in our

Math/Science newsletter.

This year we will be learning all about our great state of

Alabama. We will be using several different resources to

learn about our state, including Alabama Studies Weekly, books,

and research projects.

We love art at MES! Students will go to art once a week. Ms. McClendon always has fun projects planned for

students. There will be plenty of opportunities for volunteering. We

have art shows and all sorts of things going on. If you’re interested in

volunteering, please be sure to stop by Ms. McClendon’s room!

Coach Murray and Coach Owens are ready to get you moving!

Make sure your child has tennis shoes each day though, or they

will not be able to participate and everyone wants to participate in

P.E.!

Every year students look forward to our big trip to Montgomery. This trip will take

place in March or April. We will need chaperones. Once we have all of the

details and the date nailed down, we will let you know. We also have 1 FREE field trip! Students will go to Pell City for the

Water Festival to learn about our drinking water and the water cycle.

September 8th-14th – Book FairSeptember 11th – Fall Picture $ DueSeptember 14th – Grandparents Day

Lunch from 11:50-11:20September 17th – Progress Reports

Go HomeSeptember 25th – Dismiss at Noon for

Homecoming (NO AFTER SCHOOL CARE)

Our planning period is from 12:35-1:15. This is usually the time when we conduct

parent conferences and make phone calls. The best way to contact us quickly, is via e-mail. We try to check e-mail periodically throughout the day, but we do not check e-mail while teaching. It may be after 3

p.m. before we can respond to your e-mail.

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Questions???

Thank you for coming tonight.

We look forward to a wonderful school

year!