Fourth Grade Parent Night

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Fourth Grade Parent Night
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Goal of Life

• HEAVEN!!!

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Let the Children Come To Me
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How Do We Let the Children Come to Christ?
We need to look at what it takes to help a child
attain their ultimate goal of union with Christ.
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Child Body Soul
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Body
Emotional
Physical

• This is about the time that students have a
  greater awareness of self and those around them.
  Part of our job as parents and teachers is to
  help them learn how to channel the emotions that
  come with the awareness of differences in
  personalities, interests, tastes, etc.

• This is always important-recess, PE, etc.
• We are big proponents of students being on some
  sort of team that involves activities.

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Soul
Will To Choose the Good
Intellect To Know the Truth

• God is the ultimate Truth
• As parents and teachers, we can lead them to seek
  the truth by filling their souls with as much
  that is pure and good as possible.
• We must teach them to think critically, helping
  them to evaluate what will lead them to God.

• God is the Ultimate Good
• We must help students choose what is good, even
  if it is against what their emotions are telling
  them.
• This will help lead them to God, the ONE in Whom
  they will find ultimate happiness.

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The Goal is to GROW

• They dont know everything yet-and wont!
• This is difficult because we are used to
  conquering everything quickly.
• We grow in self-esteem when we have found that we
  conquered something difficult, not when we have
  finished something easy.

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Why is Fourth Grade SO Great?
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Switching for Each Class

• Responsibility of the Child The students switch
  almost every period. This requires a lot of
  organization, as well as their awareness of where
  they are going next.

• What can you do to help?
• When possible, be at school on time, if not
  earlier. This will give the students plenty of
  time at their lockers in the morning.

• What are we doing to help?
• Schedules posted in their lockers
• Color coded books
• Only one main notebook.
• All folders are in their binders
• Coming down a few minutes early to their
  classrooms to unpack.

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Be Prepared!

• Responsibility of the Child The students are
  expected to arrive on time for class, have all
  materials and assignments necessary, be
  respectful of the teacher and other students, and
  do their best in whatever task given.

• What are we doing to help?
• Teachers will be helping students switch classes
  to make sure transitions go smoothly.
• Teachers will help students be sure they have the
  proper books.

• What can you do to help?
• Help students make sure bags are packed the night
  before-especially first quarter-after that they
  will gain confidence.

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Higher Behavioral Expectations (continued)

• Responsibility of the Child The students are
  expected to arrive on time for class, have all
  materials and assignments necessary, be
  respectful of the teacher and other students, and
  do their best in whatever task given.

• What are we doing to help?
• A clipboard will move from class to class and
  minor infractions will be marked down and sent
  home weekly in their Friday Folder.
• Positive feedback and well planned lessons to
  provide students with strong support for success.

• What can you do to help?
• Have true consequences AT HOME when students have
  missing homework assignments or have been written
  down on the clipboard.
• CHECK PLANNERS DAILY!!!
• Praise and focus on their successes-we all live
  up to the standard set.

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Lockers
Responsibility of the Child The students are
expected to keep their books and other materials
in their lockers. Their lockers should stay
clean and organized and free of clutter.

• What are we doing to help?
• The students lockers will be free of most
  non-school related items. The students will be
  given time periodically to clean their lockers.

• What can you do to help?
• Again, helping students to be on time for school
  will be helpful in allowing them ample time at
  their locker in the morning.

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DemeritsPlease be sure there are true
repercussions at home.
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Lined Paper and Headers

• Responsibility of the Child The students are
  expected to write on the correct side of the
  paper, between the margins, and with a proper
  heading on their paper.

• What are we doing to help?
• The teachers will require any work written on the
  wrong side of the paper or with tears in the
  paper to be redone.
• The teachers will have a sample piece of lined
  paper with a proper heading posted in their
  rooms.

• What can you do to help?
• Have your child redo any work done on the wrong
  side of the paper before he or she brings it back
  to school in the morning.

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Academics-Note Taking

• Responsibility of the Child The students will
  have a notebook where they take notes off the
  board in an organized and neat manner. Students
  are also responsible for ALL NOTES MISSED DURING
  AN ABSENCE.

• What are we doing to help?
• The teachers will model how to take notes and
  show them the expectations we have for their
  notebooks.
• The students will be given time at recess to copy
  down notes missed.
• If a student is absent for many days, the teacher
  will make a copy of the notes missed.

• What can you do to help?
• Expect students work to be neat. If you go to
  study with them and their notebook is messy, ask
  them to rewrite their notes.
• Be conscious of over-scheduling children.

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Academics-Test Taking

• Responsibility of the Child The students will be
  assessed by means of quizzes, tests, labs, class
  activities and projects on a regular basis.
  These assessments will call for higher thinking
  skills requiring the student to think critically.
  

• What are we doing to help?
• The teachers will give adequate notes and
  activities in class to prepare students for
  assessments.
• The students will be given advance notice about
  tests-at least two or three days.
• The students will generally have some form of
  assessment before a test in order to gain
  feedback on their understanding.

• What can you do to help?
• Study with your children nightly. This is a
  great year to form good study habits in your
  children. THEY WILL NEED HELP.
• Go over their planners nightly in order to remind
  them of tests and quizzes coming up.

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Academics-Homework

• Responsibility of the Child The students are
  responsible for writing down all homework in
  their planner as well as completing their
  homework neatly, accurately, and on time. If a
  student is absent, he or she is responsible for
  turning in the completed homework when returning
  to school.

• What are we doing to help?
• Teachers will not give more than 1-1.5 hours of
  written homework a night (this does not include
  studying or long range projects). This estimate
  is for the average student.
• Teachers will write the homework on the board in
  each class and give students time to write down
  assignments in their planners.
• Teachers will check homework daily.

• What can you do to help?
• Study with your children nightly.
• Check planners nightly.
• Look over their homework-if it is incorrect,
  sloppy, has incomplete sentences, etc, ask them
  to do it again.
• DO NOT BRING IN HOMEWORK LEFT AT HOME-it will be
  counted late regardless.

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To Wrap Up

• Please be at school on time.
• Please help the students stay organized.
• Help your child become independent.
• Please expect that your child try his or her
  best.
• Please contact the teachers with questions and
  concerns-the more we know, the better we can
  help.

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Friday Folder Reporting of Clipboard
TO Talking Out T Talking FDNot Following
Directions TT Transition Time IB/DB
Inappropriate/Disrespectful Behavior IH/MH
Incomplete/Missing Homework NP Not Prepared
for Class
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Clipboard