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Welcome to
Family Night
All you need to
know about 4th
grade
Bus Passes and Dismissal Forms
• Transportation changes should preferably be in
writing and in the office before noon of that school
day. Telephone changes will be accepted, but
should be made before noon.
When writing a bus note, please
include the following information:
• Name of student
• Address and name of other student if applicable
• Duration of the pass
• Bus #
Dismissal forms- all potential names
Attendance Policy
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Excused Absences
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Please note that after 6 excused absences determined by parent notes, a doctor note
will be required in order to have an excused absence for the remainder of the year.
All excuse notes must received in the office within three school days. The office will be
unable to change absence statuses in the students’ records from unexcused to excused
when the note is sent outside of the timeframe allowed.
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• TARDY= 1) arriving after 7:35 am
2) signing out before 2:35
3) signing out and in on the same day
Mr. Arvin may still call regarding your child’s absence
even if you have sent an email excuse.
Binders
• PARENTS: only things in the “Leave at
Home” side of the HOMEWORK
FOLDER should be removed!
• Have your child sit down with you
when organizing his/her binder.
• Please do not remove ANYTHING from
your child’s colored subject area
folders!
MAP
• Measure of Academic Progress (3x/year)
• Adaptive test
• Shows on what level your child is ready to
learn
• First Testing Session: Aug. 11th, 12th, and 25th
• Scores discussed at conferences/ sent home
with report cards
Daily Review
Purpose:
1. Continually review learned material
(spiral review), from current and
previous years
2. Encourage goal setting so that
students are self-motivated
learners/setting the ground work for
life-long learners
Daily Review
Grades:
•Students will not receive a Daily
Review grade on their report cards.
•Daily Review scores for each area are
averaged in with the subject’s grades.
•Weekly, students keep track of their
progress through graphing scores.
How can you help your child be
successful?
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Study daily review questions each
evening as they come home.
Correct answers are discussed and
provided in class.
Corrections are made in red pen.
4th Grade Homework Policy
• If missing an assignment, a student
will discuss the issue with the
assigning teacher during recess time.
If this is an ongoing problem, the
student may lose part of his/her social
recess time.
REMIND Text and Email
Get texts or emails about upcoming 4th
grade happenings. To join:
Visit
www.remind.com/join/western4th
OR
Text @western4th to 81010 and follow the
instructions.
Accelerated Reader
• Homework: Read 20 minutes every week
night, fill in page numbers read, and get AR
Log signed.
• When a quiz is taken and passed students
earn points toward his/her AR goal.
• 70% is passing according to the AR program;
however, we encourage a test average of
85%
Accelerated Reader
• Students should be at 50% of their goal by
the middle of the quarter (midterm)
• AR is averaged in with Daily Review
• 30% of the reading grade comes from:
– Percent of AR goal achieved
– Percent of correct answers on the quizzes
Renaissance Home Connect
• An easy way for parents and students to view
individual AR progress from home is AR Home
Connect.
– Go to Western’s web page and use the login
information that was sent home with your child today.
2 easy ways to find out if a book is AR:
– www.arbookfind.com
– Book scanner app
Other Home Connections
Western’s web page and
other links
http://www.scott.k12.ky.us/
Language Learning Checks
Weekly (homework due Tuesday and
Thursday, quiz Friday)
Similar to spelling packets, but also
different
Front sheet will tell expectations for the
week (to know how to study!!)
Quality Work
Label papers correctly
Show effort and take pride
Follow directions
Math
-Class Dojo
-Homework
-Math Packet (Folder)
-Go Math instructional videos on
YouTube
Science Fair
Science Fair will occur in January
Optional activity (not for a grade)
Students in grade 2-5 are eligible to participate.
All projects should follow the scientific method and use
explanatory labels on their exhibits to demonstrate this as well
as graphs, charts, and tables.
• All exhibits must be constructed by the students. Parents,
teachers, or any technically trained professional may give
advice and guidance only.
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• 3 components
Academic Team
– Quick Recall
– Written Assessments
– Future Problem Solvers
Academic Team
• Try-outs will take place September 29th and students
will be notified if they have made the team by October
2nd (before Fall Break).
• Historically, only 5 - 8 4th graders have made the team.
• Recommended study materials:
– The New 1st Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
– The 2014 World Almanac
– www.kaac.com
Thank you for joining us tonight!
Mrs. Christopher- [email protected]
Mrs. Gaebler- [email protected]
Mrs. Howard – [email protected]
Mrs. Reveal – [email protected]
Ms. Sawyer- [email protected]
Western Elementary- (502) 863-1393

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