Welcome to Mrs. Dutton’s Fourth Grade

Class!Please find your child’s seat and begin

filling out the information on the orange

paper.

Ways to contact Mrs. Dutton

• E-mail: hdutton@dunlapcusd.net

• Phone: 309-243-7774

• Note: Send a note with your child

Newsletter• what we are learning• quiz and test dates• reminders• Birthdays

Notes to school• Send all lunch money and order

forms with money in an envelope with student’s full name and “4HD”

Snack and Water• Should be small, simple, and

nutritious• Water bottles must close

completelyBirthdays• Summer birthdays will be

celebrated on child’s ½ birthday• Treats are welcome but not

expected

Star of the Week

• New student each week – goes in alphabetical order

• Information sent home the Monday before the child’s week

• Not a graded assignment

Reading Logs• Read for set number of sessions and

minutes– Date– Title of book– Number of minutes read– Parent signature– Summary and Reflection

• 1 per week

• Due every Friday

Book Reports

• Assigned at the beginning of each month

• Different format each month• Must be an Accelerated Reading

book at their level• Detailed instructions and any forms

needed will be sent home when the assignment is given

Assignment Books

• All assignments posted on screen• Assignments recorded daily• Any assignments not completed in

class are homework• Assignment books should come

home EVERY night• Parent signature

Homework

• Homework mainly consists of unfinished class assignments, weekly math, spelling, reading logs, book reports, and weekly geography

• “Take-home Folder”

• Important papers & graded assignments

Classroom Work

• Many assignments are considered classroom work, and will not be brought home

• Practices budgeting class work time

• If students fall behind on classroom work they will miss recess to get caught up

Make-up Work• In the event of an absence

homework will be sent home with the child indicated on the parent information sheet

• Students will have as many days as they are absent to complete the work

• Please inform me of planned absences

Spelling

• Weekly spelling lists can be found in their spelling notebook AND written in their assignment book

• Pretest given on Monday

• Test given on Friday

• Challenge list

Weekly Math

• Handed out every other Monday

• Due the following Friday

• Covers the concepts as a review

• Will be started at school, but taken home to finish

Rocket Math

• Every Wednesday and Friday• Timed math drills practicing

multiplication and division• Practice with flash cards or orally at

home• Regular rocket math is not graded• Two monthly assessments for data

binder

Weekly Geography

• Handed out every other Monday

• Due every Friday

• Remind students not to wait until Thursday evening to complete

Science• Each teacher is an “expert” on two units• Students will switch classrooms at the

beginning of 2nd quarter and 3rd quarter to go to Mrs. Detering and Miss Elsasser to learn their units

• They will be back with Mrs. Dutton in the 4th quarter for two more units

• Other 4th grade teachers follow the same behavior plan and late work policy

Homework Policy

• All assignments due at 7:45 a.m.• 1 day late = 10% deducted and note

written in assignment notebook• 2 days late = additional 10%

deducted and missed recess• 3 days late = missed recess and zero

recorded in grade book

Classroom Behavior Plan

• Our classroom behavior plan consists of two parts and directly reflects the class rules created by the students and myself on the first day of school.

Classroom Behavior Plan• Part 1 – consequences• If inappropriate behavior occurs the students

will pull a card from our behavior chart– Green = Warning– Yellow = Missed Recess– Red = Note home to parents

• If any other instances occur Mr. Fairchild will be notified for immediate attention to the situation

• For each card pulled student fills out an index card with their name, date, and reason for pulling a card

• All cards pulled are kept track of• Each student begins every day on Green

Classroom Behavior Plan

• Part 2 – Rewards• If a student pulls no cards in a week they

receive a sticker for the reward chart• Students can earn rewards as they

accumulate more stickers

• Note: parent contact is only a consequence for pulling a RED card. Therefore, every Friday students will be bringing home a behavior self-assessment for you to review and return to school on Monday.

Grading Scale/Grading Procedures

• All papers will be evaluated, but not all grades will be recorded

• Tests and projects will count double of daily assignments

• Students scoring below 65% on a major test will be given the opportunity to remediate up to 65%

Parent Portal On Powerschool

• Access your students grades online

• Unique username and password for each student

• Grades will be updated every Friday

Class Website

http://duttonsclass.wikispaces.com/

Volunteer Sign-up

• Sign-up sheet by the door• Volunteers for classroom events and

tasks• Copy helper volunteer

– Once weekly – day and time is your choice– Sign up on sheet as “Copy Helper”

• We need Library volunteers!– Every Monday 10:35-11:05– Sign up on sheet as “Library Volunteer”

Classroom Wish List

• Items that could be used around the classroom, for special projects, or rewards.

• Sign-up sheet by the door

Thank you for coming! I am looking forward to a FANTASTIC school year!