..... I believe homework is an important aspect of your child's education because it is a valuable aid in helping to make the most of his/her experience in school. I feel it is useful in reinforcing what has been learned in class, preparing students for upcoming lessons, extending and generalizing concepts, teaching responsibility and helping students develop positive study habits.

 

..... I will assign homework Monday through Thursday nights. Homework should take students no more than one hour to complete each night, not including studying for tests or long-range projects. Spelling tests will be given each Friday.

 

..... Whenever a student fails to hand in an assignment, a note will be sent home to be signed. If the note is not returned the next day, a call will be made to the parents. If students choose not to do their homework, they also choose to loose certain privileges. Students should make up missed homework the next day with one-grade reduction on the assignment (10 points). If homework is not handed in within three days, a zero is recorded. For every day absent, one day will be given to make up work.

 

..... I ask that parents make homework a top priority at home. Setting a daily homework time does help, along with lots of encouragement. Please discuss this homework policy with your child.

 

 

..... I am pleased to welcome your child to 4th grade. I look forward to a very exciting and rewarding school year. I appreciate this opportunity to work as partners with you in the education of your child. If at any time you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call, send a note, or arrange a meeting with me. I will respond as quickly as possible.

 

..... Students at Ss. Simon and Jude are expected to demonstrate respect for the rights, property and the educational opportunities of each student and staff member. My primary aim in the 4th grade is to develop personal responsibility. In order to provide guidance in achieving this aim and to provide students with the excellent educational climate they deserve, I have developed a classroom discipline plan for 4th grade.

 

..... Classroom rules are posted in our room and have been discussed with the students. To encourage students to follow the class rules, I will support appropriate behavior with praise, positive notes and calls, and classroom privileges. However, if a student chooses to break a rule, the following steps will be taken:

 

Number of Times a Rule is Broken	Type of Record Kept	Consequence Assigned
1st Time	Warning (W)	.
2nd Time	Student-Teacher Conference (C)	.
3rd Time	One Check After Name	Student looses 5 minutes of recess, or another appropriate consequence, and parents are notified.
4th Time	Two Checks After Name	Student looses 15 minutes or recess, or another appropriate consequence, and the student is referred to the Thursday After-School Consequence Room.
5th Time	Three Checks After Name	Student or teacher calls home and student is referred to the principle.
Severe Disruption	.	Student is immediately referred to the principle.

..... If a student receives many warning and conferences during the course of the quarter, parents will be notified and the student may also receive the grade of an N, or needs to improve, on the report card. I have already discussed this plan with your child, but I would appreciate it if you would review the plan with him/her. Thank you for your support. I look forward to working with you.

 

..... I will provide a Christ-centered classroom in which the whole child is developed. I will also strive to be a model of faith and a facilitator of learning. My goal is to make learning fun and to prepare my students to become good Christians and productive members of society.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

..... I hope you had an enjoyable summer and look foward to working with each of you this school year. I hope this will be an enjoyable year for all of us, and have planned many exciting activities and projects. During this school year each of you will be in my prayers daily. Please remember me in your daily prayers also.

 

..... This is a list of the school supplies that are needed by the students in Room 8. Since desk space and storage are limited please purchase only the necessities. NO BINDERS ARE ALLOWED FOR USE IN MRS. KOLB'S CLASS!

 

2 spiral notebooks (70-100 sheets of paper)

3 paper folders with pockets (for use to send materials home, to organize and save papers for Mrs. Kolb and Mr. Love's music class)

2 packages of notebook paper (wide rule)

2 erasable red pens

10 pencils

1 eraser

1 set of crayons and/or markers

1 bottle of glue

1 ruler displaying mm/cm and inches

1 pair of scissors

1 small pencil bag or box (cannot be more than 3" high)

2 erasable pens (optional)

1 book bag or backpack

2 large boxes of Kleenex

1 small notebook (no thicker than 1" - please save receipt, if it is too large we may need you to exchange it)

Each student is permitted to use a water bottle during the hot weather months. Water only please!

Each student is permitted to bring a small, healthy snack to eat during morning recess time. This is strongly encouraged whenever we are in session for only a half-day.

 

..... I request that students have supplies at school by the first Monday of the year and suggest that some of the pencils and paper be kept at home and brought to school is smaller amounts.

   

 

Religion

The focus of the religion program is to have the children grow in the power to make Christian decisions and live the Commandments. Special emphasis will be given to Scripture, Mass planning, the rosary and prayer.

 

English

Students will learn the parts of speech and process writing.

 

Mathematics

We start with a review of basic skills and facts and advance to multiplication of two-digit numbers and long division along with skills for analyzing word problems.

 

Social Studies

We will use two textbooks. The first addresses our United States. We start learning about landforms, map skills and progress into our states. Our second textbook emphasizes Arizona. It begins with the history and works its way into the present day Arizona. Special projects will be required.

 

Reading

Students will learn to analyze different types of literature and think about the author's purpose. Lessons in reading skills and strategies will be covered.

 

 

 

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:00-8:15	DOL	DOL	DOL	DOL	DOL
8:15-8:45	Religion	Religion	Religion	Religion	Religion
9:15-10:00	Reading	Reading	Reading	Reading	Reading
		Computers (10:00-10:30)
		Library(10:30-11:00)
10:15-10:30	Spelling	Spelling	PE (11:00-11:30)	Science	PE (11:00-11:30)
11:35-12:20	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
12:30-12:45	DEAR (Reading Time)	DEAR (Reading Time)	DEAR (Reading Time)	DEAR (Reading Time)	DEAR (Reading Time)
12:45-1:30	Math	Math	Math	Music (1:15-1:55)	Math
1:30-2:15	Social Studies	Social Studies	Social Studies	Social Studies	Social Studies
2:15-2:30	Handwriting	Handwriting	Handwriting	Handwriting	Handwriting
2:30-2:45	Dismissal Prep.	Dismissal Prep.	Dismissal Prep.	Dismissal Prep.	Dismissal Prep.