Progress Reports

The Progress Reports window opens 

MONDAY!!!!

What does that mean??

Progress Reports and Report Cards will be available online through Illuminate.  On Oct. 4, you will gain access to both your child's Progress Report and my grade books -- actually your already have access to this & I showed your child this week.  You will be able to check on your child's progress at the mid-way point in the trimester. In order to access your child's Progress Report & Report Card, you will need to set up your Parent Portal using the directions/personalized access code.  If you are not already set up with Illuminate, a letter was sent home from the Mundy office to give you all the information you need.  

Unfinished Work

Please check in with your child daily about work completion.  Although I give plenty of time to work in class, not every child will finish every assignment every day.  Some students will need to finish up work at home.  It shouldn't be much, but I need your help in getting your child used to finishing work from school each day.  Every day we write on a paper we use as an agenda.  There is a spot for your child to write down the work from the day and indicate whether isn't done or not.  Please review this with your child each day and help them to budget their time.

Also, if your child is absent, they are responsible for the work missed.

Book Reports

Great news!!  Every student has selected a book -- Woohooo!!  Their job now is to read the book.  It should be coming back and forth with them each day to school since they often have time to read during class.  Some students have even selected the type of project they would like to complete & received the directions from me.  There's no rush to do it now, but probably in the next week or so.

Book Reports are due Tuesday, Nov. 2. 

Progress Reports

I am in the process of starting Progress Reports for the 1st Trimester -- it's hard to believe the first trimester is almost 1/2 over.  Progress Reports are due to Ms. McCormick next Friday and will be visible to you on October 4th.  Please help your child in making sure their late/missing work is complete so that their grades accurately reflect the work they are doing in class.  

Agendas / Google Classroom

There may be some days where your child needs to finish up work at home from the school day, or from an absence.  It will most likely consist of work that -- by the end of day -- was not completed.  Every day we write our work [done or not] on an "agenda paper."  Please check in with your child each day when they come home from school to see if they have any work to be finished up from the day.   This will help them budget their time and plan accordingly, especially if they have afternoon/evening activities.  It is also helpful to check in with your child's Google Classroom account [have them show you theirs] in order to see what has been turned in and what may still be missing.  

XtraMath for Math Facts

Today, the kids signed in to XtraMath class online. The link is on my website & on Clever. This is an easy, FREE, program that can be used to practice math facts. The most common question I get is...how can I help my child succeed in 4th grade?? Mastering math facts will help them be more confident as we tackle the more complex concepts later in the year. We no longer do time tests as speed is not really important. Accuracy is important. This is also a way that a struggling student can practice in the privacy of their own home to get better.  I am asking students to do one session each day which takes about 5 minutes.  Right now everyone is on addition & subtraction--and moving forward into multiplication & division as needed.  Later on I will move everyone to multiplication & division as these are the most important facts for 4th grade math.

Picture Day

 Picture Day is Friday, September 24th.