Tips For Success
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These are just a few things that will be happening on a regular basis. Please try to make sure your child is keeping up with Nightly Reading, Nightly Writing, and any other homework / responsibilities they have. It will help me greatly and assure that your child gets the most out of 4th grade.
Nightly Reading
This year the kids will be recording their Nightly Reading on a punchcard. Each card will contain 20 boxes and need to be initialed and dated each night that your child reads. I am asking that each child read at least 5 nights a week. When a punchcard is full, each student will receive a new puchcard and a small prize. Nighly Reading punchcards need to be returned every Monday so that I can record the information.
It is very important that students are reading at home as well as in school. I read an article recently in American Educator magazine which concluded that the best readers (and the best overall students) are the ones who read the most outside of school. Happy reading!
Nightly Writing
Yes, we will be doing Nightly Writing this year. I am just giving the kids a few weeks to get used to me and my quirky way of doing things. Sometime after Labor Day I will send home a sheet explaining Nightly Writing. Remember, the more you write, the better you get!
Assignment Sheet / Homework Folders
When the children first get to school, they write down their assignments on a sheet in their folders. At the end of the day they cross off what they completed. If there is any unfinished work, that is homework. Hopefully this will help them to remember what they need to do once they get home. A big part of doing well in school is getting organized. One of my main goals is to help them in this area.
Friday Work Folders
Every Friday I will send home a folder with some of your child's corrected work. Inside there is a sheet with a place to sign and date. I know it seems like I am asking parents to sign a lot of items each week, but it really doesn't take a lot of time. I feel it is important to keep parents informed as to how their child is doing in school. It also keeps me informed that parents are aware of their child's progress.
Multiplication Facts
As soon as your child knows his/her multiplication facts, he/she will be in great shape to learn long division, more complicated multiplication, how to reduce fractions, etc. If there seems to be any area that is giving them trouble, please help them by spending 5-10 minutes a night until they are memorized. The 6's, 7's, and 8's are always the toughest!
BIG MONDAY
Nightly Reading, NIghtly Writing, and signed Friday work folders are all due on Monday morning. I tried to make it all on one day. I hope that is easier.