Welcome to Mrs' Duttons

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Welcome to Mrs. Duttons

• Fourth Grade Class!

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Goals

• To provide a positive and motivating learning
  environment for your child
• For each child to reach his or her highest
  potential while in my classroom
• To give students the tools they need to be highly
  successful students, not only this year, but in
  the years to come

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Expectations

• I have extremely high expectations of all my
  students, both academically and behaviorally. We
  will work together to develop a classroom
  environment where all students can succeed.
  Success is defined not by perfection, but rather
  each person doing his or her very best. Please
  encourage your child to come to school each day
  prepared to give their best effort!

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Classroom Schedule

• 800-830 Morning
  Warm-Up/Spelling
• 830-1000
  Reading/Language Arts
• 1000-1130 Math
• 1130-1215 Special Area
  Classes
• 1220-1250 Lunch
• 100-200 Science/Social
  Studies
• 200-230 Recess
• 230-300 Daily
  Wrap-Up

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Special Classes

• Day 1 Gym
• Day 2 Art
• Day 3 Spanish
• Day 4 Computer
• Day 5 Music
• Day 6 Guidance
• Day 7 Library

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Planners

• The planner is a great way for you to monitor
  what your child is learning each day.
• It is also a wonderful communication tool
  between home and school. Please feel free to
  write questions or comments to me in your childs
  planner. Also, please check and sign your childs
  planner each day.
• If possible, the school is asking parents for
  a 5.00 donation to cover the cost of the
  planners and school folders. Thank you!

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Website and Email

• Our weekly spelling words, vocabulary, and Friday
  note will be located on my website.
• www.loudoncounty.org
• or
• www.eatonschool.org

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Behavior Plan

• Each child will begin the day with 100 points for
  behavior.
• Points may be deducted in ten point increments.
• Behavior will be noted each day in your childs
  planner with a code indicating any points lost
  and why.

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Behavior Codes

• O (10 point) student was off task
• T (10 points) student was talking out an
  inappropriate time
• A (10 points) student was arguing/talking back
  to an adult
• IA (10 points) student had an inappropriate
  attitude
• L (10 points) student used inappropriate
  language
• R (10 points) student was disrespectful
• I (10 points) student did not follow
  instructions 
• H (10 points) student did not complete
  homework

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Lunch

• Students may choose to bring their lunch from
  home or purchase their lunch from the cafeteria.
• If possible, please send lunch money on Monda.
  You may want to send enough money for the week or
  month. Lunch is 1.85
• You may also manage your childs lunch account by
  accessing www.mealpay.com
  
• You can also call toll free
• [phone] to speak with a
  representative.

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Attendance

• Class attendance will be taken at 805 a.m.
• Please make sure your child is on time.
• Students are required to turn in a parent note or
  doctor note for each absence, tardy, or early
  check out. Please send a note as soon as
  possible to be sent to the office for absences.

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Make-Up Work

• Typically, if a child only misses one or two days
  of school, their work can be made up in the
  classroom when they return. However, if they are
  absent for a more extended period of time it may
  be necessary for them to work on make-up work at
  home. Please call or email me to arrange a time
  you can pick up their work.

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New Report Cards

• Why are we changing?
• Our district is moving towards correlating with
  National Standards
• The district wants parents to be more aware of
  the standards that your child is responsible for
  mastering throughout the school year

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Report Cards

• Students will no longer receive a letter grade
• on their assignments or report cards.
• M Meet State Standards
• P Progressing toward state standards
• N Not meeting state standards
• Classwork, homework, test and quizzes will use
• the same performance indicators

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Assessment and Evaluation

• Combination of Measures in determining level of
  mastery
• Can the student demonstrate the skill on his/her
  own?
• Can the student teach and explain the skill in
  depth to others?
• Students need to prove their mastery of standards
  through work samples and extension of skills
  through higher order thinking.
• Class work, quizzes, and tests will also be used
  in determining level of mastery.

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Grade Card Schedule

• 1st grading period Thursday, September 24th
• 2nd grading period Thursday, November 12h
• 3rd grading period Thursday, January 7th
• 4th grading period Thursday, February 25th
• 5th grading period Thursday, April 15th
• 6th grading period Tuesday, May 25th

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What You Can Do to Help

• Start each day with words of encouragement
• Read to and with your child
• Review basic addition, subtraction, and
  multiplication facts on a regular basis

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PTO

• We encourage all our parents to join the Eaton
  PTO this year.
• The cost is just 4 per person
• Please help up earn a pizza party!
• Thank you for your support!

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Odd and Ends

• Snacks and water
• Volunteers are always welcome!
• Questions???

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Contact Information

• Please feel free to contact me any time you have
  questions or concerns.
• 865-986-2420 ext 1542
• duttonb_at_loudoncounty.org