Room 17 Report
Mr.
Burnett's Class Franklin
School Room 17
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September
5th, 20167
Dear Fourth Grade Student and Parents/Guardian:
I
want to welcome you to the fourth grade and let you know that I am looking
forward to having you in my class this year.
You will have an enjoyable and productive year in our room!
You
will need to have a book for silent reading at 8:10 each day. You may bring a book from home or find one
in our classroom collection.
Since we believe that education is serious business, please do not bring
any toys to school because they interfere with learning. Here are other rules you will be expected to
follow:
1. Follow directions the first time they
are given.
2. Stay in your seat unless given
permission to leave
it.
3. Raise your hand and wait to be called
on before
speaking.
4. Turn in all assignments on time.
ASSIGNMENTS
AND HOMEWORK: Students are responsible for handing in their
assignments on time. Assignments are due the following day and need to be
placed in the correct assignment box before the second bell at 8:10 AM when
school starts.
Homework generally consists of unfinished daily
assignments, and I ask the students to read for at least fifteen minutes each
evening. As an optional homework opportunity, students are encouraged to bring
a current event/news item from a newspaper, TV or radio, magazines, or the
internet. There will be a few assignments, including the Family History Report
Project, that require more than one day
to complete and some parent/guardian involvement, and for these assignments I
will give the students a due date later in the year.
WHEN
ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE: Assignments are due the morning after they are
assigned. Nothing lowers a report card grade faster than missing assignments.
If a student is absent, he/ she will have at least two days to make up the assignments
after checking with me to see which assignments to make up.
GRADING: No student will receive failing marks on their report card if their
assignments are turned in on time and they are trying to do the assignments to
the best of their ability. I will present more details on the new report card
as they become available to me.
You will earn good grades as long as you listen
well in class, follow directions the first time, and complete and turn in
assignments on time.
HANDING
ASSIGNMENTS BACK: Assignments and papers are returned to the
student’s “mail box.” Students are responsible for getting their “mail” and
taking it home to show their parents/ guardians. I encourage you to keep
assignments rather than throw them away, at least through the end of the
trimester. The projects, like the “Family History Report,” you will probably
want to keep forever.
I hope some of your questions and concerns
about this year have been answered in this letter. You can also check our Franklin
website by accessing the Port Angeles School District website as well as find a
link to our classroom blog (http://mrburnettsclassatfranklin.blogspot.com/)
in the Staff Directory. Good communication will help each student succeed in
fourth grade. Please contact me with any other questions and concerns.
Sincerely,
Mr. Burnett (565-1853)