Mr. Jad’s Class Room 205
Behavior Expectation Please sign agenda daily… Green—Great day Yellow - 2 strikes (distracting his/her learning or the learning of others) Red - 3/4 Strikes Distracting the learning of other or self. Requires parent conferences…
Mr. Jad Salameh, 4th Grade Teacher Contact Information:
Newsletter Date
Volume 1, Issue 1
August Dear Parents Welcome to Fourth Grade at Shacklette Elementary School, room 205. My name is Mr. Jad Salameh and I will be your child’s teacher this year. I like to be called Mr. Jad. Fourth grade is an incredible adventure, filled with wonderful activities, experiences and growth. We will have fun with science experiments and math investigations, we’ll make new friends, write stories, read fantastic books, and learn how to be a much more independent learner!
classroom, building, and district information, news, and links. As for your support, I would suggest helping your child complete their daily homework, ensure they read to you if possible, accompany them to our school activities, call or email me when you have questions, concerns, or just want to visit, and finally, support them during the various challenges of becoming an independent fourth grader.
In our school, learning is a team effort, and you and I have a common goal…to help your child become an independent, joyful learner. To do this, I will utilize every available minute of our day to enrich your child’s learning. I will also send homework which supports classroom instruction, send classroom newsletters to keep you informed of our activities, and offer a web page with
As you can see, we are in this together; myself and your child’s teacher ! Sincerely,
Mr. Jad
School Number: 485-8325
HOMEWORK POLICIES Cell Phone: 905-8411 (use before and after school only)
Email: Jad.salameh@jefferso n.kyschools.us
Homework is very important !
skills
Goals for Homework
• To extend and enrich understand.
and write about their reading Monday—Thursday. They can do this online or in a journal.
Each day there will be no more than 30—40 minutes of homework. Your child will be expected to read everyday
Online our webpage, you will find homework information.
• To reinforce classroom lessons. • To develop good work habits, responsibility, selfdirection, and organizational
https://sites.google.com/site/mrjads4thgrade/
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LETTER ABOUT YOUR CHILD
Fostering Good Study Skills Help your child start the year off right. There are many things you can do to help your child have good study habits.
Help me better understand your child. Please write me a letter tell me about
1. Ask your child daily about what he is learning in school. Talk about his day. Find out about what he is working on.
your child's needs, interests and con-
2. Provide a place for your child to work that is free of distractions and has the materials needed. Nothing is more distracting than not having the right supplies.
better assist him/her to get excited
3. Have a homework routine. Many children like to have a snack after they get home then hit the books to free up their evening.
cerns. I will use this information to about learning, reading and writing. Please complete this by Friday.
4. Review your child’s work when he is done. This shows your interest and allows you to identify any areas that might need work.
Book Order Form—GT73R I will provide book order form from Scholastic Book Club. You can order these book online or you can purchase the books through my class. The books will be sent to my classroom. I will give them one week to order books each month. In each other, there are always inexpensive
books as low as $1 per book. Please help your child find books to read on a regular basis. If you need to borrow books, please let me know. I have several books that students can check out.