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Parents and Visitors Please help us keep your child safe. The school policy for all parents
and visitors is to have you check into the office upon arrival sign in and get a visitor's badge. If you do
not have a badge you will be sent back to the office to get one. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping the children
and staff at Ballard safe.
 What is coming
up I need to know for August?
August 18th - Meet the Teacher Night 5:30-7:30
August 20th -
First day of school
Reading Minutes:
The reading
minutes for the month of August is 200 minutes. Please help remind your child to mark their minutes on the
calendar that goes home with them on the 20th. At the end of the month please initial the calendar so I know you have
monitored this at home.
Homework:
During
the first trimester, student's grades will not be affected by late assignments. The first part of teh school year
is definitely a transition. Students need to get familiar with the building, each other, and the classroom expectations.
This is the reason why late work won't lower a grade during the first trimester.
During the second and thrid trimesters, all late assignments will only be worth
50% of the score earned. Example: Matt came to school unprepared and forgot he had homework the previous night.
After the assignment is late, Matt stays in for recess and finishes his late assignment. After the teacher checks his
assignment, Matt gets 90/100 for a 90%. Because the assignment was late, Matt's 90% is divided in half (90/2=45)
and his new score is 45%.
 What do I need for 4th grade? 2 hi-lighters 12
#2 pencils 2 erasers 1 red pen 2 spiral
notebooks (wide lined) 1 soft (zippered) pencil bag 1 box/24 ct. crayons 1
ruler with (centimeters and inches) 1 large box of kleenex
tissue 1 pair of scissors 1 box of colored pencils 1
pair of tennis shoes 1 pkg. loose leaf wide lined paper 1 roll masking tape/ 1" wide for Art
Birthdays!
We love to celebrate birthdays! Students
may bring snacks and drinks to share with their classmates. The snacks must be store bought and not have any nuts for
we do have peanut allergies. We will celebrate 1/2 birthdays for those students that have June, July, and early August
birthdays.
If your child is having a party and wants to send out invitiations the school policy is for them to
be mailed out and not passed out at school.
What parties do we have this year? In fourth grade, students are responsible for the planning of holiday parties. Each student will be
part of a committee for a desingated holiday. The committees will meet during recess to decide what games/activites
will be held and what treats will be served. Parents of students on the committee will be contacted to help with supplies
and treats. The students who are on each committee, along with my help, will be in charge of the parties. Students
seem to enjoy having this responsibility.
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