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Classroom Practices
Class Lists
On the afternoon preceding the first day back for teachers, class lists by grade and teacher are posted in the windows at the front entrance of the school. A lot of time is put into balancing classrooms for gender, personality and special needs. Changes to these lists are strongly discouraged. Classroom placement appeals are at the discretion of the principal.
Student-Based Report Cards
Report cards are sent home following each trimester. The first and second trimester, please sign and return only the envelope to your child’s teacher. At the heart of accountability is the communication of results. Older report cards were not designed to communicate student progress toward the attainment of standards. Standards are changing the conversation among teachers and parents about rigorous expecations for students. The standards-based report card aligns standards, curriculum, assessment and reporting. Characteristics of the standards-based report cards are Performance Rating for Content Areas of Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, PE, Music and Visual Arts. The card also includes Performance Rating for Characteristics of Successful Learners, Extensions and Interventions, Attendence, and Comments.
Homework
Homework is viewed as the opportunity for students to practice skills and apply concepts which were previously introduced at school. If your child has not completed expected classroom assignments, it will become the child’s responsibility to complete it as homework. The guideline for the amount of homework to expect is approximately ten minutes of homework for each grade in school, for example, 10 minutes x 4 (for 4th grade) = 40 minutes per week night.
Field Trips
To participate in field trips, a permission slip will be sent home with each student for every field trip. This slip must be signed by a parent and returned to the teacher prior to the outing. Students without signed permission slips will not be allowed to participate in the trip. Parent volunteers are usually needed to help accompany students on these excursions. Parents who will be driving students will need to complete and return to the office a BVSD driver form, along with a copy of their driver’s license and their insurance declaration page. For insurance reasons, siblings are not allowed on class field trips.
Parties
There are four school parties each year (Halloween, Winter Break, Valentine’s Day and End of School). Teachers will ask for a classroom parent to volunteer to help coordinate these events. Each child’s birthday is important to him/her and helps to enhance self esteem. If your child would like to bring a treat to help celebrate this occasion, please send something that is simple and easy to distribute. A note of your intent is always appreciated by the teacher.
Telephone Use
Students are not permitted to use the phones in the classrooms. With a written permission from a teacher, a child may use a phone in the office. Forgotten homework, forgotten instruments and play plans are not acceptable reasons to use a phone. We have limited phone lines. Please clarify after school plans before school starts.