Announcements

 
These are copies of letters sent home regarding resource room policy and 
procedures:  

September 8, 2008

Dear Parents and Guardians:

	Hello; my name is Mrs. Vicki Wilkins and I would like to take this 
opportunity to introduce myself as your child’s math teacher as well as 
familiarize you with some classroom routines.  First, your child will be 
given homework Monday through Thursday to be completed at home and handed in 
to me the next day.  Grading is as follows:  a check plus is equivalent to 
an  A, a check is equivalent to a B, a check minus to a C and no homework is 
a 0.  You do not need to supervise homework as your child should be able to 
complete it by him/herself.  If your child has difficulty completing 
homework, a quick note by you explaining the difficulty will be accepted and 
your child will have the opportunity to review it with the class the next 
school day.  Homework should be reinforcing the concepts learned in class; 
not long and tedious.
	Second, homework will only be accepted up to 2 days late; 
consequently, each day a letter grade is deducted.  After 3 days it will be 
counted as a 0.
	Last, grading for your child includes homework, class work, quizzes 
and participation/cooperation.  Such consideration gives your child a more 
accurate and well-rounded grade in the subject.
	If you have any questions, please call Chittick School at (732) 
613.6830 or e-mail me at:  vwilkins@ebnet.org.  You can also check my 
website at:  Teacherweb.com/NJ/Chittick
Elementary/MrsWilkins/Index.html
	Thank you for your time.


Sincerely,


Mrs. Vicki Wilkins

*****************************************************************************

September 8, 2008

Dear Parents and Guardians:

	Hello; my name is Mrs. Vicki Wilkins and I would like to take this 
opportunity to introduce myself as your child’s reading and writing teacher 
as well as familiarize you with some classroom routines.  First, your child 
will be given homework periodically throughout the week.  Such homework can 
include Words Their Way activities, Reading Response Journal entries, Weekly 
Reading Logs and Writer’s Notebook entries.  
	Second, homework grading is as follows:  a check plus is equivalent 
to an  A, 
a check is equivalent to a B, a check minus to a C and no homework is a 0.  
You do not need to supervise homework as your child should be able to 
complete it by him/herself.  If your child has difficulty completing 
homework, a quick note by you explaining the difficulty will be accepted and 
your child will have the opportunity to review it with the class the next 
school day.  Homework should be reinforcing the concepts learned in class; 
not long and tedious.
	Third, homework will only be accepted up to 2 days late; 
consequently, each day a letter grade is deducted.  After 3 days it will be 
counted as a 0.
	Last, on some Fridays, Words Their Way words and skills learned in 
class will be quizzed.  A study guide will be sent home the week of the quiz 
so that you and your child are aware of the subject matter.  Grading for 
your child includes homework, class work, quizzes and 
participation/cooperation.  Such consideration gives your child a more 
accurate and well-rounded grade in the subject.
	If you have any questions, please call Chittick School at (732) 
613.6830 or e-mail me at:  vwilkins@ebnet.org.  You can also check my 
website at: Teacherweb.com/NJ/Chittick
Elementary/MrsWilkins/Index.html
	Thank you for your time.


Sincerely,


Mrs. Vicki Wilkins

*****************************************************************************

Grading is calculated by the following percentages:

Quizzes:  30%
Class work:  25%
Homework:  25%
Attitude/Behavior 10%
Participation:  10%