Parents,
Please make sure you login frequently with your child to the RVS Online
Gradebook and check his or her current academic progress. Also, keep in mind that the grades listed are ongoing
and if some assignments are missing, the calculated averages may not be reflective of the actual progress your child is making.
Make sure you keep your online username and passwords in a safe place
for easy access. If you should lose your username and password, you must contact Mrs. Callahan in the Admistrative Office to obtain that secure information.
Also note, access to the RVS Gradebook will be denied two
weeks prior to the
end of each trimester so that teachers have time to input and calculate
final academic grades along with the evaluation of effort and conduct.
Adventure 4-2 Newsletter Vol. 1
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All homework assignments and due dates will be listed
in your child's assignment book on a daily basis. These assignments are posted on our classroom whiteboard and students
will have ample time to copy these items into their books each day. Please note, all assignment books MUST be initialed
by a parent or guardian after reviewing their child's daily homework assignments and checking to see that they have
all been completed.
Homework should take about 60 minutes for the average
4th grader to complete. This time should include both written assignments and study time. Since some students
require more time than others to complete assignments, your child may have differing requirements or educational needs.
Please keep in mind that students should be doing the homework assignments
and projects on their own with little support from the parent. Your role as a parent is to simply to guide while "fading
into the background".
GUIDELINES FOR HELPING WITH HOMEWORK: So you Don't Work Harder Than Your Child
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SCHOOL HANDBOOK
Below is the hyperlink to the PJPII Handbook. Just click on the underlined link and the handbook
should open (if your computer has Adobe Reader).
If you have difficulty downloading this document, you will need to install the Adobe Reader.
I have provided the link below for the Adobe website where you can dowload the reader (it's free) onto your computer.
After you have downloaded and installed the Adobe Reader, you should be able to then read the handbook
and also download it to your computer to save for future use.
ADOBE READER DOWNLOAD
2009-2010 PJPII Parent/Student Handbook
MORNING ROUTINE
A morning routine
is a very important factor in having a successful school day. Children who have
ample time to get ready in the morning and eat a nutritious breakfast will enter the classroom more confident and ready
to learn. Those students who awaken late, get dressed quickly
and often skip breakfast are more likely to enter the classroom stressed and anxious. (Some miss the schoolbus and forget
their belongings such as homework, lunches and gym clothes). After arriving at school, many have difficulty unpacking
and getting started with their morning activities which often upsets the balance of their entire day.
SCHOOL FORMS & AUTHORIZATIONS
Please make sure you download and print out all of the forms required by the office and have your
parents fill them out, sign and return by September 9th.
The following forms must be completed and returned by Sept. 9th:
1) Bus Rules
2) Handbook Signature Page
3) Student Photo Release
4) Student Pickup Authorization
5) Emergency Record Card (BLUE Cardstock) sent home in Take Home Folder
(The Internet technology Use Contract will be sent home shortly by Mrs. Knezo)
(NOTE: If you do not have a printer, please let me know as soon as possible so that I can obtain copies
of these forms for you to send home.)
All of these forms and a few others are available directly on the PJPII homepage under "Student Life":