Welcome to 4K
Meet your Teacher Night!
Contact Information
School – 309-4300
 Home – (785) 227-4283
 Email – ellen.kampfe@usd305.com
 Class Website –
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www.usd305.com/meadowlark/Teachers
Email is best first choice for contact and school phone is
the next best choice.
(Please do not e mail if you are upset, a phone call or face to face visit is best.)
Assessments
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Chapter Tests, Unit Tests, Reading Surveys
(BRI) & Fluency, STAR
District CRA’s
Kansas Math & Reading Assessments
MAP
Classroom Connections
Sign or initial and return daily
  means completed in class
 Homework policy in planner
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1. Homework will be any work that is not finished in class.
2. Read 20 minutes from your AR goal book every night.
3. Fill out your planner daily and mark the “finished box if you finish it at school.
4. Take your homework folder and planner home every night.
5. Any unfinished homework will need to be done during recess the next day
if you choose not to do it at home.
6. If you have two days in a week without your homework done you will write a
“need to know note” to your parents.
7. Corrections need to be done if the grade is below a C.
8. If you are sick, your homework will be on the bench to be picked up.
Spelling
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20 basic words and about 5 vocabulary
words from the reading story
List will be posted on the class website
Bonus words used as an incentive for some
students
For every words over 5 correct on bonus
an extra credit point may be earned.
Some students may have a shorter list.
Reading
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Accelerated Reader
Books with red labels
 STAR test will be used for setting student
goals.
 Students are required to pass an AR test on a
chapter book every 2 weeks.
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KU reading
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Students will be responsible for keeping track
of their KU reading kept in safe folder at
school.
Read for 20 minutes every school night
Class Work
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Take notes
Investigations, project-based learning
Will have to study for tests
Most homework will be work not completed in
class
Sod house project, Volcano project
State box project
Miscellaneous
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Birthdays
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Book Orders (optional)
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Make checks payable to the book company
Bus Riding
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Contact me with a note or email
Summer Birthdays-1/2 birthdays
Please limit treats to one per child
See the district guidelines
Send a note or call the office to report changes
Sick Days
Homework will be placed on the bench in front of the
office
(No mechanical pencils in 4th grade)
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Snacks from Home
TREATS IN THE CLASSROOM
Bringing cupcakes, cookies or candy to help your
child celebrate special occasions is
considered a tradition for most parents. If
your child has a severe peanut allergy,
diabetes or other special diet needs, then
classroom treats can be a cause for
concern.
This school year, our district is requiring all treats
brought from home be pre-packaged. While
home-baked goodies taste wonderfully, they
don’t usually include labels. Food
manufacturers are required by federal law to
clearly state on food labels any ingredients
that contain protein derived from eight major
allergenic foods, including peanuts, tree
nuts, wheat, milk and soybeans. Labels
also state the amount of carbohydrates
which is important in managing diabetes.
While food allergies may affect only a few
children, accidental ingestion of allergens
can be a life-threatening situation to these
children. Approximately 30,000 consumers
require emergency room treatment and 150
Americans die each year because of allergic
reactions to food.
Still confused about what to send when it’s your
child’s turn to send treats? Refer to the list
on the back of this page. Thanks for your
cooperation.
SALINA PUBLICSCHOOLS
District Office l 309-4715
1511 Gypsum l Salina, KS 67401
Cindy Foley, MS, RD, LD, Director
cindy.foley@usd305.com
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Recommended Snacks
•Cereal bars such as Kellogg’s Nutri Grain or Quaker Oats Chewy Granola Bars
(avoid peanut butter varieties or trail mix types which usually contain nuts)
•Rice Krispy Treats
•Animal Crackers
•Teddy Grahams or other shaped graham cracker treats
•Baked chips and Sun Chips
•Pretzels
•Whole-Grain or Multi-Grain Wheat Crackers (avoid peanut butter filled crackers)
•Fig Newtons
•Quaker Oats Quakes Rice Snacks
•Raisins and other dried fruits
•Juices that are 100% real fruit juice with no added sweeteners or sugar
•Hunts pudding cups
•Individual packaged fruit or applesauce cups
NOTES:
•Avoid foods which require refrigeration.
•Send food and beverage items which meet the following nutrition guidelines:
• Each packaged item should have 200 calories or less, 5 grams fat or less, and 30 grams carbohydrate and/or 35% added sugar by weight.
•This list is not meant to be all-inclusive.
•Packaging size makes a difference. Select small portion sizes and avoid large sizes.
Schedule
Math Block–10:55-11:55
Tier-2:00-2:30 Reading Block–12:50-2:45
Class
Time(s) Days
Music
Art
9:35-10:00 Monday- A
10:00-10:25 Tuesday & Thursday
9:35-10:00 Tuesday &Thursday
Monday – B Week
9:35-10:25 Friday
Science Lab
9:35-10:25
Counselor
Time
Library
10:00-10:25 Monday – B
8:45 – 9:35
Monday
Strings –
optional
Lunch
2:45 – 3:15
Monday &
Wednesday
11:58 – 12:
18
Daily
PE
Wednesday
Meadowlark Life Skills
Posted in the classroom
 Used in daily instruction by all teachers
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4K Class Rules
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Use your Life Skills
Follow the Golden Rule
Treat Others the Way You Want to be Treated
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Respect Everyone and
Everything
Grading Scale
100%
99%-90%
89%-80%
79%-70%
69%-60%
59%- 
A+
A
B
C
D
F
I am looking forward to working with you this year!!