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"Mistakes are proof that you are trying" is one the phrases we use and believe in fourth grade. So what happens, when a student turns in an assignment and needs help?

When Ms. Leom has time, she pulls the student individually to reteach and work with him or her. Often Ms. Leom doesn't have class time to assess student learning, so she uses "flags" made of sticky notes, to communicate to students areas they need to rework. This is what misspellings, missing capital letters, missing punctuation marks, or incomplete work messages look like. Ms. Leom pulls the sticky note (and tries to reuse it if possible) when students have made the corrections. If students turn it in for a second time and still do not show progress, she will invite the student in for Recess for a quick reteach.

Not all students pay attention to these brightly colored flags ...

And before you ask your student, and they tell you, "Ms. Leom won't let me bring (insert name of book here) home ...", Please know that your student may bring home Practice Books, Text Books, Dictionaries, Thesauruses, Cursive Books ... nearly whatever a student needs to be successful.

We are working to make STUDENTS responsible for their learning.

Just another way "we" are working to communicate clearly between home, school, and students!