Welcome to the Disclosure Document!

Welcome to an exciting, new school year. As the faculty at Deerfield, we are excited to get to
know both you and your child. You play such a vital role in your child’s progress and we believe
that by working together, we can make this a successful year. Our goal is to help your child by
fostering independence and building responsibility, as they become an effective and efficient
learner.
CURRICULUM: We will be learning exciting new things together as we focus on the Utah State Core Curriculum. Based on this core, we have developed Curriculum Standards for each subject focusing on the main ideas that will be taught each trimester. For a complete copy of the state core, visit www.usoe.k12.ut.us and click on the core curriculum link. A copy of the Curriculum Standards is found with this document.
GRADING: We will use the grading scale found on page 10 in the student handbook. K-6 students will receive progress reports three times a year with midterm reports in 4-6 grades. You may access your 4-6 grade student’s grades using Power School on the District website, www.alpine.k12.ut.us. Grades will be updated regularly. Students are expected to make-up missed work in a timely manner and are encouraged to redo low-scoring work.
HOMEWORK: When daily work is not completed in class, the assignment becomes homework. Assigned homework is for practice as well as an extension of the concepts learned in class. Reading logs, homework folders, and planners are just a sample of the ways your child might be asked to keep track of homework. Often your initials are requested so we are aware you have seen the homework your child is doing. Weekly communication folders are a means not only of communicating school information, but also a way to follow-up on work your child receives back from the teacher after grading.
ATTENDANCE: We cannot stress enough the importance of daily, punctual attendance. Please understand that much of classroom time is oral instruction and simply cannot be reduced to a worksheet for make-up. We ask that you keep your child home for illness but have them in school otherwise. We also ask that doctor/dental appointments as well as music/sports lessons be scheduled before or after your child’s school time.
DISCIPLINE: We believe in a proactive, rather than a reactive approach to discipline. With such tender, dynamic, yet sometimes challenging personalities, we strongly believe in finding and praising the positive while helping the children to become respectful and responsible for their own behavior. In most cases, the teacher handles problems in the classroom. When a child is sent to the principal for disciplinary action, it is regarded as a serious matter.
DONATIONS: In order to enrich your child’s educational experience, we are asking for a $10.00 voluntary donation for each child. The grade level teams will use this money for activities unique to their classes. Classroom teachers will give further information at Back-to-School Night on how these donation monies will benefit your child. Additional donations for fieldtrips may be requested later in the year if our district fieldtrip allocation is depleted.

If you have any questions or concerns about your child, please feel free to contact the teacher by
phone at 796-3141 before 8:00am or after 3:30pm or via email at your convenience. Email
addresses are included in this document. Again, we appreciate your support and look forward to
a great year with your children.