W4 & Atom Time

 

W4

The purpose of W4 is to establish a time in the school day to accomplish administrative tasks without interrupting instructional time.  This is also an opportunity for students to form a positive relationship with another adult in the school building.  All Annandale teachers will have a W4 class; the students are assigned to teachers by alpha and grade level.  The typical class size ranges from 14-17 students.  Special Education students have been assigned to their Case Mangers.  Teachers will keep the same students for all four years of high school. 

 

W4 occurs during second block on “White” days from 8:53am to 9:23am.  During W4, all administrative material will be taken care of, including but not limited to, the announcements and pledge, Atom time assignments, interim/report card distribution, and form collection.  In addition, prepared school wide lesson plans may also be given by the W4 teacher during this time.  It is important to note that W4 teachers will not be required to develop any lesson plans or grading during this time.

 

ATOM Time

ATOM Time will follow W4 on “White Days” and will be held from 9:30am-10:21am.  This time will be used for intervention, enrichment, club meetings, and special activities.  Students will be divided into three categories to determine their placement/choices for participation in ATOM Time: ATOMS in good standing, ATOMS not in good standing and Directed Students.

• ATOMS in Good Standing are students with a C or better who are not directed by teacher request; no discipline record beyond administratively assigned Wednesday or Thursday after school detention; and not more than 4 total unexcused tardies and/or 2 unexcused full day or individual class absences.  ATOMS in Good Standing will be allowed to make good choices regarding how they use ATOM time; however their Good Standing can be revoked at the discretion of the administrator at any time. 
• ATOMS Not in Good Standing are students who have grades of a C or better but have excessive unexcused tardies or absences and/or have excessive discipline referrals.  These students will be assigned a mandatory monitored study hall and are not able to make choices on how to spend their ATOM time.
• Directed Students are students who have a current grade of D or F in a course, received poor scores on their previous SOL tests, results from beginning of the year assessments, or other factors as determined by a teacher, counselor or administrator.  All students are to remain in a single location for any given ATOM time class period.

 

Placements for ATOM time will occur seven times throughout the school year and coincides with the end/beginning of the reporting period.

 

Library and ATOM Time

Students in Good Standing may sign up to use the library during ATOM time, however they must sign up in advance to use library resources.  Signup sheets can be found in the ATOM time coordinator’s office (Administrative Suite 286).  In keeping with the instructional emphasis of ATOM time, the library will be a quiet place for study during ATOM time.

 

Computer Lab and ATOM Time

Students in Good Standing may sign up to use the computer labs during ATOM time, however, they must sign up in advance to use the computer labs.  Signup sheets can be found in the ATOM time coordinator’s office (Administrative Suite 286).

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