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Welcome to 4 th Grade!

Welcome to 4 th Grade!. Mrs. Ward – Reading, Language Arts, Spelling & Math Mrs. Kernes – Science Miss Leathers – Social Studies. Parent/Teacher Communication.

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Welcome to 4 th Grade!

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  1. Welcome to 4th Grade! • Mrs. Ward – Reading, Language Arts, Spelling & Math • Mrs. Kernes – Science • Miss Leathers – Social Studies

  2. Parent/Teacher Communication Planner– Parents please read over planner information daily with your student. Sign planner daily. This is we can tell you about our day. It will also include homework information. Email - Please email me if you have any questions. I’m happy to call you after school as well. Test Packet– Each week you will receive your child’s test packet. This will give you a weekly report of how your student is doing in all academic areas as well as behavior. Conference Sign Ups– Please sign up tonight for Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences.

  3. Classroom Management Individual Behavior • Students who are on task can earn a Baxter Buck. This is put in our class bucket and at the end of the week we have a drawing. The three students whose names are drawn receive a treat. Students may also choose to save their Baxter Bucks to purchase extra privileges in the classroom. • Friday Fun Club - Students who have less than 3 tallies each week are eligible for Friday Fun Club or 15 extra minutes of afternoon recess. Students earn a tally for behavioral incidences or not having homework completed. Table Behavior - Each table earns points, when a table gets to 10 they receive a small treat & 5 Baxter Bucks. Class Behavior- When our class receives a certain number of classroom compliments we have a class celebration.

  4. Someone Special Below is the schedule of events that Ihave planned to celebrate your child. Iappreciate your help with this so your child may have a very special week. • MONDAY:Lunch Buddy —If possible, join your child in the cafeteria for a special lunch on this day.  You may also choose to invite a sibling or a favorite relative to be your child’s lunch buddy.  If you can’t make it today, you can come for lunch anytime this week! • TUESDAY:Class Book—Each student will write a paragraph about him/herself. The other students in class will write a paragraph about the special person too. These letters will come home at the end of the week. • WEDNESDAY:Poster Board Sharing -- Your child is to make a poster board at home with pictures and other items that show all about them. This will hang on our someone special board. They may also bring small items to show the class. • THURSDAY:Parent Letter—Please write a letter to the class telling us how special your child is to you.  Send the letter in a sealed envelope to school with your child, and I will read the letter to the class during the day.  The content of the letter is up to you, but you may want to choose from the following ideas: Describe special or funny stories about your child for the class to hear, write a silly or serious poem about your child, tell us some neat things we may not know about your child, send silly or special pictures with a letter describing the pictures, or write a short story with your child as the main character.  You may also send a short video for the class to watch if you choose. • FRIDAY: Class Treat – Your child can bring a special treat to share with the class on Friday. This can double as their birthday treat too.

  5. Someone Special Schedule

  6. Food in the Classroom • We are a peanut-free school which means no peanut products in the classrooms. • Students may bring a non-messy, healthy snack to eat sometime in the morning. We have lunch at 11:59 a.m. • Students may bring a class treat on their birthdays and/or the Friday during their Someone Special week.

  7. Fieldtrips • Ernie Miller September 26th • Symphony October 15th • Earthworks* February 5th • Shawnee Mission Northwest High School Environmental Lab • Please sign up for fieldtrips if you would like to attend either of the fieldtrips marked with an .

  8. Math • enVision math • Daily Math homework, morning work, and quizzes. • Mastering Math Facts – multiplication • Math Club with Mrs. Worth about once a month • Mathletics – compete with other SM elementary schools • Pentathlons – a math contest in Shawnee Mission School District. Students have 30 min. to complete the problems on their page. • Fractions, decimals, long-division, multiplication skills

  9. Reading • Read 5 books per quarter = that’s 20 books in 4th grade • Wonders Reading – new this year! • Includes reading, spelling, and language arts in one program. • Balance on reading information text and literary text. • Reading for the deeper meaning. • Making inferences. • Comprehension skills & strategies. • Text evidence – cite text

  10. Language Arts • Spelling, Grammar and mechanics • Cursive practice, word processing, keyboarding • Writing - It is my goal to guide students through the writing process to help them become better, more experienced authors. We are practicing going through the following steps: Prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing/sharing • 6 trait writing: organization, ideas, voice, sentence fluency, word choice, and conventions

  11. Social Studies • This year in Social Studies we will study: • Kansas History • Regions of the United States including the geography, economy, and climate of each region • State and capitals – 4th graders will be required to memorize all the states, capitals, and postal abbreviations

  12. Science • Science Process Skills • Inquiry and investigation • Earthworks – animals, habitats, ecosystems • Life cycle • Water cycle • Energy • Eco-friendliness

  13. Homework Will always include: • Independent Reading (20 min.) 5 books • Daily Math 5 problems & a Math assignment • Spelling Packet (weekly) But may also include: • Language Arts • Social Studies • Science • SMSD policy on homework is 40 minutes a night for 4th grade.

  14. Grades • Letter grades will be given in all subject areas except handwriting, music, art, and physical education. • All other subjects’ grades will be based upon the following: • A+ = 99-100% • A = 93-98% • A- = 90-92% • B+ = 87-89% • B = 83-86 • B- = 82-80 • C+ = 77-79 • C = 73-76 • C- = 72-70 • D+ = 67-69 • D = 63-66 • D- = 62-60 • Below 59% =F

  15. Homework – please assist your child with an after school routine and encourage them to complete homework. • Makeup work - please email me ahead of time. • Vacations – will require school work to be done with supervision from home • School day – arrive at 8:00, working at 8:10 • Specials – are in the morning for Drs. appts. • Planners – a record of what we did this day and a list of homework • Behavioral Issues – I will call you after school. • Focus on the progress of the child. • Positive Rewards!

  16. Our Class Needs • Donate Starburst, Tootsie Rolls, or other simple treats. • Thank you for coming!

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