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Welcome Back-to-School

Welcome Back-to-School. Please sign the sheet by the door I do not want to send home the classroom packet to parents that are here tonight. My name is Craig Schorling I have been married for 8 years I have two children, Nithya, 6 years old and Tyler 4 years old

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Welcome Back-to-School

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  1. Welcome Back-to-School • Please sign the sheet by the door • I do not want to send home the classroom packet to parents that are here tonight. • My name is Craig Schorling • I have been married for 8 years • I have two children, Nithya, 6 years old and Tyler 4 years old • This is my first year in 4th grade • seven years in Central Unified School District • 1 year in 5th grade and 5 years in 6th grade.

  2. My Contact Information • Email Address • cschorling@centralusd.k12.ca.us • You may text me during the day if needed at 559-307-3646 • Parents and students may call or text me anytime between 7:30 am and 9:00 pm.

  3. Homework • How much homework should your child have? • math, reading, writing, spelling, grammar, science, and social science. • Weekly spelling and vocabulary contracts • Reading nightly and over weekends to ensure comprehension skills develop. • Students should not have a lot of homework unless they did not use time wisely in class!

  4. Mathematics • Math is taught using groups that are designed with ability, work ethic, and responsibility in mind. Groups are dynamic in nature and can change. The purpose of math groups is to give your child math instruction that meets their needs and will help them master the skills. • Critical math concepts that will contribute to mastering fourth grade standards are: • Addition • Subtraction • Multiplication • Division • Place Value Understanding • Fractions

  5. Reading Language Arts • English language Arts will consist of the following materials: • Science expository text • 10-14 classroom novels • Social Studies expository text • Poetry, plays, and myths Students will have nightly reading assignments including over the weekend. It is critical for students to read on a regular basis to improve comprehension skills. Students will have time in class to read and discuss the novels that we read. Please feel free to discuss the novel with your child but do not read the book to them. This will not help them build their reading skills.

  6. Writing, Spelling, and Grammar • Writing assignments • Weekly summaries and small assignments will occur • A minimum of six major writing assignments will also occur for the year • Using the writing process and six traits of writing • The length will be 4-6 paragraphs each • Spelling words • Are not the words in their practice books. • Words are selected based on what we are learning in class and are across the curriculum. • Grammar • Concepts will be incorporated in writing assignments. • Tests may consist of paragraphs and justifying proper use.

  7. Science and Social Studies • Science will be taught five days a week • Many projects will be done throughout the year. All projects are started in class and if time is used wisely, may be finished in class. • Social studies will be integrated in the reading block on a daily basis. • Many projects will be done throughout the year along with a major take home project towards the end of the year. Just like science all projects are started in class. • Students should not have a lot of project homework unless they are not using their class time wisely.

  8. Apps to Download • Google Classroom • Google Drive • Google Docs • Google Sheets • Google Slides • Prodigy

  9. Teacher-Parent Communicaton A weekly record along with a yellow folder containing previous week’s work will be sent home on Mondays. This is to help keep you informed of your child’s progress in class and needs to be returned signed, on Tuesdays. Newsletters will also be sent home on Monday and will be posted on our class page and the student’s Google Classroom.

  10. Discipline and My Expectations • I expect every student to be on task at all times in class • I will not allow any child to disrupt your child’s education • Any disruption will be dealt with in the following steps in class. • Verbal warning • Name on board • Check next to name, child calls home and asks for a consequence at home, and RC • Second check denote an additional day RC, campus clean up, teacher calls home, and possible behavior contract with a parent meeting. • Third check, child is sent to the office, student calls parent, Central Unified Elementary Discipline Contract is enforced, and teacher-parent-student meeting. • If a student calls home, I will not be able to discuss the situation during class time but will call you once school is out for the day.

  11. Classroom Website • Resources • Textbooks • Field Trips • Newsletters • Project examples and directions • Writing templates and articles • Here is the link to our class web site… • https://rb.centralunified.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=775757&type=u&pREC_ID=1218733

  12. Class Shirts • Every year I order class shirts for all the students. This is part of building a classroom family and is something that I enjoy doing. If you would like to help donate for this that would be greatly appreciated. Here is an example of a previous year’s class shirt.

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