110 likes | 431 Views
Grade 4 Parent Information Night. Room P-11 Mrs. Elisa Hwang-Mendez. Welcome Parents !. Table of Contents. Welcome About Mrs. Hwang-Mendez Discipline Plan About 4 th Grade School Schedule Events for the Year How Can You Participate? My Contact Information.
E N D
Grade 4 Parent Information Night Room P-11Mrs. Elisa Hwang-Mendez Welcome Parents !
Table of Contents • Welcome • About Mrs. Hwang-Mendez • Discipline Plan • About 4th Grade • School Schedule • Events for the Year • How Can You Participate? • My Contact Information
About Mrs. Elisa Hwang-Mendez • This is my 7th year teaching (6 years in 4th grade, a year in 3rd grade). • Received Elementary Teaching Credential from California State University, Northridge in June 2007 (LAUSD) • Graduated from UCDavis in June 2005 with a Bachelors’ Degree in Sociology and Chicano/a Studies
Our Classroom Philosophy Our classroom is a community based on: • RESPECT • TRUST • PERSISTENCE
Discipline Plan Rules • Show Respect • Make Good Decisions • Solve Problems Rewards • Classroom Economy: Bonus $ • Class Jars (Party!), Table Points, Classroom Store, Auctions Consequences (Yellow Cards) • Warning • Lose your recess • Parent Phone Call • Principal’s Office ** Citations (cheating, physical assault*)
Language Arts In 4th Grade, we focus on… (CA Standards Common Core) • Writing • Narrative, Informational Summary, Argument • Vocabulary • multiple meanings, prefix/suffix, Greek/Latin roots • Reading Comprehension • Inferences!!! Story structure, author’s viewpoint, compare/contrast, cause and effect, multiple-step instructions • Figurative Language, Genres
Math In 4th Grade, we focus on… • Place Value to the millions • Multiplication and Division (double+ digits) • Fractions (uncommon denominator) • Decimals (fractions = decimal) • Data and Graphs • Measurement: Perimeter and Area • Geometry: Lines, Angles, 3-D Solids & Nets • Order of Operation • Algebra
Monday- Wednesday, Friday 8:25-10:00 Math (HR) 10:00-10:15 Recess 10:15-12:05 ELA** 12:05-12:45 Lunch 12:45-1:30 ELA/SS** 1:30-2:45 Continue Math, Science, PE, Art (HR) ** Library, Coach C School Schedule Early Dismissal (Thursday) 8:25-1:000 Math (HR) 10:00-10:15 Recess 10:15-12:05 Reading** 12:05-12:45 Lunch 12:45-1:35 Reading/SS**
Events of the Year • Student of the Month Assemblies • Fundraiser $$$ • World Finest Chocolates (September) • UBD Exhibition: Family Immigration • Class Field Trips • San Juan Bautista Mission (February?) • Tech. Museum (November?) • History Kelly Park (March 28)
How Can You Participate? • Check your child’s homework/tests everyday • Ask your child to tell you about his/her school day and what he/she learned • Make sure your child is reading at home everyday (40+ min.) • Donate art and party supplies, school supplies, and books for our classroom library. • Volunteer to help during our special events. • Chaperone our class fieldtrips.
Goodbye For Now... This has been a presentation brought to you by Mrs. Hwang-Mendez in Room P-11. Thank you for joining us this evening. You can contact me via email OR mobile phone: Elisa.Hwang@FMSD.org (805) 216-9969 cell