Welcome to the 4 th Grade Mrs. Montoya Mrs. Kakebeen Mr. Picha - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome to the 4th Grade

• Mrs. Montoya
• Mrs. Kakebeen
• Mr. Picha

Schedule Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

8:10-9:10 Period 1 9:10-10:05 Period 2 (P.E.) 10:05-10:19 Recess 10:20-11:50 Period 3 ELA/WIN 11:50-12:35 Lunch 12:35-1:00 Period 4 Wordly Wise 1:00-2:00 Period 5 2:00-3:00 Period 6

Schedule Thursday

8:10-8:52 Period 1 8:52-9:29 Period 2 (P.E.) 9:31-10:07 Period 6 10:07-10:21 Recess 10:23- 11:15 Period 4 11:17-11:50 Period 5 11:50-12:35 Lunch 12:35-1:00 Period 4

Math

• Homework will be assigned M-Th

Homework will be graded 5 points per

• assignment. Homework is worth 20% of the

final grade.

• Quizzes are worth 30% and tests are worth

50% of the final math grade. Taking notes is of vital importance in math and will be used as a resource for homework.

Vocabulary

• Each week your child will be given

vocabulary words from our Wordly Wise program

• They are to study the definitions using

their Wordly Wise notebook

• There will be a test every other

Thursday (match definition to the word)

Reading

• Each week we will be reading a

new story from Storyworks with comprehension and writing pages to accompany the reading.

• Your child will work on these pages

at school.

• Students will bring home a reading

log each week. It is due Friday with a parent’s signature.

Reading continued

• Students will also be reading silently in class

periodically.

• They are welcome to read classroom books,

library books, books from home, or digital books (however, we can’t be responsible for any lost materials)

• Make sure that your child is reading at home

as well. Reading is the key to success!

Writing

• Students will be working on writing

assignments in class.

• They will only have writing homework if it is

not completed in class.

Social Studies

• Students will have Social Studies daily with Mrs.

Montoya

• During each unit they will have a writing

assignment, a project, and a quiz, which will be done in class.

• Study guides will come home before quizzes.
• If students do not finish assignments in a timely

manner, it will become homework.

• Students will practice cursive daily.

Science

• Students will have science with Mr. Picha.
• Students will have a science notebook updated daily.
• The notebook will be used for tests and quizzes,

given at the end of each unit.

• Labs will occur throughout the year.
• They will practice math facts at the beginning of each

period, as a transition.

Grades

• Grades will be posted as soon as we can on

Powerschool

• See the teacher for test make-ups or re-takes

Rules and Procedures

• Our classroom rules are simple:

Be Responsible, Respect others and Respect yourself

Consequences

• Students who do not bring back their homework or have

missing classwork will miss Reward Day and morning recess and or lose lucky bucks

• Students who misbehave (talking at inappropriate times,

being disruptive, etc..) in class will be given a warning and then receive an appropriate consequence by their teacher

• Students who break rules that are more serious ( hurting

another student, cheating, stealing, etc..) will receive a Behavior Report. After three behavior reports in one semester they will be sent to the Principal and she will give them a referral.

Reward Day and Auctions

• Every other Friday we will have special

activities called Reward Day

• Students who have work to make up will go

to“detention”

• Twice a year we will have an Auction. The kids

get to use their Lucky Bucks and bid on items donated from the students and teachers.

• Kids receive Lucky Bucks for bringing in stuff

for the auction!

Sickness

• If your child must stay home from school

please call the school to let them know. You may also request missed work/homework.

• Do not send your child to school if he/she has

a fever or looks obviously sick

• We encourage the use of hand sanitizer and

hand washing frequently but we are a big class and germs have a way of spreading quickly!

Planners

• Your child has a planner and will write in it

every day at school

• Please check the planner for assignments or

notes from the teacher and sign it

• Signatures will be counted and your child will

receive Lucky Bucks.

AVID

• Advancement Via Individual Determination
• Aka: Higher Level Thinking