welcome to parent orientation 4 th grade 2015-2016

Welcome toParent Orientation

4th Grade2015-2016

Chart of 4th Grade Opportunities/Responsibilities

Opportunities for 4th Graders:• Safety Patrol –

Morning Car Greeters

• Austin Trip• Symphony Trip• Scouts leading the

Pledges at Bulldog Boogie

• 4th Grade District Track Day

• Talent Show• End of Year Party

Responsibilities of 4th Graders:

• Being on time.• Being prepared with

supplies.• Keeping a clean and

organized folder and remembering to bring it to school.

• Turning in completed work on time.

• Managing behavior – the Wylie Way!

ATTENDANCE

• Absences recorded at 9:00

• Class begins at 7:30 • Appointments scheduled

during CAMP if possible

Folders

• Communication (Smith Folder)

• Homework

ELAR

Spelling/Vocabulary Weekly Reading Goals Weekly

Special projects as assigned

Social Studies Possible On Line Assignments

Math & Science Given as needed for practice and due the next day You can look on Mrs. Williams’s webpage for extra

practice.

HOMEWORK

Unit Assessments in Social Studies and Reading/Writing.

STAAR Checkpoints mid-year

STAAR: Writing – March 29 & 30thMath – May 9th

Reading – May 10th

ASSESSMENTS

Behavior Management System

• Leader of the Pack• Super Dog Day

• Dog Gone Good Day• Barking Up the Wrong Tree

• In the Dog House

Student marks behavior each day on chart in folder. Parent should sign each evening.

BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS

Citizenship Grade: 3 parts:

1. Responsibility - Students start each week at 100 - 5 points for not having materials/supplies - 5 points for late work - 5 points for failure to mark behavior chart - 5 points for not turning in homework - 5 points for not having Smith folder

2. Behavior --10 for each “In The Dog House”

3. Headings – 5 points off for each missing/incomplete heading

Cumulative Citizenship grades below the set thresholds will keep students off A or A/B Honor Roll.

Grading

ELAR includes two graded subjects: Writing: grammar, spelling (1 averaged grade per 3 weeks), and writing pieces Reading: comprehension and vocabulary

Nine week grading terms /Progress reports at 3 & 6 weeks

Re-teaching may be provided for all students who score below 70% on an assignment or test. After completing after school tutorials, a student may re-do the original assignment or be given an alternative assignment to demonstrate mastery. Both the original grade and the re-do grade will be recorded in the gradebook. **When students are absent, they will need to attend after school tutorials to get lessons/work they missed.

BULLDOG BOOGIE ACADEMIC RECOGNITIONS

• No longer recognizing Principal’s Club

• A Honor Roll will go up for certificates

• A/B Honor Roll will stand and be

recognized

No Study Hall During Recess

~~~~~~~~~~~~After School Tutorials only

DEVICES

• Pilot School for Ipad Program

• Bringing own earbuds

• Bringing devices from home

CONTACTING US: EMAIL VS. VOICE MAIL

• All voice mail messages come to us as emails. However, we can only hear them by playing them over our room speakers. That means all the students can hear the message as well. For that reason, we do not listen to them until 1:30 during our conference period OR after school if we have meetings during conference time.

• Emails can be read during the day if they are brief.• Notes about changes in transportation are best as a

quick note on the monthly chart OR a short email.

Austin Trip

• Trip will be in May• Parent meeting on September 22nd

• 6:00 is a presentation about the Science Fair and it will be followed by information on the Austin Trip. Fun changes this year!!

• Fair Day - no school

• October 7th

• Parent Teacher Conference Week

• October 12th – 16th

• UIL – tryouts are the Week of Sept. 14

• -Practices begin Sept. 28th

• -Competition on November 11(writing)/12th (all other events)

• 4th Grade Musical - November 19th

IMPORTANT DATES …

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