back to school night 4 th grade mrs. mcdevitt 2014 - 2015
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Back to School Night
4th GradeMrs. McDevitt2014 - 2015
About Me…
Childhood “School Days” memory book
Bachelor of Science – Therapeutic Recreation - Fresno State University
Masters in Education - University of Phoenix
Behavior Therapist – CHW Hospital System/Juvenile Hall
Learning Enhancement Center
Thomas Jefferson
More found on the class website!
CommunicationRed Folders
Binders
Classroom
Conferences – sign up now on Sign-up Genius. Link of my website.
Website: Lmcdevitt.weebly.com
Email: [email protected]
Student Email: [email protected]
HomeworkMath – practice of what was learned that day
Math practice - XtraMath
Spelling – achievement based - SpellingCity
Vocabulary - Weekly
Reading and Reading Log - Weekly
Reports and presentations – Explorers and Mission
Extension Projects – Posted on website
First week – homework is done at school to model what “studying” looks like.
Websitelmcdevitt.weebly.com
AR – Accelerated ReaderStudents have individual reading ranges
Students have individual point goals for each trimester assigned to them
Quizzes can only be taken at school. Students can take quizzes during library, computers, or when finished with assignments in class.
AR Home ConnectLink is on TJ webpage and the 4th grade
webpage
Allows parents and students to keep track of progress towards AR goal and quizzes taken
Parents can sign up for e-mail notifications of when your child has taken a quiz, and the score on the quiz.
Log-in screen and Home
Sign Up for E-mailsView past books
GradingStandards-based report card
Piloting electronic report cards
Continue to shift to Common Core
Parent teacher conferences (Sign-up Genius)
Review work and tests that come home in Red Folder each week
PEN COLOR Corrections:
Green = Teacher
Red = Student
Blue = Peer
Student ExpectationsFollow the rules
Complete assignments in time allotted
Quality workmanship
Rested, nourish and appropriately dressed (i.e. PE shoes on Mondays and Fridays)
BehaviorPositive reinforcement system
Gold Nuggets/General Store – Donations welcome!
Blue and Yellow Star Slips
Natural Consequences
Red slips with child chosen consequences – teacher approval
General Store/Friday drawings/School Wide Monthly Drawings/Preferred Activity Time (PAT)/Fun Friday
Parent’s RoleSupport classroom activities
Schedule appointments outside of school time when possible
Communicate – ask whenever unsure!
Concerns- please put in writing or schedule a meeting
VolunteersWe love volunteers!
In class, with students
In class or office prep help
At home help
PTC (Parent Teacher Club) What is you ONE thing you will do with PTC this year?
Sign up on Volunteer Sign up form or email me by Friday.
Field TripsGold Bug Mine - April
Old Sacramento Underground Tour and Capitol
Roseville Utility Center - May
No overnight trips
Letter coming home in a few weeks with more information and donation requests
Lunches and SnacksHot lunch – pre-pay when possible. If sending in
money, please have students first and last name, and teacher’s name on an envelope
Hot lunch – please send in snacks.
12:05 – 12:25 Playground; 12:25 -12:47 Lunch
Snacks – a little goes a long way. Strive for healthy snacks that will satisfy their tummies
Birthday Treats – last day of the month and only prepackaged foods – send home at the end of the day. NO PEANUT/NUT PRODUCTS, please!
PEMondays and Fridays – 8:45 – 9:40
“First thing in the morning”
Wear sneakers/tennis shoes.
Notice went home last Friday with your child.
Pick UpTwo curbside pick-ups, on the Adventure Club
side (driver’s side), and one on the primary side (passenger side).
Be courteous and patient. Don’t be “That guy” who leaves their car unattended in the loop.
Crosswalks, please!
Early pick-up? - Must sign student out in office.
CurriculumLanguage Arts – Ready Reading Common Core
Vocabulary – Marzano
Writing – Learning Headquarters, Charlotte Knox, & RCSD district writing prompts.
Math – EngageNY
Social Studies – Scott Foresman
Classroom has a large library of books for AR, reference.
Chromebooks – research, AR, spelling, writing
Differentiating InstructionMulti-tiered levels of learning
Students have less behavior issues
Intervention needs
Independence/Self-starters
Ability to provide more challenging/”forward march” opportunities!
GATE (Gifted and Talented Education)
School is important because…
“They teach you to learn and so you don’t be dume.”
“You learn”
“Children need to learn”
“you get an education”
“you learn math, getting smarter for getting jobs”
“you can learn and read and have fun”
“you get to learn more and because you get some good teachers that give you good prizes when you are good and also you get to go on a field trip with your cool teacher”
“it helps you learn new things, behave, and a chance to meet new people.”
“to get a good scholarship”
Our classroom should be ______ everyday
“neat, clean and organized”
“quiet”
“good and calm”
“great”
“clean because if you have too many pencils on the ground, someone might slip and get hert and the teacher will get mad.”
What should kids in our class be doing to make sure our class runs
smoothly? “listen to the teacher and give the quite sine to kids
who are talking”
“work”
“listen and do your work”
“be quiet and kind”
“not talking (I’m not good at this)”
“make good choices”
What do you hope to learn in 4th grade?
“to get better at writing”
“interesting facts about nature all over the world”
“add and subtract fractions”
“multiple subjects”
“about the missions”
“California history”
What will you need to do to be successful?
“be quiet, work, and look up to learn”
“being respectful, nice, and responsible”
“try harder”
“get better at math and vocabulary”
What will Mrs. McDevitt need to do to help you this year?
“teach me every subject”
“math because I don’t know a lot”
“I only need her help for my math facts”
“always be in a good mood”
“help make questions make more sense”
“NOTHING”
Questions???So happy you are here tonight.