welcome to room 6
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Welcome to Room 6. Mrs. Andersen’s 4 th and 5 th Grade. Please look over the sign up sheets under the window and then have a seat. Introduction. 10 years Research Assistant in Biochemical Lab 14 years as a teacher Raised two daughters: Katie 29 Dana 25 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Mrs. Andersen’s 4th and 5th Grade
WELCOME TO ROOM 6
Please look over the sign up sheets under the window and then have a seat.
INTRODUCTION10 years Research Assistant in
Biochemical Lab14 years as a teacher
Raised two daughters: Katie 29 Dana 25
Hobbies: Horses, Reading
Supplies Needed for SchoolSchool does provide most items
3-Ring Binder/wide-rule paperOld sock – eraser for dry erase marker
Fine tipped dry erase markersMechanical PencilsHighlighterBlue PenFlash Drive
HOMEWORK POLICY
Daily expectations 30–40 minutes to an hour of homework every day, not including reading.
Students are responsible to have your signature every night on their binder reminder.
Homework expectations following an absence – for a one day absence, homework assignments are due the day after the student returns to school. For absences of more than a day, they will have the number of days missed to complete the homework.
Your child is expected to read for 20-30 minutes every night.
HOMEWORK Every afternoon a student copies the
homework assignments for the day into the Teacher’s Homework binder.
All students will write their assignments in their binders.
If a student leaves school early or misses part of the assignment, it is their responsibility to get the assignment from the homework binder.
CLASSROOM ORGANIZATIONBinders, Desks, Progress Reports
Students place all papers in an appropriate folder in their desks or put them into a 3-ring binder.
There should not be any loose papers in the binder or in the desk.
Binders will be checked periodically. Progress Reports – Behavior, Work
completion, AR Points, and areas of success and areas of challenges.
Progress Report
Name______________________ Date_________________
Assignments: Complete Not complete
Behavior: Excellent Good Fair Needs Improvement
Detention: _____ times
Accelerated Reader Points: Last week ____ This week____
I have reviewed my child's Binder Reminder, Progress Report and attached work for this week and have discussed it with my child.
Comments: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature: _______________________
MINI CITY•This is part of the classroom organization and incentive plan. •Students choose new jobs every two weeks and receive a full salary if they do their job well. •Money they earn can be used to buy a classroom/playground prize.•Students keep a personal checkbook register and learn to keep write checks, fill out deposit slips and record on a register page.
THREE PERSONAL GOALS
Respect Make Good Choices
Solve Problems
Friendship Hard Work Action
Loyalty Self-control Cooperation
Team Spirit Alertness Determination
SCHOOL RULESSchool Rules :
Playground Rules: Follow directions from all school adults. Be respectful with words and actions. Keep hands, feet, and objects to
yourself. Kicking balls and football is restricted
to the field. No playing by garden or KOC. Cherry balls, footballs, soccer balls, and
other balls of similar size may be brought from home. No tennis balls, baseballs, softballs, racquetballs, etc.
No closed games. No balls against classroom walls. Baseball hat must be worn forward. Play in designated areas only. No students in the hallways during
recess and lunch. Students must remain behind yellow lines. If you need help, see a supervisor or Peace Patrol.
Sandbox Rules: Do not throw sand. Do not play chase or run in the
sandbox Do not walk under the equipment. Only one person on the overhead
ladder at a time. Go in one direction only on the
overhead ladder. Only one person down (not up) the
slide at a time. No 4th and 5th grade students on
playground equipment before school. No sitting or standing on the bars. Tire Swing – No more than three
students on the swing at a time. Stay seated for a count of 30. One person pushes. Line starts on sidewalk.
Swings – Count forward swings to 30, and stand to the side and tell the person you are counting.
Do not jump off of swings.
DAILY SCHEDULE 8:45 – 9:00 Opening, Attendance, Pledge to Flag 9:00 – 10:45 Reading/Language Arts 10:45 -11:10 Regroup for Language Arts 11:15 – 11:35 Recess 11:35 – 1:00 Math 1:00 – 1:45 Lunch 1:45 – 2:00 Oral Reading 2:00 – 2:55 Writing/ELD, Science, Social Studies 2:55 – 3:10 Binder Reminders/Clean-up / Dismissal Specials Library:Friday 2:40 – 3:10 Music : Friday 2:00 – 2:30 P.E.: Tuesday/Friday 11:35 – 12:15 Alt. Wednesdays 11:35 – 12:15
4TH GRADECURRICULUM Reading : Using Fiction and Non-Fiction—Main
Idea, Problem/Solution, Cause and Effect, Making Predictions, Author’s Purpose, Fact/Opinion, Compare/Contrast.
Writing: Response to Literature, Summary, Personal Narrative
Math: Number Sense, Algebra, Integers, Geometry, Measurement, Place Value
Science: Electricity, Magnets, Rocks and Minerals, Plant and Animal Adaptations, Landforms
Social Studies: Californian History– Political, Social, Economic and Cultural Aspects.
TFK- non fiction reading
5TH GRADE CURRICULUM Reading: Using Fiction and Non-Fiction--- Main Idea,
Problem/Solution, Inference, Character Analysis, Author’s Influence, Fact/Opinion
Writing: Persuasive, Narrative(3rd person), Response to Literature.
Grammar: Sentence Structure, Verbs, Prepositions,
Math: Number sense, Place value, Fractions, Decimals, Geometry, Measurement, Integers, Math Reasoning, Algebra, Data Analysis
Science: Weather, Human and Plant Systems, Matter, Elements.
Social studies: Early American History. Political, Social, Economic and Cultural Aspects
TFK – non-fiction reading
GRADING I will drop the lowest quiz grade for each
subject in each trimester. Spelling and grammar are graded within
writing assignments. Accelerated Reader is incorporated into the
reading grade. Each student should accumulate 5 points per month if they are reading at grade level.
90%-100% - 4-Exceeding Standards 89%-75% - 3 – Meeting Standards 74%-60% - 2 – Below Standards 59% and below – 1- Below Standards
ACCELERATED READERGOALS
Home and school reading incentive program.
Encourage independent reading and expose students to a wide variety of genres.
Hopefully, students in 4th and 5th grade will earn at least 80 points through the year.
Classroom goal is 5-8 points each month per student.
FIELD TRIPS
5th GradeBizTown Oct 26th 25 Parent Volunteers Applebee’s – Sept. 29 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgGg_UgvVqO
Colonial Lady
4th Grade USS Midway Gold Rush
Day
. Reading?
How important is it!
Readers are good spellers.
Readers are good writers.
Readers are good students.
CLASSROOMVOLUNTEERS
•Help students
•Help teacher
•Room parent
CONTACT INFORMATION Webpage: www.twinoakselementary.org
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1-760-290-2588 ext 3506