Transcript Welcome to Back to School Night!

Welcome to Back to School
Night!
Please find your child’s desk and
leave them a word of
encouragement on the note card!
A Little About Me
• La Costa Meadows Alumni
Liberal Studies/
Elementary Education
Teaching Credential and
Masters of Education
• 11th Year Teaching, 6th Year at LCM
4th Grade Curriculum
• Language Arts- Common Core based; done whole
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group and in small reading groups
Math- Common Core based; done in small and
whole group
Writing- Opinion, Narrative, and
Expository/Summary.
Science- Ecosystems, Electricity and Magnetism,
and Geology
S.S.- California History
Stretching our Minds Beyond Room 29
I Wonder…
Wonderopolis (Inquiry Learning)
CNN Student News
What's happening in the world?
4th Grade Homework
Homework will be given each Monday-Thursday. All
assignments will be given for the purpose to reinforce what
we are learning in class. Homework should NOT take
more than 30 minutes plus additional time for independent
reading. If your child is spending more than this amount of
time on his/her homework, please contact me via email or
phone call. A note from you explaining why homework is
incomplete will prevent your child from being penalized.
Please check your child’s assignment notebook nightly.
This is another great tool for communicating with me. I
would like you to please sign the assignment notebook
each day during the week.
H.A.M
Classroom Management
Do the right thing…The Dolphin Way!
• Do Your Best Work
• Help Others Succeed
• Respect Your School
Rewards
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Praise
Fantastic Day
Note/Call Home
Lillie Cash, and tickets
Consequences
1st Offence = Warning
2nd Offence = Warning card
3rd Offence = Responsibility Room
4th Offence = Trip to the office
**Severity Clause - Straight to Principal**
Our Classroom Economy
Students will have a job that will pay weekly every
few weeks. They will also be paid weekly for
coming to school and being responsible for their
homework and classwork. They can also earn
money for good behavior. They can be fined for
poor behavior. The will be able to buy different
privileges with their money.
Grades
All tests/quizzes will be given a 4, 3, 2, or 1. All other work
will be marked with the following:
+ Excellent
+ Above and Beyond
Assignment Completed Correctly
- Work is below expectations
- Incomplete/Unacceptable Work
Daily Schedule
Math
8:45 - 10:00/10:30
Science/Social Studies
Non-Fiction Reading
10:00/10:30 - 11:10
Recess
11:10 - 11:30
DiRT
11:30 - 12:00
Writing/Language Arts
PE/Science/Garden Music
12:00 - 12:50
Lunch
12:50 - 1:35
Writing/ Language
Arts/Fiction Reading
1:35 - 2:45
Silent Reading and
Packing Up
2:45 - 3:10
Pullout Schedule
• On Monday we will have music and
science garden (alternating) from 12:1012:50
• Tuesday, Friday, and every other
Wednesday we have PE from 12:10-12:50
• Thursday we have library.
 9:00-9:30
Dolphin Envelopes
Please, please, please check your child's
Dolphin envelope every Wednesday. There
is an enormous amount of information
that can be found in there.
• Important information from the school
• Information from the class
• Graded assignments
• Opportunities to redo work
Technology
Room 29 is going green!
o Weekly News will be emailed home
weekly
o Most notes will be e-mailed or e-blasted
(be sure to register)
o One-to-One iPad projects and daily
activities
o Dream Box, Ten Marks, Big Universe, Word
Processing
Important Reminders
• Register with on the LCM website
• SMUSD Wellness policy…NO food for
birthdays!!
• Please return all papers as soon as
possible.
Birthday Celebrations
While I LOVE celebrating birthdays, we
have a strict Wellness Policy that includes
limited treats for students.
Please be considerate of this when it is
your child’s birthday! Some options
besides food include:
• birthday book donation (to LCM’s library or our class library)
• Pencils
• Popcorn
LCM College Days
• College Wednesdays-wear college t-shirt
or colors
• Focus on what it means to be college
ready
• Talk about different colleges and what is
unique about each one
• Getting students excited about
• going to college!
Calling all Volunteers
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Reading- Literature Circles and reading work
Math- Reviewing Pretest, tests and test one on one with students.
Library- Escort the class to library and stay with them during library time
Science Garden- Escort the class to Science Garden and stay with them
in the garden
Music- Escort the class to music and stay with them during music time
Art Docent
Dolphin envelopes
AR and Running club help
• Behind the Scenes:
 Copying
 At home grading- Mostly tests
 Prep materials
 Paparazzi - to help make sure we get photos in the yearbook
Room Parent(s)