Transcript Open House PowerPoint - Orland School District 135

Welcome To Mrs.
Zughayyer’s Fourth Grade
Classroom
Open House
September 1, 2016
My Goals
• Challenge students to do their best and grow as a
learner
• Learn through a variety of ways: Communication,
Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity
• Encourage group work and cooperative learning
• Meet the needs of each individual student
• Become independent learners
Rules/Expectations
• Respect Yourself, Respect Others,
Respect the School, Be Ready to Learn
• Students earn bananas for great behavior.
• Marble Jar
Safe Schools/
Second Step
• Mrs. Hazen and Mrs. Kuk met with the
students to describe how we can keep our
school safe. The poster demonstrates
each student’s pledge to help keep our
school safe.
• Second Step program will have lessons to
address social emotional learning
Weekly Vocabulary
• Three Common Core Words are analyzed every
week
• Words will be sent home every Friday
(newsletter)
• Students will map each word
• These words are aligned with the key concepts
we are learning in reading workshop
• Vocab quiz every Friday
Reading Requirements
– Read 20 minutes a day
– Log their reading in their Reading Logs nightly (title,
minutes read)
– Students should write a written response to one reading
from the week
– Logs do every Friday
– Logs might be graded at times.
– 4 books a quarter (See independent reading
expectations)
Reading & Writing
Workshop
• Weekly lessons on different reading
and writing strategies
• Guided practice in school
• Students will be given formative and
cumulative assessments throughout
and at the end of reading and writing
units
Words Their Way
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http://youtu.be/FrRDR9pPDvM
WTW Menu/Notebook
Weekly sort comes home Monday
Sort every night
Students test on 10 words
WTW Test every Friday
Math
• Nightly homework to practice skills taught
in class
• Online component- directions to log on are
available on my webpage to access
activities and textbook
• Quick checks and unit test
Science/Social Studies
• Integrate non-fiction reading
strategies such as text features and
note taking
• Students allowed to use notes on all
quizzes and tests
• Less emphasis on memorization and
more emphasis on applying concepts
Online Resources
• https://www.pearsonrealize.com
• https://classroom.google.com
• http://www.orland135.org/Domain/55
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Homework Policy
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Assignment book on iPad
Amount will vary
Reading requirements and math facts
Very important to help your child be
organized!
Correct and Returns
• Students must correct and return
assignments with this written on it
• Students have a choice to correct and
return other work
• Corrected answers are given half credit
• Exceptions (T/F, matching, timed tests,
etc.)
Communication
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Weekly Newsletter
Website
Remind App
Contacting me
– Email [email protected]
– Phone 364-4400
Grading Scale
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100-90 A
89-80 B
79-70 C
69-60 D
59 and Below F
Standards Based Reading
Rubrics
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4 (90-100) – Exceeding
3- (89-80)- Proficient
2-(79-70)- Developing
1- (69-60)- Not Evident
Specials Schedule
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Recess 11:00-11:15
Lunch 11:15-11:30
Monday- Technology & P.E.
Tuesday- Library & Music
Wednesday- Music
Thursday-Art
Friday- P.E.
To Do List…
• Sign up to be a Room Parent
• Volunteer and/or Art Parent
Volunteer
• Sign up for a conference time