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Welcome to 4 th Grade Slide 2 Graduated from Pope High School and played college softball at Augusta State University Bachelors degree from Kennesaw State University Taught in Fulton County my first year and this is my 3rd year at East Side. 5 th year coaching at Pope. After being at the State playoffs for 3 years in a row we were able to win it all last year! I have worked softball camps/give pitching and hitting lessons for 8 years A little bit about Ms. Miller Slide 3 Email is the best way of communication: Jennifer.Miller@cobbk12.org Jennifer.Miller@cobbk12.org Our blog is another way to receive information. Agendas! Weekly Folders on Monday Communication Slide 4 Please send your child to school with a snack. We will have snack at 9:00 (when they return from specials) and wont eat lunch till 11:05. Please send a healthy snack! Snacks Slide 5 Come enjoy lunch with your child! 11: 05-11:35 First, sign in at the front office and get a visitors pass. Then, meet us inside the dining room for lunch. Please follow lunchroom rules to set an example for our students. No fast food allowed. You and your child must sit at the table provided for visitors. You may not bring another child to that table with you. Lunch Slide 6 We would like to do a end of the month celebration for all the birthdays in that month. We will coordinate times/food with each other. Please nothing with peanuts! Please make it simple and easy to serve. (Pre-cut or have individual servings for the entire class.) Please send in serving utensils, plates, forks, napkinsif needed. Birthday party invitations and thank you notes must be distributed outside of school unless the entire class is being invited or thanked. Birthdays Slide 7 East Side Elementary Carpool Guidelines and Expectations It is an expectation that all cars stay in the car line. More people crossing the crosswalk equals a slower car line which then causes more people to try to park and cross. When crossing at the crosswalk, please wait for all cars to move forward and begin unloading. Refrain from darting back across the line after escorting students to the front door. When in the car line, please pull forward so that at least three cars are ahead of the crosswalk. Therefore at least seven cars should be able to unload at a time. When you must park and enter the building or walk your child to the building because you are volunteering or have a meeting, please adhere to the following: Park only in designated parking spaces. Do not use the handicapped spaces for drop off. Do not park along the curbs or drop children off in the parking lot. Park in a space and escort your child. It is too dangerous to drop children off in the parking lot to weave through traffic on their own. It is our experience that when these guidelines are followed, the car line moves efficiently and there is ample time to get all students into the building on time. Carpool Slide 8 Behavior Positive Reinforcement Compliment Chain Table Points Tickets(Treasure Box and/or coupons) Verbal Praise Consequences Time off recess Email or call to parents Sent to the office Slide 9 Medications: Please bring all medications to the office. Medications should not be sent to school in a baggie with a note Safety: There are two police officers that will be here twice a week. Medications and Safety Slide 10 When your child is absent, please send in an absence excuse upon his/her return. Make-up work is required only for excused absences. We will give students the work they missed upon their return if the absence is unexcused. Absences Slide 11 T shirt envelopes are on your desk. Please have these in as soon as possible. We would like for everyone to have a shirt by the first field trip. T shirts Slide 12 End of Grade Assessment (formerly CRCT) April 13 th - 19 th and make up days to follow Testing Schedule Slide 13 Fire Safety Village High Touch High Tech Performing Arts Youth Museum Chattahoochee Nature Center Wahsega 4-H Center Field Trips Slide 14 Math: Will be given daily. Not too many problems but enough for them to practice the skills they learn during the week Reading: Weekly reading logs. Students are required to read 4 nights a week for 20 minutes. Logs will be given out Monday and will be due the following Monday. A reading contract will be given at the beginning of each month and will be due on the last day of the month. Students are required to complete activities and be ready to present one. Spelling/vocab: A spelling/vocab sheet will be given out Monday. There will be 2-3 nights of homework, 1-2 spelling/1 vocab assignment. Students will choose 2 activities from a spelling contract to complete by Friday and there will be a vocab assignment as well. This will be posted in their agenda as well as on my blog. Students will be assessed on the vocab and spelling on Fridays. SS/Science: Homework will be to study/study guides. Homework Slide 15 Homework passes are for one night of homework. They may use it for a night off from math, spelling, and/or vocab. Please dont use it for study guides, reading contracts/projects. Homework Pass Slide 16 A = 100%-90%Chances for Quiz Corrections B = 89%-80%See Handout C = 79%-74% D = 73%-70% F = 69%-65% Homework Policy: 0-2 Missed assignments=O(Outstanding) 3-5- Missed assignments= N(Needs Improvement) 6 or more= U (Unsatisfactory) Grades and Homework Policy Slide 17 Synergy Acceptable Use Policy & User Agreement forms are on your desk. Please sign these tonight and I can give you the activation letter next week. This must be signed before having access to synergy. Synergy Slide 18 Report Card Slide 19 Math Whole Numbers, Place Value and Rounding in Computation Multiplication and Division Fractions Decimals Measurement Data Geometry Multiplication of fractions Number Talks Problem Solving Slide 20 Multiplication Fluency Fluency is so important in 4 th grade! In just a few short weeks we will be learning 2 by 1, 3 by 1 and 2 by 2 multiplication. Following multiplication will be long division. Fractions/measurement conversions/multiplicative comparison. Slide 21 Mini Lesson Independent Reading Time Sharing Journaling In class reading logs Teacher Conferences Small Strategy Groups Literature Groups Reading Slide 22 Students will receive this contract at the beginning of the month and it will be due at the end of the month. They are to use a book they are reading at home. They will be told how many activities to complete and they are to choose 1 to present to the class. The contract as well as the presentation will be a grade. There are a variety of contracts that can be given. Some focus on summarizing while others focus on character study, main idea, or vocab. There will be a non-fiction contract so the students will need to read a non-fiction book at home in order to complete this. This will not begin till November/December Reading Contracts Slide 23 We will be doing narrative, opinion, informational, and essay writing. Students will keep a writers journal to brainstorm, draft, edit, and publish their writing. Grammar: G(Grammar) U(Usage) M(Mechanics) S(Spelling) Book. This will be incorporated into their writing. Writing and Grammar Slide 24 Social Studies Content Economics Map/Globe Skills Native Cultures Early Explorers Colonization American Revolution The New Nation 3 Branches Constitution Bill of Rights Westward Expansion Slide 25 Science Content Water Weather Force and Motion Light Sound Stars and Star Patterns Earth, Moon, Solar System Ecosystems Protective Adaptations Slide 26 Conference week will be October 19 th - October 23rd Please send me a note or an email to request a conference if needed. Conferences may be held in person or by phone. Conference appointment times and/or dates will be discussed upon request. Conference Week Slide 27 We love to have our parents volunteer. There will be opportunities to volunteer for science lab, math lab, class parties, and field trips. Volunteers Slide 28 Questions?