welcome to fourth grade! mrs. bruns professional experience 24 years of teaching taught grades k-5...
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Welcome to Fourth Grade!
Mrs. Bruns
Professional Experience
24 Years of Teaching
Taught Grades K-5
Meramec Literacy Facilitator
District Literacy Committee
Lab Classroom Teacher
Life-long Learner
Miss Nicole MerrittTruman Intern
Working on my Master’s of Arts in Education at Truman State University
Full year position
Assisting with classroom activities
Communication
*Email: [email protected]
Voicemail 854-6320
Meramec Current
Fourth Grade News
Friday Folders
Weekly Reflections
Family Letters
Friday Folders
Graded papers & Important notes
Sign inside paper and write comments
Return on Monday
Character Development
Meramec Five
Essential Fifty Five
Class Meetings
Meramec Activities
Children
• Rise & Shine• Character Council• Scouts• Computer Club
Parents
• PTO• Parent-Principal
Dialogue• Community Book
Study
Mathematics
www.everydaymathonline.com
Provides access to SRB as well as games
Reading
Independent Reading
Guided Reading Groups/Strategy Groups
Library Reading Awards-Missouri Circle
www.lexile.com
Nightly Reading- 15 Minutes
Writing
Writer’s WorkshopWriting ProcessLucy Calkins Units of StudySix Traits of Writing– Ideas– Organization– Word Choice– Sentence Fluency– Voice– Conventions
Social Studies
Missouri– Geography– History– Government– Economics
Jefferson City Field Trip April/May
St. Charles Field trip
November
Science- FOSS
Matter & Energy
Structures of Life
Magnetism & Electricity
Earth Materials
Explore on www.fossweb.com
Spelling
Weekly Spelling TestsCreate individual list on Monday
Spelling DefinitionsSpelling Sentences/Spiral Journal
Test on Friday
Fourth Grade Projects
Map in a Month
Famous Missourian Wax Museum
Jefferson City Technology Project
Reading Circle Award
Cursive/Keyboarding
Cursive is optional in fourth grade.
Keyboarding Goal - 15 words per minute.
New online program Type to Learn 4
Tests/Quizzes
2-5 Days notice
Study Guide/Spiral Notebook
Homework
Read 15 minutes nightly.
Given Monday-Thursday
Unfinished work from the day goes home
Weekend Workout- Optional
Grading
Exceeds Expectations
Expected
Developing
Tests, quizzes, and some class work with be graded by percentages. Some class work is
graded with plus, check, or minus to correspond with report card.
4-C’s Website
www.clayton.k12.mo.us/meramec/bruns
Out of School Activities
I’d love to come, just get me a schedule!
Reminders!
Sign up for Fall Conferences in the library
Specialists are in the library
Respond to your child’s letter…
Class Donations/Pick up an apple
Thank you for coming!
I promise you everyday your child will
learn something.
Some days they will bring it home in
their hands,
Some days they will bring it home in
their heads,
And some days they will bring it home in
their hearts.
Valerie Welk
I promise you everyday your child will
learn something.
Some days they will bring it home in
their hands,
Some days they will bring it home in
their heads,
And some days they will bring it home in
their hearts.
Valerie Welk
T = Together
E = Everyone
A = Achieves
M = More