Welcome to Fourth Grade! Cheryl Olson

Professional Experience Montessori Directress Enrichment Teacher First Grade Second Grade Fourth Grade

Communication * Voic 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

Meramec Activities Children Rise & Shine Character Council Scouts Computer Club Choir Parents PTO Parent-Principal Dialogue Community Book Study

Character Development Meramec Five Class Meetings Forma t –Greeting, Sharing Activity Purpose – Models and Motivates Rationale – Develops Social Skills

Mathematics Provides access to SRB as well as games

Social Studies Missouri –Geography –History –Government –Economics Jefferson City Field Trip- April/May

Science- FOSS Science Lab Matter & Energy Structures of Life Magnetism & Electricity Earth Materials Explore on

Reading Independent Reading/Guided Reading Literature Discussions Reading Response Journals Reading Conferences Nightly Reading/Homework Assignments

Writing Writer’s Workshop Writing Process Six Traits of Writing –Ideas –Organization –Word Choice –Sentence Fluency –Voice –Conventions

Cursive/Keyboarding Cursive is optional. Keyboarding- 15 words per minute by the end of the year Teach To Learn 4-School and Home

Spelling Weekly Spelling Tests Create individual list on Monday Spelling Definitions Spelling Sentences/Spiral Journal Test on Friday

Fourth Grade Projects Map in a Month Famous Missourian Wax Museum Speeches Jefferson City Technology Project Reading Circle Award

Homework PLANNERS! Given Monday- Thursday Unfinished work from the day goes home Weekend Workout- Optional

Tests/Quizzes 2-5 Days notice Study Guide/Spiral Notebook

Grading Exceeds Expectations Expected Developing Tests, quizzes, and some class work with be graded by percentages

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Out of School Activities I’d love to come, just send me a schedule!

Reminders! Sign up for Fall Conferences in the library Specialists are in the library Respond to your child’s letter…