Mr. Matt Behling mbehling@cbsd.org Welcome to Room 304! Mr. Matt Behling mbehling@cbsd.org

Who am I? Bucks County Native Graduated from Quakertown HS B.Ed Millersville University M.Ed from Wilkes University 13th year at Titus – 8 yrs. 1st grade, 4 yrs. 6th grade

Daily Schedule

Updates to Report Cards Letter grades added in Reading, Math, Writing, Science, and Social Studies Learning Indicators will be reported with a +, M, /, - instead of E,M,A,LP Report card in grades K-3 is unchanged Trimesters!

Math 4th grade goal – mastery of multiplication facts Everyday Math Updated to the Common Core Standards www.everydaymathonline.com Skills are beginning, developing, and secure Practice Facts www.xtramath.org – 3 times a week (will be used as a math station) Weekly Facts Quizzes/Great Multiplication Race Students must show mastery of all computation facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) at the end of fourth grade = 50 problems in 3 minutes with 100% accuracy

Writing Writer’s Notebook A place for your child to record his/her ideas and try out different writing strategies Used every day in class Spelling Pretest on Mondays Homework - 3 pages in Spelling Journal due on Thursdays Weekly quizzes on Fridays 5-Paragraph Essays Personal Narrative Expository/Informational Opinion 4th grade goal – building writing stamina to write 5-paragraph essays

Reading Teaching students to be metacognitive and be strategic readers Students should be able to have a “conversation” about their book, not give just a summary! Students should always have two DEAR books 20 Book Challenge – goals each marking period and book log for the books they read. 4th grade goals – building reading stamina while using reading strategies to deepen comprehension of material read – enjoying reading

Social Studies with Mrs. Schorpp Social Studies Alive! www.learntci.com – students will have login and password to access textbook and study tools from home Social Scientists and Peopling of America Regions of the Country Northeast Southeast Midwest Southwest West Pennsylvania 4th grade goal – reading nonfiction text and using text features to remember important facts Family photos and visitors are always welcome to supplement textbook lessons

Electricity Watery Earth Matter Science 4th grade goal – reading nonfiction text and using text features to remember important facts

4th Grade Expectations Paws for PRIDE Respect Individual Responsibility Determination Empathy Appropriate behavior with classmates and adults Ability to follow verbal and written directions Be independent! All students need to work toward becoming INDEPENDENT THINKERS WE NEED TO LET THEM BECOME INDEPENDENT THINKERS!

Building our Classroom Community Morning Meetings – rotate PODs to learn more about each other Team Building Exercises working together towards a class reward Gotcha! Tickets – positive reinforcement of good citizenship

Homework Homework will be assigned each night (except weekends/holidays and a light load during special events) DEAR – working towards their 20 book challenge – keep reading! (estimated time about 20 minutes each night) Math homework to follow up on math skills taught that day, as well as “Spiral Review” section Spelling due on Thursdays, and weekly quiz (20 words plus 4-5 challenge words) on Fridays Study for SS/Science quizzes – study guides will always be provided with ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WILL BE COVERED ON THE QUIZ

Homework Homework Books It is their responsibility! I will check them in the first marking period It is their responsibility! Backup plan – my website www.cbsd.org/rlondo Missed homework Contact me if your child is CONSISTENTLY spending more than 40 minutes each night doing homework and/or shows FREQUENT frustration when doing homework. Graded Work will come home each WEDNESDAY in Homework Folder

Special Events Pumpkin Math – October 31st Need 5 parent volunteers to come in and carve pumpkins I will send out an email/Sign-Up Genius in the beginning of October for pumpkins, supplies, and volunteers Gingerbread Houses – December Need 5 parent volunteers to come in and help us build our gingerbread houses I will send out an email/Sign-Up Genius in the beginning of December for supplies and volunteers Field Trip - Pennsbury Manor – May

Home & School News Fourth Grade Benefits Race For Education See e-mail from 9/18 for ways to get involved Fourth Grade Benefits Scholastic News magazines Classroom library books Various classroom supplies (electric pencil sharpeners, chairs, etc.)

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