Welcome to 4th Grade Mrs. Schoeb & Mrs. Denman

Review of Handouts PPT of Open House Foundation Flyer ParentVUE Activation Key Letter Milestone Envelope PG Movie Permission Slip

Review of Handouts Please complete the following form: *PG Movie Permission Form Please leave this item with us. 

Communication Notes Send notes in Red Folder or you can write a short note in their agenda Our Classroom Blog (http://www.cobblearning.net/jschoeb/) Homework and other important information will be posted Helpful Links Emails Julia.Schoeb@cobbk12.org Christina.Denman@cobbk12.org

What does the PTA do? What can I do for the PTA? $25,000 in stipends to teachers/year 3,000 volunteer hours/year 4 Family Engagement Nights Community Outreach Character Education Visiting Author Reflections and MUCH MORE!!!!! What can I do for the PTA? Volunteer Participate in Read-a-Thon (August 21st – August 25th) Visit us at www.mtbethelpta.org

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Our Daily Schedule 7:15-7:45 Morning routine 7:50 Reading 8:50 Science or S.S. 9:40-10:25 Specials 10:30 ELA 11:04 Lunch 11:35 Recess 11:50 ELA 12:50 Math 2:05 Dismissal Begins

Class Management Name in the Bucket Agenda initialed Making their lunch choice Choosing their transportation home Etc. Class Race (Paying attention and staying on-task) Mini Economy Classroom money

Our Mini-Economy How to earn money FINES Pass an A.R. test on your reading level $1.00 Homework turned in all week $5.00 Random acts of kindness caught! $1.00 or more Birthday Returning Thursday Behavior Sheet signed Payday – weekly FINES Not following class rules $1.00 or more Not turning in homework $1.00 Not making transportation choice Not making lunch choice No name on paper Not returning Thursday behavior sheet signed by Friday

Agenda Students are continuing to use a daily agenda in 4th grade. They are responsible for recording homework, notes and important dates. Please help your child develop this important study skill by looking over the agenda with him/her and initialing it daily. Parent Signature on bottom each day except Fridays.

Routines Agenda Behavior Chart sent home on Thursday Signed then returned on Friday Red folder Goes home and returned to school daily Notes and homework Snack – we don’t have a scheduled time but please make it a healthy snack.

Flexible Seating Reason Helps students make choices independently and feel empowered Classroom environment is conducive to open collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking. Helps students become more self-aware of what types of seating and environment helps them learn best. Destination Room - A place where students wake up each morning thinking and saying we GET to go there, not we HAVE to go In this environment, students are engaged, behavior issues are minimal, and learning is happening! 

Reading Readers Workshop model Students should be reading texts they can read independently, with at least 96% fluency, accuracy, and comprehension Research that shows that kids need to read A LOT of texts therefore students are given at least 30 minutes daily to read independently. Homework: Read 30 minutes (M-Th) Reading Journal: They will write in it 3 times a week. Sometimes they will have a sheet glued in that will guide what they will write. They MUST write the DATE and H or HW for homework.

Math Math Fluency is VERY important Whole Numbers, Place Value and Rounding in Computation Multiplication & Division of Whole Numbers Fractions – Equivalent, Operations, Simplifying Decimals Geometry (lines, angles, 2-D figures, Symmetry) Measurement

Math Compacting Differentiated instruction Students placed in math classes based on test data Participating in CTLS-Assess this year and will administer common formative assessments on a regular basis to ensure remediation and acceleration as needed for each student.

Social Studies Economics Constitution Map and Globe Skills Westward Expansion American Indians Reform Movements Early Explorers Civil War Colonization Reconstruction American Revolution

Science Scientific Method Ecosystems Force & Motion Water & Weather Light & Sound Space

August 21, 2017 School extended by 45 minutes. Specifics on dismissal will be communicated. Parents may check out students early up until 1:30. Safety is top priority. Not going outside to view live. Watching NASA Broadcast.

Report Card Real Grades A = 90 – 100 B = 80 – 89 C = 75 – 79 F = 69 or below Homework completion is recorded and is reflected on the report card under work/study habits.

Birthday Treats Yes, we love them! If your child has an allergy that impacts class treats and you haven’t spoken to us, PLEASE let us know. Please have any treats already sliced or individual portions. Mostly served during Lunch

School Procedures Tardy – after 7:45 If they have a Dr. Appt. before school, must bring in Dr. Note when checking them in for an EXCUSED tardy. Absence Absent & NOT taken to the doctor - Send in a note, preferably the MT. BETHEL ELEMENTARY ABSENCE/TARDY EXCUSE form. Absent & taken to the doctor – please send in a doctor’s note.

School Procedures Cont. Dismissal & Transportation All transportation changes must be made in WRITING on our Transportation Change/Bus Pass form and be approved in the front office before 10:00 am.  NO GUEST BUS RIDERS will be approved until AFTER LABOR DAY.  ONLY transportation change we can take over the phone is to change to ASP. If you need to check your child out early, please do so prior to 1:45 pm.  We CANNOT accept email as a way to change transportation.

School Procedures Cont. Classroom Deliveries School delivery occurs daily at 10:00 am.  Items worthy of delivery are lunches, eye glasses and birthday treats.  Please help your student practice the LIFESKILL of RESPONSIBILITY and accept the natural consequence if they forget a water bottle or homework. Lunch We ask for guest diners to wait until after Labor Day to visit.  Guest lunches are $3.50.  Guests take their child to the parent table.  Fast food is not allowed.

School Procedures Cont. Please label items – particularly jackets, water bottles, lunch boxes, etc. We try hard to minimize our Lost and Found, and can do so with support of labeling items. Lost and Found has been moved to outside near the P.E. gym The students will not be able to check on lost items as easily.

Don’t forget… * PG Movie Permission Form Please leave these items with us. 

Georgia Milestones Detailed score reports are in envelopes from Spring 2017 administration. They contain information about how your child performed.

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