Welcome Back to School! Mrs. Mandi Kelley Grade 4

An Interesting Introduction

In 3rd grade, I knew I would grow up to be a teacher Woburn Public Schools 2001-2007 -1st and 2nd grade classroom teacher Wrentham Public Schools 2008 -4th grade classroom teacher -3 years teaching all 5 subjects -7 years teaching ELA to two homerooms -Now, 5 fabulous subjects I LOVE…. ~my family ~my students ~learning ~taking photos ~the beach ~ all things Disney

A Fantastic “Funny Money” Video

A Groovy Gumball Explanation

A Dynamite, Detailed Video about Class Consequences

Homework Happy Homework: Monday is Marvelous -EVERY Monday a reading log will be sent home and EVERY Monday the reading log will be turned in. 20 minutes each night. Reading a book at your child’s Just Right reading level. -Every Monday a math facts log will be sent home and EVERY Monday the math facts log will be turned in. 10 minutes each night. Practice facts from your child’s math goal page. -Every Monday a Math 4 Today homework sent home. Every day return Math 4 Today homework. Reviewed in class. Math 4 Today assessment taken on Mondays. -Graded tests will be brought home and signed by an adult. The next day the student will return the signed test.

A Wonderful Website Demonstration

Brilliant Birthday Books Advertisement

A Marvelous Message from our Happy Homework Helpers

Reading: Lucy Calkins Reading Workshop School and Home reading: -Just Right books based reading ability from our Fountas and Pinnell testing -Just Right books based on interest -will read a fiction book then switch to a nonfiction book -will join in “book chats” -when finished reading a book, will take an Accelerated Reading Test on the book to check for comprehension Terrific Topics: -Fiction: character analysis and themes -Nonfiction: text structures, summaries, Main idea and supporting details. Read Aloud Texts: -Wonder -Tiger Rising -The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Wonderful Writing - Creative Writing – Lucy Calkins Writing Program -Narrative Writing -creation of characters with internal and external traits, personal struggles, motivations, etc. -Information Writing -research Revolutionary War –events leading up to 1776 -Persuasive Writing -using our opinions and facts to persuade an audience with a chosen topic -Literary Essay -reading a text to analyze characters and themes. Create a clear thesis about the brilliant book and provide book based evidence to support the thesis.

Marvelous Math Math Workshop Model 1st: new skill taught in a whole group setting 2nd: break out into three groups: -”Teacher Talk Time” –small group to practice new skill with a teacher - “Skills Station” using math games either independently or with a partner to practice new skill just taught -”Perfect Practice” center to review fantastic facts 3rd: Whole Group – share strategies that went well or aren’t working too well Math 4 Today – review skills to keep them “fresh” -Math 4 Today homework -4 problems each night -reviewed in class -Math 4 Today assessment on Mondays

Sensational Science -Interactive Science Journal -reading nonfiction articles -create notes -vocabulary words -videos -experiment -collect data -draw evidence of our experiments and data

Super Social Studies Study of our 50 states and capitals -Perfect Postcards Collection from friends and family around the country -contact loved ones who live around the U.S.A and ask them to mail your child a postcard that represents their state -ask if they could include a few fun facts about the area that they live in

Happy Helpers Round table filled with additional volunteer opportunities at the Roderick School Head Room parent -periodically Funny Money Helper-weekly Art and Technology

“Learning is their journey. Let them navigate. Push them to explore “Learning is their journey. Let them navigate. Push them to explore. Watch them discover. Encourage their questions. Allow them to struggle. Support their thinking. Let them fly!” ~author unknown