MISS PORTER’S CLASSROOM HANDBOOK GRANDVIEW ELEMENTARY

MY GOALS FOR THE YEAR TO GIVE EACH STUDENT THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS TO PROGRESS TO FIFTH GRADE. TO CREATE A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT THAT IS WELCOMING, SAFE, AND FUN. TO GIVE EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL. TO HAVE A FUN AND SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN 4 TH GRADE!

CLASSROOM RULES AND EXPECTATIONS BE PREPARED BE POSITIVE BE PRODUCTIVE BE POLITE BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

BEHAVIOR PLAN OUR CLASSROOM WILL HAVE A MOVE UP AND A MOVE DOWN CHART. THE CHARTS WILL BE SEPARATE. THEY WILL MOVE ACCORDING TO THE CHOICES THEY MAKE. EACH DAY THEY WILL START BACK OVER AT GREEN. THE COLOR THAT THEY ARE ON AT THE END OF THE DAY WILL BE RECORDING IN A CHART AND KEPT TRACK OF BY THE TEACHER.

WHEN YOU MOVE UP… THE STUDENT WILL MOVE UP ON THE CHART WHEN THEY MAKE GOOD CHOICES THE FIRST TIME THEY MOVE UP THEY WILL RECEIVE CLASS RECOGNITION (GREEN TO WHITE) SECOND TIME: TWO TICKETS INTO THE TICKET JAR (WHITE TO PINK) THIRD TIME: THREE TICKETS INTO THE TICKET JAR (PINK TO BLUE)

REWARD AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE TICKET MASTER WILL HAND OUT THE PROPER NUMBER OF TICKETS TO THE STUDENTS WHO ARE ON THE PINK AND BLUE SQUARES. THE STUDENTS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING THEIR OWN NAME ON THE TICKET AND PUTTING IT INTO THE JAR. AT THE END OF THE WEEK, TICKETS WILL BE DRAWN AND THOSE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PICK FROM THE PRIZE JAR. IF THE TICKET BUCKETS GETS FULL, THE ENTIRE CLASS WILL EARN A REWARD THAT WILL BE CHOSEN BY A CLASS VOTE.

WHEN YOU MOVE DOWN  STUDENTS WILL MOVE DOWN ON THE CHART WHEN THEY MAKE BAD CHOICES.  1 ST MOVE DOWN- WARNING (CHANGE FROM GREEN TO YELLOW)  2 ND MOVE DOWN- FILL OUT REFLECTION SHEET (YELLOW TO ORANGE)  3 RD MOVE DOWN- VISIT TO SEE MRS. BOKELMAN AND A CALL HOME (ORANGE TO BLACK)

BEHAVIOR THAT LEADS TO MOVING DOWN:  BEING DISRESPECTFUL (TALKING BACK, TEASING, ETC.)  TALKING OUT WITH RAISING THEIR HAND REPEATEDLY  BEING DISRUPTIVE TO REST OF CLASS

CHOICES THAT LEAD TO IMMEDIATE OFFICE REFERRAL:  STEALING  CONTINUED DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR THAT AFFECTS LEARNING OF OTHERS  ANY HANDS-ON BEHAVIOR (HITTING, PUSHING, KICKING, ETC) *GRANDVIEW HAS A ZERO TOLERANCE FOR HANDS-ON BEHAVIOR. THIS MAY RESULT IN A WRITTEN REFERRAL OR EVEN SUSPENSION.

CURRICULUM 4 TH GRADE’S CURRICULUM INCLUDES:  SUCCESS FOR ALL READING PROGRAM  MATH  WRITING  SCIENCE  SOCIAL STUDIES  MUSIC AND PE

READING (SFA) STUDENTS WILL WORK IN COOPERATIVE TEAMS EACH WEEK. EACH TEAM WILL WORK TOGETHER TO COMPLETE VOCABULARY, LISTENING COMPREHENSION, READ WITH PARTNER, READ BY SELF, AND ANSWERING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE DAY’S READING.

READ AND RESPONSE EACH NIGHT STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO READ A BOOK OF THEIR CHOICE FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES FOLLOWING READING, THE STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE A 3 PART READING RESPONSE IN THEIR JOURNALS FAILURE TO COMPLETE READING HOMEWORK WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC MOVE DOWN THE FOLLOWING MORNING.

MATH THE 4 TH GRADE MATH CURRICULUM WILL INCLUDE MULTI-DIGIT MULTIPLICATION/DIVISION, FRACTIONS, AND UNDERSTANDING GEOMETRIC FIGURES EACH DAY’S MATH LESSON WILL INCLUDE; NUMBER TALKS, PREVIOUS DAY’S REVIEW, MINI LESSON, HANDS ON TASK TO PRACTICE THE DAY’S LESSON, AND AN EXIT SLIP. MATH HOMEWORK WILL BE ASSIGNED PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT WEEK, BUT NOT DAILY

WRITING STUDENTS WILL FOLLOW THE WRITING CURRICULUM CREATED BY LUCY CALKINS. THIS WRITING PROGRAM WILL COVER UNITS OF STUDY IN NARRATIVE, INFORMATIVE, AND OPINION WRITING. EACH WRITING LESSON WILL INCLUDE A MINI LESSON, STUDENT TIME TO WRITE ON TOPIC OF THEIR CHOICE, STUDENT-TEACHER CONFERENCING, AND SHARING OUT.

SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES WE WILL SPEND THE FIRST HALF OF EACH QUARTER ON SOCIAL STUDIES LESSONS FOCUSED ON HOW KANSAS IS SIMILAR AND DIFFERENT FROM 5 DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. WE WILL SPEND THE SECOND HALF OF EACH QUARTER ON SCIENCE LESSONS FOCUSED ON LIFE SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE

MUSIC AND PE GRANDVIEW WILL BE ON AN EVERY OTHER DAY SCHEDULE FOR MUSIC AND PE THIS SCHOOL YEAR PLEASE MAKE SURE STUDENTS HAVE TENNIS SHOES FOR PE CLASS AT SCHOOL ON THE CORRECT DAYS.

GATOR FOLDERS EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE A GATOR FOLDER THAT THEY WILL USE TO BRING HOMEWORK AND OTHER PAPERS HOME IN. YOU CAN ALSO USE THAT FOLDER TO SEND NOTES, ETC. TO SCHOOL PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK IT EACH NIGHT!

ASSIGNMENT BOOK EVERY NIGHT STUDENTS WILL BRING HOME A PLANNER WITH ASSIGNMENTS. THIS PLANNER MUST BE INITIALED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN EVERY NIGHT TO BE RETURNED TO SCHOOL THE FOLLOWING DAY.

TEACHER/PARENT COMMUNICATION IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, I CAN BE REACHED BY MY I WILL ALSO BE SENDING OUT A NEWSLETTER EACH MONTH THAT WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN OUR CLASSROOM AND SPECIAL DATES INVOLVING SCHOOL EVENTS. THIS CAN BE FOUND ON I WILL ALSO BE CHECKING STUDENT PLANNERS DAILY SO FEEL FREE TO WRITE ME NOTES IN THE PLANNER AND I WILL RESPOND BACK.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS BOOK ORDER FORMS WILL BE SENT HOME OCCASIONALLY THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. IF YOU DECIDE THAT YOU WANT TO PURCHASE A BOOK, PLEASE MAKE A CHECK OUT TO THE BOOK COMPANY OR MISS PORTER. THE BOOK ORDERS WILL BE DUE AROUND THE END OF THE MONTH. A SPECIFIC DATE CAN BE FOUND ON THE ORDER FORM.

ABOUT ME I GREW UP ON A FARM IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS (BELOIT) I GRADUATED FROM KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY LAST MAY THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AT GRANDVIEW AND ALSO MY FIRST TEACHING JOB I AM SO EXCITED TO TEACH YOUR CHILD THIS YEAR!