Mrs. Baldwin’s 4 th Grade Class

All About Me Grew up in Wayzata and graduated from WHS in 1983 Attended UCSB for college and graduate school M.A. from St. Thomas 1996 Plymouth Creek, my second home for the last 21 years (taught in California ) 2 kids: Hays, 12th WHS & Zoe, 9 th WHS Breast cancer survivor from 2007 Love teaching 4 th graders!

Class Expectations In 4 th grade we want to learn, make friends, have fun, and try new things. We’re going to do our best to take care of ourselves, others, property, and community. Show Panther Pride! Know what your homework is, write it in your planner, get it done, and turn it in on time. Pay attention/focus, think & ask questions.

Homework Assignment Notebook-please sign daily Optional 1 ½ in. binder can be used Daily –Math studylink (family letter before each unit) –Reading (minimum of 20 min. per day) Weekly –Spelling Contracts (see sample) –IXL & math unit practice packet

Particulars of Our Class Healthy Snack in afternoon (no nuts!) Water bottle with no-spill top Classroom updates via Scholastic Book orders online (HDLRC) Birthdays-no food treats or prizes Featured Student each week

Field Trips James & The Giant Peach play- Oct. 10 Valentine’s Day/Feb. 13th - Ice PIC Bakken Museum – Feb. 17 th or 18 th Lowry Nature Center – May 5th End of the year Picnic at French Park - last week of school in June

Conferences and Report Cards Fall Conferences Dates – October 20th - Nov. 3rd -Common night Thursday, October 30 th 4-8pm -Electronic Sign-up on pick-a-time -1st Semester Progress Report - early Feb. Spring Conferences - March 9 th -March 19th - Thursday, March 19th 2nd Semester Progress Report: June 5th

Testing MCA Testing –Reading – April 6 th -May 8 th (on-line) –Math – April 6 th -May 8 th (on-line) MAP Testing, (Measures of Academic Progress) Math & Reading, grades 2-5 –September 8 th - October 3rd –May 6 th - May 29 th

Volunteering Room Parent(s) Partners in Art Classroom Help Volunteer sign-up online

Schedule Day 1Art 1:30 Day 2Music 1:30 Day 3Tech 1:30 Day 4PE 1:30 Day 5 Spanish 1:30 Media check-out on Day 12:30

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