Ms. Sanchez’ 4th Grade Class 2010-2011 School Year

Welcome Back! Poem: Welcome Back to School by Kenn Nesbitt

Who is Ms. Sanchez?

Who is Ms. Sanchez?

Morning Procedures Come in quietly and take a chair Place chair pocket on chair Unpack and place book bag in bin Have 2 sharpened pencils ready Have agenda ready Start “Do Now” Assignment Listen quietly to announcements

DO NOW Part of our Morning Procedures Do Now Notebook To be completed between 8:20-8:35am

Procedures Morning Arrival Book Bags Pencil Sharpening Bathroom Use Water Fountain Use Lining Up Uniforms Absences Tardiness Fire Drill Passing Out Papers Collecting Papers

Class Rules Follow directions quickly Raise your hand for permission to speak Raise your hand for permission to leave seat Keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself Respect yourself, others, and our school

Good Listening Rules “Give Me Five” Eyes on the Speaker Lips Closed Ears Listening Sit up Straight Hands and Feet Quiet

Behavior Management Color Cards Behavior Chart Team Points Behavior Bingo

Color Cards Each student will have a space on the Behavior Chart There will be 4 color cards Blue Green Yellow Red

Color Cards Students will be responsible for changing their own cards You may move your card down or up according to your behavior for the day Card colors are reset at the beginning of the next day

Color Meanings Color Card Description Consequence Conduct Grade Blue Outstanding None A Green Ready to Learn None/Warning Yellow Think About It Think Sheet B Red Teacher’s Choice Contact Parent C/D **Severe** Unacceptable Referral/Detention F

Consequences Warning (A) Think Sheet (B) Contact Parent (C/D) Referral/Detention (F)

Rewards Team Points Positive Notes and Calls to Parents Outstanding Behavior Award Card Reward Coupons

Team Points Tally marks for GREAT team behavior Ms. Sanchez is a team too! If a team is not following class rules, Ms. Sanchez will get points. At the end of the week, the team with the most points wins!

Team Points What do teams win? Mystery Prize Box Reward Coupons What if Ms. Sanchez’ Team has more points? Ms. Sanchez wins and no other team wins for the week.

Behavior Bingo Every time our class receives a compliment from an adult, Ms. Sanchez will call out 2 numbers for our Behavior Bingo number chart. Numbers may also be called for special surprise occasions too. When we have Bingo, the entire class will celebrate with a special party.

Classroom Jobs Jobs will be chosen at random according to good behavior Each job will last a total of two weeks. If you do your job well, you can earn reward coupons. 

Classroom Jobs Job Positions Needed Team Captain 5 Computer Technician 1 Recycling Manager 2 Book Bag Manager Librarian Landscape Designer Door Holder Line Leader Messenger

Star Student Starts the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 3 Ms. Sanchez will pick a student’s name from a bag. Student needs to have had GREAT behavior the previous week. Star Student Book Bag: Taken home the first day of the week Parents are to review the Star Student Letter Student completes Star Student Poster to bring back completed on Tuesday (or second day)

Star Student Monday: Star Student is Revealed Tuesday: Poster Share Wednesday: Sharing Sack Thursday: Parent Letter Friday: Star Friends

School Supplies Please bring supplies by Aug. 30, 2010 Needed Supplies: One Agenda (Purchased through PTA) One WHITE Half-Inch View Binder Two Black & White Composition Notebooks One Spiral Notebook Two Yellow Highlighter One Ream of White Copy Paper One 12 oz. Large Hand Sanitizer for Class to Use One Jumbo Tissue Box for Class to Use

DOLPHIN Binders Daily Organizational Learning Portfolio and Handbook of Important Notes Responsibility & Organization Half-Inch WHITE 3-Ring VIEW Binder For more information click here Writing Handbook Incorporated

Writer’s Handbook Binder provided by Ms. Sanchez Writing References 5 Divider Tabs My Writing Narrative Expository Creativity Skills References

Home Learning Sturdy Plastic GREEN Folder Write Homework in Agenda Daily 60 Minutes Every Night Read 30 Minutes Daily Reading Log Assigned Daily and Due the Next School Day

Technology Class Website: www.sanchezclass.com Class Blog: http://www.sanchezclassnotes.blogspot.com/

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Have an AWESOME School Year!!!