A PARENT’S INTRODUCTION TO OUR CLASS Welcome to 4 th Grade!

A Little Bit About Mrs. Stachlewitz 8 Years Teaching 4 th Grade Bachelor’s Degree From University of Sioux Falls Currently Continuing Education at Aurora University Away from School, I like to…

My Vision/Goal For This Year To provide students with unique opportunities to become self-directed learners in a safe and positive environment

Classroom Management Student Created Expectations and Consequences Student/Teacher Created Weekly Parent Update Weekly Raffle Class Goals

Student Expectations I expect my students to: Respect themselves and others Always try their best Maintain a positive attitude toward learning

Parent Expectations I expect the parents of my students to: Maintain an open line of communication Encourage their children to try their best Be active participants in the education of their children

School/Home Communication Weekly Behavior/Formative/Summative Assessment Binder TeacherEase - online grading system TeacherEase Accelerated Reader Phone, , written notes Assignment Notebook Class Wiki – mrsstachlewitzfourthgrade.wikispaces.com mrsstachlewitzfourthgrade.wikispaces.com

Formative Student Assessment Continuous Monitoring of Student Learning Standards/Goal Based Used As a Learning/Teaching Tool Non-graded Student/Teacher Reported

Summative Student Assessment A Measure of What Student’s Have Learned Standards/Goal Based Determines Student Achievement Toward Meeting Standards/Goals Graded Teacher Reported

Student Grades All summative assessments weigh the same Limited number of recorded grades Grades are standards based – Illinois State Learning Standards Illinois State Learning Standards Measure knowledge, skills, reasoning, and products

Reading Scott Foresman Reading Small Group Guided Reading/Class Novels Vocabulary Word of the Day Teacher-Read Novels – Listening Comprehension Selected Articles, Passages, and Poetry Accelerated Reader – Independent Reading

Language Reading Response Log/Daily Writing Prompts Persuasive, Narrative, Expository Essays Oral Presentations/Demonstrations Written Poetry Daily Language/Selected Grammar Resources Listening Skills

Spelling Weekly Spelling List – Scott Foresman Word Work Daily Word Ladders Month by Month Phonics for Upper Elementary

Math Saxon Math 5/4 Fact Fluency Daily Word Problems

Social Studies Houghton Mifflin Social Studies Daily Geography

Science Harcourt Science Science Question of the Day Additional selected lab resources National Geographic Explorer

A Day In The Classroom

A Day At School

Homework Most work will be completed in class! You can expect to see… Math Practice – regularly unless completed in class Independent Reading – 30 min daily Projects - occasionally Worksheets – very rarely

Final Thoughts… Always call if you have questions or concerns about your child’s education! Do your best to take time to ask your child about his or her day! Remember, learning doesn’t always look the way we imagine it!