1. Welcome! Mrs. Niemi 4 th Grade Please sign in at the table outside the room. Conference sign-up sheets are on gray table on the wall with window. Volunteer opportunities and Haiku set-up: Use netbooks on round table with your child’s invite code (paper at their desk) Sign-up to volunteer using netbooks on computer table. Thanks for “POPPING” in! Please take a bag of popcorn (One bag per family please)

2. Learn About Mrs. Niemi 9 th year of teaching Highly qualified to teach K-12 special education, K-5 elementary, and 6 th grade ELA MSU alum x3 Girls on the Run Coach Member of OES RtI Team Mom of Lauren & Abe Teaching Philosophy I believe in creating relationships with students. This means I am a strong believer in creating a safe and caring classroom community where students feel that they can be risk-takers and take action in their own learning. I also believe in a Team mentality. Which means that you will often see and hear “Team Niemi” referenced throughout the school year.

3. Classroom Specials Schedule Monday Chinese Art (every other week) Tuesday Music Chinese Media (every other week) WednesdayP.E Chinese ThursdayP.E Chinese FridayChinese Lunch: 11:57-12:37 Snack in the afternoon around 2:15pm

4. Used to help 4 th graders stay organized and reflect on their learning. S = students T = taking A = academic R = responsibility What is in our Star Binder Planner Monthly reading calendar Monthly behavior calendar Math Homework/Remembering Book Assessments Common Core Standards for Math & ELA Specials schedule Login information Pouch to put $ and notes to school Star Binders

5. Classroom Management Essential Agreements Clip chart and 10-in-a-Row IB Learner Profile/IB Attitudes –help reinforce at home with same language Classroom Meetings/Olweus Anti-Bullying Meetings Weekly Behavior issues will be handled quickly and quietly. I will contact you to inform you of anything that I view as problematic, repeated, or that will impact your child’s own learning or the learning of others in our classroom.

6. What will be taught in 4 th grade?

8. Michigan Common Core Standards Organization of Math Expressions Place value and multi-digit addition/subtraction Multiplication of whole numbers Division with whole numbers Equations and word problems Measurement Fraction concepts and operations/Fractions and Decimals Geometry What will be taught in 4 th grade Math? Mathematical Practices Standards Math Sense Making: MP.1: Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. MP.6: Attend to precision Math Structure: MP.7: Look for and make use of structure. MP.8: Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. Math Drawings: MP.4: Model with mathematics MP.5: Use appropriate tools strategically. Math Explaining: MP.2: Reason abstractly and quantitatively. MP.3: Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

9. Word Study > Just a Spelling Test Differentiated lists Looking for patterns Understanding the meaning of words Helps with reading and writing Homework is always due on Friday, unless otherwise communicated. Word study tests are always on Friday, unless otherwise communicated.

10. Olweus Anti-Bullying Program District wide program Bully Circle diagram Weekly class meetings Our School’s Anti-Bullying Rules 1.We will not bully others. 2.We will try to help students who are bullied. 3.We will try to include students who are left out. 4.If we know that somebody is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school and an adult at home. H

11. Homework Math Homework page Read 30 minutes Inquiry In-class assignments that were not finished Grading Policy Not everything is “graded”, some assignments are used to give me information on students and my teaching. The focus should be on mastery of a concept or skill and not necessarily the grade. M=Meeting Standard P=Progressing Toward Standard I=Insufficient Progress Toward Standard Math tests will be kept in our Star Binders so I can reteach and students can reflect.

12. Communication My email: stephanie.niemi@oxfordschools.org My phone: (248) 969-5075 x4039 Twitter: @sniemi01 Haiku: Homework information, word study lists, newsletter, unit information Remind: Daily homework info/urgent info *E-mail is the best/fastest way to communicate

13. Haiku Found on Oxford’s Homepage: www.oxfordschools.org www.oxfordschools.org Scroll mouse over the “PUBLIC” tab at the top of the webpage. Choose HAIKU from the pull down menu

14. ThinkCentral: https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do Students and families can login at home to access the Student Activity book, Mega Math games, or Tasks on the Things to do list.

15. MobyMax www.mobymax.com Great for individualized practice! Students can practice math and reading Done in school for 15 mins daily, or 45 mins a week and sometimes at home if recommended by Mrs. Niemi

16. Questions?

17. Thank you for coming!