1. Welcome to Mrs. Barker’s Homeroom Class
Please complete your parent quiz… no peaking!

2. What to Expect Field Trips (State Capitol & Pioneer Farms)
Reading Buddies with Mrs. Stober’s K
Tutoring for other teachers
Walk to Math
New curriculum for Math/ Social Studies
Teacher Websites
Parent Helpers
SWAG Time
Innovative Classroom

3. Subjects Taught ELA Reading (Reading Street) Math (Math Expressions)
Spelling (Reading Street)
Writing (Reading Street)
Speaking and Listening (Reading Street)
Language (Reading Street)
Reading (Reading Street)
Math (Math Expressions)
Social Studies (Experience State History)
Science (Snapshots)
Social Skills
Art

4. Student Sites Green Handout Renaissance Home Connect IXL Xtramath
Skyward
Typing Agent
Think Central – Math Curriculum
Pearson Realize - Reading
Social Studies (Experience State History)
Office 365

5. Assessments Formal Smarter Balanced STAR Reading and Math
Math and ELA
STAR Reading and Math
Fluency Reads – DIBELS
Reading Baseline
Math Benchmark
Dieringer S.D. Fact Fluency Tests
Informal
Unit Tests/Chapter Tests
Quizzes
Teacher observations

6. 4th Grade Grading Guidelines
Graded with % A B C D
59 and below is
INCOMPLETE
Assignments 79% and below should be corrected and turned in by the following Monday.(they need to be signed by a parent)
Highest % that can be received on corrected assignment is 80% (A grade of 80% and above is considered to show mastery of subject)

7. Honor Roll 3.6 grade point average Not including Music or PE No C’s
Awards Assembly

8. Www.dieringer.wednet.edu Skyward Family Access Access Grades!
Missing/Late work?
Assignments that need corrected.
There is an option on Family Access to be notified if your child score is less than an 80% on assignments.
Notification will occur for tests/quizzes also so parents often find this obnoxious. Sorry.

9. Report Cards Communicated six times throughout the year.
Three mid-terms
sent electronically through Skyward
Three trimesters
Hardcopies sent home

10. Planners Filled out Daily Homework? Look for the circled HW
Communicate with teachers
Please sign these nightly
Cougar Cash!

11. SWAG Success With A Goal Intervention
Students grouped based on academic needs
Reading and Writing
STAR, Dibels, and SBA results
Monday-Thursday
11:15-11:55
Will Change Often (4-8 weeks)

12. classwork ELA Packet Reading Science/Snapshots
2 spelling, 2 grammar, 2 fluency
Taught and Assigned Friday, due Friday
Reading
Vocab taught Monday, due Tuesday
Skill taught Tuesday, due Wednesday
Comprehension Questions assigned Wednesday, due Thursday
Writing assigned Thursday, due Friday
RAH – 30 minutes every night
Science/Snapshots
Assigned Monday, Due Thursday

13. Homework
There should be none, except…
RAH

14. 4th Grade Grading Guidelines
Late work – 80% maximum. (Has to be turned in by the following Monday or the student will receive a 0%)
Corrected assignments will better prepare students for tests.

15. Parent Support *Check planner daily for homework and teacher notes
Recognize achievements, due dates, and assist in proactive planning
* Help your child select:
a regular time for homework
a quiet place away from distractions
Successful study habits for tests/quizzes/other studying
Check Skyward/Schoology regularly
Look for missing work or assignments that need to be corrected
The parent’s role in homework should be to answer any questions about the content, withouth aving to sit beside them and do the work for them.
Teachers need to see what your child is capable of doing by themselves
This lets us know how fast we can move and/or what needs more teaching

16. Ready to Learn – on track
Behavior Ladder
Role Model – Jolly Rancher
Outstanding – Super Cougar
Good Day – Cougar Cash
Ready to Learn – on track
Think about it – Cougar Cash Lost
Teacher’s Choice – Recess Lost
Parent Contact

17. Snacks Snacks are at 10am Please portion snacks
Students are not allowed to share
Healthy is the Key!
We are NUT FREE 

18. Birthday Celebrations
Students are allowed to bring snacks on their birthdays
Nut Free!
“try” to be healthy-ish 
Must bring enough for 28 students!

19. The Cougar Effect
The smallest positive act from a DHES cougar can trigger a ripple effect on others, causing a chain reaction of kindness in the school and community.

20. Communication Contact me: www.schoolwires.com
(253)
Planners

21. Welcome to
Mrs. Barker’s
Math Class

22. Grouping
Goal: To challenge, but not overwhelm our students in a learning environment that supports your child’s needs
Tools to help us group:
3rd grade teacher recommendation
3rd grade Smarter Balanced scores
4th grade baseline test
4th grade fact fluency scores
STAR Math assessments
Grouping is flexible

23. Grade-Level Math
4th grade Common Core standards
Math Expressions

24. Online Resources
Think Central
IXL
xtramath

25. CLASSwork vs. Homework “Just Right”
Daily Fact practice through xtramath
IXL

26. Check it
Please take the time to check your child’s work to be sure they are understanding the concept
You are your child’s first and best teacher

27. Math Facts
xtramath
Students are tested three times a year in their homeroom classes
Grades are posted on Skyward and weighted as an assignment each trimester.

28. Fact Fluency Benchmarks
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Fall
(September) 16 12 8
Winter
(January) 18
Spring
(May) 25 20

29. assessment Daily math packets Informal Quick Quizzes Chapter Test
STAR Tests
Baseline Tests

30. Late Work
Homework is always due the next day, if it is late, it will automatically receive an 80%
Students will be kept in at recess

31. Homework Policy
Late Work– A 20% deduction is taken off for late assignments. Students will be given until the following Monday or a date decided by myself to turn in any late work, after that, the assignment will be recorded as a 0% and cannot be made up.
Corrected Work– Scores 79% and less are expected to be corrected. The highest grade you can receive on any corrected work is an 80%. **Any grade with an 80% or higher is considered to show mastery of the subject.
Absences– If you are absent you have the number of days you were absent plus one to turn in work.  EX: If you were absent on Tuesday and return to class on Wednesday, your assignment is due on Friday.
Planned Absences- As with all work missed due to an absence, teachers will determine which assignments are to be made up and will provide those assignments upon the student’s return.

32. Skyward Family Access Updated daily
Alerts on assignments that score less than an 80%
Corrections are done on Mondays

33. Communication- Contact me: mbarker@dieringer.wednet.edu (253)826-4937
Planners