1. 4th Grade Curriculum Christie Clemente Rebekkah Heredia
Kimberly Marlar
Valerie Zieglowsky
4th Grade

2. About Mrs. Marlar…
24th year in the classroom – taught grade levels 2nd, 4th and 6th
24th year at Andersen Elementary
Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology
English Language Endorsement
Library and Media Endorsement
Middle School Social Science Endorsement
Loves to Hike, Watch Hockey and Read

3. About Miss Z. I have taught for 19 years-both 2nd and 4th grades.
I am a vegetarian.
I love to play sports, dance, draw, bargain shop and photography.
I have one 25 yr. old daughter that is applying for vet schools next year and a South African Mastiff, Yindee!

4. About Miss Heredia…. I’ve been teaching since January 2014.
I have taught 4th, 5th and 6th grade.
I graduated form Northern Arizona University with a degree in Elementary and Special Education.
I have a 2-year old baby boy named Braxton.
I love sports, the outdoors, bargain shopping, crafting, and spending time with my family.

5. About Mrs. Clemente
I have been teaching for 18 years total- Andersen for 4 years.
I am married with 3 great little boys, husband, grandpa, dog, and a cat at home!
I love being involved with activities that include hiking, camping and bargain shopping!
I have a Masters in Technology and Media Instruction from ASU.

6. Partnership
If a child is ONLY educated at school, they are undereducated. Your child’s education is a partnership between your child, teachers and parents. We will need you to assist in your child’s education by signing up for notifications, supporting homework and behavior issues.

7. Platooning/Pairing, What Is It?
Platooning or pairing is a framework that a grade level uses that allows students to share teachers who are content experts in specific subjects.
Students are assigned a homeroom teacher that teaches 1 subject area kiddos transition to the other 3 teachers throughout the day. Each teacher has 75 minutes a day with them.

8. Curriculum
The 4th grade Arizona College and Career readiness will guide our instruction….
Math—Miss Zieglowsky
Reading--- Mrs. Marlar
Writing--- Miss Heredia
Social Studies and Science-Mrs. Clemente
Your student will switch classrooms every 75 minutes. They will take all supplies and their backpack with them from class to class.

9. Grading This is the year to foster independence in your child!
Check Your Child's Grades On-Line
Your child’s graded work may be marked with a percentage grade or may simply have a point score such as 12/15.
Mistakes are okay because we learn from them.
Late and missing assignments will affect grades.
Talk a little about how long you take to enter scores.

10. Homework
Intermediate grades should have 30 – 45 minutes of homework a night.
An additional minutes should be devoted to independent reading.
There will be no grade for homework.
Except for extended assignments or catching up (absences, book reports, science projects, etc.), homework will not be assigned over the weekends.

11. Field Trips Center for Urban and Wildlife Development (SCC)
Basha Art Gallery ??
$30 total fee for the year. Must be paid online through Infinite Campus.

12. Schoolwires/Infinite Campus/Remind
Our Chandler Schools will send you E-Alerts via whenever there is important news as well as progress reports and report cards! 
Teacher communication will also be sent out through Schoolwires and grades can be monitored through Infinite Campus. When you register, make sure to check Andersen Elementary, as well as, each teacher you would like to receive information from.
We have ONE Remind account that we use to “remind” you of events, needs for the classroom etc. It is one way reminders sent via text or .

13. Discipline Plan We will be using the Leader In Me school wide.
Students will be acknowledged for positive behaviors throughput the day.
Our goal is to reward students for demonstrating responsible and conscientious behavior both in the classroom and around our school campus.
Negative behaviors will be handled in accordance with the Student Handbook. guidelines.

14. Our Andersen students inspire, love, learn,
Our Mission…
Our Andersen students inspire, love, learn,
and lead with purpose.

15. Discipline
Everyone has a bad day once in awhile…Should a student display on-going inappropriate behavior:
1st offense – Warning.
2nd offense-Think Sheet with Parent’s Signature (possible consequence)
3rd offense-Student Reflection Sheet (call home/consequence)
4th offense student will receive a ticket which may lead to an after school detention. Parents will be notified by phone if their student will be serving after school detention. A conference may be required if deemed necessary.
If the infraction of the rules is a serious offense, the student will be sent immediately to the principal and may receive a detention.
If a student doesn’t turn in their homework or doesn’t finish their assignments, they must finish it at break.

16. Thank you so much for coming… It’s going to be a great year!
Christie Clemente
Rebekkah Heredia
Kimberly Marlar
Valerie Zieglowsky

17. Welcome to Andersen!
Dr. Hannon, Principal