1. Welcome to Fourth Grade Meet Your Teacher
Mrs. Anne Hober
BA in Psychology/Clinical Counseling
MA in Education
21 years of teaching experience
Married 24 years to David
Three boys, Logan 19, Ryan 17, Sean 11
Like to travel, read, hiking, bicycling, running

2. Fast Facts Room 11 (21 students: 12 boys, 9 girls)
(the BEST way to reach me)
Class website: (under construction)
Google Classroom:
Homework reminders: Snap Homework app
class code: FX5E

3. Students Rights and Responsibilities
1. Social Contract
2. RD Agreements
Be safe
Be nice
Do your personal best

4. Weekly Schedule 8:45 9:50 10:05 11:05 12:05 12:50 1:25 1:55 2:05 3:10
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8:45
Reader’s
Workshop
Library PE
9:50
Recess
10:05
Math
Science
Math test or Performance task
11:05
Writer’s
Music/ Computers
12:05
Lunch
12:50
Spelling/
Grammar/CCD
Spelling Test
1:25
…continued
1:55
Planners
Dismissal
2:05
Soc. Studies X
3:10

5. Fourth Grade Curriculum
Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop/Evan-Moor
Math – My Math McGraw-Hill/CGI/SVMI
Science – Next Generation Standards
Social Studies – Scott Foresman/GLAD

6. Language Arts Anchor Standards READING Key Ideas and Details
Craft and Structure
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
LANGUAGE
Conventions of Standard English
Knowledge of Language
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
WRITING
Personal Narrative
Informational Text
Opinion/Argumentative
Memoir

7. Core Literature Books Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
By the Great Horned Spoon by Sid Fleischman
The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps by Stephen Krensky
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

8. Book Reports/Otter Reading Club
Your child will be completing three book projects this year (one per trimester). Details on each book report will be sent home when they are assigned.
Otter Reading is a schoolwide independent reading program that encourages students to log the titles of books they read at home. Student reading logs will be saved for the entire time they are at Robert Down and will then be given to them when they leave. I will send home an Otter Reading log with your child this week. Students may write one title per line and turn them in as they are filled.

9. Math Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Number and Operations in Base Ten
Number and Operations – Fractions
Measurement and Data
Geometry

10. Science Next Generation Science Standards
Exploring Energy
Waves
The Earth is Constantly Changing
Structure and Function of Plants and Animals
Science Rotations with all fourth grade classes - TBD

11. Social Studies The Land of California Early People in California
Early History to Statehood
Growth and Development Since 1850
California Government
Class play – “Gold Dust or Bust”
Mission Project

12. Students WILL have nightly Homework
DO check their homework to make sure it is completed and turned in on time.
DO help them have all the supplies they need.
DO provide a consistent, quiet place for them to study.
DO check their planner and teal folder for homework assignments and notes from school.
DO NOT do their homework for them, however, you may review procedures needed to answer questions.

13. Teacher as Coach…

14. Homework continued

15. Classroom supplies and donations
Thank you so much for sending your child in with school supplies! If you wish to donate supplies to share with the class this year, they are VERY much appreciated! We always welcome “soft” Kleenex, Clorox wipes, #2 pencils, glue sticks, post it notes and red, blue or black pens.

16. Walk with P.R.I.D.E
Walk with P.R.I.D.E on Saturday Sept. 19, is a fundraiser for PG PRIDE, a foundation that supports our school district. All money donated to Room 11 will be spent on students in Room 11. Thank you in advance for your support!
Our goal is to raise money for 5 Audio book listening centers which will include: iPod, 6 copies of book titles, audiobook and headphones.

17. Birthday Celebrations
While each student is recognized on his or her special day, we will save the “birthday treats” for scheduled dates throughout the school year. In accordance with our District Wellness Policy, we will serve healthy options such as fruit, muffins, bagels, fruit bars and yogurt. This way if any student has allergies or dietary restrictions, parents don’t have to worry about unexpected treats throughout the year. Thanks for your cooperation and understanding! Just a reminder, birthday invitations for private parties or thank you notes may not be distributed at school, even if there is one for every student.

18. Two Sculptors Thank you for coming!
I dreamed I saw a studio And watched two sculptors there. The clay they used was a child’s mind And they fashioned it with care. One was a teacher – the tools she used Were books, music, and art. The other; a parent, worked with a guiding hand, And a gentle, loving heart. Day after day, the teacher toiled with a touch That was careful, deft, and sure, While the parent labored by his side And polished and smoothed it o’er.
And when at last, their task was done,
They were proud of what they had wrought.
For the things they had molded into the child
Could neither be sold or bought.
And each agreed they would have failed
If either had worked alone.
For behind the parent stood the school
And behind the teacher, the home.
Thank you for coming!
If you have any further questions, please us!

19. Why Common Core?