1. 4th Grade Parent Orientation
Welcome to
4th Grade Parent Orientation

2. Meet the Fourth Grade Teachers
This year we have five fantastic teachers.
Mrs. Baca
Mrs. Bennett
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Holland
Ms. Torre

3. Classroom Rules HAVE FUN! We follow the Eight Great Expectations
Respect yourself, your classmates, and your teacher
Be honest
Follow directions the first time
Be responsible
Be here, be ready
HAVE FUN!

4. Our Daily Schedule 7:20-730 Arrival 7:30-8:00 Morning Work
8:00-8:55 Specials: Art, Music and Physical Education (PE is every other day)
9:00-10:00-Math
10:00-11:30- Reading
11:30-12:30-RTI/Flex/computer and Library (every Wednesday)
12:30-12:50-Science/Social Studies
12:50-1:40 Lunch/Recess
1:40-2:35-Writing/RATS
2:35 Dismissal

5. Teaching Responsibility And Values
Travel Binders
These binders will go home everyday.
Must be brought to school each day.
Special Schedule will be in the agendas.
This is a great communication tool.
Please check and initial agendas each day.
(Travel Binder)
Teaching Responsibility And Values
for Everyday Learning
Travel binders will have a folder, left side of folder is to be left at home, and right side of folder is to bring right back. You will find graded work pages, pages that we did in class, unfinished work, papers that need to be redone, and notes or letters from the school in the folder. There is also a spelling and vocabulary section with the words.
Example

6. Grades
Please sign up with office for Parent Portal (you will need a picture ID and student ID number)
Grades will be given each week, 2 in reading, 2 in math, 1 in science, and 1 in social studies.
Work needing corrections will require parent signature and will receive the corrected grade for the 1st nine weeks. After that, I will average the original and corrected grades together.
A, B, C, D, Below 60-F

7. ELA We are assessing our students using STAR 360
Our Reading curriculum follows Mustang District Curriculum, using Journeys
We use Mentor texts for grammar and comprehension.
We use Interactive Notebooks
Smaller Flex group time, class novels
Standard aligned comprehension assessments
40 Book Reading Challenge
Three books reports, books must be preapproved before doing a report.
1. Fiction –
2. Mystery-
3. Biography-

8. Grammar & Writing Mentor Text weekly.
Grammar rules and Interactive workbooks and test on Friday. We will also do real life writing assignments
“Personalized” writing journal
Daily writing
6 + 1 Writing Traits
District Reading assessments three times a year.
District Writing assessment twice a year.

9. Math Everyday Math Curriculum Math Journals
Everyday Math Website instructions and games
Homework-unfinished work
Small group instruction
Fact Practice and Weekly Test

10. Spelling
We will do lots of word sorts for our spelling practice through our Word Work Center.
We will use the spelling words that correlate with the reading series.
We will have a multiple choice spelling test each lesson.
Words can be found at Spellingcity.com, in the Travel Binder or on my website ( - I am still currently working on my webpage!

11. Flex-Group
Flex group is intervention or enrichment in reading and math.
We will work on Word Work, Vocabulary, Poetry/Figurative Language, Writing, Comprehension, Math games.
Students will receive small group instruction time with teacher.

12. Science Science textbooks and small leveled text Science Detectives
Experiments
STEM Experiments
Some home projects - This will be given with 2 week notice and instructions

13. Social Studies Oklahoma Social Studies Weekly Magazines
Weekly assessments
Integrated in Language Arts
States & Capitals Test
Southwest Region Test -
West Region Test -
Midwest Region Test -
Southeast Region Test -
Northeast Region Test -
State report Oral Presentations

14. Technology Regularly used websites: Study Island Everyday Math Website
Prodigy
Spelling City
Thinkcentral
Xtra Math

15. Homework Other Homework Binder Folder unfinished classroom work
Limited- some spelling, occasional math, Science and Social Studies, Some major projects
Previous work with a grade 69 or below will need to be redone and have parent signature and returned ASAP.
unfinished classroom work
40 Book Challenge
Math Sheets as needed
Individual needs

16. Absent Work Students have three days to make up absent/missing work.
Students will find missing/absent work in the absent folders.
Please let the teacher know if this is not sufficient time.

17. Contact Info.
You may contact me by
school phone: (405) or
on bloomz (If need information please let me know)
Please allow at least 24 hours for a response. I do work in Norman at another job and I have 2 kids that are active in sports.
If there is an emergency or you need your child to go home a different way than usual, please contact the front office.

18. Goals
We are here for your child and any support you need. We will respect you and your child and do our best to teach them what they need as fourth graders as well as meet them where they are, as students. Our goal is to see them as successful 4th graders and ready for the demands of fifth grade.

19. Extra Items
Snacks are important in class. Feel free to send some for the class.
Students are allowed to go to the restroom,during the day, as long as the teacher is not giving instruction. If your child has restroom issues, please let me know. We do not what to embarrass anyone. But when students are taking too many frequent restroom breaks, they are missing valuable teaching time.

20. Thank you
for
coming!