1. Welcome to Class Connections
Mrs. Beach’s
Fourth Grade
STAR
STUDENTS

2. Meet Mrs. Beach
This is my 15th year teaching fourth grade and it’s always an adventure!
2 Children:
Chloe is in 3rd grade
Carson is in 1st grade
We love to go camping.
I spent a lot of time gardening and canning this summer.

3. Entryway
All students/parents will need to wait in the entryway until the doors open at 8:30 am. Students going to Kids Club will be able to go through the office.
* Parents picking up children at the end of the day will need to wait in the new entryway until school is dismissed. There will be sign-out sheets per grade level to sign.

4. Classroom Communications
* Planners
Homework (Spelling, Reading Log, AR)
Any Unfinished Classroom Assignments
*If students have excessive homework each night please let me know.
* Weekly Communication
I will get your off of the emergency contact form.
If you don’t have access to please let me know and notes will be sent home weekly.

5. Classroom Management
School wide use of Nurtured Heart approach. (Focusing on the Positives)
Behavior Rubrics
Class Dojo
Reasons for resets
Off Task Behavior
Shouting Out
Interrupting Others
Playing with Materials
Troubles in Specials
Hallway Misbehavior

6. Brain Break and Snack * Snacks: Healthy Brain Food (except Birthdays)
* Students have the opportunity to go outside each day.
* Students may be in for Brain Break Detention if:
They have missing or late assignments
The class receives 3 or more class resets in one day.

7. Fourth Grade Curriculum
* Common Core Parent Guides for Math and ELA are available
* Spelling based on student’s knowledge of spelling patterns.
* Social Studies taught by Mrs. Beach
* Science Taught by Mrs. Balfour

8. Specials Schedule Monday: STEAM, Library & Library Checkout
Tuesday: Gym
Wednesday: STEAM
Thursday: Technology
Friday: Gym

9. At Home Projects
* Bring in pictures to decorate our writers notebooks.
* Disguise a turkey for a writing project.
* Electric Boards
* Think Energy Kits and Survey
* Support Genius Hour Projects

10. Genius Hour
Weekly time for students to explore topics of their own interest and create projects to share the knowledge they learned with the class.
This is student-led, I’m just here to help facilitate.
Sample Projects -

11. Field Trips
* Potter Park Zoo- Students will research how a zoo runs for a writing assignment.
* JC-Potter Center for a play.
* We try to cover some of the cost of our trips by running the fourth grade school supply store, Supplies R Us. However, there will still be a cost per student.

12. Report Cards
* 4 – Consistently and Independently Meets and Exceeds Standards
* 3 – Meets Standards
* 2 – Approaches Standards: Needs Additional Practice and Support
* AC – Below Standards: Area of Concern

13. Parent Resources www.hanoverhorton.org –Power School
Power School helps you keep track of your
child's grades. You can set up weekly or daily s.
–Our class website. You will find classroom information, newsletters, pictures, etc. here.
- You can also set up At Home Connect for AR to receive s when students take tests.
-Class Dojo

14. Contact Information
* Phone: ext. 208 *
* Notes in your child’s planner

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I look forward to working with you and your child this year. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities!