1. Mrs. Bloom’s 4 th Grade 2011-2012

2. Meet Mrs. Bloom Grew up in Grand Forks, ND Grew up in Grand Forks, ND Huge UND Hockey Fan! Huge UND Hockey Fan! Plymouth Creek, my second home Plymouth Creek, my second home 2 Boys-Brendan 9, and Taylor 7 2 Boys-Brendan 9, and Taylor 7

3. Class Expectations Be Safe Be Safe Be Respectful Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Responsible Be Productive Be Productive Have Fun Have Fun Show Panther Pride Show Panther Pride

4. Homework Posted Daily on Class Website Posted Daily on Class Website Assignment Notebook-please sign daily Assignment Notebook-please sign daily Optional 1 ½ in. binder can be used Optional 1 ½ in. binder can be used Daily Daily Math studylink (family letter before each unit) Math studylink (family letter before each unit) Reading (minimum of 20 min. per day) Reading (minimum of 20 min. per day) Weekly Weekly Spelling Contracts (see sample) Spelling Contracts (see sample) Special Projects Special Projects Most can be found on Moodle Most can be found on Moodle

5. Classroom Procedure Healthy Snack in afternoon Healthy Snack in afternoon Water bottle with no-spill top Water bottle with no-spill top Thursday Envelopes - PC ENews Thursday Envelopes - PC ENews Scholastic Book orders online Scholastic Book orders online Birthdays-no food treats or prizes Birthdays-no food treats or prizes Featured Student Day of first 6 weeks Featured Student Day of first 6 weeks

6. Field Trips Valentine’s Day - Ice Skating @ PIC Valentine’s Day - Ice Skating @ PIC Bakken Museum - winter Bakken Museum - winter Lowry Nature Center - late May Lowry Nature Center - late May End of the year Picnic at French Park - last week of school End of the year Picnic at French Park - last week of school

7. Conferences/Report Cards Fall Fall Conference Dates-November 1-11 Conference Dates-November 1-11 Common Night November 3rd Common Night November 3rd Electronic Sign-up Electronic Sign-up 1 st Semester Progress Report-early February 1 st Semester Progress Report-early February Spring Spring Conference Dates-March 19-30 Conference Dates-March 19-30 Common Night March 22 nd Common Night March 22 nd Electronic Sign-up Electronic Sign-up 2 nd Semester Progress Report-June 7 th 2 nd Semester Progress Report-June 7 th

8. Testing MCA Testing MCA Testing Reading-April 17, 18 Paper/Pencil Reading-April 17, 18 Paper/Pencil Math-Computer Based, beginning 2 nd Semester Math-Computer Based, beginning 2 nd Semester MAP Testing MAP Testing Measures of Academic Progress Measures of Academic Progress September, no Spring test September, no Spring test

9. Schedule Day 1Spanish 1:30 Day 1Spanish 1:30 Day 2Art 1:30 Day 2Art 1:30 Day 3Music 1:30 Day 3Music 1:30 Day 4Technology 1:30 Day 4Technology 1:30 Day 5 Physical Education 1:30 Day 5 Physical Education 1:30 Media check-out on Day 1 @ 3:00 Media check-out on Day 1 @ 3:00

10. Volunteering Room Parent(s) Room Parent(s) Partners in Art Partners in Art Basic Aid Training Basic Aid Training Clerical/Project Help Clerical/Project Help Volunteer sign-up online Volunteer sign-up online

11. Communication Email reminders Email reminders Class Website Class Website Moodle (Elearning) Moodle (Elearning) Moodle Weekly Reviews Weekly Reviews Contact Information Contact Information 763-745-5879 763-745-5879 erin.bloom@wayzata.k12.mn.us erin.bloom@wayzata.k12.mn.us

12. Websites Wayzata Class Website Wayzata Class Website General Class information General Class information Photos Photos Calendar/Schedule Calendar/Schedule Moodle (Elearning) Moodle (Elearning) Math Studylinks Math Studylinks Spelling Workbook pages Spelling Workbook pages Class assignments/work Class assignments/work SpellingCity.com SpellingCity.com IXL.com IXL.com

13. Wish List/Donation Hand sanitizer Hand sanitizer Napkins Napkins Snack-size Ziploc bags Snack-size Ziploc bags Gallon-size Ziploc bags Gallon-size Ziploc bags Pencils Pencils I-Tunes Gift Card I-Tunes Gift Card Amazon.com Gift Card (email) Amazon.com Gift Card (email) AA Batteries AA Batteries Wet wipes Wet wipes