1. WELCOME ! Fourth Grade Rooms 5, 7, & 8

2. Our Grade 4 Team  Mrs. Jeannine Dill & Mrs. Sandee Rossman : room 5  Mrs. Chrysti Barth : room 7  Mrs. Daleena Harker-Reid : room 8  You & your fourth grade S.M.A.R.T. Agent We share ideas, materials, & our S.M.A.R.T. Agents to better meet the needs of ALL our students.

3. Home/School Communication Voice Mail, E-mail, Notes, etc. School: 668-5820, x1305 or x1307 or x1308 Website: Coming soon to a computer near you: Will be live on Sept. 7. Look for a reminder in your newsletter Newsletter Sent home most Fridays

4. Let’s get to it... Do I have to make a mission?!

5. Homework My goal for this week: ___________________________ Reading Log/ Language Arts : Due every Friday Read 4 nights a week Read 20 - 30 min. each night Can include parent read aloud

6. Homework Math Homework: Given daily Monday – Thursday Due each morning Occasionally: Give a speech

7. Accelerated Reader 9 points a trimester –About one 4th-grade level book a month Students usually score better by reading several shorter novels rather than one giant one! Students can take tests in the classroom or in the library.

8. DFC (Detective First Class) *Responsible behavior *Responsible for work (homework/ in class) * Responsible with library book Earn: Falcon slips, class award, and self-respect

9. Descriptive Feedback “Great job” Instead: “I like the way you used adjectives in your writing. Next time, try...” SMART Goal for the district: 90% of the students will perform at Proficient or Advanced on the math and language arts CSTs.

10. Advanced: 90 – 100% Proficient: 74 – 89% Basic:60 – 73% Below Basic: 40 – 59% Far Below Basic: 0 -39% Academic Grades

11. O: Outstanding G: Good S: Satisfactory N: Needs Improvement U: Unsatisfactory Effort Grades

12. Daily Schedule 7:50 Turn in homework, get ready for the day! 7:55 AM Bell Before recess: H.M. Reading Guided Practice Reading (Literature groups) H.M. Writing Brain Jog 10:20 AM Recess & Snack (healthy, please!)

13. Daily Schedule Cont. After recess: Math tutorials or library Read Aloud 12:20 Lunch, then recess (20 min. each) After lunch: Social Science/Science, CLUE, PE 2:15Dismissal

14. Let’s Celebrate Wellness!!!  BIRTHDAYS:  Please, NO class birthday “treats”  You may purchase a book for the school library in your child’ name as a special gift  Healthy snacks at recess  Water Bottles - take home nightly

15. The FLH SMART Detective Agency We are S.M.A.R.T. Agents! (Society of Motivated and Responsible Thinkers) We travel around the world to solve learning mysteries and outwitting C.L.O.A.K.(Criminal League Of Anti-Knowledge)

16. SMART ART: Tie-Dye Shirts On Friday, Sept. 30 we are making tie-dye T-shirts. Please send your child with a labeled white T-shirt in size that will fit ALL year (go BIGGER) by no later than September 26.

17. Save the Date! Thurs., September 29 ( Dill/Rossman & Harker-Reid) Fri., September 30 (Barth) 1:20 PM For a ballroom dancing exhibition!

18. We LOVE Our Volunteers Volunteer Form - to be filled out by classroom volunteers & field trip chaperones Do you like working with kids? Getting projects ready? Grading at home? Going on field trips? WE HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU!

19. WE LOVE OUR P.T.A.!!! Don’t forget your packet! * reminder sheets * PTA Membership (Please!) Did you sign up for a conference? Can you help with the Fall Festival?

20. That’s all folks! Thank you for coming “Back-to-School” Be sure to get your packet, sign up for a volunteer job, and sign up for a conference. Have a wonderful evening! Thank you for coming “Back-to-School” Be sure to get your packet, sign up for a volunteer job, and sign up for a conference. Have a wonderful evening!