Welcome to 4th!Mrs. England

&Mrs. Rademacher

Mrs. England’sMon = PE MitchenTues.= Music MassaWed.= PEThurs.= PE , LibraryFriday= Music Lunch= 12:38 – 1:08

Mrs. Rademacher’s ClassMon = PE Kelly

Tues.= Music Anderson, PE KellyWed. = ArtThurs.= Music Anderson, Library

Friday= PE KellyLunch= 12:35-1:05

● Our day begins at 7:50 am and ends at 3:05 p.m.

● Students are considered tardy if they are not in class by 8:20 a.m.

● If they are not in class at 9:45 a.m., they are marked absent.

● Please send a note when your child has been absent.

● Please send a note when your child changes transportation.

BadgesAdults that are in the building after 8:20 are required to check into the front office and get a badge for identification.

HomeworkStudents record daily homework assignments in their Planner.

Planners and Homework Folders need to taken home daily andreturned daily. Please check to make sure your child is writingdown their homework assignment. We will randomly checkplanners to ensure that students are recording their homeworkassignments.

Math HW: Moday-ThursdayReading, Writing, Spelling HW: assigned Monday usually due Friday.

9 Weeks Homework Criteria ❖ E = 0-1 missing homework assignments❖ S = 2-5 missing homework assignments ❖ N = 6-8 missing homework assignments ❖ U = 9 + more missing homework assignments

GT Referrrals for 2015-2016

● Referral window is from Aug. 24th – Sept. 25th

● Refer parents to Anne or Holly● Year-long process with results coming

in the Spring● If tested last year, must wait another

year before being tested again unless they were in Kindergarten last year

● Packets are available in the front office

Behavior ChartKids that are misbehaving, not focused, not following directions will be redirected several times.∙ After several warnings, the student gets a

mark on the behavior chart. ∙ We are keeping track of behavior marks and

they will be noted in the Tuesday Folder the following week. We will call parets if necessary.

∙ FD- Follow Directions, UTE- Using Time Effectively, CP-Class Participation

∙ Repeated behaviors each week will result in lowering the conduct grade.

Behavior BingoBehavior Bingo is designed to be a whole class “Paws”-itive reward system. There are 100 squares on the board with 10 numbers in a row. Once the class, fills up an entire vertical line of numbers, the WHOLE class receives a “reward”. Here are some things that can earn numbers for the class. ● Walking in line quietly as a class● Quiet transitions● Outstanding cafeteria behavior● Working well as a class

Tuesday FolderPlease review the Tuesday folder each week with your child. There may be important papers in there that need to be discussed.

This allows you to monitor the progress of your child’s workhabits, conduct, and academics.Papers with grades 74 or below will be marked “Sign and Return”and stapled to the Tuesday Folder. Please sign and return thesepapers in the Tuesday Folder. When there is a holiday on Monday, the folders won’t be senthome until Wed.

Tests and QuizzesWeekly Tests/Quizzes

Friday – Spelling QuizzesCheck Planner for other tests & quizzes Major grades are marked with an “M”STAAR Dates:Writing- March 29th and 30thMath- May 9thReading- May 10th

● High Expectations● Higher Level Questioning● TEKS Based Instruction● Integrated Learning● GAFE● Cooperative/Flexible Grouping● Stations● PBL● Engineering Lab● Maker Spaces

Curriculum

Math First Semester Curriculum● Place Value with whole numbers● Place Value with decimals● Adding and subtracting whole numbers● Adding and subtracting decimal● Multiplying

○ by 10’s○ 2 digit by 2 digit○ 4 digit by 1 digit

● Division with remainders● Fractions

○ Equivalent○ Comparing○ Adding and Subtracting○ Identifying on a number line

Science• Scientific Method• Lab Safety & Lab Tools• Weather• Water Cycle• Soil, Weathering & Erosion• Matter• Electricity and Magnetism• Motion/Force• Sound• Classifying Living Things• Animal Growth, Traits, & Adaptations• Growth and Adaptation of Plants• Ecosystems

ReadingReader’s Workshop●Comprehension ● Skills & Strategies● Vocabulary Development● Genre Based Instruction● Reading Response● Independent Reading

ReadingGenre Study● Realistic Fiction● Traditional Literature● Drama (Reader’s Theater)● Poetry● Biography and Autobiography● Nonfiction

WritingWriter’s WorkshopWriter’s NotebookParts of SpeechWriting ProcessSix Traits of Writing:

▪ Ideas▪ Organization▪ Voice▪ Word Choice▪ Sentence Fluency▪ Conventions

Writing Camp

WritingWriter’s WorkshopCompositions:

● Personal Narrative● Expository

Revise and Edit

Social Studies● Geography (Map Skills)● Native Americans● Spanish Explorers● Texas Settlers● Republic of Texas● Statehood● Turn of the Century● Texas Tomorrow

Social Studies

Social Studies● Please sign up early if you would

like to conference before October 12th.

● There is a sign-up sheet at the door.

Conferences

Social Studies● If you haven’t signed up for

Remind.com for BOTH classes, please do ASAP.

● Please see us for more information.

REMIND.COM

Thanks for coming!Contact Info:

Kimberly Englandkengland1@kleinisd.net(Voicemail) 832-484-7816

Jennifer Rademacherjrademacher1@kleinisd.net(Voicemail) 832-484-7749