Cowan Back to School

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West Elementary4th Grade

8/30/2011

Welcome!



Ag enda/Topics to Be Covered

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y Mission Statement/Goals

y Schedule

y Classroom Policies

y Special Projectsy Grading

y Parent Conferences

y Summary



Mission Statement

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y To assure learning f or all through acommunity of support.

y Our vision is to work collaborativelyusing a guaranteed, viable, and relevantcurriculum to ensure all will beprof icient, well-rounded, and have a thirstf or learning in a safe and productiveenvironment.



Becky Cowan

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y KSU graduate 1980

y This will be my 26th year at West.

y Teaching f ourth grade since 1985.

y I have a daughter at K-State who is a junior.y I have a 14 year old lab named Lucy.



Daily Schedule

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y 8:00 Bell Rings

y 8:10 PE/Music

y 8:50-9:30 Social Studies/Science

y 9:30-10:20Writing

y 10:20-11:25 Math

y11:30-12:00 MTSS

y 12:05-12:45 Lunch & Recess

y 12:45-1:35 Shared Reading

y 1:35-1:50 Recess

y 1:50-3:10 Walk to Read

y 3:10-3:20 Agendas.

y 3:20 Walker Dismissal



Specials 35 min. on Wednesday

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yGym (Mrs. Calendar) Mon./Wed.

yMusic (Mrs. Hermish)Tues./Thurs.

yTechnology (Mrs. Norton) Wed.

yLi brary (Mrs. Doperalski)

yCounselor (Mrs. Butler) Wed.

yArt (Mrs. Havice

yPlanTime 9:25-10:00 Daily



Lang uag e Arts

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y Reading Groups

y Spelling³pre/post test Friday

y Phonics

y DLR (together, gradedTues.)y Vocabulary (quiz on Friday).

y Comprehension

y Writing (6-traits)



Math

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y DPP (together)

y Math Facts (once a month timed)

y Pro blem Solving

y Labsy Assessments

y Homework



Social Studies

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y Santa Fe/OregonTraily Grandparents Day Sept. in Parky Governmenty Constitution and Civicsy Mapsy Northeast Statesy Mid Western Statesy Kansasy

Southeast Statesy Southwest Statesy 50 States and Mapping Review



Science

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y Plants and Animals

y Matter

y Electricity

y Weather

y Scientif ic Process (Science Fair)y February in class with option to take to fair in March

y Pollution

y Health and Safety

y Starbase in May



Behavior Expectations

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y Natural Consequences

y Assertive Discipline

y Fish--daily note

y 5 minutes of recess missed (green)

y 10 minutes of recess missed (yellow)

y 15 minutes of recess missed (red)



Daily Reading

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y ´average minutes per day reading books was the best predictor of readingcomprehension, vocabulary size and gains in reading achievement between the secondand f ifth grades.µ (Becoming a Nation of Readers, U.S. Department of EducationCommission on Reading, 1988)

y ´At all three grades (f ourth, eighth, and twelfth) in 1998, students who reported

talking about their reading activities with family or friends once or twice a week, or atleast monthly, had higher average reading scores than students who reported doing so rarely or never.µ (1998 Reading Report Card, NAEP, U.S. Department of Education,1999)

y ´Research shows that the amount of leisure time spent reading is directly related to children·s reading comprehension, the size of their vocabularies and the gains in theirreading ability.µ (What Works: Research AboutTeaching and Learning, William JohnBennett and Dana B. Ciccone, 1996)



Homework

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y Daily Reading (Book-It)

y Math Fact Practice

y Google Calendar (Tests/Projects)



Special Projects (estimated dates)

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y States Projects³Octo ber, December,March, April

y Science Fair February/March

yKS Project January

y 50 StatesTest MayTesting

� MAPS September

� Kansas Reading Assessment March

� Kansas Math Assessment April� Kansas Science Assessment April

� Local Writing Assessment April/May



Extra Events in Fourth Grade

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y Geography Bee ² Usually held in mid-December or January.

y Spelling Bee ² In the spring.

y Vocabulary Parade ² Held in May.



Grading

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y Purpose of Grades

y Formative Assessment

y Summative Assessment

y Comprehension

y Math Facts

y Pre and Post Social StudiesTests

y Pre and Post ScienceTests

y Grade Cards

y Access Online



Parent Conferences

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y Octo ber and March (same time)

y Sign UpTonight



Classroom Parents

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y Sign Up Sheet

y Halloween Party

y Christmas Party

y Valentine Party



Classroom Help

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y Snacks

y Centers 1:15-2:45 daily

y Help at Home



General Information

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y Money³name and purpose

y Birthdays

y Daily Snacks

y Water Bottles

y Book Orders

y Learning Styles Form



PTO

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y 1stThursday of Month 6 p.m

y Carnival³sign up



Communication

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y USD 320 Web Site

y West Words Monthly

y USD 320 Newsletter Quarterly

y Classroom Bloghttp://cowanclass.blogspot.com

y Becky Cowan

y

785.456.8333 ext. 124y [email protected]



Thank You

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y Questions?

y Turn in Forms

y Created on Microsoft PowerPoint

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