2. MRS. HERMRECK’S 4 TH GRADE WEINBERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2012-2013

3. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE  DAILY ATTENDANCE IS KEY TO YOUR CHILD’S LEARNING AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS. WHEN POSSIBLE PLEASE TRY TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS/VACATIONS ON HALF-DAYS AND DURING INTERSESSION BREAKS. PLEASE REFER TO THE CUSD CALENDAR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON BREAKS AND HOLIDAYS.

4. BINDERS & ACADEMIC NOTEBOOKS  STUDENTS WILL BE PUTTING TOGETHER BINDERS AND ACADEMIC NOTEBOOKS THIS YEAR TO HELP WITH ORGANIZATIONAL AND ACADEMIC SKILLS. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE THEIR BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS AT HOME AND SCHOOL DAILY.  THE BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS WILL BE USED TO STORE IMPORTANT INFORMATION SUCH AS: DAILY AGENDA DAILY DIALOGUE JOURNAL ACADEMIC SUBJECT NOTES TO STUDY CLASS AND SCHOOL NEWSLETTERS HOMEWORK AND FRIDAY FLASH

5. FRIDAY FLASH  AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR A FRIDAY FLASH WILL BE SENT HOME ON FRIDAYS AND NEED TO BE RETURNED TO SCHOOL SIGNED ON MONDAY MORNING.  THE FRIDAY FLASH IS A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR CHILD’S WEEK IN ACADEMICS AND BEHAVIOR. AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES THE FLASH WILL BECOME AN OPTIONAL COMMUNICATION TOOL ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS FOR EACH STUDENT.

6. HOMEWORK  A HOMEWORK PACKET WILL BE SENT HOME ON MONDAY AND IS DUE IN CLASS FRIDAY MORNING SIGNED. THE PACKET WILL INCLUDE REVIEW SKILLS ON THE ACADEMIC STANDARDS BEING TAUGHT IN CLASS FOR THE WEEK ALONG WITH A READING LOG. PLEASE HELP YOUR CHILD MANAGE THEIR TIME DURING THE WEEK TO COMPLETE THE PACKET. PARENT SIGNATURES ARE MANDATORY ON THE HOMEWORK PACKET!  SUGGESTED HOMEWORK TIME FOR 4 TH GRADERS IS 40 MINUTES/NIGHT. PLEASE INCORPORATE 15-20 MINUTES OF SILENT READING DURING HOMEWORK.

7. TEACHER WEBSITE  MY WEBSITE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR.  YOU CAN ACCESS MY WEBSITE FROM THE WEINBERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMEPAGE.  http://www.mychandlerschools.org//Dom ain/4126 http://www.mychandlerschools.org//Dom ain/4126

8. PARENTS ON CAMPUS  PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SIGN IN AT THE OFFICE AND GET A PARENT PASS AT ALL TIMES WHEN ON CAMPUS.  THANK YOU!!!!

9. CLASS EXPECTATIONS  BE ON TIME (SCHOOL STARTS AT 8:30, TARDY BELL AT 8:35)  BE PREPARED (COMPLETE HOMEWORK, HAVE ALL MATERIALS)  BE READY TO LEARN(HAVE AN OPEN MIND  BE READY TO PARTICIPATE (SHARE YOUR IDEAS)  BE RESPECTFUL  BE POLITE  BE READY TO HAVE FUN!

10. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION *FLIP FLOPS: PLEASE BRING AN EXTRA PAIR OF SHOES IN YOUR BACKPACK IF YOU WEAR FLIP FLOPS. *WATER BOTTLES: BRING A WATER BOTTLE DAILY!! *SNACKS: WE WILL HAVE A SHORT HEALTHY SNACK BREAK DAILY. NO CANDY! *CELL PHONES ARE TO BE TURNED OFF AND OUT OF SIGHT DURING THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DAY! *NO PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IS TO BE BROUGHT TO SCHOOL.

11. MORE INFORMATION…  HATS ARE TO BE WORN AT RECESS ONLY!  ALL SHOULDER STRAPS MUST BE AT LEAST 1 INCH WIDE.  NO STUDENTS ON CAMPUS BEFORE 8:30.

12. 4 TH GRADE CURRICULUM AND UNITS

13. MATH  COMPUTATION  MEASUREMENT  DECIMALS  FRACTIONS  GEOMETRY  PROBABILITY/LOGIC/DATA ANALYSIS  PROBLEM SOLVING  PATTERNS/FUNCTIONS

14. READING  HARCOURT READING SERIES  LITERATURE STUDIES  ORAL READING  INDEPENDENT READING  ACCELERATED READER GOALS  QUARTERLY BOOK PROJECT  SEQUENCING, COMPREHENSION, PREDICTING, VOCABULARY, SUMMARIZING, PARTS OF STORY, AUTHOR’S PURPOSE, CAUSE/EFFECT, INFERENCING

15. LANGUAGE ARTS/WRITING  WRITING PROCESS  6 + 1 TRAITS/RUBRICS  VARIETY OF GENRES

16. SCIENCE  SCIENTIFIC METHOD  EXPERIMENTS/SCIENCE FAIR  ENERGY AND MAGNETISM  LIFE SCIENCE (PLANTS/ANIMALS)  ECOSYSTEMS

17. SOCIAL STUDIES  ARIZONA (GEOGRAPHY SKILLS, HISTORY, GOVERNMENT)  MAP SKILLS

18. TECHNOLOGY  TYPING SKILLS  WORD PROCESSING  INTERNET SEARCHES  POWERPOINT

19. PTO  THE WEINBERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMMUNITY IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING PTO! PLEASE SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS & GET INVOLVED!!  ROOM PARENTS NEEDED TO WORK WITH THIS AWESOME TEAM!

20. THANK YOU FOR COMING!!  I AM THRILLED TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET YOU ALL!  I AM VERY EXCITED TO GET THIS SCHOOL YEAR STARTED!  I’LL SEE EVERYONE ON MONDAY READY TO EMBARK ON A GREAT 4 TH GRADE JOURNEY….