1. Fourth Grade Martinez Elementary Welcome to the 2014-2015 school year ! Mrs. Baker bakerha@d11.org

2. Daily Schedule  7:55 Bell  8:05-8:55Writing  8:55-9:45Specials PE, Music, Art, Tech  9:45-11:30 Literacy  11:30-12:00 Intervention (GT 11:20 & strings, Wed.)  12:00-12:35Lunch  12:35- 1:05Social Studies/Science  1:05-1:20Math warm up  1:20-1:30Recess  1:30-2:15Math lesson/groups  2:30 Dismissal

3. Martinez WIGS (Wildly Important Goals)  Attendance- student records daily attendance in leadership notebook  Reading- reading pages each night, building stamina, record in planner on monthly calendar.

4. Thinkcentral.com Storytown and Math Expression texts  Log in with student username and password  Get homework pages for math and spelling  Read stories or listen to stories  Homework and Remembering  Math Expression  Thinkcentral.com Thinkcentral.com  Log on  Student edition  FLASH EBOOK  Table of contents and choose lesson  Links  Homework/remembering

5. Literacy  Storytown Series by Harcourt  Daily Five  Read to Self, Read to Someone, Work on Writing, Listen to Reading, Word Work  Flexible grouping  Weekly focus skill  Lyrics2learn Lyrics2learn teacher- marhbake r student- username and pw  Assessment on Thursday or Friday  Storyworks Magazine by Scholastic  Depth of Knowledge (DOK 1, 2, 3)

6. Mathematics  Math Expressions  Math4Today  Mastery of Math Facts and http://xtramath.org/http://xtramath.org/  ST-JiJi  Homework~ daily  Sumdog  Quiz or chapter tests  2 student books- Practice, and Homework and Remembering

7. Writing  Programs~ Writer’s Workshop, Write From the Beginning  Thinking Maps~ organizing thoughts and ideas  WW-student choice, write 20 minutes daily.  Whole part Whole

8. Spelling and Orton Gillingham  20 words a week.  Spelling homework  Review of sounds and syllables  Encoding and decoding practice  Tests given on Friday or Thursday if it is a short week.  Lists are written in the planner each week or can be found on Thinkcentral.com

9. Units of Study  Colorado History  Space  Weather  Ecosystems  Electricity

10. 4 th Grade Testing  PARCC-March –reading, writing, math and CMAS Social Studies  Strategies for taking tests  Practice being timed  Accommodations  Maps fall, winter and spring  Dibels- reading fluency-

11. Homework  Daily  Helpful hints, not answers  Provide routine and quiet place to work.  Don’t sign planner until child is finished and they have asked you to sign it, using please and thank you.  Math, Spelling, Reading  Late papers- stay in for recess and finish  Check the “While You Were Gone” box, for assignments given during a absence.  Do not stay up late to complete an assignment, or an assignment you do not understand. Send me a note or email.  Thinkcentral.com Thinkcentral.com  http://teachers.d11.org/teachers/baker ha teacher links to Baker web site http://teachers.d11.org/teachers/baker ha

12. Martinez Cooperative Code Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe Be fun to be around! Earn Green slips and DoJo points!

13. Leader In Me 7 Habits  Be proactive  Begin with the end in Mind  Put First Things First  Think Win Win  Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood  Synergize  Sharpen the Saw

14. Daily Planner  Daily assignments and announcements.  Parent signature earns a stamp and Class DoJo points.  Daily announcements

15. Friday Folders  Work comes home once a week.  Look at progress and comments.  Initial and return on Monday.

16. Birthdays  Treats are optional  23 students  Allergies: peanut and nuts, gluten free

17. Class DoJo!  Class and individual points  Classroom effort and behavior  Follows skills and behavior on report card  Students are rewarded with money and green slips.  Parent password  Student password  Classdojo.com Classdojo.com

18. Parent Volunteers and Classroom Needs Thanks!  Friday folders Mrs. Regalado  Copying once a week  Friday store Mrs. Spartz Things we may need throughout the year:  Copy paper  Candy, class store items from toy boxes or dollar bins.  Store- thematic weeks, ask for donations.  Pencils-second semester

19. Extras!  Teacher hours 7:30 am – 3:00 p.m.  Please make appointments for your child after school or in the afternoon after 1:30 p.m. Mrs. Baker 328-6163  Email: bakerha@d11.org bakerha@d11.org