Back to School Night Welcome to 4H!

About Me This is my sixteenth year teaching 4 th grade here at Lincoln Trail Elementary School Graduated from EIU with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education Graduated from U of I with a Master’s Degree in 2010.! My three daughters Kaylee, Brynlee, and Bree

Handouts Tonight 4H Flip Book Letter from your child / Letter to your child Catch-Up Club Get Involved – Classroom Volunteers Math Chapter 1 Home Link Volunteer Opportunities and Electronic Newsletter Sign up on the Long Table.

3 SCHOOL RULES Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe

CLASSROOM REWARDS Teamwork = Star Team of the Week Sincere Praise and Compliments Bucket Fillers Homework Club

Goal for the Year: Every child finds success in fourth grade Homework Policy A student may correct any assignment that they are not happy with and turn it back in to be re-graded for a better grade. They may do this as many times as they need to be satisfied! Nightly Homework Weekly Homework Expectation Reading 20 minutes (Scholastic News, books, ebooks, magazines etc…) Practice Math Facts / Math 4 Today Worksheet Spelling and Vocabulary

Weekly Homework Sheets

Weekly Homework Sent home at the beginning of the week (Mondays) and is due back at the end of the week (Fridays). Differentiated Spelling List and Word Sort Vocabulary List and Activity Investigate (Optional) Challenge (Optional) * Occasionally they may bring home an assignment they didn’t finish during class time.

Catch-Up Club Notice Pink slip will be stapled in the assignment book to be signed by the parent. Missing Homework / Classwork Behavior (after verbal warning and private conversation between student and teacher) 1:15 – 1:30 (Recess) to catch up on work or reflect on behavior

READING BLOCK 9:15-11:00 WONDERS by McGraw Hill –Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar, and Writing THE DAILY 5 (Guided Reading Block) THE LITERACY CAFE READING

MATH 11:45 – 12:45 Go Math Lesson 12:45 – 1:00 Daily 3 Math Math By Myself Math Writing Math with Someone *I will work with small groups of students during this time to pre-teach or re-teach concepts.

COMMUNICATION Weekly Classroom News -Electronic or Paper Copy Student Weekly Reflection Student Data Binders -Sent home monthly (I check my first thing in the morning, at lunch, and afternoon recess ~1:15) Please do not send me a message about a change in after school plans after 11:00. Please call the office. School number / voice mail Web-site remind101