WELCOME Back to School Night 2016 Miss English Grade 4 Room 14

Email – amberenglish@desalesschool.net Contact Information Email – amberenglish@desalesschool.net Phone- School Office 215-387-1749 Please leave a message and I will call back when available

About the Teacher Miss English B.S.ED Early Childhood Education, Temple University PA State Certification Prek-4 M.S.ED Early Childhood Education, St. Joseph’s University PA Reading Specialists Certificate K-12 PA English Language Learning Certificate K-12 13 years Catholic Education (St. Jeromes’ and Archbishop Ryan High School)

Mission Statement At St. Francis de Sales School, our mission is to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ, while recognizing HIs Presence in every child, parent, and teacher. Our school is a united, multi-cultural learning community. Here, we foster academic excellence, expect and practice high standards of conduct, ensure the safety of each child, and work with parents as partners of education. St. Francis de Sales School motivates students to be stewards of peace in their community and moral leaders of tomorrow.

Curriculum RELIGION Ten Commandments and Beatitudes Blessed Mother Saints Liturgical Year ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) Reading and Writing Grammar Listening and Speaking MATH Place Value Multiplication & Division Fraction Problem Solving SCIENCE Life Science Earth Science Engineering SCIENCE FAIR!!!! SOCIAL STUDIES All About Pennsylvania People and Places History Geography Curriculum

The 40 Book Challenge Research shows the more a child reads, the better reader they become. Your 4th grader has been challenged to read 40 books from a wide range of genres. They are given time in school everyday to read, and are also asked to read for at least 10 minutes each night.

Specials Schedule MONDAY Gym TUESDAY Library WEDNESDAY Art THURSDAY Technology FRIDAY Music

Class Rules ***These were written by the students the first week of school We will… Always do our best Respect our classroom, teacher, classmates, and school Control our bodies Talk at the RIGHT time Show others kindness

Behavior Management REWARDS CONSEQUENCES Parliament Point Star Point Class Bucket GoNoodle Treasure Chest CONSEQUENCES Strike Out Seat Code in Calendar 3 of the same type of code in 1 week results in a phone call, and in some cases detention Conferences with parents and students

Supply List ***All texts are required to be covered in book socks 4 marble copybooks 1-2 pencil cases (2 only if needed 3 red pens 3 pencil with eraser daily 2 folders 12" ruler Glue or Paste 1 theme tablet*** crayons or colored pencils and non toxic markers Student scissors 1 box of tissues 1 container of wipes 1 hand sanitizer

Homework and Projects Homework Policy – student will loose points for each missed assignment. There is written homework M-TH Project Policy – late projects will loos 10 points a date they are assigned throughout the school year

Calendars are to be signed every night, even if your child is not coded.

Please check it each night On the back of each behavior calendar is a test and due dates calendar – This will tell you what assignments, tests, quizzes, and projects are coming up Please check it each night

4th Grade This is a year of transitioning Grading is in the percentage scale Students move from learning to read to reading to learn Students are expected to become more independent

Novels Starting in the 2nd trimester we starting reading novels Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing Stone Fox Frindle Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief All orders are due SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Scholastic First order due: September 27, 2016 You can order online or send in to class The more we buy the more free things we can get for our room Books are at a discounted price!

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