Welcome 1. Find the desk of your child 2. Use the index card on the desk to write: Your child’s name Your name Your email address Your telephone number 3. Read the letter your child wrote to you in their journal 4. Write a brief response in their journal 5. Walk around the room to look at their work 6. Stop at the back table to look at the Room 16 Wish List and to volunteer in our class and at Regnart 7. Start on the yellow Parent Input Form - this is due 9/14

Welcome to Back to School Night 4th Grade Mrs. Menon Regnart Elementary School

Agenda Introduction Regnart’s Vision Statement Daily Schedule Classroom Rules and Consequences Homework Policy Assessments 4th Grade Curriculum Parent Volunteers Communication

Regnart’s Vision Statement We believe children learn best when: Their social development and academic growth occur simultaneously They are provided with interactive, hands-on learning situations They are presented with developmentally appropriate challenges They are offered choices They reflect on what and how they learned There is positive collaboration between home and school

Daily Schedule 8:30-9:00 HW Check / Daily Language 9:00-10:05 Reading/Writing 10:05-10:25 Recess 10:25-10:55 Word Study 10:55-12:00 Math/Problem Solving 12:00-12:45 Lunch 12:45-1:30 SSR / Planner / Class work 1:30-3:00 Social Studies or Science 3:05 Dismissal (Tuesday dismissal - 2:00) Physical Education - Monday & Thursday Drawing - Tuesday Library - Every other Monday Music - Wednesday Computer Lab - Thursday

Classroom Rules & Consequences The classroom rules were developed by the students. We have agreed on the posted behavior expectations. Discipline focuses on taking responsibility for actions. Consequences include: Citizenship Parent Notice Describe Problem Behavior Improvement Plan Loss of Recess Parent signature required

Homework Policy Homework assigned nightly Monday through Thursday Assignments are due the next day Students write down the assignments in their planners daily Homework is posted on my website by 6:00 p.m. Approximately 60 minutes per night (240 per week) Time to practice the learning we have done in class Parents should review planner and homework each night Late Homework form will be filled out if assignments are not complete. Parent signature required on late form. If your child is missing homework, they will be do the assignment during recess. Turning homework in on time is an important part of increased responsibilities in upper grades.

Assessments Daily in-class assignments Homework Quizzes and tests Teacher Observation Self evaluation State mandated tests District required performance assessments Reports Projects Oral Presentations

Mathematics Text : Houghton Mifflin: California Mathematics Areas of Study: Numbers and Place Value Multiplication and Division Probability Algebra Geometry Fractions Decimals Data and Graphs Problem Solving

Writing Step Up to Writing Areas of Study Summaries Narratives Response to Literature Information Reports Journal Word Study Spelling Grammar Vocabulary development

Textbook - Houghton-Mifflin; Traditions Reading Textbook - Houghton-Mifflin; Traditions Literature Selections - Cricket in Times Square, Island of the Blue Dolphins, By the Great Horn Spoon, and In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Reciprocal reading and literature circles Book Reports

Social Studies Areas of Study: California History Geography Early Settlers and Explorers Missions and Ranchos Gold Rush Immigration Government

Science FOSS Science Resources and FOSS Science Kits Areas of Study Magnetism and Electricity Environments Solid Earth Science Notebooks Hands on learning

Volunteer Opportunities Room Representative(s) Art Docent(s) Project Cornerstone Science - (1:30-3:00 Mon./Fri.) Reading Groups (8:40-9:30 every other Monday) Computer Lab (2:00-2:45 Thursday) Thursday Folder filing Field Trip Chaperones

Communication Weekly Thursday folders Bi-monthly newsletters E-mail menon_denise@cusdk8.org Phone and Voicemail (408) 253-5250 ext. 216