Find your child’s desk. When you arrive, please Update the “Student Information” sheet. While you wait for the presentation to begin, please feel free to write your child a note in their journal.

 6:00-6:40 pm  Teacher  Our school  Our Classroom  Common Core Standards  Fourth Grade Curriculum  Homework  Field Trips  Your Role  6:50 – 7:30 PM General session and Specialist Presentations  Amphitheater

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5 Classroom Rules My Expectations Use I-message Talk to teacher Community building 10% of what we READ 20% of what we HEAR 30% of what we SEE 50% of what we SEE and HEAR 70% of what is DISCUSSED with OTHERS 80% of what is EXPERIENCED PERSONALLY 95% of what we TEACH TO SOMEONE ELSE

 Positive behavior reinforcement by:  Scoreboard  Super Improvers  Rule cards  Class Dojo  Note home (Practice Cards)  Penguin Professions  LVCS  Appreciations/Compliments  Dragon’s on Fire

 In Class Policy  Scoreboard  Practice Cards  Note Home  LVCS School Wide Policy  1. Verbal Warning  2. Blue Slip (5-10 minutes)  3. Visit to the principal or behavior plan Please note steps my be skipped if the infraction is severe enough.

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 8:15 - 8:30Morning Routine 8:30 - 8:45 Writing 4th Grade PE 8:45 - 9:00 9:00 - 9:15 9:15 - 9:30 Grammar 9:30 - 9:45 Recess 9:30 - 9:50 9: :00 Recess 9: :07 10: :15 Math 9: :50 10: :30 Math 10: :07 10: :45 10: :00 11: :15 Reading Social StudiesReading 11: :30 Social StudiesReading 11: :45 Library 11:30-11:55 11: :00 12: :15 Lunch 12: :55 12: :30 12: :45 12:45 - 1:00 1:00 - 1:15 Science 1:00 -1:50Art 1:00 -1:50PE 1:00 -1:50Spanish. 1:00 -1:50Music 1:00 -1:50 1:15 - 1:30 1:30 - 1:45 1:45 - 2:00 2:00 - 2:15 Spelling 1:50 - 2:35 Science Closing 2:15 - 2:30 Friday Fun Club 2:30 - 2:45 2:45 - 3:00 Closing & Dismissal 2:55 Miss Padilla’s other duties Cross Country PM Valet Strings 2:15 - 2:55Band 2:15 - 2:55

 What you can expect  40 minutes + Reading time  Reading 100 min./week  Math min.  Language Arts min.  Spelling 5 min.  Communication is key If exceeding 40 min write note in planner and sign Remind your child to show me during morning routine  Incomplete Homework – Work Room  Please check planner and sign

 Pre-test all students  Shuffle according to skill set  New Common Core Math Workbook  Begin with standards and stretch  Math Facts  20 minute homework policy

 Reading  4 th Grade Core Novels  Reading Strategies  Genre based units  Novels support other content areas  Writing:  Step Up to Writing  4 th Grade STAR Writing Test?  Multi-Paragraph Essay: Narrative, Expository, Persuasive  Reports

 Collaborative Spelling Program  Leveled classes  Vowel patterns and rules  Vocabulary Growth  Prefixes, suffixes, and root words  Discovering them within our reading

 Chronological progression through CA history  Colonization and Missions  Mexican California  Gold Rush  Government  Connecting California/Statehood  Contemporary California  Economy  Simulations and Hands-On learning  Field Trips

 Integrated class work with science specialist  Rocks and Minerals  Food Webs  Energy  Electricity  Magnetism  Field Trips to support learning  Interactive Text  Hands on Activities

 October: Mission (Bus?)  December: Exploratorium  April: Malkoff Diggins (3 day/2 night)  May: Sacramento (Bus)  Sutter’s Fort, Schoolhouse Museum, Railroad Museaum, state capitol)  June: Alcatraz Field Trips enhance our curriculum, we take a lot in the 4 th grade because we are studying California history.We need chaperones so get fingerprinted, TB tested, and your drivers packet on file.

 California Gold Rush  It’s influence on the people and the landscape  Gold Panning  Hydraulic Mining  Ghost Town  Team Building  Fundraising ($225)  Information Night: TBD  program.html

 Severe nut allergies- all tree nuts  How you can keep us safe!  Check label/packaging  Gluten-Free

 Sign up to volunteer! Either in class or at home, your help is needed.  Donate items on the website: Classroom Supplies  Support: with student’s work and well being!  Communication:  , meeting, notes, or drop-in  Website

Communication is the key to our success! Contact me via Make an appointment Stop by at specialist time, before, or after school but… I might be on yard duty, at a club, in a meeting, or making copies I need next. I encourage open communication. Please respect that from 8:15 to 2:55 my focus is on the children.

The READING LAB is a place where volunteers can meet one-on- one with students who need help with reading skills. Parents and grandparents can truly make a difference in the lives of our students. Help our students succeed by volunteering twice a week, for just 30 minutes! All volunteers will be specially trained for the program they volunteer for.

Are you ready to make a difference? Contact Mary Wyosnick at or stop by the Reading Lab in building TRAININGS start next week….so please sign up today!

 Questions?  Don’t Forget:  Write your child a quick note in their journal  And make sure you have a wonderful night!

If you have additional questions or comments please write them on an index card and drop it in the blue basket, which is sitting on the round table.