Welcome to Open House Mrs. Martin’s Class 2014

Curriculum Reading - In fourth grade the students are reading to learn instead of learning to read. I teach skills and strategies from ELA common core curriculum. Reading units are developed with the Lead 21 reading series. The whole class will be studying the same genre, yet individuals will be working on stories at their appropriate level. Students will be responding to their reading in notebooks and reading lots of choice books. Spelling - The district has adopted the Lead 21 spelling program. Students will have individualized words to learn based on assessments. Most weeks students will be completing spelling contracts for homework. There will also be spelling and proofreading skills taught throughout each unit. Math - Instruction is based on the Envisions Math curriculum and the new core curriculum. Please continue to study math facts. Writing – We continue using writers workshop in fourth grade. The students are introduced to different forms of writing. They are also taught grammar skills such as parts of speech and indenting paragraphs. Also, each student received a writing notebook where they are recording ideas for stories, practicing different crafts of writing and writing stories. Science/Social Studies - This year in science the students will study the human body, mammals, land and water, electricity, and plants. In social studies we will be studying map skills, the Iroquois, New York state history, and the settling of Elma, Marilla, and Wales.

Homework All homework work will be posted on the website nightly. Every night students are expected to read for minutes. Every Wed. students will have to complete a free write in their notebooks. Math homework will be give most nights. Spelling contracts are give out about every other week.

Mrs. Martin's Webpage Welcome! Teacher Name: Mrs. Martin Phone Number: ex 3018 Grade: 4th

Classroom Management Classroom Rules Treat others the way you want to be treated Be responsible Clean up after yourself Try your best! Listen to directions Walk in the building Consequences If students are not following the rules a warning is given. –verbal If multiple warnings are needed a note is written to the parent. Possible behavior plan put into place. Possibly miss part of recess as a consequence. Bully-automatic call home and meet with Mrs. Becker Missing homework is a yellow form note home and possible make up during recess

Sign Up Sheets Please sign up for parent conferences. Please take a star.

Mrs. Martin's Top Five Things parents can do to help their child be successful 5. Designate a quiet place for your child to do homework 4. Talk to your child about what's going on at school 3. Practice the basic math facts for at least 10 minutes three times a week 2. Read with your child at least 15 minutes a night 1. Give your child a HUG everyday