1. Welcome to the 4 th Grade Meet the Teacher! 2015-2016 Lakeshore Elementary

2. All about Mrs. Santangelo 3 rd year at LSE in 4 th grade Moved to Texas from New York Has a newborn son named Benjamin Enjoys reading, hanging out with family, and visiting family in New York. Has a German Shepherd mix named Abigail and a Retriever Mix named Molly.

3. All about Mrs. O’Donnell 3 rd year at LSE in 4 th grade. Graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette – Geaux Cajuns! Played collegiate soccer for ULL. LOVES Disney World. Goes at least once a year. Loves to listen to music, drink coffee, be outside, hang with my family, read, and workout.

4. The Fourth Grade Team Mrs. Fairchild-Math, Science, & Texas History Ms. Birk-Reading, Writing, & Spelling Mrs. O’Donnell-Math, Science, & Texas History Mrs. Santangelo-Reading, Writing, & Spelling Mrs. McClure-Math, Science, & Texas History Mrs. Marucci-Reading, Writing, & Spelling

5. 4 th Grade Schedule 7:30-8:05Arrival and Tutoring 8:05-8:15Morning Announcements 8:15-8:25Morning Meeting/Den Time 8:25Switch Homerooms (O’Donnell to Santangelo and vice versa) 8:25-10:25Class time 10:25-11:20Specials 11:20-11:45 Continue class 11:45Switch – Class is now held with Homeroom Teacher. 11:45-12:30Class with Homeroom Teacher 12:30-1:00Lunch 1:00-1:30Class with Homeroom Teacher 1:30-1:45Recess 1:45-3:00Class with Homeroom Teacher

6. Specials Due to the size of our school, we are on a 7 day specials rotation. The schedule is posted on my website, and your child should always know what day it is. Please make sure they are wearing close toed shoes for P.E!

7. Contact Information Mrs. Santangelo kiersten.santangelo@humble.k12.tx.us 281-641-3579 Conference Period: 10:25-11:20 Mrs. O’Donnell stephanie.odonnell@humble.k12.tx.us 281-641-3578 Conference Period: 10:25-11:20

8. Communication We will send out a weekly email, typically on Monday, from both teachers. Please check out our up to date websites! Parent/teacher conferences will be in October and as needed. Important back to school information can be found on Lakeshore’s homepage.

9. Planner Students will have planners to write their homework, school calendar events, 4th grade class events, and reminders in. Please sign that you have reviewed the student’s planner daily. All homework is written on Monday and can be completed throughout the week. It is all due Friday, unless otherwise noted.

10. Homework Folder Your child’s green homework folder will need to come back and forth to school daily, even if their homework is not due. AR goal sheets, homework, and any urgent notes will be placed in this folder.

11. Friday Folder Your child’s purple Friday folder will be sent home on Fridays. It will contain graded assignments and progress reports/report cards. Please return empty, except for signed progress reports/report cards, Monday morning.

12. Absent Notes/Change of Transportation If your child is absent, please send a written note or email to homeroom teacher. If we do not receive a written note within 48-hours, the absence is considered unexcused. If your child has a change in transportation, a written note must be given to homeroom teacher prior to 2:30 p.m.

13. Healthy Snack Your child will have the opportunity to have a healthy snack at 9:25 each day. Please send a healthy, non-messy snack such as: pretzels, crackers, fruit, vegetables, and cereal/granola bars.

14. Lunch/Recess Due to the size of our school, lunch visitors will now sit at a guest table with their child. Due to the size of our school, recess will only be with partner teams (Santangelo and O’Donnell). Your child will have recess from 1:30 to 1:45.

15. Dress Code Shorts and skirts must be between the knee and mid-thigh or longer No spaghetti straps, halter tops, or tank tops (use the 3 finger rule) No excessively loose or tight garments No sleeveless shirts for boys No wheeled shoes or flip flops * Check the HISD Handbook for a complete list located on HISD’s website!

16. Rewards Individual: Leopard spots are earned for being “spotted” with good behavior. At any point, a student can cash in Leopard spots for rewards set by their teacher. Class: A tally will be kept of all the leopard spots earned by the class. Once the class reaches a TBD number of leopard spots, they earn the prize they voted on at a previous date.

17. Consequences Each homeroom travels with a behavior chart that notes conduct by color. 9-week conduct grade is based on the number of times your student is moved to orange or red. # of orange/red for 9- weeks Conduct Grade 0Excellent 1-3Satisfactory 4-5Needs Improvement 6+Unsatisfactory

18. Home Access Center- Grades Humble ISD Website - homepage Scroll down to Annual Student Update and click link Click Enrollment Resources and this will provide you step by step instructions Grades are updated weekly, so please check and contact your child’s teacher if necessary!

19. Austin Field Trip Fourth grade takes a field trip to Austin, Tx each year. We do not have a date set in stone yet but as soon as we do we will let you know. We travel on Greyhound Buses, departing early in the morning and arriving back in Houston in the late evening. We travel to Capitol and Bob Bollock Museum. Lunch and Dinner are provided. More details to come.

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21. Math Information Check website weekly for announcements, homework assignments, Math Journal notes, tutorials, important dates, etc. Math journal can travel between home and school daily, but it must be in class daily Homework is assigned on Mondays and DUE on Fridays If a student does not have their homework or it is not fully complete with showing their work, they will complete a Missing Assignment Report explaining why their home is not complete No homework = Move clip down and will be due the next class day. Math Assessments include class participation, daily assignments, quizzes, and tests.

22. Social Studies/Science Information Science/Social Studies Journals will remain at school unless they are needed to study for test Most work is done in class – There may, on occasion, be a homework assignment. Science/Social Studies Assessments include class participation, daily assignments, quizzes, and tests

23. Reading Information Check website weekly for announcements, homework assignments, notes, important dates, etc. Reading journal can travel between home and school daily, but it must be in class daily Homework is assigned on Mondays and DUE on Fridays If a student does not have their homework or it is not fully complete with showing their work, they will complete a Missing Assignment Report explaining why their home is not complete Read 20 minutes/night No homework = Move clip down and will be due the next class day or will be completed during recess. Reading Assessments include class participation, daily assignments, quizzes, and tests.

24. Writing Information Check website weekly for announcements, homework assignments, notes, important dates, etc. Writing journal can travel between home and school daily, but it must be in class daily Homework is assigned on Mondays and DUE on Fridays If a student does not have their homework or it is not fully complete with showing their work, they will complete a Missing Assignment Report explaining why their home is not complete Grammar homework only as needed No homework = Move clip down and will be due the next class day or will be completed during recess. Writing/Grammar Assessments include class participation, daily assignments, quizzes, and tests

25. Spelling Information Spelling journal is to be used for homework. Children must do homework in the journal (unless using Spelling City—then they can write down that they went on the website that night) Homework is assigned on Mondays and DUE on Fridays If a student does not have their homework or it is not fully complete with showing their work, they will complete a Missing Assignment Report explaining why their homework is not complete Tic Tac Toe- Choose 3 boxes and complete by Friday No homework = Move clip down and will be due the next class day or will be completed during recess. Spelling Assessments include tests on Friday. Homework will not be graded.

26. Tutoring Tutorials will begin mid September. Students will be invited into tutorials based on various criteria. Parents will sign a permission slip form Reading tutorials will be on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Math tutorials will be on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

27. Thank you! Thank you for coming this evening!!! We look forward to a successful year with your child!!!