1. Welcome to 4th Grade Dolphin Debut
Friday, August 19, 2016

2. LOOKING FORWARD TO FOURTH GRADE
Learning Objectives:
Math:
Large number computation strategies
Multiplication and division
Creative problem solving
Decimals, fractions
Science
Patterns of change
Hands-on learning: garden, experiments

3. LOOKING FORWARD TO FOURTH GRADE
Learning Objectives:
Writing:
Personal narratives
Explanatory papers
Reading:
Exploring genres
Comprehension strategies

4. LOOKING FORWARD TO FOURTH GRADE
Learning Objectives:
Social studies:
Texas History: Native Americans – present
Student consumable textbooks
Spelling
Differentiated groups
Focus on patterns using Words Their Way

5. LOOKING FORWARD TO FOURTH GRADE
Fun Opportunities:
Choose your seat at lunch
Field trip – TBA
Hands-on science labs
Living Texas History Museum
Math Olympiad
Recorders
Service learning

6. SUPPLIES If you did not purchase an EPI pack, check our 4th grade webpage for the supply list. Your child needs to have all supplies on the 1st day of school. Please do not label each individual item.

7. SUPPLIES Not on original EPI List All students need a daily planner (order online). In addition, the 4th Grade Trio students will need a 2” Binder (any color).

8. HOMEWORK
Please check your child’s planner daily for homework assignments or messages from teachers
Communicate in the planner if your child struggles with an assignment
The purpose of homework is to reinforce/practice skills to mastery
Positive incentive for consistently completing assignments

9. AT-HOME READING

10. We are BIG kids now! Student Responsibilities:
Fill out your planner and get it signed
Remember your homework (assignments will not be posted online)
Come prepared with supplies every day
Clean out folder daily
Curriculum starts at 8:00. Students will not be permitted to call home for forgotten items after the tardy bell rings.

11. Redeem for coupons and prizes
CLASSROOM INCENTIVES
“BUG” tickets
“Being Unusually Good”
Redeem for coupons and prizes

12. FRUIT BREAK and WATER BOTTLES
Please send a healthy and easy to eat snack each day for your child.
Students may have a water bottle labeled with their name to use in the classroom and during specials.
Water bottles must contain only water.

13. NUT ALLERGIES We have nut allergies in the grade level.
Please consider sending nut-free foods to school for snacks and lunch.
Your help is appreciated but voluntary – Humble ISD does not designate any campus as nut-free.
Students consuming food with nuts must wash hands after eating.

14. Thank you for understanding!
LUNCH VISITS
Reminder – no visitors for lunch during the first 2 weeks of school
while we establish our routines.
When visiting, please sit with only your child at one of the designated visitors’ tables.
Thank you for understanding!

15. BIRTHDAY TREATS You can purchase frozen treats from the cafeteria.
Please see the cafeteria manager for information at least 2 weeks in advance
If your child has an end-of-year or summer birthday, watch for announcements regarding the deadline for ordering.

16. TARDIES Students should not arrive at school before 7:30 AM.
 Students will be released from the cafeteria beginning at 7:45.
The tardy bell rings at 8:00 AM. Students are tardy after 8:00 AM.
Instruction begins promptly at 8:00 AM.

17. ATTENDANCE
Students must be in the building at 10:00 AM to be counted present.

18. Our students’ safety is our priority!
Deerwood Safety
Our students’ safety
is our priority!

19. DISMISSAL
Provide your child’s teacher(s) with a written note first thing in the morning when changes occur.
Parents must request in writing the release of their child to anyone not on their emergency list. This request must be received first thing in the morning.
Teachers are not always able to check during the day. For this reason, please CC Georgia Kehoe on dismissal s so that we can be sure the message is received. Thank you!

20. TRAFFIC PATTERN Front car riders: Side car riders:
Cars coming from Kingwood Drive
Must turn RIGHT into front circle drive
Side car riders:
Cars coming from Sand Creek neighborhood (Four Pines Drive/Maple Terrace)
Must turn LEFT into staff parking lot

21. Please WALK all bicycles when on Deerwood property
NEW Safety Procedure
Please WALK all bicycles when on Deerwood property

22. CAR RIDER SIGNS
NEW: For the safety of our students, every student riding in a car will be required to have a DWE car rider sign.
The names must be written in black marker so they are easy to see.

23. You can have as many as you need.
No Worries!
You can have as many as you need.
Friends and neighbors
Mom and Dad
Granny and pops
Car pools

24. Inclement Weather
All students should be either a front car rider or a side car rider on inclement weather days.
Take a car rider sign for those days
(if different from regular dismissal)
Please make sure the teacher knows the inclement weather plan.

25. Kindergarten and First grade
FYI:
Kindergarten and First grade
Biker/Walkers
All bikers/walkers in Kindergarten and First grades will be seated on the pavilion.
They will be released to an older sibling or a parent. They will NOT be allowed to walk alone.

26. More Information Online
Please check out our Fourth Grade page!
Links to teacher pages
Schedules
Dolphin Debut PowerPoint Presentation
Important dates
and more!
Deerwood home page  Classrooms  Classroom Teachers Fourth Grade

27. REMIND WHAT IS REMIND? @02fdb3 as the message.
Remind is a communication tool that helps teachers connect instantly with students and parents. We will be sending important reminders and information via text. 
 To join, please text and type 
@02fdb3 as the message.
You can also click the link on our web page to join. 

28. DWE Annual Fund NO door-to-door sales 
Any amount is GREATLY appreciated
100% of every gift benefits DWE!
Go to Pages/DWEAnnualFund/tabid/550473/Default.aspx to make a donation.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

29. Your Annual Fund Donation
Be a DWE Super Hero
Your Annual Fund Donation
Means the World to Us

30. Classroom Instruction

31. Technology

32. Professional Development

33. THANK YOU!!! Online Information Form
Please fill out a student information form online.
Let us know if you did not receive the link via .
Computers are available today for your convenience!
THANK YOU!!!

34. Home Access Center (HAC)
Did You Know...?
Humble ISD is proud to offer our parents a convenient way to monitor their student’s progress online. The Home Access Center (HAC) is a “one-stop” portal to view your student’s schedule, attendance record, classwork, progress reports, report cards, registration information, and so much more. If you have multiple students in the district, you only need to create one account to access all your students. The HAC portal can be accessed from any smart phone or computer with a browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari.
To register a new HAC account, parents will navigate to Deerwood’s page at
HAC
Here you will find links to instructions describing how to create a HAC Account.
HAC

35. Please be sure your information
Home Access Center
Please be sure your information
has been updated in HAC.
THANK YOU!!!

36. REMINDERS FOR NEXT WEEK
Come to school on Monday! 
Friday is early release (12:00)
Lunch will be served at school
Monday, September 5th, is a HOLIDAY. (Don’t come to school.) 

37. Before you go…
Please consider taking a “cupcake” from our bakery. These are items we will be using throughout the year.
We greatly appreciate
your generosity!

38. Thank you for coming! We are looking forward to a fun-filled year of learning.