1. Room P-11 Mrs. Elisa Hwang-Mendez
Grade 4
Parent Information Night
Room P-11 Mrs. Elisa Hwang-Mendez
Welcome Parents !

2. Table of Contents Welcome About Mrs. Hwang-Mendez Discipline Plan
About 4th Grade
School Schedule
Events for the Year
How Can You Participate?
My Contact Information

3. About Mrs. Elisa Hwang-Mendez
This is my 7th year teaching (6 years in 4th grade, a year in 3rd grade).
Received Elementary Teaching Credential from California State University, Northridge in June 2007 (LAUSD)
Graduated from UCDavis in June 2005 with a Bachelors’ Degree in Sociology and Chicano/a Studies

4. Our Classroom Philosophy
Our classroom is a community based on:
RESPECT
TRUST
PERSISTENCE

5. Discipline Plan Rules Show Respect Make Good Decisions Solve Problems
Rewards
Classroom Economy: Bonus $
Class Jars (Party!), Table Points, Classroom Store, Auctions
Consequences (Yellow Cards)
Warning
Lose your recess
Parent Phone Call
Principal’s Office
** Citations (cheating, physical assault*)

6. Language Arts In 4th Grade, we focus on… (CA Standards  Common Core)
Writing
Narrative, Informational Summary, Argument
Vocabulary
multiple meanings, prefix/suffix, Greek/Latin roots
Reading Comprehension
Inferences!!!  Story structure, author’s viewpoint, compare/contrast, cause and effect, multiple-step instructions
Figurative Language, Genres

7. Math Place Value to the millions
In 4th Grade, we focus on…
Place Value to the millions
Multiplication and Division (double+ digits)
Fractions (uncommon denominator)
Decimals (fractions = decimal)
Data and Graphs
Measurement: Perimeter and Area
Geometry: Lines, Angles, 3-D Solids & Nets
Order of Operation
Algebra

8. School Schedule Monday- Wednesday, Friday 8:25-10:00 Math (HR)
10:00-10:15 Recess
10:15-12:05 ELA**
12:05-12:45 Lunch
12:45-1:30 ELA/SS**
1:30-2:45 Continue Math, Science, PE, Art (HR)
** Library, Coach C
Early Dismissal (Thursday)
8:25-1:000 Math (HR)
10:00-10:15 Recess
10:15-12:05 Reading**
12:05-12:45 Lunch
12:45-1:35 Reading/SS**

9. Events of the Year Student of the Month Assemblies Fundraiser $$$
World Finest Chocolates (September)
UBD Exhibition: Family Immigration
Class Field Trips
San Juan Bautista Mission (February?)
Tech. Museum (November?)
History Kelly Park (March 28)

10. How Can You Participate?
Check your child’s homework/tests everyday
Ask your child to tell you about his/her school day and what he/she learned
Make sure your child is reading at home everyday (40+ min.)
Donate art and party supplies, school supplies, and books for our classroom library.
Volunteer to help during our special events.
Chaperone our class fieldtrips.

11. Goodbye For Now...
This has been a presentation brought to you by Mrs. Hwang-Mendez in Room P-11. Thank you for joining us this evening.
You can contact me via OR mobile phone:
(805) cell