Welcome

Mrs. Rose’s Big Kahunas

4th Grade CTA

About Me

Mrs. Rose21st year of teachingTaught 2nd grade, reading specialist, 4th grade teacherB.S. Elementary Education – GCUMaster’s Degree in Elementary Education – NAU

What To Expect This Year• Field trips for Project Wet

(October), AZ State Capitol (January), Basha Art Gallery (March)

• Pies and Poetry in November, possible Testing Picnic after testing

• Art Masterpieces Lessons (all year)• Junior Achievement (spring)• End of Quarter Celebrations

(movie/snacks)

Communication

We work together!

• Agendas (fill out work completed in class)• Taking Care of Business Binder (back and

forth daily)• Email me: rose.Stefanie@cusd80.com• Graded Work sent home weekly, check

Infinite Campus weekly for progress• Homework nightly (reading, spelling, math)

No signatures needed • Progress Reports sent home at mid-quarter• Parent/Teacher Conferences in August and

February)

AgendasRoom 27

•Written in EVERY day during the last 10 minutes of class

• Homework & Classwork listed

•Signed EVERY Night

BindersTaking Care of Business Binders

** Comes home nightly

Holds Agenda

•Graded Work

• Notes to and from school

• Homework & Unfinished Work

Behavior ManagementPunch Card

•Earn punches every day for following classroom rules, procedures, completion of homework

•Use punch cards for rewards

•Consequences: time out, loss of recess, email home, conference, behavior plan

Graded WorkCUSD Grading Policy

90 – 100 = A80 – 89 = B70 – 79 = C60 – 69 = D

Below 60 = F

• Papers are marked number correct over the number possible (17/20, 9/10)

• Anything graded can be corrected to receive ½ point added to original score. (Reading is sometimes the exception due to class review)

• Not all papers are graded but are used to drive instruction

HomeworkDaily Homework

•Written in agenda DAILY

• Monday – Thursdays ….Math, Spelling, and Reading Every Night

•Studying for Unit tests (Science or Social Studies)

• Reading at home (at least 30 minutes)

• Recitations and book reports assigned every 6 weeks

Curriculum

Connection

LiteracyHHM Journeys

•Vocabulary Development

•Reading Skills

•Increasing fluency and text complexity

•Digging Deeper into text through writing

•Variety of writing genres to convey understanding of texts

•Spalding phonograms/spelling program

MathSaxon

• Guided Math Lessons

•Common Core lessons that go deeper into every learning goal

• Hands-on learning with manipulatives

• Math Problem Solving Journals

•Creating Critical Thinkers Through Problem Solving

Science & Social StudiesHarcourt Science

• 4 Units of Study: Getting Ready for Science, Life, Physical, and Earth and Space Science

• Read text, complete work in class

•Generally no homework other than studying for a unit test

•Unit tests are all OPEN BOOK

Harcourt Social Studies Arizona

• 4 Units of study: Az”s geography and People, Settlement and Change, Arizona Statehood, and Arizona’s Government and Economy

• Read text, complete work in class.

• Generally no homework other than studying for a unit test.

• Unit tests are all OPEN book.

TestingState Testing in April

All Online

•AZ Merit – Reading, Writing, Math

• AIMS – Science

• Galileo Testing – End of every quarter (all completed in computer labs) Reading, Math, Science

Absences &TardinessRoom 27 Policies

•Make-up work will be sent up in the afternoons or when student returns

• Not all work can be made up

• Send in an excuse letter

• After multiple absences a letter is sent home from the school/county.

• Remember, excessive tardies have a negative impact on student achievement

Other Info…•Birthday Treats – best if handed out during lunch time, can also hand out bookmarks, pencils, stickers, or other non-food treats

• Snacks (healthy, no nuts please)

•Water bottles

• Join PTO and sign up for their online newsletters.

Thanks For Swimming By!Parents of the Big Kahunas of

2015I look forward to working with

you and your child this year. It is going to be a “Fin-tastic”year filled with exciting learning

activities!

Teacher Notes