Welcome Families!. Meet the Fourth Grade Team Katy Follis –[email protected]@nisdtx.org...
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Welcome Families!
Transcript of Welcome Families!. Meet the Fourth Grade Team Katy Follis –[email protected]@nisdtx.org...
Welcome Families!
Meet the Fourth Grade Team
•Katy Follis– [email protected]– 817-698-7226
•Krista Sarpalius– [email protected]– 817-698-7228
•Elizabeth Trigg– [email protected]– 817-698-7229
Meet the SpecialsTeam
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Sarah Ascher, Art Teacher•[email protected]
Stacie Breckley, PE Teacher•[email protected]
Kayla Gentry, Music Teacher•[email protected]
Cox Elementary Mission Statement
Cox Elementary is committed to creating a culture of high achievement and performance for all learners, both
students and staff, while fostering positive relationships within our school
community.
What is Love and Logic?Love allows children to grow through their mistakes. Logic allows children to live with the consequences of their choices.
The Love and Logic process is as follows:
•Shared control: Gain control by giving away the control you don’t need.•Shared thinking and decision-making: Provide opportunities for the child to do the greatest amount of thinking and decision-making.•Equal shares of consequences with empathy: An absence of anger causes a child to think and learn from his/her mistakes.•Maintain the child’s self-concept: Increased self-concept leads to improved behavior and improved achievement.•To learn more about Love and Logic, please visit their website at:
www.loveandlogic.com.
Wayne A. Cox Elementary Cougars’ Plan for Success
• We will treat each other with respect.• If you have or create a problem, you will be asked to
solve it.
• If you have trouble solving the problem, or choose not to, we will do something.
• What we do will depend on each person and the unique situation.
Elementary Student Dress CodeAccording to the NISD 2013-14 Student Handbook and Code of Conduct, students are required to have safe shoes for physical education and recess every day. Sandals must have a strap on the heel; flip flops do not meet dress code. (Page 36)
Flip flops, open-toed shoes, platform shoes, crocks, and boots are unsafe for PE and recess.
Elementary dress and grooming guidelines can be found on pages 35-36 of the NISD Student Handbook and Code of Conduct.
Grades OnlineA letter will be mailed home for each student with a Home Access Center (HAC) login and password. Progress reports and report cards for students in grades 1-5 are viewed online through the HAC, unless requested by the parent. If you have not received a HAC letter, please email us at: [email protected].
Kindergarten students will receive a paper copy of their report card beginning the second six weeks.
Getting Involved at Cox Elementary• Join the PTA
– Email: [email protected]
• Dads…Become a Watch DOGS Dad– Program kicks-off in October. Information will be forthcoming.
• Volunteer in the Library– Contact Ms. Savage at [email protected]
• Assist in the lunchroom – Email: [email protected]
• Assist the Room Parents
To check the status of your background check, please email [email protected].
4th Grade Schedule
Doors open: 7:20School begins: 7:45
Lunch: 11:30 – 12:00Recess: 12:00 – 12:30
Conference: 9:35 – 10:28
Room Parents for 4th Grade
• Trigg: – Toya Woodard
• Sarpalius:– Molly Wehr
• Follis:– Wendy Robinson
Investigating Science in 4th gradeLife science covers:AdaptationsPlant growth and adaptationsFood websInherited traitsMealworm life cycles
Earth science covers:Earth and spaceSoilWeathering and erosionNatural resourcesWater cycleWeather systemsPhases of the MoonShadows/Seasons/Tides
Physical science covers:Matter Density and buoyancyMixtures and solutionsForce and motionTypes of energyElectricityMagnetism/Electromagnets
Science PBLThroughout the year, students will study life systems and organisms. This knowledge will help students assume the role of a botanist in order to determine what plants will adapt and survive in a dry environment. The end product will be a completed campus landscape where students have planted Xeriscape plants using given money and resources they obtained through a written proposal.
Big Ideas of Texas History
•People are impacted by their location.
•There are patterns and consequences of migration.
•Governments fail when they do not adapt and respond to the needs of its people.
•Texas is a contributing member of the nation and world.
Readers Workshop Teacher directed opening with mini-lessons that
teach strategies for becoming a better reader
Independent reading, partner reading, and whole class novel studies that include a variety of different genre books.
Student goal setting and guidance through individual conferring and small group work
Readers’ Response Notebooks
Book Clubs
Writers WorkshopTeacher directed opening mini-lessons to model, encourage, and guide children to become writers
Independent student writing related to topics of choice, retells, expository, nonfiction, and a variety of genres
Student goal setting and guidance through individual conferring and small group work
Students share work in peer response groups
Students publish work and participate in author’s chair
Homework Guidelines• Check for homework notes in your child’s planner. When
there is homework, your child will write the assignment in the subject area. Please check planner each day.
• Spelling words will be listed in the planner every Monday. Students will be tested each Friday on these words.
• Parent involvement
STAAR Testing DatesTexas Education Agency: visit tea.state.tx.us
April 1: 4th Grade Writing Day 1; 5th Grade Math
April 2: 4th Grade Writing Day 2; 5th Grade Reading
April 22: 3rd Grade Math; 4th Grade Math
April 23: 3rd Grade Reading; 4th Grade Reading;
5th Grade Science
Special Events
Boosterthon Fun Run : Thursday, September 19thField TripsWinter PartyValentine’s PartyField Day (May)
Birthday Celebrations• Parents may provide a treat for a child’s birthday that will be
served during the last hour of the day. Please provide individual servings for the celebration (i.e., cupcakes, cookies, etc.).
• Napkins must be provided.• Treats are to be dropped off at the front office, or the student
may bring them to the classroom in the morning.• Parents are not to be in attendance at this time, and we do not
take pictures of this celebration.• Personal party invitations may not be handed out during the
school day. The child, however, may stand outside the classroom door as students are leaving for the day to pass out party invitations.
Make-Up Work
•Make-up work may be requested only if a child has been absent for more than two days. Parents may email the front office before 9:00 a.m. to request homework on the second day of an absence. The make-up work will then be available at the front desk at 3:20 p.m. on the second day.
•Work will not be sent home with siblings, neighbors, or friends.
Teachers often need to work with children when they return to school, so not all work will be sent home.
Thank You for Your Partnership!
• Remember to check district, school, and teacher website for current information.
• Be sure to keep your email, phone, and address information updated with the front office at Cox Elementary.
It will be an extraordinary year at
Cox Elementary!
Questions or Concerns?
