Welcome to 4th Grade

2015-2016

Our Team• Mrs. Dondlinger• Mrs. Firestone• Mrs. Meyers• Mrs. Reineke• Ms. Kubart

PTO Information• Introduction• PTO Who are we• PTO Committees• Volunteers are Vital• On Facebook• Website maxeypto.org

PTO Information The PTO provides many of the extras that are not covered by other

sources. Join the PTO Fun Night

Baskets Dondlinger- Mom’s Not Cooking Firestone – Family Fitness Meyers – Errand Extravangaza Reineke- Movie Night/ Date Night

Traffic Flow Stay up to date Website – maxeypto.org Follow on Facebook Read the weekly newsletter Email any board member First General Meeting September 1st, 7 PM in the multi-purpose room. FREE Childcare!

Our Schedule 9:00 - 9:10 Attendance and Announcements 9:10 - 10:15 Math10:15 - 10:55 Whole Group Reading10:55 - 11:55 Guided Reading11:55 - 12:25 Lunch12:25 - 1:35 Writing and Writing

Intervention1:35 - 1:50 Recess1:50 - 2:55 Unit Studies/Reading 2:45 - 3:35 Specialists3:35 - 3:38 Dismissal from Specialists

MATH• Math series (Houghton Mifflin)• 24 units (Range of time 5 days to 10 days)• Recommended Pacing determined by District

guidelines• Basic facts (0-10) District requirement: By end of 4th

Grade students are expected to get 45/50 basic facts 0-10 for Multiplication and Division in three minutes to be considered proficient.

• District recommendation is that 4th graders will have math homework daily.Unit tests given after each chapter

Reading/Language Arts-McGraw Hill

• McGraw Hill• More technology pieces• Higher text complexity• Conversations about their

reading• Writing in response to their

reading Constructed Response.

• Note taking and text evidence to answer questions

• Increased emphasis on vocabulary and grammar

• Unit Assessments shorter this year given at the end of unit cycle.

ONLINE ACCOUNTS FOR STUDENTS

WONDERS - STUDENTS HAVE A WONDERS ACCOUNT THROUGH MCGRAW HILL. THEY ARE ABLE TO ACCESS ALL MATERIALS IN TEXTBOOKS ONLINE.

GOOGLE CLASSROOMS-

STUDENTS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO TEACHER’S GOOGLE CLASSROOM THEY USE THE SAME PASSWORD AND NUMBER TO LOG IN.

Spelling-McGraw Hill Materials

• Will be every Wednesday, you may have noticed we started yesterday.

• Aligned with McGraw Hill

• Regular lists and challenge lists, placement dependent on a variety of formative assessments.

Six Trait Writing

• Ideas• Organization• Voice• Word Choice• Sentence Fluency• Conventions

Updated Writing Curriculum

3 weeks on Analytical writing

This will help students with Constructed Responses and new items on State Reading test, and future writing skills.

More time on Research and Inquiry

Students will have more opportunities built into Reading series to enhance their research skills and different ways to represent their learning.

State Writing Exam

January 20th and 21st9:20-10:00

SpecialistsPE- Mr. Kosmicki

Music - Mrs. Bailey

Computer - Mr. Tebo

Art - Mrs. Hergott

Media- Mrs. Christen

– Aerospace– Electricity– Prairie– Biomes of the

World

Science

Prairie ImmersionSpring Creek Prairie (Denton)

• All day field trip• Sack lunches completely disposable• Can bring water bottle• Dress appropriately (closed toe shoes- no flip

flops)• Will need parent volunteers to go. 2-3 per

room

Dates to be announced

Social Studies• Nebraska Studies• Nebraska on the

Map • Nebraskans and

European Encounters

• Nebraska Settlement and Displacement

• Establishing Nebraska as a State

Heritage School Dates

December 1st- Firestone December 2nd - Reineke December 3rd- DondlingerDecember 4th - Meyers

District/State Assessments

Science Tests are given once a quarter to cover material taught throughout the

semester.Social Studies and Health have formative

assessments. Reading and Math State Exams are inApril--specific dates to be determined

Homework• If your student misses one day of school, we

will help catch them up the next day. • In the event that your child is absent 2 days or

more, please call by 8:30 a.m. to enable us to get things together, our only opportunity to collect work is from 2:50 - 3:35 while students are at specialists.

Homework Policy• Homework builds good responsibility

and study habits needed for future success in school.

• Fosters positive attitude towards school.

• Communicates to students the idea that learning takes work at home as well as at school.

Maxey Behavior Expectations

Be SafeBe Respectful

Be Responsible

Other Very

Important

Items

Planners• Please look at every night.• Help your child review the day by

subject matter and plan for reports and tests.

• Students are responsible for completing the planner according to homeroom teacher expectations.

String’s Lessons• String lessons will be scheduled by Mrs.

Ladman. She will notify students and parents of this schedule.

• Students are responsible for making up work that is missed from regular classroom.

• Students are expected to ask classroom teacher for work missed.

Dismissal

• Students who are in 4th grade pod will dismiss from the specialist room they are in.

• Please follow carpool lane procedures. If someone new is picking up or dropping off, please give them guidance on what to do.

Requests• Mechanical pencils allowed as long as it is not a

distraction.• Items purchased on Student Council days will be placed

in students’ backpacks to take home.• If an item is taken away from a child due to

distractions, they will be given one chance to take the item home. If the item returns, the teacher will keep and return in May unless other arrangements with parents are made to pick it up.

• Cell phones must be turned off and stored in backpacks throughout the day.

• Students are responsible for items they choose to bring to school.

Websiteshttp://maxey.lps.org/

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the 4th grade site.

Thanks for coming!!!• Thank you for the

opportunity to work with your children this year.

• Specific questions; contact your child’s teacher.

• Email is an excellent communication tool.