Welcome to Fourth Grade

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Welcome to Fourth Grade

• Ms. Reilly
• Room 216
• 2009 - 2010

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Who is Ms. Reilly?

• Degree and Teaching Credential from California
  State University, Fullerton
• Masters Degree from National University
• 16 years experience all in Corona-Norco
• Canyon Lake resident
• Track Coach
• Art Academy Advisor

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Classroom Management

• Follow directions the first time they are given.
• Raise your hand and wait to be called on before
  speaking.
• Keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself.
• Stay in your seat and work quietly unless you
  have permission to get up.
• Respect yourself and others no name-calling,
  cursing, teasing, or put-downs.

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If a student chooses to break a rule

• 1st time Warning
• 2nd time Lose recess
• 3rd time Lose recess and write down class rules
  (to be signed by a parent)
• 4th time Lose recess, write rules, and a phone
  call/e-mail to parent
• 5th time/or Severe Disruption Student sent to
  principals office immediately

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If a student chooses to follow the rules

• verbal praise
• class recognition
• raffle tickets (raffle on Fridays)
• notes/phone calls/e-mails home
• stickers
• treats
• principals recess
• Friday feast (table points)
• monthly awards
• smiles

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Fourth Grade Grading Criteria
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Daily Schedule

• 745 800 SSR/AR/Announcements
• 800 830 Intervention
• 830 910 Reading
• 910 950 Math
• 950 1010 Homework/Read Aloud
• 1010 -1025 Recess
• 1025 1115 Writing
• 1115 1140 SRA, Library, Computer Lab, PE
• 1140 1220 Lunch
• 1220 110 History
• 110 157 Science
• 157 Dismiss

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Homework

• Homework will be given nightly, Monday through
  Thursday.
• It should last approximately 45 minutes.
• Students should read for a minimum of 20 minutes
  each night.
• It will consist of practice or reinforcement of
  material taught in class.
• All homework is due the following morning, unless
  specified otherwise
• Students will sit out at recess to complete any
  unfinished homework.
• Any late assignment not turned in by the next day
  results in a decrease of grade for each day late.
• Be neat. Show pride in your work!
• Keep track of your assignments. YOU are
  responsible for them.

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Projects and Reports

• There will be monthly book reports, due the last
  Friday of each month.
• There will be a project for each trimester.
• T1 Think About It
• T2 Science Fair Project
• T3 History

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Extra Credit/Redo Work

• Extra credit projects/assignments may be offered
  periodically by the teacher.
• Extra credit for the sole purpose of bringing up
  grades will not be offered.
• Students will be able to redo work with a grade
  of D or F.
• It must be student initiated.
• The new score will be an average of the original
  score and the new score.

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Communication

• Teacher Emails
• sreilly_at_cnusd.k12.ca.us (Reading, Writing,
  rithmetic)
• jbarnes_at_cnusd.k12.ca.us (History)
• pakoehnke_at_cnusd.k12.ca.us (Science)
• Todd Elementary Website
• http//www.cnusd.k12.ca.us/todd-es/
• Links to teacher websites
• Homework help
• Parent Organizer http//www.parentorganizer.com/
• Sponsored by PTA
• Fliers/Notices/Events sent to your email
• Saves paper
• Parent Communication Folders (PCF)
• Will come home every Wednesday
• Contains graded work, some fliers/notices, a
  progress report every other week.
• Please sign and return it the following day

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GATE/ELD

• GATE students will be given projects to complete
  both individually and in groups. They will be
  given time daily to work on these assignments.
• ELD students will be given 30 minutes of
  additional instruction per day by a fourth grade
  teacher, using district adopted materials.

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Rotations

• Science
• Mrs. Koehnke
• Interactive textbooks (if turned in complete a
  Test grade of an A.)
• Writing
• Ms. Reilly
• State testing
• Social Studies
• Mr. Barnes
• Textbooks on CD Rom available for checkout.

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Helpful Websites

• Math Workbook/additional worksheets
• http//nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
• https//www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/log
  in.jsp
• Social Studies
• http//www.harcourtschool.com
• Science
• http//activities.macmillanmh.com/science/ca/grade
  4/index.html
• Language Arts
• http//www.eduplace.com/tales/
• Accelerated Reader Home Connect
• http//renlearn.cnusd.k12.ca.us/RenaissanceServer/
  HomeConnect/Login.aspx

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Other

• Volunteers
• Parties
• Birthday (invitations, treats)
• Classroom
• Absences
• Please try to limit
• Missed work will be given the same number of days
  to be made up as absences incurred.
• Missing Names
• Drawer
• Will be treated like late work
• Accelerated Reader
• Home connect http//renlearn.cnusd.k12.ca.us/Renai
  ssanceServer/HomeConnect/Login.aspx
• Students are required to take a test weekly,
  unless arrangements are made in advance with
  teacher.

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Turn on your responders

• 1) True or False Your child will have one
  teacher all day, everyday.
• 2) Homework contracts
• Need to be signed nightly
• Are filled out by students at the end of each day
• Will include assignments that reinforce
  previously learned material
• All of the above