Mrs. Golden

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Mrs. GoldensOpen House

• Welcome Parents!

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Some personal stuff

• I have 2 daughters and a 6 month old grandson
  named Tristan. My youngest is a freshman at
  Cherokee High School.
• Ive been married for 28 years, which is hard to
  believe since I am only 29!
• I live in Canton.
• I love to spend time at the gym and I love to
  read.

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Some personal stuff

• There is only 1 football team worth
  mentioningand you may not say anything negative
  about my STEELERS!

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School Goals

• Students will continue timed tests. The goal in
  4th grade is to score at least 96 correct on all
  fact tests 100 problems in 5 minutes.
• Our writing will focus on all 6 traits, with an
  emphasis on ideas and conventions to fulfill our
  school goal.
• Problem solving skills will be taught and
  practiced throughout the year.

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Daily Schedule

• 720 750 Walk Fit/Morning Work
• 750 800 Announcements
• 800 900 Science/Social Studies/Health
• 900 1015 Math (snack around 900)
• 1015 1035 Recess
• 1035 1237 Language Arts (Reading, Writing,
  Spelling, Grammar)
• 1237 107 Lunch
• 107 130 Agendas/Journal Reflections
• 130 210 Specials
• 210 220 Silent Reading/Stack Pack
• 220 225 Afternoon Announcements
• 225 Dismissal

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Grading Scale

• A 90 100
• B 80 89
• C 74 79
• D 70 73
• F 0 69

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Student Agendas

• All students should be recording their
  assignments in the agenda daily.
• Please check your childs agenda as often as
  possible.
• I will not require nightly signatures.

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Papers/Weekly Folders

• Your child will bring home a homework folder each
  night. If it is empty, we did not have homework
  that day, but they should be studying their
  spelling words and they are required to read 100
  minutes each week.
• All school correspondence and checked work will
  come home in their Thursday Folders.
• All PTA notices will be on blue paper again this
  year.

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Snacks
Our snack time is around 900. Please remind
your child to bring in a HEALTHY snack. We will
eat while we work.
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Birthday Treats

• We celebrate birthdays at lunchtime.
• We can celebrate ½ birthdays if your childs
  birthday is during the summer.
• There are 30 students in our class.

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Lunch

• 1237 107
• Visitors are welcome!!
• The price for adult and sibling lunches is 2.75.

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Attendance/Tardiness

• Attendance at school is very important.
• Only illness or death of a family member is
  excused. Family trips are unexcused.
• REMEMBER School begins at 755. Students will
  be marked tardy if they are not IN THE CLASSROOM
  at 755.
• If there is to be any change in the manner that
  your child goes home from school, please send in
  a note in the morning. If they are riding a
  different bus, they must have a note for the bus
  driver. You can find this form on the GM website.
• Students may not be checked out after 145.

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Classroom Climate

• Class rules
• Ask 3
• Classroom jobs
• Behavior charts/rewards
• Compliment jar/parties
• 9 Week Celebrations
• Easy Button
• Book Buddies Mrs. Hanna
• Guidance Mrs. Miller

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Curriculum

• Spelling
• Language Arts
• Writing
• Reading
• Math
• Social Studies
• Science

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Spelling and Language Arts

• Words Their Way tests on Friday
• Wordly Wise (vocabulary) test every other
  Friday
• We may have grammar homework a few times each
  week.

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Reading

• 100 minute reading logs our goal is 30 books
  this year
• Each 9 weeks
• 2 AR books
• 2 projects (one assigned by me)
• 2 any other books
• Books must be at least 100 pages and on your
  childs reading level

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Writing

• 1st 9 weeks Narrative/Letter Writing
• 2nd 9 weeks Response to Literature
• 3rd 9 weeks Informational
• 4th 9 weeks Persuasive/Poetry

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Math

• Continue to work on computation skills with your
  child!
• First In Math!!!

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Social Studies

• Map skills Native Americans Explorers
  Colonization Revolutionary War Westward
  Expansion
• Special event The First Thanksgiving

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Science

• Water Weather Forces and Motion Sound Light
  Solar System Stars and Star Patterns
  Ecosystems Adaptations
• Performance based

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Technology

• Computer Lab/ Thursday
• Promethean Board
• Power Point
• Excel
• Timeliner
• Microsoft Word
• Cobb Virtual Library
• Internet/Research

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In the final analysis it is not what you do for
your children but what you have taught them to do
for themselves that will make them successful
human beings."   Ann Landers
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• Reaching for the stars!
• Candy Kisses large bags (for all those
  students with braces who cant have Jolly
  Ranchers)
• Gold spray paint
• Laser (red)
• Small items for our treasure box
• (Notepads, toys, stickers, etc.)
• Floor lamp (12.97 _at_ Walmart)

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Communication

• Agendas
• Thursday folders
• Blog http//garrisonmill.typepad.com/golden/
• Please subscribe if you havent already
• Please email me (I do not check voicemail)
• Sharon.Golden_at_cobbk12.org

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Volunteers

• Room Moms Cyndi Liles
• Anna Booth

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Lets Have a Great Year!