Please be sure to sign the sign

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Welcome
Please be sure to sign the sign in sheet located
in the hall.
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Our Team
Mrs. Popadak Mrs. Diffenderfer Mrs.
Stec Math Social Studies
Science
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Education Philosophy

• Every child has the right to learn
• Cooperative learning environment/Teamwork
• Differentiation

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Expectations

• Basic Rules
• Team and Individual
• Rewards
• Consequences

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Communication

• Binders
• Assignment Books
• Remind 101
• Email is best to contact us
• Mrs. Diffenderfer kdiffend_at_upsd.org
• Mrs. Popadak wpopadak_at_upsd.org
• Mrs. Stec kbianchi_at_upsd.org
• Contact the subject area teacher with questions
  about that particular subject. Please CC the
  homeroom teacher.

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ELA

• Driven by Core Curriculum Standards
• Cooperative Groups
• Daily 5 Framework
• Student choice and Right Fit books

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Math

• Driven by Core Curriculum Standards
• Cooperative Groups
• Hands on learning manipulatives
• Problem solving skills are stressed

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• Units of Study
• Ideas Inventions
• Magnetism Electricity
• Earth, Moon, the Sun
• Waterand much more!
• ___________________________________
• Driven by Core Curriculum Standards
• Cooperative Groups
• Hands on learning Experiments
• The Scientific Method

Science
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Focuses on the study of Pennsylvania
Social Studies

• The geography
• The Native Americans
• The first settlers
• Colonization
• Revolutionary War
• Students will complete study guides for all
  tests.

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Binders

• To school and home everyday
• Contains homework, study guides, important
  notes, school updates, and graded papers
• Check the homework folder, parent information
  section, and graded work section nightly
• Papers from the parent and graded work sections
  should be removed and not returned to school.
  Please only remove papers from these two
  sections.

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Binders

• All students need a 2 inch binder
• and 10 write on dividers by Thursday, September
  3.

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Homework

• Homework is given as needed. We only give
  homework to reinforce a skill learned in class.
  We do not send home busy work.
• Homework not done or forgotten will be made up at
  recess and counted as a miss.
• Students are responsible to put their homework
  into their homework folder each evening.

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Homework Continued

• Reading Logs Students must read 20 minutes, 5
  nights a week. Nightly reading logs are not
  required this year.
• Math Expected most nights
• Science/Social Studies Study guides for tests,
  projects, needed materials

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Student VacationsFourth Grade Team Plan

• Work will be given to student upon return from
  vacation
• Why?
• Many changes to curriculum
• Team planning, monitoring, adjusting lessons
• Class could be ahead of plan or behind
• Few worksheets used

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Student AbsenceA written note is required upon
return to school.

• Work can be requested through email at the start
  of the absence day.
• The work will be sent home at your request with a
  sibling or neighbor designated by you, or it can
  be picked up in the office at the end of the
  school day.

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Specials Schedule

• Day 1 Art 940 - 1020 
• Day 2 Music 940 1020
• Day 3 FLITE School 940 - 1020
• Day 4 Gym 940 - 1020
• Day 5 Library 940 - 1020
• Day 6 Bonus 940 - 1020 (FLITE School)
• FLITE Fundamentals Learned through Innovation, Te
  chnology, and Exploration

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Wrap Up

• Session 1 635 705
• Session 2 710 740
• Session 3 745 815