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Welcome to Mrs . Hoover’s 4 th Grade Zoo Please sign in, sign up and take a seat at your student’s desk. Agenda. Welcome and Introduction Daily Schedule Academic Schedule Rules and Rewards Typical Nightly Homework Final Thoughts. Mrs. Hoover in a Nutshell.
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Welcome to Mrs. Hoover’s 4th Grade ZooPlease sign in, sign up and take a seat at your student’s desk.
Agenda • Welcome and Introduction • Daily Schedule • Academic Schedule • Rules and Rewards • Typical Nightly Homework • Final Thoughts
Mrs. Hoover in a Nutshell • Born and raised in Vienna, Austria • Taught at Spreckels Elementary for 6 years and Tular for 4 years. • 4th grade for 9 years • Mother of 22 year old daughter, Chelsea, and 19 year old son, Kelvin • Grandmother of Levi (almost 2 years old) • Married 24 years • I ride my horse, Kiowa, as often as I can, and love to sail.
Academic Schedule Social Studies California Geography Native Americans California Missions Gold Rush Statehood Science Brainology Physical: Magnetism and Electricity Earth: Rocks and Minerals Life: Living Things and their Environment Novels Island of the Blue Dolphins By the Great Horn Spoon Technology Projects Digital Citizenship Regions PowerPoint Missions Brochure Coding and Programming Moodle Field Trips Santa Lucia Preserve Cooper Molera Adobe and Custom House San Juan Bautista Missions
Rules • Be: • RESPECTFUL • RESPONSIBLE ALWAYS TREAT OTHERS THE WAY YOU WISH TO BE TREATED
Rules and Rewards • Student of the Week Positive Incentives • 10 days of completed homework assignments = • Homework Pass • Group Tally Winners = • Goodie Box • Whole Class 50 Point Challenge = • Classroom Celebration
Rules and Rewards Student of the Month Criteria • All Homework: neat/complete/on-time • Appropriate classroom behavior • Appropriate playground behavior • Appropriate behavior in pull-out classes • Library books returned ON TIME – responsibility (instruments, PE clothes, etc.). • Exemplifies “Pillars of Character”
Consequences Behavioral Consequences • Verbal Warning • Reminder… Green Card covered by Yellow Card • Red Card = 5 minutes loss of recess • Blue Card = Lunch Detention and Parent phone call • Pink Slip = Parent phone call or conference
Typical Nightly Homework • Homework is posted weekly on our classroom calendar online: http://www.carmelunified.org/tularcitos/site/default.asp • Students write down homework into their planners daily… please check • Read forA.R. books: Mon – Thurs (15 min.) • Math Page • Language Arts: Iconic Prompt Journal – 1 icon • Miscellaneous – Science / Social Studies interactive textbook pages, reports/projects (usually completed in class).
Teacher – Parent Communication • Grade report sent home periodically. • Completed / corrected student work is sent home every 3 – 4 weeks. PLEASE SIGN and return EMPTY envelope • Email or call with any questions or concerns – prefer email • mhoover@carmelunified.org 620-8195-Ext 3350 • Parent / teacher conference (Fall & Spring) or as needed • Curriculum Brochure to be found at: http://www.carmelunified.org/domain/19
Final Thoughts • Wanted: Classroom Parent/s • Signups • Yearbook Coordinator/ need 2 photographers • Fall Festival • Spring-Fling (silent auction item…) • Field Trips • In Classroom or At Home Volunteers • Parent homework and note to student.