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Welcome to 4 th Grade

Welcome to 4 th Grade. All About Mrs. Adick. Born in Atlanta, Georgia Graduated high school in Michigan. Graduated in 1999 from John Carroll University with a BA in Elementary Education. Obtained my masters degree as a reading specialist from Kent State in 2003.

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Welcome to 4 th Grade

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  1. Welcome to 4th Grade

  2. All About Mrs. Adick • Born in Atlanta, Georgia • Graduated high school in Michigan. • Graduated in 1999 from John Carroll University with a BA in Elementary Education. • Obtained my masters degree as a reading specialist from Kent State in 2003. • Taught graduate level courses at John Carroll University. • I have been married 11years to Jeff Adick, a teacher in South Euclid- Lyndhurst. • I have three daughters Carolyn who is 8 and Sophie is 7 and Gretchen who is 4. • I love reading , being outside with my kids, and watching football.

  3. Curriculum and Schedule • You may go to my website to see a list of the things studied in fourth grade. • Writing and Reading with me. • Math with Mrs. Read: Social Studies with Mrs. Read. • Specials run everyday from 9:45-10:45 • Lunch/Recess 12:45-1:45

  4. Specials Rotation • Special Rotation • Day 1 (Red) Art • Day 2 (Orange) Library Guidance • Day 3 (Yellow) Chinese/Spanish Physical Education • Day 4 (Green) SSR Music/Strings • Day 5 (Blue) Physical Education Chinese/Spanish • Day 6 (Purple) Music/Strings SSR

  5. Assignments • The assignment planner will be filled out with the class and checked and initialled by me. • Students will have math homework given on a daily basis. • Social Studies/ Science homework assigned on a daily basis • Students will have spelling due each Friday. Tests are every other Friday. • Students must read 60 minutes a week. • Students will be assigned Compass Learning or Ongoing Test Practice each week

  6. Daily Schedule • 8:10-8:40- Morning Meeting • 8:40-9:40 Writing • 9:40-10:40 Specials • 10:40-11:40 Reading • 11:40-12:40 Math • 12:40-1:40 Lunch/Recess • 1:40-2:10 Intervention • 2:10-3:10 Science/Social Studies • Fridays • 8:40-9:40 Specials • 9:40-10:40 Writing

  7. Parent Communication • All graded papers will go home on Fridays in the Friday folder. • Email is the best form of communication. • All information is on my class website, • http://www.chagrinschools.org/Adick.aspx • which can be accessed through the school’s web page.

  8. Language Arts“Reading is not dancing on top of words. It is grasping the soul of them.” Paulo Friere Reading • Using Literacy by Design program • Understanding text with specific strategies • Logging books • Summarizing • Audience and purpose for reading • Expanding vocabulary • Fluency practice Writing • Parts of Speech • Sentences • Paragraph • Letter Writing • Informational vs. Narrative • Compare/Contrast • 6 Traits of Writing (Ideas, Conventions, Organization, Word Choice, Voice, Sentence Fluency) • Research essays

  9. Responsive Classroom

  10. “Whether we’re a preschooler or a young teen, a graduating college senior or a retired person, we human beings all want to know that we’re acceptable, that our being alive somehow makes a difference in the lives of others.”- Fred Rogers

  11. My Contact Information: Phone: (440) 893-7690, Extension #4252 Email: Katherine.Adick@ChagrinSchools.org

  12. Questions?

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