Welcome to Our Room! Home of Team G.A.

1. ROOM 411 Welcome to Our Room! Home of Team G.A.

2. About Mrs. Arnold • Background: • I have lived in 13 different states. • I have traveled to nine different countries. • I have been married for nearly 27 years. • I have four children: a college graduate, two in college, and one high school senior. • I graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Biological Sciences. • My Experience: • I was a Research Scientist for several years at the University of Illinois in Chicago. • This is my second year as a fourth grade teacher at Seven Hills Charter Public School. Arnold

3. About Mr. Green • Background: • I recently graduated from Worcester State University with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education. • I grew up in Brimfield Massachusetts where I attended Tantasqua Regional High School. • I am an avid New England sports fan and have participated on many sports teams throughout my life. • I have two older sisters, one older brother, one younger brother and a 180 pound Saint Bernard! • Teaching Experience: • I completed my student teaching practicum at Chandler Magnet School in Worcester Massachusetts. • I work for ™Wicked Cool for Kids over summer breaks where I teach science to elementary students. Green

4. Curriculum Overview-Math • Math: • Base Ten • Area, Perimeter • Operations • -Addition • -Subtraction • -Multiplication • -Division • Fractions • Decimals • Angles, Lines, Two Dimensional Shapes • Patterns • Real World Problems

5. Curriculum Overview-Science • Science: • Machines and Tools • Water Cycle • Levers and Force • Electricity • Engineering Design • Rate and Pendulums • Characteristics of an Organism • States of Matter

6. Curriculum Overview- English Language Arts • English Language Arts: • Reading and Comprehending Fiction • -Literature Genre • -Story Elements • -Reading Comprehension Strategies • Narrative Writing • -Sentences, paragraphs • -Parts of speech • -Ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions • Spelling • Vocabulary • Reading and comprehending nonfiction • -Main ideas and details • Research Report • Persuasive writing • Poetry

7. Curriculum Overview-Social Studies • Social Studies: • North American Countries and bodies of water • Regions of the U.S. • States and Capitals • U.S. Diversity and Immigration • Economics

8. Classroom Expectations • In this classroom, or what we refer to as our “house”, there are specific expectations for students. • Respect Yourself • Respect Your Teammates • Respect Your “House” • Give 100% Each Day

9. Team Code Team GA took it upon ourselves to design our own code of conduct. We live by this code of conduct everyday! Pay Attention Just Do It Now Go-For The Win/Win

10. Class Jobs Please take a look at our class jobs that are posted on the “Jumbotron” to the left of the door. As a part of Team GA, its important that every teammate pulls their own weight and does their job for the success of the team.

11. The Marble Jar Ask your child about the Marble Jar! The Marble Jar is located on the window sill near Mrs. Arnolds desk. This jar is used as a classroom management tool by rewarding the classfor good behavior in the classroom and throughout the school. If the class is caught doing the “right thing” they are rewarded with a marble that will go into the marble jar. When the Marble Jar is filled the whole class will be rewarded with a special day of fun!

12. Quarters and the Class Store Look around at all the desk tops. You will see plastic quarters in the top left corner. If a student is caught doing the “right thing” he or she will be told by a teacher to “Quarter Up”. When students collect Four quarters they may trade them in for a paper dollar. Students can spend these dollars at the classroom store.