Ms. Lincoln’s Fourth Grade Class

1. Ms. Lincoln’s Fourth Grade Class Welcome!

2. Welcome to Fourth Grade! • Find your child’s desk and have a seat. • Read and respond in writing to your child’s letter. • Try your hand at your child’s puzzle. Thank you for coming!!

3. About Me • My background • I grew up in Castro Valley • I attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and received my B.A. in Communication Studies with an emphasis in Marketing. Worked in the corporate world for 2 years and went back to Cal Poly to receive my Multiple Subject Credential. • My experience • I’ve been teaching for 4 years. • I have taught second and sixth and have directed teaching experience in first and fifth. • My Interests • I love to travel, play sports, hike, and spend time with family and friends

4. My Goals • To give your children the academic and social skills they need to progress to 5th grade. • To provide a supportive and fun classroom environment. • To help children make new friends, develop their talents and have confidence in themselves as learners

5. Management Program • Kickback-Preferred Activity Time on Fridays • Raffle Tickets- Raffles take place on Fridays. Raffled items include coupons for sitting next to a friend, sitting at the teacher’s desk, lunch with the teacher and a friend, no shoes for the day, indoor recess with a friend, a free homework pass, time in another class to work with reading buddy • Program is focused on positive reinforcement

6. Our Schedule • 8:25 School starts • 10:00-10:15 Recess • 12:30-1:10 Lunch • 2:06 or 2:51 School ends • Students should not arrive before 8:10. There is no playground supervision before this time. • If you need to speak with me in the morning as we are starting our day, please write me a note/send me an email.

7. Tardiness School starts at 8:25 A.M. If you aren’t in the line by the time, please check in at the school office before coming to class. Please send your child to school on-time. I start teaching when we walk in the door.

8. Rules • We will follow Frederiksen’s school rules: • Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself. • Use appropriate words and actions. • Follow all school rules. • Always do your best.

9. Preps and Activities • Tuesday: Fine Arts • Thursday: Library • Friday: PE and Computer Lab • Make sure students wear sneakers on Fridays • Band: TBD

10. Daily Homework • Math (M-F) • Reading, Writing, Social Studies, Science, and special projects (M-Th, generally) • Review Packets as needed • Reading summaries will vary from 1-3 times a week

11. Homework • To find out what homework has been assigned, check the student planner. • Homework is written in the planner with the teacher at the end of the day.

12. Homework is due at the beginning of class. • Students who do not turn in all of their homework will attend our recess “study hall”. • They will use their first recess time to complete their homework. • Students with missing work, will also lose their preferred activity time on Friday. (This does not apply to students who are absent.) • A Missing Assignment Slip will be attached to your child’s Student Planner if homework is not turned in on time and completed. Please discuss the homework with your child, then sign and return the Missing Homework Notice the next day.

13. Missed Homework • Please send a note written on the homework assignment if: • there is a change in schedule at home (emergency, etc.) that prevents your child from finishing their homework; • there is an assignment that no one in your home is able help your child with. • Your note will excuse your child from study hall

14. Projects, Book Reports, etc. • Projects (book reports, book talks, posters, oral presentations, etc.) will be assigned periodically throughout the year. • I will send home a letter to families to let you know about the projects and due dates when I assign them.

15. This table includes practice time for school work to be done at home. Homework is defined as independent practice or preview of skills and concepts taught during class.

16. Field Trips • Monterey Bay Aquarium--December (bus) • Mission San Jose--February (car) • Oakland Museum of California, Gold Rush program—Spring (car) • I-Recycle School Education Center (April)

17. 4th Grade Key Math Concepts • Subtraction across zeros • Multi-digit multiplication • Long division • Fractions: comparing, simplest form • Decimals: tenths and hundredths • Geometry: plane and solid figures • Algebra: solving for unknowns/variables • Math Reasoning: multi-step word problems

18. 4th Grade Key Language Arts Concepts • Writing multi-paragraph essays • Adding details and vocabulary to writing • Personal and Creative Narratives • Responding to literature • Examples of grade level reading can be found in your child’s Reading anthology (blue book) • Accelerated Reading • Roots, Prefixes, • Suffixes

19. Common Core • Dublin Unified has adopted the new common core standards for language Arts and Math • Star Test will replaced with the Smarter Balanced Assessment • Challenges students to: • Articulate their thinking and use more than one strategy to find the correct answer • Defend their reasoning by providing a justification for their answer in math or textual evidence in language arts • Typing skills are essential The district website will soon have a tab that will provide more information about the Common Core, including common core information nights for parents

20. Final Thoughts Thank you again for all your support!! As for supplies, We have a community supply system in Room 18. • Any supplies your child needs were on the supply list and have (in most cases) already been given to me. • I will provide any additional supplies needed in the classroom for my students. Room 18 Wish List: Composition Notebooks, Dry Erase Pens

21. Let’s Have a Great Year!