Welcome to the

1. Welcome to the UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

2. ABOUT ME! • 2nd year at OPA, 2nd year in 4th grade • Graduated from UCLA with BS in psychobiology • Graduated from Cal State Fullerton with MS in Education and received my multiple subject credential • Hobbies: • Photography • Reading • Eating

3. 4th GRADE STANDARDS • Language Arts: organizational patterns of text, Greek and Latin root words, understanding and utilizing various reference resources. • Writing: personal narrative, summary, response to literature, and report writing • Social Studies: California history • Science: rock cycle, geological changes, electricity, ecosystems, and the food web • Math: multi-digit multiplication, long division, understanding fractions and decimals

4. CLASSROOM RULES • Take care of yourself • Take care of others • Take care of our classroom • Always try your best!

5. REWARDS • Badger Bucks • $3, $25, $75, or $100 rewards • Bucky Store • ClassDojo

6. CONSEQUENCES Better Choices: __ Warning __ Red Slip • 1st Infraction: Verbal warning • Your child will receive a verbal warning stamp in their agenda. • 2nd Infraction: Making Better Choices Slip (red slip. • This is to be completed, signed, and returned the following school day. Your child will also receive a “Red Slip” stamp in their agenda. • 3rd Infraction: Parent contacted • 4th Infraction: Office referral

7. HOW IS BEHAVIOR CALCULATED? • At the start of each trimester, students start with 100% in behavior. • Each verbal warning lowers the student’s behavior grade by 2%. • A red slip lowers the behavior grade by 3%. • A phone call home (for behavior purposes) will lower behavior grade by 5%. • An office referral automatically lowers behavior grade to 60% • To earn an A in behavior, students must be at or above90%.

8. HOMEWORK • Homework folder, binder, and agenda • Homework due at start of the day (8:05 AM) • 60-90 minutes of homework • 15-20 minutes of reading each night

9. HOMEWORK DEFICIENCY

10. GRADING POLICY • A Advanced 90-100% • B Proficient 80-89% • C Basic 70-79% • D Below Basic 60-69% • F Far Below Basic 0-59%

11. PARENT VOLUNTEERS • Room Parent, Assistant Room Parent, Art Master, Photographer • Prep work at home • Specialist class volunteers • Game Room and MI Recess Volunteers • Parent Volunteer Meeting Coming Soon!

12. SPECIALIST CLASSES • Music • Computer Lab • P.E. • Science Lab

13. WORLD LANGUAGES A NEW FOCUS ON

14. OPA World Language Objective: Students will Acquire Fluency In at Least One Foreign Language

15. 2013 World Language ModelIncreasing Fluency One Year at a Time To achieve this objective, instruction time must increase, effective teachers must be employed, as well as continuation of target language. MANDARIN REQUIRES 3X INSTRUCTION TIME AS WESTERN LANGUAGES Introduce Mandarin to young learners – gradually increase instructionGive option in 5th grade to continue or focus on Western Language of Choice TK-4 MANDARIN INSTRUCTION: (3 TIMES/WK X 30 MIN) 5-7* MANDARIN OR WESTERN INSTRUCTION (3 TIMES/WK X 45 MIN) 2013 - 8THGrade - FRENCH INSTRUCTION 2014 - 5-8* WILL MAKE LANGUAGE CHOICE

16. 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE SURVEY Which language should you learn? There are benefits to learning any language Whatever language you choose, learning it will make a difference in how you see the world and how the world sees you.BENEFITS OF LEARNING:

17. JIJI/MIND INSTITUTE • JiJi is now available on iPad! • 45 minutes of JiJi at home for homework each week (usually assigned on Wednesday). • Please make sure that this is completed and encourage your student to go above and beyond each week! • Our goal is to reach 100% completion! • Visit Honour Hall for a presentation from the Mind Institute.

18. CELEBRATIONS • Four classroom parties • Pre-approve all foods • Birthdays • We love birthdays, but please no birthday treats/goodies • Birthday Book Donation

19. SPECIAL EVENTS • Participating families purchase gift cards through www.shopwithscrip.com and profits are recorded in a family “account” for use for reimbursement when you wish to apply the funds to student travel. • Different giftcards give you different percentages back to your student’s travel account. • Sacramento Trip • SCRIP for Trips

20. JIJI/MIND INSTITUTE • JiJi is now available on iPad! • 45 minutes of JiJi at home for homework each week (usually assigned on Wednesday). • Please make sure that this is completed and encourage your student to go above and beyond each week! • Our goal is to reach 100% completion! • Visit Honour Hall for a presentation from the Mind Institute.

21. READING COMPREHENSION TIPS • Encourage your child to read non-fiction, expository texts. • Find their interest and select books based on that (e.g., sharks, dinosaurs, California history, rocks) • Ask them questions! • Compare and contrast • Cause and effect • Fact and opinion • Multiple step instructions • Share in their interests!

22. TRAFFIC • Great traffic flow so far!  • Follow the flow of traffic • Left turns in left turn lane • Right turns in right turn lane • No pedestrians on Oak Street for pick-up

23. COMMUNICATION • Weekly Testing Folders • Website • Weekly Updates • Email • ben.kwan@oxfordchampions.com • Phone • (909) 464-2OPA • Appointments

24. THANK YOU FOR COMING!!