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Welcome to Fourth Grade!

Mrs. Read 2014-2015. Welcome to Fourth Grade!. All About Mrs. Read. Graduated in 1998 from Hiram College with BAs in Elementary Education and Special Education Obtained my Master’s Degree in Administration from Ashland University in 2005. Coached softball in Chagrin for 7 years.

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Welcome to Fourth Grade!

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  1. Mrs. Read 2014-2015 Welcome to Fourth Grade!

  2. All About Mrs. Read • Graduated in 1998 from Hiram College with BAs in Elementary Education and Special Education • Obtained my Master’s Degree in Administration from Ashland University in 2005. • Coached softball in Chagrin for 7 years. • Married fourteen years to Mike and Mom to two sons AJ and Will. AJ is 9, and Will is 7. • Moved to Chagrin three years ago. 

  3. Curriculum and Schedule Math Club 45 Lunch/Recess Language Arts Social Studies or Science Encore

  4. Encore Rotation • Day 1 – Guidance & Spanish • Day 2 – Music & Gym • Day 3 – Technology • Day 4 – Spanish & Library • Day 5 – Gym & Music • Day 6 – Art

  5. Assignments • Class work • Projects/Labs • Homework - Spelling - Reading Log -Math - Science/Social Studies

  6. Homework • Reinforces learning • Prepares for upcoming lessons • Teaches responsibility • Develops positive study skills • Should be independent • Consistent • Communication is important!

  7. Math • EnVision Math Program (CCSS) • Problem-Based Learning • Collaborative Projects • Accelerated - Pretests guide topics - Pacing • Homework

  8. Language Arts • Pilot Year – will loosely use LBD until Pilot programs are selected • Spelling lists – Data Driven – fluid groups • Format of Reading log will change • Time for Kids • Guided Reading Groups • Independent/Collaborative Reading projects • Writing projects • “Write from the Heart”

  9. Club 45 • Intervention/Enrichment • 45 minutes every day • Rotation - Read/Acton/McHugh - Dippel/Oulton/Florkiewicz - Heartz and Adick • Academic Lab (as needed) - Blackwell

  10. The Responsive Classroom Approach Morning Meeting Rules and Logical Consequences Hopes & Dreams Guided Discovery Academic Choice

  11. Examples of Logical Consequences “You break it – you fix it.” - Apology of Action Loss of Privilege “Take a Break.”

  12. Parent Communication • All graded papers will come home daily in the Take Home Folder. • Students bring home Student Planners daily. • Email is the best form of communication. • Infinite Campus • Website • Twitter

  13. My Contact Information: Phone: (440) 893-7690, Extension #4251 Email: sarah.read@chagrinschools.org Website: www.chagrinschools.org/Read.aspx Twitter: @read_chagrin

  14. “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

  15. Questions?

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