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Welcome to Fourth Grade!

Welcome to Fourth Grade!. Mrs. Bruns. Professional Experience. 24 Years of Teaching Taught Grades K-5 Meramec Literacy Facilitator District Literacy Committee Lab Classroom Teacher Life-long Learner. Miss Nicole Merritt Truman Intern.

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Welcome to Fourth Grade!

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  1. Welcome to Fourth Grade! Mrs. Bruns

  2. Professional Experience • 24 Years of Teaching • Taught Grades K-5 • Meramec Literacy Facilitator • District Literacy Committee • Lab Classroom Teacher • Life-long Learner

  3. Miss Nicole MerrittTruman Intern • Working on my Master’s of Arts in Education at Truman State University • Full year position • Assisting with classroom activities

  4. Communication • *Email: laura_bruns@clayton.k12.mo.us • Voicemail 854-6320 • Meramec Current • Fourth Grade News • Friday Folders • Weekly Reflections • Family Letters

  5. Friday Folders • Graded papers & Important notes • Sign inside paper and write comments • Return on Monday

  6. Character Development • Meramec Five • Essential Fifty Five • Class Meetings

  7. Meramec Activities Children • Rise & Shine • Character Council • Scouts • Computer Club Parents • PTO • Parent-Principal Dialogue • Community Book Study

  8. Mathematics • www.everydaymathonline.com • Provides access to SRB as well as games

  9. Reading • Independent Reading • Guided Reading Groups/Strategy Groups • Library Reading Awards-Missouri Circle • www.lexile.com • Nightly Reading- 15 Minutes

  10. Writing • Writer’s Workshop • Writing Process • Lucy Calkins Units of Study • Six Traits of Writing • Ideas • Organization • Word Choice • Sentence Fluency • Voice • Conventions

  11. Social Studies • Missouri • Geography • History • Government • Economics Jefferson City Field Trip April/May St. Charles Field trip November

  12. Science- FOSS • Matter & Energy • Structures of Life • Magnetism & Electricity • Earth Materials Explore on www.fossweb.com

  13. Spelling • Weekly Spelling Tests • Create individual list on Monday • Spelling Definitions • Spelling Sentences/Spiral Journal • Test on Friday

  14. Fourth Grade Projects • Map in a Month • Famous Missourian Wax Museum • Jefferson City Technology Project • Reading Circle Award

  15. Cursive/Keyboarding Cursive is optional in fourth grade. Keyboarding Goal - 15 words per minute. New online program Type to Learn 4

  16. Tests/Quizzes • 2-5 Days notice • Study Guide/Spiral Notebook

  17. Homework • Read 15 minutes nightly. • Given Monday-Thursday • Unfinished work from the day goes home • Weekend Workout- Optional

  18. Grading • Exceeds Expectations • Expected • Developing • Tests, quizzes, and some class work with be graded by percentages. Some class work is graded with plus, check, or minus to correspond with report card.

  19. 4-C’s Website • www.clayton.k12.mo.us/meramec/bruns

  20. Out of School Activities I’d love to come, just get me a schedule!

  21. Reminders! • Sign up for Fall Conferences in the library • Specialists are in the library • Respond to your child’s letter… • Class Donations/Pick up an apple

  22. Thank you for coming! I promise you everyday your child will learn something. Some days they will bring it home in their hands, Some days they will bring it home in their heads, And some days they will bring it home in their hearts. Valerie Welk T = Together E = Everyone A = Achieves M = More

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