Welcome to Grade 4 Parent

Orientation!Back to School

August 24, 2015Ms. Paulson’s Class

Agenda Meet and greet Meet the teachers Curriculum & Schedule, Assessment, Homework Behavior Communication Uniform and Health Service and Volunteer opportunities Miscellaneous Write a note for your child’s first day

Meet and Greet To help us get acquainted please

State your name State the name of your student Share something exciting you did this

summer that your child might come into school talking about

Meet Ms. Paulson This is my first year teaching at St. Mark Recently graduated from Loyola Marymount

University with a bachelors in Liberal Studies and a minor in English

Part of a dual program where I graduated with my BA and multiple subject teaching credential

4th Grade is my favorite grade! Fun Fact: I’ve traveled around Mexico, China, the

Netherlands, the Caribbean, Greece, England, France, and Italy! I have lots of experiences and stories to share with your children

Curriculum and Schedule Students will learn through whole and small

group instruction as well as hands on play based exploration (centers)

Core Subjects: Language Arts (Comprehension, Fluency, Writing, Grammar, Word Study) Math, Religion, Social Studies, Science

Morning Drop off: 7:40 students must be in line

Morning 20 minute Recess: 10:10am Lunch: 12:25-1:05

Assessment 6 reporting periods- 3 progress reports,

3 report cards Report cards are standards based and

reflect yearlong goals Not all standards will be covered by first

reporting time Observational and formal testing

Homework Homework will be assigned daily and will

be based on what we are doing that week. Subjects will vary I will send home a homework packet on

Monday and require parent signatures to ensure a good communication between me, you, and the students

There will also be daily homework assigned

Behavior Positive reinforcement Peacebuilders- praise notes, class recognition,

school recognition Clip Chart – Every student starts on green,

purple is outstanding, and above and beyond is “On the Heart”. Yellow is a warning

Stop and Think Sheets Students will put the color they were that day

on their planner Class can fill marble jar for working together

Communication Agenda- sent home daily and will list homework,

behavior, and any other news Parents can use this to respond to teacher

comments, share non-urgent information Email is the best form of communication- check

before and after school. I will respond within 24 hours.

Website New and improved! Please subscribe to both fourth

grade and school pages for up to date information

Uniform Uniform:

Will need Full dress Mass attire Will also need PE clothes and sweater (worn 2x a week) Recommended casual uniform

Girls: Skirts cannot be more than 3 inches above the knee. No nail polish. If jewlrey is going to be distracting, please keep it at home.

Boys: if there are belt loops, there needs to be a belt Socks must cover ankles

Solid white or black shoes LABEL EVERYTHING!!

Health Bathroom: students will get bathroom passes that they can

save and turn in for extra credit Water Bottles: please have one in your child’s backpack

each day so that he or she can access as needed when in class

Birthdays: Bring anything you want as long as you let me know prior to the birthdate. I will set aside 10 minutes at the end of the day for treats.

Snack and lunch: Healthy options, lots of protein. We are now a trash free campus, whatever trash the students bring they will take home with them. Use reuseable containers!

Medicine: Kept and distributed through the office

Service Opportunities I will be sending an email with

volunteering opportunities Help with grading, filing, centers,

experiments Please fill out volunteer form on side

table before you leave

Volunteering & Field Trips All parents must be fingerprinted and Virtus

trained in order to chaperone on a field trip or volunteer on campus

Virtus Trainings: Saturday, September 20 9:30-12:30

Fingerprinting October 11-call for appointment (310) 822-

1201; limited availability Police Department (bring SMS LiveScan form)

Miscellaneous For the sake of time, please write down

any questions and drop them into the question bin before your way out. I can address these through email

Email me with any other questions!

Write a Note! Please take a few minutes to write a

note for your child to receive on his or her first day. We will take time to read these special notes.