Welcome to Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Mancills Fourth Grade Open House!

Welcome to Welcome to Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Mrs. Scott and Mrs.

Mancill’s Mancill’s Fourth Grade Open Fourth Grade Open

House!House!

Our ScheduleOur Schedule

8:10 – 8:458:10 – 8:45 Morning workMorning work 8:45 – 9:358:45 – 9:35 WritingWriting 9:35 – 10:209:35 – 10:20 SpecialsSpecials 10:20 – 11:5010:20 – 11:50 Reading Reading 11:50 – 12:2511:50 – 12:25 Lunch Lunch 12:25 – 12:5512:25 – 12:55 Physical Physical Education/RecessEducation/Recess

12:55 – 2:0012:55 – 2:00 MathMath 2:00 – 2:452:00 – 2:45 Science/Social Science/Social Studies Studies

2:502:50 DismissalDismissal

Goals for this year!Goals for this year! Develop written expression skills that Develop written expression skills that allow them to communicate in both allow them to communicate in both narrative and expository stylesnarrative and expository styles

Master all basic addition, subtraction, Master all basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts and be multiplication, and division facts and be able to use those facts accurately when able to use those facts accurately when doing computation and problem solvingdoing computation and problem solving

Learn to work cooperatively in groups and Learn to work cooperatively in groups and to sometimes take the leadership roleto sometimes take the leadership role

Learn to speak in front of their peers Learn to speak in front of their peers with confidence and style (Tropicana with confidence and style (Tropicana Speech)Speech)

Goals (cont’d)Goals (cont’d)

Learn self discipline through independent Learn self discipline through independent projectsprojects

Learn to plan long-range projects and bring Learn to plan long-range projects and bring them to completion (Science Fair Project)them to completion (Science Fair Project)

Learn to stay focused and bring written Learn to stay focused and bring written tasks to completiontasks to completion

Learn basics of note-takingLearn basics of note-taking

HAVE FUN!HAVE FUN!

Co-Teaching ApproachesCo-Teaching Approaches

One teach, one driftOne teach, one drift

Parallel teachingParallel teaching

Station teachingStation teaching

Co-teaching BenefitsCo-teaching Benefits

Two heads are better than one!Two heads are better than one! Students have more opportunities Students have more opportunities to respondto respond

More social opportunitiesMore social opportunities More eyes on students = improved More eyes on students = improved listening and participationlistening and participation

Extra help available for all Extra help available for all studentsstudents

DisciplineDisciplineDiscipline is vital to maintaining Discipline is vital to maintaining positive classroom management and positive classroom management and ensuring your child’s progress. Our ensuring your child’s progress. Our discipline plan is as follows:discipline plan is as follows:

Be prompt: on timeBe prompt: on time

Be prepared: materials and mind Be prepared: materials and mind readyready

Be respectful of yourself and Be respectful of yourself and othersothers

Remain on taskRemain on task

Expect to learn!Expect to learn!

Behavior ConsequencesBehavior Consequences

Consequence #1: student will miss 10 minutes of recess time

Consequence #2: time out in another classroom

Consequence #3: phone call home Consequence #4: sent to the office to

speak with principal

If a student chooses not to follow classroom rules they will be given a verbal warning. If the student does not adhere to this warning the following consequences will take place:

AgendasAgendas

Will be used daily to record homework Will be used daily to record homework assignments and upcoming tests.assignments and upcoming tests.

Please check and sign daily. Please check and sign daily.

This is a good place for us to This is a good place for us to communicate.communicate.

Any important information that is coming Any important information that is coming home will be sent in the agenda (Rock Star home will be sent in the agenda (Rock Star Binder) or in the Grade Folders on Binder) or in the Grade Folders on Thursdays. Thursdays.

Class IncentivesClass Incentives Earn Earn moneymoney for end of year for end of year

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Fun FridayFun Friday

Rock Star of the WeekRock Star of the Week

RecessRecess

Advanced Reader (AR Goals) Advanced Reader (AR Goals)

Superintendent’s Award (Must Superintendent’s Award (Must read at least 25 books for the read at least 25 books for the school year.)school year.)

Grade FoldersGrade Folders Sent home every ThursdaySent home every Thursday

Includes:Includes: graded papers from previous week graded papers from previous week a progress report (Please sign and a progress report (Please sign and return.)return.)

Keeping you informed of your Keeping you informed of your child’s current academic status child’s current academic status is a priority!is a priority!

Grading ScaleGrading Scale

90-100 A90-100 A 80-89 B80-89 B 70-79 C70-79 C 60-69 D60-69 D 0-59 0-59 FF

Class AbsencesClass Absences

Students who are absent are responsible to Students who are absent are responsible to make up the work they have missed within two make up the work they have missed within two days of being back to school.  Students will days of being back to school.  Students will be given a form with the work they have be given a form with the work they have missed.  Students are still responsible to missed.  Students are still responsible to turn in spelling homework on Thursday as well turn in spelling homework on Thursday as well as taking the test. Spelling words will be as taking the test. Spelling words will be posted on my website all year for students to posted on my website all year for students to access.access.

Homework AssignmentsHomework Assignments

Homework will be assigned Homework will be assigned Monday through Thursday nights, Monday through Thursday nights, and should take about 30-40 and should take about 30-40 minutes each night.   minutes each night.  

Homework is due the following Homework is due the following day it is assigned, unless day it is assigned, unless stated otherwise in agendas.stated otherwise in agendas.

Handing in HomeworkHanding in Homework

Students are responsible for Students are responsible for turning their homework in every turning their homework in every morning to the corresponding morning to the corresponding subject homework tray. subject homework tray.

Unless a student is absent, there Unless a student is absent, there will be consequences (loss of Fun will be consequences (loss of Fun Friday) for late or incomplete Friday) for late or incomplete homework and students will still homework and students will still need to complete and hand in ASAP.need to complete and hand in ASAP.

Weekly AssignmentsWeekly Assignments

Spelling:Spelling: Complete 3 choices off the Complete 3 choices off the spelling tic-tac-toe menu. Due no spelling tic-tac-toe menu. Due no later than later than ThursdayThursday morning. morning.

Wednesday:Wednesday: Read the weekly story and Read the weekly story and study vocabulary. Reading study vocabulary. Reading Comprehension Test on Thursday Comprehension Test on Thursday (unless a novel study is going on).(unless a novel study is going on). Study and practice spelling words- Study and practice spelling words- spelling test on Thursday. spelling test on Thursday.

MathMath

SkillsSkills MultiplicationMultiplication DivisionDivision AlgebraAlgebra FractionsFractions GeometryGeometry

Please review Please review multiplication facts multiplication facts with your child.with your child.

There will be quizzes There will be quizzes or tests weekly. or tests weekly.

Online Textbook: Online Textbook: http://bit.ly/Grade4SEonline

ReadingReading We will be reading a new story every week. Some We will be reading a new story every week. Some

weeks will be set aside for novel studies.weeks will be set aside for novel studies.

The students will take a test on each story every The students will take a test on each story every Thursday as well as taking a spelling test.Thursday as well as taking a spelling test.

The weekly reading test is broken down into two The weekly reading test is broken down into two categoriescategories Vocabulary (new words weekly), Vocabulary (new words weekly), Comprehension (Can use their books for this Comprehension (Can use their books for this part)part)

StationsStations

Online Textbook: Online Textbook: : http://bit.ly/grade4rdgse

WritingWriting

We will be doing a writing prompt every week.We will be doing a writing prompt every week.

We will be working on writing both expository We will be working on writing both expository and narrative essays. (One of these will be and narrative essays. (One of these will be on the FCAT Writing)on the FCAT Writing)

Your child will have 45 minutes to plan, Your child will have 45 minutes to plan, write, and proofread their essay. (45 minutes write, and proofread their essay. (45 minutes for the test)for the test)

By working on these skills now your child By working on these skills now your child will become more familiar with the test and will become more familiar with the test and the testing situation.the testing situation.

Social StudiesSocial Studies We will be taking a “road We will be taking a “road

trip” through Florida and trip” through Florida and learning all about our state’s learning all about our state’s exciting history!exciting history!

We will be learning all about We will be learning all about Florida from its earliest Florida from its earliest settlers to how it is today. settlers to how it is today. This will take them from the This will take them from the settling of Native American settling of Native American colonies in Florida, to the colonies in Florida, to the effect of the Civil War on effect of the Civil War on Florida, to how Florida is Florida, to how Florida is populated and governed today. populated and governed today.

Interactive Notebook Interactive Notebook

Tests will be about every 2 Tests will be about every 2 weeks.weeks.

ScienceScience Here are just a few new exciting Science Here are just a few new exciting Science

topics for this year: sound, matter, topics for this year: sound, matter, electricity, force and motion, water cycle, electricity, force and motion, water cycle, and rock cycle.and rock cycle.

There will be a Science test about every 2 There will be a Science test about every 2 weeks. weeks.

The students will be required to complete a The students will be required to complete a Science Fair Project in the spring. This Science Fair Project in the spring. This will be done completely at home and a will be done completely at home and a display board will be brought to school for display board will be brought to school for the science fair.the science fair.

Online Textbook: Online Textbook: http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com

FCAT TestsFCAT Tests

FCAT Writing FCAT Writing Feb. 28Feb. 28thth-March -March 1st1st

FCAT Reading and FCAT Reading and Math April 16Math April 16thth--2727ndnd

Getting Ready for FCAT

•Reading: www.fcatexplorer.com

•Math: www.coolmath.com

•Reading and Math FCAT 2010-2011 Sample test booklets: http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/fcatitem.asp

•University of South Florida’s FCAT site: http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat/default.htm

Field TripsField Trips

St. Augustine: St. Augustine: FebruaryFebruary

VolunteersVolunteers

Application ProceduresApplication Procedures

Volunteer forms are required Volunteer forms are required to:to: chaperone fieldtripschaperone fieldtrips work with students in the roomwork with students in the room

TechnologyTechnology

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Class Website www.mrs-scott.comClass Website www.mrs-scott.com

Mimio Mimio

Odds and EndsOdds and Ends

When bringing in a Birthday treat for When bringing in a Birthday treat for your child, please let me know ahead of your child, please let me know ahead of time so we can make time to celebrate!time so we can make time to celebrate!

Change in Transportation NotesChange in Transportation Notes www.MyLunchmoney.com: To create an account log in with user name and password. You will need to have your student's district ID number student’s date of birth, school and grade to complete the enrollment.

Important DatesImportant Dates

Questions?Questions?

Contact InformationContact Information

Email - Email -

[email protected]@lake.k12.fl.us

[email protected]@lake.k12.fl.us

Phone - Phone -

352-242-0313352-242-0313

Thank you for coming!Thank you for coming!

Have a wonderful evening!Have a wonderful evening!

It’s a pleasure to be It’s a pleasure to be your child’s teacher!your child’s teacher!