Back to School Night Mrs Lay 4 th

Back to School Night! Mrs. Lay 4 th Grade Auburn Middle School Room 4 D

Welcome, Parents! · My name is Shannon Lay and this is my tenth year of teaching. I have always taught fourth grade and I love it! · I’m looking forward to having your son or daughter in my class this year!!!! · We will be working very hard on the basics: reading, writing, and mathematics. In addition, we will work on social studies and science! · The following is a general overview of my classroom, procedures, and students expectations.

Classroom GOALS · Cover the STANDARDS that our state believes are important for your child to learn during 4 th grade. · To give your child the academic tools they’ll need to progress to 5 th grade. · To provide a supportive fun learning environment while we learn the standards Learning Is Fun · Discover New Interests

Discipline Policy: Green Card Great Behavior Yellow Card Caution/Verbal Warning Orange Card Lunch Recess or After School Detention or Note Home Red Card Direct Referral to Mr. Grimm Severe Disruptions *See Principal Mr. Grimm *Call Parents *Write Up

Classroom Behavior Rules **Mrs. Lay has the right to teach and each student has the right to learn. Please……. · · · Talk only at appropriate times. Complete homework and daily work on time. Be attentive during class. Respect the rights and safety of others. Be honest. Just Do Your Best * Rewards for GOOD Behavior NO HOMEWORK= DETENTION

READING Fourth Grade Upper Grade 4 th-8 th DRA TEST Assessments: Timed Reading, All Responses Are Written: Write a Summary and Answer Comp. Questions · Beginning Scores Advanced Proficient 50+ 38 Below 34 - Year End Scores Advanced Proficient 50+ 40 Below 38 -

4 th ASSESSMENTS Grade Illinois State Standards • D. R. A Assessments: Fall & Spring Winter, if needed • AIMSweb® Reading Curriculum-Based Measurement (R-CBM)Standard Oral Reading Fluency Assessment Passages : Fall & Spring • ** Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT): Spring

Homework & Home Reading Please Provide: · Homework Supervision/Please check your child’s work · Special Homework/Backpack Location · Quiet Homework Environment · Necessary School Supplies · Twenty Minutes of Reading Nightly · Please check and sign agenda daily · Read To Succeed

Take Pride In Your Work Mrs. Lay’s Class ALL WORK SHOULD: · Have Name · Your BEST Writing · Be Turned In On Time · Be Your Best Work · Be Neat, Not Folded or Torn

Reading Text: Pearson Illinois State Standards Fourth Grade Themes: Traditions 1. This Land is Your Land 2. Work and Play 3. Patterns in Nature 4. Puzzles and Mysteries 5. Adventures by Land, Air, and Water 6. Reaching for Goals * Novel Units and Guided Reading!

Illinois Mathematics Standards 4 th Grade: Text Mac. Millan/Mc. Graw-Hill 1 Place Value 2 Adding & Subtracting Whole Numbers & Money 3 Multiplication & Division Facts 4 Multiplying By One Digit Numbers MATH 5 Multiplying By Two Digit Numbers MATTERS 6 Dividing By One Digit Divisors 7 Fraction Concepts & Probability 8 Adding & Subtracting Fractions 9 Decimals 10 Data & Graphs 11 Geometry 12 Measurement, Perimeter, Area

4 th Grade SCIENCE Standards…. . Mrs. Lay’s Class … Is FUN!!! · Unit A – The World of Living Things · Unit B – Animals as Living Things · Unit C – Earth and Beyond · Unit D – Water and Weather · Unit E – Matter · Unit F – Energy

Social Studies We will start our year by studying our country’s geography. We will then look at the different regions of the United States: the West, South, Middle West, and the Northeast. We will work on map skills and do a fun unit on our wonderful state: Illinois!

Binders AGENDAS · Provided by the school, in binder. · Used to track daily assignments. · Parents: Has your child completed all of the assignments for the day? · Parent signature/initial · Weekly homework assignments note taped into the back of the agenda

· Binders… · Your child’s behavior chart is in his or her binder. Please check it nightly and sign at the end of the week. · Spelling words are in the binder. Please leave them there for home and school use. A list is also on my website. · Please check the reading log each week. The log is normally due on Thursday. If we are not working out of our textbook, we will not have a story on the reading log due for the week. · Study Guides are in the binders. They are not homework. These should be used as a tool to help prepare for tests. · The newsletter is at the back of the binder. If you sent back a note that stated you do not need one, I know that you will get your newsletter off of my website. Thanks! · ·

Additional notes · Family Times – Please use it as a guide for the story we are working on for the week. It has a summary, our comprehension skills, vocabulary, and our language arts topic. · Website-My website is linked to the district website. It is under the Middle School. It has many links, study guides, spelling words, etc. I update it weekly.

Please sign up for one of our parties, if you would like to send in an item for the entire class!

Let’s Have A Great Year! If you have any questions, please feel free to call 438 -6919 or e-mail me. I’m always available and will be happy to talk with you! Sincerely, Mrs. Lay