WELCOME UPLIFT NORTH HILLS PARENTS 4 th Grade

WELCOME UPLIFT NORTH HILLS PARENTS 4 th Grade 2017 – 2018 School Year Mrs. Alhoutari is still in need of a room parent. Please see her if you are willing and able to help out.

MEET THE 4 TH GRADE TEAM Jessica Alhoutari– Social Students Planner jalhoutari@uplifteducation. org Bethany Knoodle – Science Planner bknoodle@uplifteducation. org Zainab Farah– Math Planner zfarah@uplifteducation. org Carolyn Finch – ELA Planner cfinch@uplifteducation. org

BEHAVIOR POLICY 2016 – 2017

BEHAVIOR • Grades K – 5 • Colors are as follows • Yellow – Powerful Panther – your child went above and beyond expectations • Green – Ready to learn – They are following expectations and procedures • Blue –Reflection- A bad choice was made. • Reflection sheet is filled out and sent home for parents to sign and return • Orange- Loss of Privilege - Student made another bad choice. This means that they will now miss out on something. This could be a few minutes at recess, etc. • 3 oranges in a week is a Friday detention • Red – Call home - This also an automatic Friday detention.

BEHAVIOR CONT. • Detention • 3 Oranges in a week = Friday detention • Red = automatic detention • Detentions are every Friday • Parents must park and walk in to pick up students in detention • A note will be sent home to inform parent of detention

READING & WRITING STAAR Mrs. Finch

NEW READING AND WRITING STAAR DATES • Writing STAAR – Tuesday, April 10 th • Expository prompt • 24 revising and editing multiple choice questions • Reading STAAR – Tuesday, May 15 th • 36 questions

MATH Mrs. Farah

IMPORTANT INFORMATION • IMPERATIVE that ALL students know their multiplication and division facts • 0 -12 • Go. Math Curriculum • Link to student edition in email and on fourth grade website • Builds on third grade

NEW MATH STAAR DATE • Math STAAR – Monday, May 14 th • There are only 34 questions

SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES Mrs. Alhoutari Mrs. Knoodle

SCIENCE CURRICULUM • STEMScopes • Online science curriculum • Each student will be given a username and password • Interactive Science workbook • Supplement • May be sent home as study guides, homework, or review work

SOCIAL STUDIES • Texas History

MAP • We will be taking the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) test 2 times this year. • The tests cover Reading, Language Arts, and Math. • The goal is for each student to grow 1 ½ years on their MAP score by the end of the year.

HOMEWORK • Writing assignment and/or Reading log • Math worksheet • Should not take your child more than 45 minutes – 1 hour • Please make sure that you sign your child’s planner every night so that you know what the homework is and how their behavior was for that day

NEWSLETTER/WEBSITE • Wednesday Panther Newsletter sent home every Wednesday • Newsletter will be sent home every 6 weeks with an overview of activities and curriculum. • 4 th grade has a grade level website that will be updated to show homework and assignments that need to be completed. • While these will be fairly accurate, always default to your child’s planner for the most up to date information. Sometimes we need to adjust an assignment last minute and that will not be shown on the website

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THANK YOU!!! WE LOOK FORWARD TO A WONDERFUL YEAR!!!