{Welcome to 4th Grade}

Mrs. Buchanan’s Class!

LETS GET TO KNOW EACH

OTHER!!Name Game

Meet Your ClassmatesMeet Mrs. Buchanan

All About OUR Class ☺

Morning Procedures•Morning procedures are very important. They make a great start to the day! •Follow RISE expectations in the hall BEFORE you come to class.•Get breakfast BEFORE coming to class. •Come in Quietly (morning time is quiet time) •Turn in any assignments •Make your lunch choice •Work on morning work assignment. Your morning work will Always be on the board •When the announcements come on you are SILENT•Pledge of Allegiance!

•Stand •Face the flag•Hand over your heart

Schedule

8:00-8:50 Block8:50-10:20 ELA10:20-10:50- Essential Standards/ EI/ Digital Learning Lab10:50-11:40- Launch 11:50-12:15- Lunch 12:15-12:45- Recess 12:45-2:25- Math 2:25-2:40-Dismissal

Monday: PETuesday: A week- Guidance

B week- Media Wednesday: Lexia LabThursday: ArtFriday: Music

RISE

R-RESPECTI- INTEGRITY S-SELF-CONTROLE-EFFORT

Step 1: Warning Step 2:

Reflection Restricted Recess

Step 3: Reflection

Parent contact Restricted Recess

Behavior ExpectationsRISE VIDEOS

- Behavior expectations are the SAME no matter where you are or WHO the

TEACHER! Treat everyone and everything with RESPECT!

RewardsKid Created Rewards!

Line Expectations•Know where to line up and stopping points•Single File •NO talking •Walking •Compliments are REWARDED!

Let’s practice!

Homework• 20 minutes of Reading each night

Parents sign student planner

• 1 Reading passage and questions each week (in place of reading log for one night)

• Math practice worksheet- Given on Monday due on Friday

Homework sheets will be collected and checked on Friday

Surprise planner checks throughout the week for rewards.

Restroom•KEEP THE RESTROOM CLEAN

•Before school •Break before lunch

•On the way back from block •On the way back from recess

•If an emergency use restroom pass•One free pass per day- 2 restricted recess

Pencil Sharpening

DONE BEFORE SCHOOL•You need at least 2 sharpened pencils each day•Mechanical pencils are okay- not distracting •If your pencil is dull or not sharpened leave it in the not sharpened box- pencils will be collected at the end of the day- 2nd load will sharpen all pencils.•If your pencil breaks and you do not have another take one from the sharpened bin. •Mrs. Buchanan HATES the sound of a pencil sharpener.

Desks & Cubbies•Your classroom responsibility•Should be neat and organized

•Notebooks •Pencils/Pencil Box•Whiteboard desk

•No loose paper in desk

Grading Scale 10 Point Grading Scale

100-90: A

90-80: B

80-70: C

70-60: D

Below 60: F

What My Grade Means…A: I Understand

Neat and CompleteExcellent Effort

B: I mostly understand Mostly neat and complete

Good Effort

C : I understand some Not all neat and complete

May not be my best I need to ask more questions

D: I do not understand I need to ask for help. Not neat and complete

When You Are Finished..Look to the “Must do/ Can do” board in the front of the room. The assignment

at hand will always be on the “Must do” board. On the “Can do” side of the

board you will see different options of what do when you are finished.

Questions??