Important Information to Know 2012 2013

							Classroom Discipline
    Procedures
      4thGrade
      Expectations and Rules
• 4th Grade students at FFE will be:
  – Respectful
  – Responsible
  – Resourceful
                  Respectful
• Students will be respectful by:
  – Respecting, peers, teachers, substitutes, and adult
    volunteers;
  – Respecting and following our school and classroom
    rules;
  – Respecting our school’s and other people’s property;
  – Listening to and following the directions of our
    teachers;
  – Leaving other people’s things alone;
  – Saying encouraging things to our classmates.
               Responsible
• Students will be responsible by:
  – Doing the right things for the right reasons;
  – Taking care of our things;
  – Taking pride in keeping our school building
    and campus clean and inviting;
  – Bringing our required materials to each class;
  – Turning in assignments on time;
  – Taking responsibility for our own actions;
  – Taking responsibility for our own learning.
               Resourceful
• Students will be resourceful by:
  – Thinking creatively to solve problems for
    ourselves.
  – Being efficient in completing tasks.
      Positive Reinforcement
• Teachers will be looking for positive
  behaviors during the day.
• Homeroom teachers will award their whole
  class when positive behaviors are evident.
• Above the Line BINGO
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             Consequences
• Stage I
  – Ten minutes time out in another teacher’s
    classroom.
     • Think Sheet
• Stage II
  – Silent Lunch
     • Think Sheet
  – Parent Contact: Phone conference
              Consequences
• Stage III
  – Exclusion from recess.
     • Think Sheet
• Stage IV
  – Silent Lunch
  – Exclusion from recess
  – Parent Conference
     • Think Sheet

• OFFICE REFERRAL
                       Conduct Rubric
    •Category        •Symbol                                    •Qualification

                                •Student always does what is asked of him or her. Respects others and follows
    •Excellent            E                      classroom and school rules and procedures.
                                                                 0 Numbers


                               •Student does what is asked of him or her most of the time and follows
   •Satisfactory          S    classroom and school rules and procedures.
                                                                 1-2 Numbers


                               •Student sometimes does what is asked of him or her and has to be redirected
                               quite often. Student has trouble following classroom and school rules and
•Needs Improvement        N
                               procedures.
                                                                 2-4 Numbers


                               •Student rarely does what is asked of him or her and requires constant
                               redirection. Student has difficulty following classroom rules, and has been
  •Unsatisfactory         U
                               referred to an administrator.
                                                                    5 Numbers
             SLANT

•   Listen
•   Ask
•   Nod
•   Track
Important Information to Know

           Mr. Blakely
            4th Grade
    Science and Social Studies
                 Schedule
• Science in the mornings
  – Palma: 7:50
  – Blakely: 9:30
  – Morrison: 10:20
• Social Studies in the afternoons
  – Group I: 12:00
  – Group II: 12:45
  – Group III: 1:30
               Books
• Science Book
• Interactive Text Book.
• GA Experience Work Books.
             Science Materials
• Three Ring Binder with:
    – Designated tabs
    – Study Guide
    – Planner
•   Pencils
•   Highlighters
•   Index Cards
•   Color Pencils
•   Text Books
        Social Studies Materials
• Three Ring Binder with:
    – Designated tabs
    – Study Guide
    – Planner
•   Pencils
•   Highlighters
•   Index Cards
•   Color Pencils
•   Text Books
  Study Guides and Resources
• Study guides are given before or on the
  date of a new unit of study.
• They are designed to guide you through
  each lesson and assist you in studying for
  tests.
• SSDR = See – Say – Do – Review
• Interactive Text
• http://www.eduplace.com
• www.franklinforest.com
Performance Task and Home Fun!
•   Homework written on board
•   Write assignments in planner!!
•   Interactive Text / Performance Task
•   SSDR = See – Say – Do – Review
                   Test
• Tentative test and quiz dates will be noted
  on news letter.
• Don’t wait until the last minute!!
           Grading Policy
• Unit Tests / Performance Tasks/ Chaper
  Tests = 70%
• Quizzes = 30%
Graded Papers and Extra Help
• Graded papers will go home Tuesdays
  in your Tuesday folders.
• If you need help just ask!

  –Even Einstein asked
   questions!
• The Black Box
What we will be learning in Science
            this year?
• Astronomy
  – Our Solar System
  – Cycle and Patterns in Space
  – Weather
• Ecology
  – Parts of an Ecosystem
  – The Cycle of matter through an Ecosystem
  – Adaptations and Extinction
• Physics
  – Light and sound
  – Motion and Machines
 What we will be learning in Social
       Studies this year?
• First Nine Weeks
  – Geography and Native Americans
  – Exploration in North America
• Second Nine Weeks
  – Colonization in North America
  – The American Revolution
• Third Nine Weeks
  – A New Nation
  – Westward Expansion
  – Reform Movements
              Lets Get Organized
               Three Ring Binder
• Planner
• PAGES Graphic Organizer in Sheet Protector
• Classroom Discipline Procedures in Sheet Protector
• Tab I SC SG
   – Science Study Guide
• Tab 2 SC Q&T
   – Science Quizzes and Tests
• Tab 3 Soc SG
   – Social Studies Study Guide
• Tab 4 Soc Q&T
   – Social Studies Quizzes and Tests
• Tab 5 Misc
   – Miscellaneous
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