Welcome to 4th Grade!

Parents, please sign in at the back table.• Sign up for conferences at the back

table.• Volunteer lists at your table.• Read your student’s letter and write

back!• Eat some candy.• We will begin at 6:10pm.

Introductions

Ms. Daniels’ ClassEssential Agreements

1. We are respectful and caring of others, their feelings, and their ideas.

2. We actively listen to the speaker.

3. We are responsible and do the right thing.

4. We are ourselves and HAVE FUN!

A little about me…• 6th year of teaching• Highly qualified to

teach K-5 elementary, and 6-8th grade English and Spanish• MSU alum Go

Green!• Girls on the Run

Coach

Teaching Philosophy I believe in encouraging

your student to be who they are wired to be. Building

relationships with students and families is extremely important to me. I also

believe it is integral that we create a safe and caring

classroom community that allows students to take risks

in their learning and grow as individuals.

Classroom Specials Schedule

Monday

Chinese

P.E.

Tuesday

Art/Media (every other week)

Chinese

Wednesday Chinese

Olweus Anti-Bullying Meeting

Thursday Music

Chinese

Friday Chinese

P.E.

Lunch: 11:57-12:37pmSnack: 2:15pm

Learner Profile Traits and Attitudes

Traits: Attitudes:• Respect• Integrity• Commitment• Empathy• Cooperation• Appreciation• Creativity• Curiosity• Enthusiasm• Tolerance• Confidence• Independence

Curriculum

Units of Inquiry

Central Ideas & Focuses:•How We Express Ourselves: Rights & Responsibilities•How the World Works: Energy Transfer & Global Energy•How We Organize Ourselves: States of Matter & Government•Where We Are in Place and Time: View from the Earth•Who We Are: U.S. Regions, Human Geography & the U.S.•Sharing the Planet: Organisms in the Environment & Sustainability Fair/Economics

Language Arts: Reading• Reading Workshop• Jottings in Reading Journal•Peer & Teacher Conferences and Strategy Groups•Read-to-Self•Word Work•Twenty Time

• Reading Homework

•Nonfiction•Growing Theories about Characters•Book Clubs: Adventure Stories•Fantasy• Information Reading

Language Arts: Writing• Writer’s Workshop•Personal Narrative: Realistic Fiction•Personal and Persuasive Essays•Essay: Writing about Fiction• Informational: Research

Math• Michigan Common Core Standards •Organization of Math Expressions• Place value and multi-digit

addition/subtraction• Multiplication of whole numbers• Division with whole numbers• Equations and word problems• Measurement• Fraction concepts and

operations/Fractions and Decimals• Geometry

ThinkCentral: https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do

• Students and families can login at home to access the Student Activity book, Mega Math games, or Tasks on the Things to do list.

MobyMaxwww.mobymax.com• Great for

individualized practice!

• Students can practice math and reading

• Done in school for 15 mins daily, or 45 mins a week and sometimes at home if recommended by Ms. Daniels

Content Standards

• Reading• Writing• Math• Science• Social Studies• To be kept with students in Home

Binder for reference

Grading• Not all assignments are

“graded”• Focus: Mastery of Skill

4=Mastery of Grade Level Standard3=On Track toward Mastery of Grade Level Standard2= Partial Mastery of Grade Level Standard1= Limited Mastery of Grade Level Standard

Data Folders• Students will track personal growth

and mastery of standards throughout the year• Each subject area• Goal Setting

Home/School Connections

Food & Water• We have a healthy snack break daily• Students are encouraged to have

water bottles.• Birthday treats may be brought in at

the end of the day-please contact me.

Take-Home Binders• Used to help 4th

graders stay organized and reflect on their learning.

• Planner• Monthly reading

calendar• Monthly behavior

calendar• Math Homework &

Remembering Book

• Assessments • Common Core

Standards for Math & ELA

• Login information• Pouch to put $ and

notes to school

Remind• Daily

messages: text, email, and/or push notification• Homework• Also posts on

Haiku home page

Haiku• Great place to find…•Weekly class updates•Upcoming events•Uploaded handouts and forms•Photos from class• Links to videos and other sites used in class

• Parent Login: separate from child

• Found on Oxford’s Homepage: www.oxfordschools.org

• Scroll mouse over the “PUBLIC” tab at the top of the webpage.

• Choose HAIKU from the pull down menu

Class Dojo• Points given throughout the day• Positive: on-task, teamwork, working hard• Negative: incomplete homework, not

following directions, talking out of turn• Check at home• IB Learner Profile/IB Attitudes you can

help reinforce at home with the same language!

Classroom Management• Essential Agreements• Classroom Meetings: • Olweus Anti-Bullying Meetings Weekly

• Love & Logic• I will contact you to inform you of

anything that I view as problematic, repeated, or that will impact your child’s own learning or the learning of others in our classroom.

Homework• Nightly homework in home binders•Math Homework Page•Reading Log: 30 minutes•Reading Reflection• Inquiry• In-Class assignments that were not completed.

• Encouraging students to become responsible for their own work

Parent Involvement

Parent InvolvementVolunteer sign-ups are on the round table•Daily help with correcting •Weekly help with copies, organization, & display prep•Exhibition Mentors•Class help with Student Work—as needed•Other! If you have other ideas of service you could offer to support our classroom. •We would love to have you!

Email• Please feel free to contact me via email at any time. •Alicia.Daniels@oxfordschools.org

Telephone• Please feel free to contact me via telephone. •248.969.5075 ext. 4058

Thank you for your partnership!

Questions?

Thank you for coming!

Parents, please sign in on the list at the door.• Sign up for conferences at the

back table.• Volunteer lists at each table.• Read your student’s letter and

write back!• Eat more candy.