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WELCOMETO MRS. HARDY’SFOURTH GRADE OPEN HOUSE!

BRITTANY HARDYHARDYBJ@D11.ORG719-328-6100

7:55 – ARRIVE IN THE CLASSROOM8:05 – WRITING8:55 – SPECIALS9:45 – READING11:30 – INTERVENTIONS (GT, ORCHESTRA-MONDAY, PERSONALIZED LEARNING, JIJI-WEDNESDAY)

12:00 – LUNCH AND RECESS12:35 – SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES(ORCHESTRA-WEDNESDAY)

1:05 – MATH1:20 - RECESS1:30 – MORE MATH2:15 – LEADER IN ME2:30 - DISMISS

Schedule

MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY MISSION STATEMENT

Creating Greatness.Every Day in Every

Way:Learn, Live, Lead.

MRS. HARDY’S CLASS MISSION STATEMENT

We are Team Hardy.

We wear our “WIGs”

by going to school

and staying all day.

Our other “WIG”, we have to say,

is read, read, read every day.

We use our 7 habits

to lead, lead, lead!

WIGS

WIGs: Wildly Important GoalsAttendanceReading

PIGs: Pretty Important GoalsEverything else

CURRICULUM/STANDARDS/DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION

New CO standards: CDE

Math: Math Expressions, STMath/Jiji

Reading: L2L, StoryTown, Daily 5

Writing: WFTB, Thinking Maps, Writers Workshop

Science: Kits

Social Studies: Discover Colorado

Teaching the Learner, not the “Grade”

SCHOOL RULES

4BsBe Respectful

Be ResponsibleBe Safe

Be Fun to Be Around

BEHAVIOR

Positive Behavior Systems & Support (PBS) will continue this year with Leader in Me

implementation.Positive Focus, Teaching Focus

Rewards: Class Dojo, Green Slips, Hardy Bucks, etc.

District-wide/School-wide Effort

CLASS DOJO

Points

Reported to Home

Texting/Messaging

Focus on Positive

Please see me if you need a new parent or student code.

HOMEWORK

There Is Homework EVERY Night! (But

it’s not all that bad…I promise.)

READING HOMEWORK

Reading:15-20 Minutes: Spend time with your child at home reading. Focus on pages, not so much on minutes: BUILDING STAMINA!

Reading at home every day will make all the difference in the world. (Not just in school…)

MATH HOMEWORK

Math: The Math Homework Book will come home most days. Each page should take about 15 minutes. If your student is having trouble with a sheet, please let me know. I am not looking for tears at the kitchen table!!

SPELLING?

Orton-Gillingham

Concepts and Practice, Not Word Lists: Suggestions, Red Words, and Sentence Concepts

“Test” on Friday: Did I learn the concept? Can I use it successfully in my writing?

Constant review.

I am not planning to send home a list to memorize and test on each week.

BIRTHDAY TREATS

Birthday Treats are fine. We will usually eat them at the end of the day.

CLASS PARTIES

Class Parties and Celebrations:

I would love to have some parent help with parties. Please see the volunteer/sign-in sheet.

PROGRESS REPORTS

If your student is struggling in a certain area, I will communicate with you at least once at mid quarter.

Personal victory emails and phone calls.

COMMUNICATION

Friday Folder

Planner

Weekly e-newsletter sent on Friday afternoons

Do I have your email address?

Remind

Class Dojo

PTA

Fall Festival- October 10th from 5 to 8 pm

hayrides, face painting, raffle drawings, midway style games, TWO inflatable bounce houses, kid-friendly dinner booth, Chili-cook off , kettle corn, bake sale, cake walk, and…dunk tank!

PTA – Please join and get involved. They do so much for your kids.

Questions?