Mrs. Andersen’s 4th and 5th Grade

WELCOME TO ROOM 6

Please look over the sign up sheets under the window and then have a seat.

INTRODUCTION10 years Research Assistant in

Biochemical Lab14 years as a teacher

Raised two daughters: Katie 29 Dana 25

Hobbies: Horses, Reading

Supplies Needed for SchoolSchool does provide most items

3-Ring Binder/wide-rule paperOld sock – eraser for dry erase marker

Fine tipped dry erase markersMechanical PencilsHighlighterBlue PenFlash Drive

HOMEWORK POLICY

Daily expectations 30–40 minutes to an hour of homework every day, not including reading.

Students are responsible to have your signature every night on their binder reminder.

Homework expectations following an absence – for a one day absence, homework assignments are due the day after the student returns to school. For absences of more than a day, they will have the number of days missed to complete the homework.

Your child is expected to read for 20-30 minutes every night.

HOMEWORK Every afternoon a student copies the

homework assignments for the day into the Teacher’s Homework binder.

All students will write their assignments in their binders.

If a student leaves school early or misses part of the assignment, it is their responsibility to get the assignment from the homework binder.

CLASSROOM ORGANIZATIONBinders, Desks, Progress Reports

Students place all papers in an appropriate folder in their desks or put them into a 3-ring binder.

There should not be any loose papers in the binder or in the desk.

Binders will be checked periodically. Progress Reports – Behavior, Work

completion, AR Points, and areas of success and areas of challenges.

Progress Report

Name______________________ Date_________________

Assignments: Complete Not complete

Behavior: Excellent Good Fair Needs Improvement

Detention: _____ times

Accelerated Reader Points: Last week ____ This week____

I have reviewed my child's Binder Reminder, Progress Report and attached work for this week and have discussed it with my child.

Comments: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian Signature: _______________________

MINI CITY•This is part of the classroom organization and incentive plan. •Students choose new jobs every two weeks and receive a full salary if they do their job well. •Money they earn can be used to buy a classroom/playground prize.•Students keep a personal checkbook register and learn to keep write checks, fill out deposit slips and record on a register page.

THREE PERSONAL GOALS  

Respect Make Good Choices

Solve Problems

Friendship Hard Work Action

Loyalty Self-control Cooperation

Team Spirit Alertness Determination

SCHOOL RULESSchool Rules :

Playground Rules: Follow directions from all school adults. Be respectful with words and actions. Keep hands, feet, and objects to

yourself. Kicking balls and football is restricted

to the field. No playing by garden or KOC. Cherry balls, footballs, soccer balls, and

other balls of similar size may be brought from home. No tennis balls, baseballs, softballs, racquetballs, etc.

No closed games. No balls against classroom walls. Baseball hat must be worn forward. Play in designated areas only. No students in the hallways during

recess and lunch. Students must remain behind yellow lines. If you need help, see a supervisor or Peace Patrol. 

Sandbox Rules: Do not throw sand. Do not play chase or run in the

sandbox Do not walk under the equipment. Only one person on the overhead

ladder at a time. Go in one direction only on the

overhead ladder. Only one person down (not up) the

slide at a time. No 4th and 5th grade students on

playground equipment before school. No sitting or standing on the bars. Tire Swing – No more than three

students on the swing at a time. Stay seated for a count of 30. One person pushes. Line starts on sidewalk.

Swings – Count forward swings to 30, and stand to the side and tell the person you are counting.

Do not jump off of swings.

DAILY SCHEDULE 8:45 – 9:00 Opening, Attendance, Pledge to Flag  9:00 – 10:45 Reading/Language Arts 10:45 -11:10 Regroup for Language Arts 11:15 – 11:35 Recess 11:35 – 1:00 Math 1:00 – 1:45 Lunch 1:45 – 2:00 Oral Reading 2:00 – 2:55 Writing/ELD, Science, Social Studies 2:55 – 3:10 Binder Reminders/Clean-up / Dismissal Specials Library:Friday 2:40 – 3:10 Music : Friday 2:00 – 2:30 P.E.: Tuesday/Friday 11:35 – 12:15 Alt. Wednesdays 11:35 – 12:15  

4TH GRADECURRICULUM Reading : Using Fiction and Non-Fiction—Main

Idea, Problem/Solution, Cause and Effect, Making Predictions, Author’s Purpose, Fact/Opinion, Compare/Contrast.

Writing: Response to Literature, Summary, Personal Narrative

Math: Number Sense, Algebra, Integers, Geometry, Measurement, Place Value

Science: Electricity, Magnets, Rocks and Minerals, Plant and Animal Adaptations, Landforms

Social Studies: Californian History– Political, Social, Economic and Cultural Aspects.

TFK- non fiction reading

5TH GRADE CURRICULUM Reading: Using Fiction and Non-Fiction--- Main Idea,

Problem/Solution, Inference, Character Analysis, Author’s Influence, Fact/Opinion

Writing: Persuasive, Narrative(3rd person), Response to Literature.

Grammar: Sentence Structure, Verbs, Prepositions,

Math: Number sense, Place value, Fractions, Decimals, Geometry, Measurement, Integers, Math Reasoning, Algebra, Data Analysis

Science: Weather, Human and Plant Systems, Matter, Elements.

Social studies: Early American History. Political, Social, Economic and Cultural Aspects

TFK – non-fiction reading

GRADING I will drop the lowest quiz grade for each

subject in each trimester. Spelling and grammar are graded within

writing assignments. Accelerated Reader is incorporated into the

reading grade. Each student should accumulate 5 points per month if they are reading at grade level.

90%-100% - 4-Exceeding Standards 89%-75% - 3 – Meeting Standards 74%-60% - 2 – Below Standards 59% and below – 1- Below Standards

ACCELERATED READERGOALS

Home and school reading incentive program.

Encourage independent reading and expose students to a wide variety of genres.

Hopefully, students in 4th and 5th grade will earn at least 80 points through the year.

Classroom goal is 5-8 points each month per student.

FIELD TRIPS

5th GradeBizTown Oct 26th 25 Parent Volunteers Applebee’s – Sept. 29 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgGg_UgvVqO

Colonial Lady

4th Grade USS Midway Gold Rush

Day

. Reading?

How important is it!

Readers are good spellers.

Readers are good writers.

Readers are good students.

CLASSROOMVOLUNTEERS

•Help students

•Help teacher

•Room parent

CONTACT INFORMATION Webpage: www.twinoakselementary.org

Email: ruth.andersen@smusd.org

Phone: 1-760-290-2588 ext 3506