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Mrs. Yasenchak’s WebpageGo to the Boyertown School District homepage.
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Mrs. Pamela Yasenchak and Mrs. Kimm Sterner
PhilosophyTo enable all students to succeed in a changing world is the mission statement of the Boyertown Area School District.
• Each student will succeed in their own way and in their own time.
• We will offer the students opportunities to learn through many different types of activities, such as using manipulative, textbooks, hands on activities, projects, use of technology, and many other ways.
• As your child’s teachers, we will investigate the way your child learns best and provide many opportunities using the different learning styles for everyone to succeed.
Biography- Mrs. Yasenchak
• Bachelors degrees in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from California University of Pennsylvania in 1982 and Masters degree as Reading Specialist in 1984.
• Reside in Boyertown with husband.
• Kindergarten Teacher - 3 years at Pottstown Y.M.C.A. • Boyertown Area School District -Computer Lab Assistant in 1996-2002• Substitute Teacher in 1999-2002 • Remediation teacher in 2001-2002• Fourth Grade Teacher – 2002-present
Biography- Mrs. Sterner
• Bachelors degree from Arcadia University in 2002 and Masters degree from Lehigh University in 2004.
• Reside in Brandywine School District with husband and children.
• This is my 13th year teaching and my 9th here at Earl. • I taught 2 years in Pocono Mountain HS and the rest have
been in grades 3-5. • This will also be the ninth year we are co-teaching in fourth
grade together.
Communication Procedures
You may write a note or call at any time. We are usually at Earl from 8:00 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. You may call or send a note along with your child that you wish to speak to us, and we will call you as soon as we are able. E-mail is also available to you. Our address: [email protected] and [email protected]
Monthly Newsletters will be posted on my webpage.
Discipline Philosophy
We expect students to behave in a courteous and respectful manner at all times.
Student Progress
Each student has a folder titled “Check It Out”. This folder is the link between home and school. Each Friday this folder will come home. It will contain a record sheet on which tests will be recorded along with any comments that the teacher has for the week.
In order for this to be a successful link, parents and students must be involved. This involvement should take place over the weekend when the folder is at home. Parents are asked to sit down with their child and look at the things, which have been accomplished during the week. Concentrate on the positive, try not to be judgmental. The goal to move your children toward being confidant and self motivated learners.
After sharing the weekly work, please sign the record sheet and return it in the envelope with the test packet. We will return all the test packets again at the end of each quarter with the report cards.
Special Subjects
Monday Gym 8:45-9:25
Tuesday Art 8:45-9:25 Thursday Library 8:45-9:25
Friday Music 8:45-9:25
Curriculum
Math:. Common Core Standards are taught. Emphasis on problem solving using many different strategies. This will allow the student to deepen their thinking.
Reading: Reading Workshop, Daily 5 and CAFÉ are programs we will use in our literacy instruction. Emphasis will be placed on teaching strategies good readers apply to improve comprehension, fluency and building vocabulary. Differentiated Instruction will be used to group students based on skills and goals. In addition, reading will be taught through content area materials and literature selections.
Writing: Focus is on learning to use the writing process to create clear meaningful writing. Basic skills and grammar rules will be taught through the use of student work. Writers Workshop will allow individual creative writing.
Social Studies: Focus on the regions of the United States and the differences in geography, climate, natural resources, and economy between the regions, use of maps, globes, charts, and graphs.
Science: Three themes are covered this year. Water, Earth Materials, Motion and Design.
Study Island program is used to prepare for the PSSA Science Test.
Outdoor Environmental Education Trip – Sept. 30, Oct. 1,2
Planetarium
We expect everyone who enters our classrooms to behave in a courteous and respectful manner. We expect the fourth grade students to behave in a courteous and respectful manner from the time they arrive at school until the time they return home.
The expectations are that students are giving their best effort on everything they do while they are in fourth grade, and we strongly support these efforts.
Expectations
Students are responsible for their own behavior. We have gone over the school rules and the meanings of the words courteous and respectful. Breaking a rule, being disrespectful or not being courteous to someone results in missing either 5 or 10 minutes of recess and completion of a THINK sheet. The school wide initiative P.R.I.D.E. Personal Responsibility in Daily Effort is in effect through all areas of the school.
Discipline
General Information• Book orders through Scholastic.com are offered periodically throughout
the year. Paper order forms will be offered as well as online orders. This allows you to get more information about the books/levels etc., and it gives the flexibility of paying with a credit card.
• Email is a great way to communicate with us. We sometimes can respond quicker this way. If you would prefer not to communicate this way, phone or notes are other great options. Please feel free to let us know if a problem arises at home so that we can be more sensitive to your child’s needs.
• Our Parent Teacher Organization is the best! Please come out to a meeting to see what’s happening. They are held on the second Tuesday of each month in the library. A monthly newsletter keeps you abreast of upcoming activities. The PTO is starting their own webpage. More information will be forthcoming. Fourth grade relies heavily on volunteers. The activities we have are not possible without parent support. Thank you in advance for all your willingness to help.
New Programs
Breakfast ProgramStudents are welcome to partake in breakfast each morning in the cafeteria. Regular price is $1.40 and will be deducted from their lunch account. Free and reduced lunches are eligible. Reduce cost for breakfast is $.30. Menus
are found on the school website with lunch menus.
Operation BackpackOperation Backpack is a program that provides food in backpacks for students over the weekend who might be having difficulty acquiring food during that time. This program
will start after Sept. 28. Back packs are provided by the organization Operation Backpack as long as parents sign the permission slip. Students can be referred anytime during the school year. If you are interested please see me or Mrs. Turnbull, we will
provide you with a permission slip to get the program started for your child.
Also, follow our class on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4Class
Contact Information for Mrs. Pam YasenchakGrade 4Earl Elementary School22 Schoolhouse LaneBoyertown PA 19512610-369-7504 ext [email protected]
Please do not hesitate to call or email us if any questions or problems arise.
School phone - 610-369-7504
Email - [email protected]
Please proceed to the Library for information about Camp Innabah
