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Welcome to 4th Grade!
Back to School Night
September 23rd, 2015
Thank You for Attending Back to School Night!
• Without your support, everything that we do in school would not be possible.
About Mr. Van Wyk
• High School – Interboro High School
• Undergraduate – West Chester University
• Graduate School – Temple University
• Teaching Experience:– 11th year teaching
» 7 years in 4th grade
» 2 years in 2nd grade
» 1 year in 5th grade
» 1 year in 3rd grade
Class Size
• This year we have 23 students in our class
–13 boys
–10 girls
Birthdays
• All birthdays are celebrated, even summer birthdays
• No invitations to parties are to be handed out unless the entire class is invited
• Treats are no longer allowed to be handed out. Some parents have bought mini pretzels on Thursdays for the class.– Students can dress down on their birthday.
Special Schedule
• Monday: Gym 11:45 – 12:15• Tuesday: Music 11:45 – 12:15
Library 2:15 – 2:45• Wednesday: Gym 11:45 – 12:15• Thursday: Chorus 7:45 – 8:25
Music 11:45 – 12:15• Friday: Computers 9:15 – 9:55
Art 1:10 – 1:50
School Uniform
• Acceptable colors: Black, gold, white, or gray.
• Any print on shirts/pants needs to be Interboro specific.
• Gym clothes can be worn any day of the week.
• Spirit wear sale on sale
until 9/28.
Science/Social Studies
• We will be switching this year with Ms. Garling’s class
• Mr. Van Wyk and Ms. Garling will both be teaching Social Studies and Science– We will switch 4 times per week– 30 – 45 minute periods.
Band
• Beginner Band starts in 4th grade.
• Mr. Peltz has already come around to hand out permission forms and talk to the students.
Homeroom Parents/Volunteers
• Hopefully, 2 homeroom parents.– These parents also need to act as liaisons to Home and School. Regular
attendance to Home and School meeting is encouraged.
• Volunteers needed to help with special projects, events, and field trips that may come up throughout the year.
Activity Money
• We are asking for $7.00 for activity money
• This pays for parties and any other fun activities that we plan for the students throughout the year
Lunch/Breakfast
• Breakfast - $1.50
• Lunch - $2.45
• Please label lunch money envelopes with child’s name, 4V, and lunch account number
Pretzels
• Sold every Thursday
• 50 cents each
• Please send money in an envelope
• Pretzels are optional – you do not have to buy them
• Due to the wellness policy, we are reverting back to mini pretzels
School Store
• Thank you to all parents/guardians who have volunteered to help out!– (Please don’t take off of work to work the
School Store – we’ll be able to find someone)
• All proceeds benefit the 4th grade.– Last year, most field trips were free - $5.00
due to the School Store.
Homework
• Reading, Math, and Vocabulary assigned on a nightly basis
• Occasionally, students will have Science or Social Studies homework
Challenge Points
• Challenge Points are given on certain tests throughout the year.– They do affect grade in a positive or negative
way.– Challenge Points are accumulated throughout
the school year.• 50 Challenge Points = a free pretzel
Agenda Books
• Homework written down every morning
• I will sign off to make sure the students correctly write down their homework
• Student’s color (for behavior) and any numbers will be written down
• Please sign every night, so your child will receive a thumbs up
Monday Folders
• Every other Monday, the children will be sent home with a Monday Folder
• In the Monday Folder, you will find all of the assessments that have taken place over the last two weeks
• Please sign the folder, and return all papers
Hole Punch Cards• When students are caught doing something nice, they are given a
hole punch
• A new hole punch menu has been implemented this year to give children more choices.
1 Card Free Pretzel
Sit in the Teacher’s Chair
Prize Box
2 Cards Do AM Announcements
10 minutes free time on technology
No Shoes for an Hour
3 Cards Dress Down Day
Join a Gym Class
4 Cards Gum Chewing Certificate
Pick a Song to Play Over announcements
5 Cards Library Aide
Free Period With an Approved Friend
6 Cards Homework Free Day
Copy Delivery/Office Helper
7 Cards Recycling Helper
Principal for a Period
8 Cards Lunch with a Teacher
BUC Pride System
• Numbers given to represent misbehavior• These are listed in the agenda book
• Colors represent behaviors for the day• Green – perfect
• Blue – warning
• Yellow – 10 minute loss of recess
• Orange – entire recess lost
• Red – after school detention
Positive Behavior Support
• Fourth year of system to identify positive behaviors seen throughout the school day
• If a student receives a Bucs Bingo card, they have a chance to win a grand prize
• Students will receive hole punches for good behaviors– 1 completed card = free pretzel– And many more options!
Report Cards
• Trimesters – 3 report cards given throughout the school year
• Report Cards are standard based – retain the same look as last year
• No more letter grades, students will be given a number (1 – 4)
Dismissal
• Please setup an assigned spot where your child meets parents/siblings
• School is dismissed at 2:45
• 4th grade students are dismissed through the doors facing MacDade Blvd.
Messages
If they are urgent, please leave with secretary
Can be left on/with:• Phone
• Email (checked most often)
• Secretary
• Student
• Agenda book
Communication Folders
• Materials handed out from the office
• Given every Wednesday
• Youngest student at school receives folder for family
• All papers are also available on the Glenolden School website.
Field Trips
• John Heinz
• Philadelphia
• Possibly a play
• Pete’s Produce Farm
PSSA’s
• Students will take Reading, Math, and Science exams this year
• Reading and Math – Beginning of April
• Science – Late April
Journeys
• Our new reading series
• PA Common Core Standards aligned.
• Students now have:– Reading textbook– Reading workbook– Writing workbook
Go Math!
• Same math series as last year.
• All resources are available online.– www.thinkcentral.com
• Username: lunch number
• Password: Go!lunch number
• Students have:– Math textbook– Math standards practice book (HW book)
Study Island
• Computer Program used to help prepare students for PSSA’s
• Sometimes homework is given through the website
• Username – first name.last name-glen
• Password – lunch number
• www.studyisland.com
Tools For Success
• Math Fluency program
• Research based – proven to improve students’ retention and speed of math facts
• Please go over with children daily
• Should only take a minute or two to review
• Students will be tested 1 or 2 times a week
• Today was our first day
• Look for an orange folder.
Conferences
• If you have any specific dates or times, I have a sign–up chart on the board
• Conferences take place end of Nov.
• Conferences are only 15 min. long.
• Mon., Tues., Wed. of Thanksgiving week.
Banana Splits
• Social group for children who come from separated / divorced parents
• Meets one day a week
• Facilitated by our Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Cellucci
Flag Football
• 4th – 6th grade boys and girls are eligible.
• Every Thursday on the backfield.
• Students will be dismissed at 3:30.
• Will wrap up around Thanksgiving.
Website
• Class Schedule
• Class Calendar
• Any important documents
• Helpful Links
• http://www.interborosd.org/Domain/191
Questions
• Any Questions?
