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Welcome to 4th Grade!Ms. Michelle Richardson
Math & Science
Phone: (602) 467-6187
Email: [email protected]
Classroom homepage: http://www.dvusd.org/Domain/5634
Meet the Teacher Night!
• School-wide Mission
• What should I be doing in the classroom?
• How do I do it?
• What are we learning in 4th Grade?
• Who is my teacher?
• What else do I want to know?
See where the learning
happens!
Together
Everyone
AchievesMastery
Constitution Elementary School-wide Mission
Ms. R’s Super STAR ClassStudents
Take
Academic
Responsibility
4th Grade Schedule
• 8:30 – 8:45 Arrival and Breakfast
• 8:45 – 9:30 Specials
• 9:30 – 10:00 Reading Intervention
• 10:00 – 11:30 Block 1 – Reading/Writing
• 1:30 – 12:15 Block 1 - Social Studies
• 12:15 – 12:45 Recess/Lunch
• 12:45 – 2:15 Block 2 – Reading/Writing
• 2:15 – 3:00 Block 2 – Social Studies
• 3:00 – 3:25 Math Intervention
• 3:25 – 3:30 Pack-up and Dismissal
Classroom Expectations
• Students will come to class each school day on time, with any work due, supplies, and a positive attitude- READY TO LEARN!
• Students will respect the classroom community.
• Students, Teachers, Materials, Traditions
• Students will follow school-wide S.O.A.R expectations at all times.• Safe• On Task • Accountable• Respectful
• No personal technology in the classroom
• All homework IS EXPECTED to be completed and returned by
the due date.
Needed Materials
• 4th grade Individual Student Wish List
• 2 - 2 inch binders
• 2 spiral notebooks
• 3-5 white board/Expo markers (personal student use)
• 2 packs of lined paper - wide ruled
• 2-3 highlighters (any color)
• Pencils/Pencil top erasers
• Markers/Colored Pencils
• Pencil pouch/pencil box
• Glue sticks
• Scissors
4th Grade Classroom Wish list
• 2 boxes of Kleenex each • 2 containers of Clorox/disinfecting wipes each• Hand Sanitizer• Dry-erase markers and erasers for the classroom
What am I going to learn in Room B-109?
Math – Engage New YorkSemester 1:
• Module 1 – Place Value, Rounding and Algorithms for Addition and Subtraction
• Module 2 – Unit Conversions and Problem Solving with Metric Measurement
• Module 3 – Multi-Digit Multiplication and Division
Semester 2:
• Module 4 – Angle Measure and Plane Figures
• Module 5 – Fraction Equivalence, Ordering and Operations
• Module 6 – Decimal Fractions
• Module 7 – Exploring Measurement with Multiplication
What am I going to learn in Room B-109?
Science
• Magnetism and Electricity
• Environments Part 1 & Part 2
• Waves/Water
• Landforms Part 1 & Part 2
• Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
What am I going to learn in Room E-104?
ELA – English Language Arts
• Reading: narrative elements, cause and effect, summarizing, drawing conclusions, main ideas and details, sequence, elements of nonfiction and other reading skills
• Fluency & Oral Presentation
• Writing: the writing process with emphasis on a variety of genres and the 6 traits model
• Poetry
• Journal-Keeping
Read-Aloud Books
• “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio
• “Inch and Miles: The Journey to Success” by Coach John Wooden
What am I going to learn in Room E-104?
Social Studies
• Research skills
• American history
• Arizona history
• Government • Economics
How do we _______________?
This is how we do it!
• Number Order …
• Ticket System
• Specials
• Library & Computer Lab
The Ticket System
Attendance: 5 (must be on time)Daily Homework: 5 (turned in at beginning of class)Participation in classroom: 1-??? (depending on the task we are working on)
Weekly Spelling Homework: 10 (1st week) + 1 ticket each following week (11, 12, 13…)Monthly Reading Inventory: 20 (1st month) + 5 tickets each following month (25, 30, 35…)Clean Desk on “Friday Desk-Check”: 10 tickets (if desk is up to MY expectation)
4th GradeTicket System
Rewards
Wear a hat in class - 40Write in Favorite Color Pen- 40
Rolling Chair- 100 per weekLunch with Teacher & friend- 150 (1 per week)
Move your desk ANYWHERE for a week (w/in reason!)- 200??? Mystery Bag ???- 250 +
STORE
Every other week we will have STORE at the end of the school day for the week. You will be able to “purchase” items with your earned
tickets. Items will be: 25, 50, 75, 100, 150 and at times, larger items. You may
shop, save, or be a store-keeper.
Student of the Week/Scientist of the Week
*Scientist of the Week is in Ms. Richardson’s class and Student of the Week is in Ms. Rodriguez’s class. Each student will get a chance to be both!
**Scientists of the week will have to do a science experiment at HOME and bring in pictures or bring in the supplies to do a demonstration in class. Packets with full instructions will come home with students the week before!
About the teacher…