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Mrs. Valdez & Mrs. Willer

Welcome to 4th grade!. Mrs. Valdez & Mrs. Willer. Schedule. Mrs. Valdez’s Class Tues./Wed./Thurs. - PE Mon./Thurs./Fri. – Music Thurs.– Art Thursday - Library Lunch – 12:36-1:06. Mrs. Willer’s Class Mon. & Wed. - Music Tues./Thurs./Fri. - PE Thursday - Art

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Mrs. Valdez & Mrs. Willer

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  1. Welcome to 4th grade! Mrs. Valdez & Mrs. Willer

  2. Schedule Mrs. Valdez’s Class Tues./Wed./Thurs. - PE Mon./Thurs./Fri. – Music Thurs.– Art Thursday - Library Lunch – 12:36-1:06 Mrs. Willer’s Class Mon. & Wed. - Music Tues./Thurs./Fri. - PE Thursday - Art Thursday - Library Lunch- 12:34-1:04

  3. Attendance • Our day begins at 7:50 am and ends at 3:15 p.m. • Students are considered tardy if they are not in class by 8:20 a.m. • If they are not in class at 9:45 a.m., they are marked absent. • Please send a note when your child has been absent. • Please send a note when your child changes transportation.

  4. Homework • Students record daily homework assignments in their Planner. • Planners and Homework Folders need to taken home daily and returned daily. Please check to make sure your child is writing down their homework assignment. We will randomly check planners to ensure that students are recording their homework assignments. 9 Weeks Homework Criteria • E = 0-2 missing homework assignments • S = 2-5 missing homework assignments • N = 6-8 missing homework assignments • U = 9 + more missing homework assignments • Math and Language Arts homework Mon.-Thurs.

  5. Call for GT Referrals The GT referral window for K-11 is August 25th- September 26th. If you would like to refer your child for Klein’s Gifted and Talented Program, please stop by the front office to pick up a referral packet. If you have any questions or concerns, please call our counselor, Anne Francis at 832-484-7719. Referral packets must be turned in to the counselor by September 26th. For more information you may also visit the KISD website at www.kleinisd.net/default.aspx?name=cigt.home

  6. "Paws"-itive Behavior • The teachers will be looking for “Paws”-itive things that each student does through out the day. • Each student can earn paw prints. After a row is filled up, a student can get a free pass to use in our rooms or pick out of the prize box.

  7. Behavior Chart • Kids that are misbehaving, not focused, not following directions will be redirected several times. • After several warnings, the student gets a mark on the behavior chart. • We are keeping track of behavior marks and they will be noted in the Tuesday Folder the following week. • FD- Follow Directions, UT- Using Time Effectively, CP-Class Participation • Repeated behaviors each week will result in lowering the conduct grade.

  8. Behavior Bingo • Behavior Bingo is designed to be a whole class “Paws”-itive reward system. There are 100 squares on the board with 10 numbers in a row. Once the class, fills up an entire vertical line of numbers, the WHOLE class receives a “reward”. Here are some things that can earn numbers for the class. • Walking in line quietly as a class • Quiet transitions • Outstanding cafeteria behavior • Working well as a class

  9. Tuesday Folders • Please review the Tuesday folder each week with your child. There may be important papers in there that need to be discussed. • This allows you to monitor the progress of your child’s work habits, conduct, and academics. • Papers with grades 74 or below will be marked “Sign and Return” and stapled to the Tuesday Folder. Please sign and return these papers in the Tuesday Folder. • When there is a holiday on Monday, the folders won’t be sent home until Wed.

  10. Tests & Quizzes Weekly Tests/Quizzes • Friday – Spelling Quizzes • Check Planner for other tests & quizzes • Major grades are marked with an “M” STAAR TESTS • Writing- March 30th & 31st • Math- April 21st • Reading- April 22nd

  11. Curriculum • High Expectations • Higher Level Questioning • TEKS Based Instruction • Integrated Learning • Cooperative/Flexible Grouping • Workstations

  12. Place Value (billions) • Rounding • Addition • Subtraction • Multiplication (4 by 1) • Division (4 by 1) • Fractions (<>=+-,simplify) • Decimals (+-) • Geometry(measuring angles,triangles) • Measurement • Perimeter & area • Number patterns • Time & money • Frequency tables, dot plots, stem- and-leaf plots • Financial literacy • Problem Solving-Singapore Math Math + - = 1/2

  13. Science • Scientific Method • Lab Safety & Lab Tools • Weather • Water Cycle • Soil, Weathering & Erosion • Matter • Electricity and Magnetism • Motion/Force • Sound • Classifying Living Things • Animal Growth, Traits, & Adaptations • Growth and Adaptation of Plants • Ecosystems

  14. Reading Focus • Independent Reading • Comprehension • Vocabulary Development • Genre Based Instruction • Realistic Fiction • Traditional Literature • Drama • Poetry • Expository Texts • Fantasy • Historical Fiction

  15. Reading Skills-Taught through Genres • Decoding Words and Meanings • Fact and Opinion • Main Idea / Details • Sequence • Summarizing • Cause and Effect • Drawing Conclusions • Predicting Outcomes/Inferencing • Facts and Opinions • Interpreting Graphic Sources • Character’s Feelings and Traits

  16. Writing ~Writer’s Workshop Using the Six Traits of Writing: • Ideas • Organization • Voice • Word Choice • Sentence Fluency • Conventions ~Writing Process • Revision & Editing Skills • Personal Narrative • Expository

  17. Social Studies • Geography (Map Skills) • Native Americans • Spanish Explorers • Texas Settlers • Republic of Texas • Statehood • Turn of the Century • Texas Tomorrow

  18. Thanks for coming!Contact Info: Alecia Valdez avaldez2@kleinisd.net (Voicemail) 832-484-7741 Amy Willer awiller@kleinisd.net (Voicemail) 832-484-7759

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