Welcome to Family Night

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Welcome to Family Night

• All you need to know about 4th grade

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Bus Passes and Dismissal Forms

• Must be in writing and be in the office before
  noon of that school day. No telephone changes
  will be accepted.
• When writing a bus note, please
• include the following information
• Name of student
• Address and name of other student if applicable
• Duration of the pass
• Bus
• Dismissal forms- all possible names

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New Attendance Policy

• Excused Absences
• Excuses from the doctor shall specify the date of
  the students absence. Doctors notes that
  indicate that the student was not seen by a
  physician will not be accepted. After the tenth
  (10) physician note, the parent/guardian must
  have a Medical Excuse Form completed by the
  physician. A student shall be permitted a total
  of six (6) excused absences per year (a doctors
  excuse does not count toward the six (6) days of
  excused absences) upon presenting a parental note
  to the school principal or designee for the
  following reasons listed below
• 1.      Death or severe illness in the pupils
  immediate family. The number of days excused for
  a death will be determined by the circumstances
  involved and will be kept to the minimum
  necessary as determined by the principal/designee.
  
• 2.      Illness of the pupil. Medical and dental
  appointments will be excused only for the time
  required to complete the appointment, unless
  specified by the doctor.
• 3.      Religious holidays and practices.
• 4.      Court appearance when the students
  presence is required by subpoena or citation.
• 5.      Drivers permit/license test, which will
  be excused for a portion of the day.
• 6. One (1) day for attendance at the
  Kentucky State Fair. 

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Schedules

• Daily Schedule
• 725-750 HR (Morning Procedures DR)
• 750-840 Rotation 1
• 845-930 Specials
• 935-1025 Rotation 2
• 1025-1140 Rotation 3 (Lunch)
• 1140-1230 Rotation 4
• 1230-120 Rotation 5
• 120-130 Agenda Books
• 130-150 Recess
• 150-225 Enrichment
• 225-230 Dismissal Procedures

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Lunch Schedules

• Gaebler 1050-1115
• McCoy 1055-1120
• Parker 1100-1125
• Reveal 1045-1110
• Stomberg 1105-1125

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Binders

• PARENTS only touch TAKE-HOME FOLDER!
• Have your child sit down with you when removing
  items from the binder.

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Character Education

• Purchased by Westerns PTA
• Chick-Fil-A sponsored
• One child awarded from each homeroom will receive
  a Chick-Fil-A coupon
• This months character traits
• Treat Others Right, Make Smart Decisions,
  Maximize Your Potential

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Math

• Common Core Standards more rigorous
• Ex The perimeter of a rectangle is 22 inches.
  The width of the rectangle is 6 inches. What is
  its length?
• Study guides given at the beginning of the unit
• Please look over your childs homework each
  night.

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Daily Review

• Purpose
• Continually review learned material (spiral
  review)
• Ex.- Native Americans (3rd grade)
• Kentucky History (4th grade)
• 2. Encourage goal setting so that students are
  self-motivated learners/setting the ground work
  for life-long learners

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Daily Review

• Grades
• Students will not receive a Daily Review grade on
  their report cards.
• Daily Review scores for each area are averaged in
  with the subjects grades.
• Weekly, students keep track of their progress
  through graphing scores.

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Daily Review Self-Monitoring Graph
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How can you help your child be successful?

• Review incorrect answers daily during the week.
  Should be marked with a red pen or highlighter.

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What do the extended response scores mean?

• 4- Distinguished
• 3- Proficient
• 2- Apprentice
• 1- Novice

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Short Answer Questions

• Whats different?
• Smaller space to write a response
• Can be answered in about 5 min.
• Score of 1 or 2
• Students still need to prove their
• answers.

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Accelerated Reader

• Homework Read 20 minutes every night, fill in
  page numbers read, get AR Log signed
• When a quiz is taken and passed, students earn
  points toward AR goal
• 60 is passing according to the program however,
  we encourage a test average of 85

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Accelerated Reader

• Students should be at 50 of their goal by the
  middle of the quarter (mid-term)
• 40 of the reading grade comes from
• Percent of AR goal achieved
• Percent of correct answers on the quizzes
• Daily Review tests

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Renaissance Home Connect

• An easy way for parents and students to view
  individual AR progress from home
• Website
• http//renlearn.scott.kyschools.us/RenaissanceServ
  er/HomeConnect/Login.aspx
• Enter your childs User Name and Password
• Click Email Setup to receive emails when your
  child takes a quiz
• Easy way to find out if a book is AR -
  www.arbookfind.com

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4th grade homework policy

• If missing an assignment
• Student may complete the assignment during his or
  her recess
• If student chooses to complete at home the
  following night, he/she must still see the
  teacher for a short time of recess (less than
  five minutes)

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4th grade homework policy

• If an assignment is not turned in on the assigned
  day, the student will have the choice to complete
  it at recess or turn it in the following day.
• Homework will be tracked and given a process
  grade.
• All homework is started in class to aid in
  understanding.

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Quality Work

• Must be in pencil
• Neat handwriting
• Organized
• Labeled correctly
• All directions are followed

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State-wide Standards Based Grading

• Across KY we will be implementing a standards
  based grading system.
• Western will begin transitioning into this system
  this year.
• Standards based grading provides a true
  reflection of the students ability by separating
  academic achievement from process goals related
  to participation, cooperation, and homework.

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What will happen

• We will report behavioral aspects separately
  from the academic grade
• We are changing the grading scale to use
  integers
• ( A4, B3, C 2, D/F 1)

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Criteria on the Report Card

• Product Criteria Academic performance. Only
  academic and only what is demonstrated to the
  teacher (therefore, in- class performance). What
  they can demonstrate at this time of the year.
• Assessments
• Quizzes
• Classroom Work (assignments, AR, etc.)

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Process Criteria

• Process Evaluates how they got there
• 8Homework
• 8Cooperation
• 8Participation
• Homework
• 0 Percentage of homework assignments
• turned in
• 0 Level of accuracy of submitted
• assignments

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Process Continued

• Cooperation
• Behavior
• Following Directions
• Teamwork
• Collaboration
• Respect to others including adults

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Process Continued..

• Participation
• Level of engagement in lesson
• Effort
• On-task
• Answering and asking questions relevant to lesson
• Prepared for class

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Grade 4-Sample Report
Process Marks
S Consistently
S Moderately
S- Rarely
Standard Marks Based on achievement of content standards.
4 Exemplary
3 Proficient
2 Progressing
1 Struggling
Achievement Participation Homework Cooperation
4 S- S- S
Comments Chris has had a successful marking
period although homework and being prepared for
class continues to be an issue.
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How Are Achievement Grades Configured?

• Math, Language, Science, SS
• 50 - Summative Tests
• 40 - Daily Review/Quizzes
• 10 - Class work
• Reading
• 50 Summative Tests
• 40 - Daily Review/Quizzes
• 10 - Class Work

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The National Junior Beta Club

• Western Elementary School
• 4th Grade Selection Information
• 2012-2013

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Purpose

• The National Junior Beta Club is a student-led
  honorary society.
• Students with a 4 in all content subjects
  overall, above average leadership skills, and
  strong character will be invited to serve.
• The National Junior Beta Club is a service
  organization (primarily) and a social
  organization (secondary).
• Our motto is, Let us lead by serving others.
• This club is sponsored by Donna Combs, School
  Counselor, and meets during the school day.

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Selection Criteria

• 4th Grade Students must earn a 3.75 cumulative
  grade point average for the 2012-2013 academic
  school year.
• The selected students may have no more than 10
  behavior clinics for the 2012-2013 academic
  school year.
• The selected students must receive ratings of 4s
  and 5s on the Teacher Recommendation Form
  detailing their character and leadership
  strengths.
• Students meeting this criteria will receive a
  written letter of invitation to join The National
  Junior Beta Club no later than 2 weeks after the
  final day of school.
• Students who submit the 15 membership fee will
  become candidates for induction in their 5th
  grade year at Western Elementary School.

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• Thank you for joining us tonight!
• Ms. Gaebler- cathy.gaebler_at_scott.kyschools.us
• Ms. McCoy- nicole.mccoy_at_scott.kyschools.us
• Ms. Parker- lerin.parker_at_scott.kyschools.us
• Ms. Reveal cathy.reveal_at_scott.kyschools.us
• Ms. Stomberg- julie.stomberg_at_scott.kyschools.us
• Mr. Travis chris.travis_at_scott.kyschools.us
• Fourth Grade blog westernfourthgraders.blogspot.c
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• Western Elementary- [phone]