Mrs. Carrolan
4 th Grade
Mohr Elementary School

• Family
• Professional Background
• Teaching Experience

• In classroom: before school and after school
• E-Mail: lcarrolan@pleasantonusd.net
• Phone: (925) 426-4256
• By appointment

http://teacherweb.com/CA/MohrElementary/Carrolan

• Follow the Tribes Agreements
(Mutual Respect, No Put-Downs,
Attentive Listening, Right to Pass).
•
Turn in work on time.
•
Complete all assignments
•
Work without disturbing others
• Follow Class rules as constructed by class

Each child has their own supply box
• Based on 4 th grade supply kit
• Supplies are not shared and will be not be replenished.
• If you did not purchase kits one has been provided for your child. If you would like to donate the cost to PTA, they would appreciate the donation.
• Extras – 2 inch binder and 5 tabs (due Monday).
• Cover textbooks with purchased covers or paper (no contact paper or tape on books)
• Mechanical Pencils and Lead are great for the classroom and are highly encouraged!
• Hand-held sharpeners are great too!

• Due first thing in the morning on the assigned date
• Average: 40 minutes – 50 minutes per night
Monday through Thursday. This is in addition to
20 minutes of reading each night.
• Schedule may vary depending on curriculum and projects

• Language Arts – 20 minutes
• Math – 25 minutes
• History/Science – 20 minutes (spread over multiple days)
• Reading – 20 minutes
Reading
22%
History/Science
22%
Math
28%
Language Arts
28%

Dear Parent(s):
I did not complete my homework on missing:
. I am
• Keeps a record of missing assignments
• Makes students responsible for their own work
If I turn it in tomorrow, I will receive credit.
Student Signature:
• Gives students an opportunity to make up missed work
• Keeps parents informed
Parent Signature:

• Tests - % graded and rubric graded
• Assignments – Varies
– Rubric
– plus/check/minus, star/happy face, or stamped – just for acknowledgement of completion
• Rubric System
4 = Exceeds grade level standards
3 = Meets grade level standards (80% - 100%)
2 = Below grade level standards (70% - 79%)
1 = Unacceptable work level (69% and below)

• Field Trip Drivers
• Projects – as needed
• Room Parent(s) –
• Junior Achievement
• Copies

• Science Lab – twice per week-
Wednesday and Friday
• P.E. twice per week-
Monday and Friday
• Music – Tuesday
• Library - Monday
• Computer Lab – Tuesday

• Friday Folders
• Weekly Progress Reports – Academic and
Behavior
• Stay in Contact with anything you feel that I need to know about your child
• Make your children responsible for homework, studying, and checking website daily
• Parent Information Link

Language Arts
•
Houghton Mifflin Reading, California
Series
•Spelling / Challenge Spelling
•Reader’s Workshop (CCSS)
•Writer’s Workshop (CCSS)
•Oral presentations

Reading
•
Island of the Blue Dolphins
•
By the Great Horn Spoon
•Reading Calendars to record “at home reading” – recommended minimum of 20 minutes per night

History / Social Sciences
•California’s Geographical Regions
•Native Californians
•The Early Explorers
•The Mission Period
•The Rancho Era
•Early American Settlers
•Gold Rush
•The Turn of the Century in California

Mathematics (CCSS)
•Number Sense to 1,000,000
•Introduction to Algebra
•Multi-number multiplication and division
•Fractions
•Decimals
•Geometry
•Metrics

Science
•Volcanoes, earthquakes, and plate tectonics
•Matter
•Energy
•Animal and Plant Adaptations
•Minerals
•Food Chains
•Ecosystems

th
• SF Exploratorium
• Lindsay Wildlife Museum
– Native Americans
• Walk through California
• Mission Experience
• Watershed/Stream
Experience
• Gold Rush Day

• Walk through California
• Watershed/Stream Life Experience
$15/student
• Lindsay Wildlife Museum – Native Americans $10/student
• SF Exploratorium (includes BART)
$15/Student
Free
• Gold Rush Day
• Mission Experience
$5/student
$5/student
Total Cost per student $50.00
All Checks should be made payable to :
Pleasanton Unified School District

I look forward to facilitating your child’s learning this year!