Welcome to Mrs.
Feddersen’s 4th Grade
Class
Who is Mrs. Feddersen?
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14th year teaching
8th year at Lowes Island
3rd year teaching 4th grade
Graduated from University of
Minnesota, Mankato
• Taught for 6 years in Iowa in first,
second, and remedial reading
Volunteering
• Room parent/s
• Help with Friday
spelling tests
Writing Helper
• Box Tops
• Correct math
facts tests
• Math facts drill
helper
Homework
All the Forms to Fill Out
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Student info for class directory
Textbook Sheet
Book Club form
Official School Paperwork to come
home first day of school
• Checks for Scholastic News and
Virginia Studies Weekly(can do tonight)
Planners
• Filled out daily
• Assignments, test dates, parent
information
• Expectation:
– Brought home Monday-Thursday
– Parent’s initials nightly after checking
over work (please do NOT sign if not
completed
– - please correct with child, just let me
know if your child needed extended help
Student Homework
• Longer than 3rd grade
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday –
• reading comprehension sheet occasionally
• Math – at least once a week
• Chapter book reading – every night!
Grading and the 4th Grade
Report Card
• 4= Self-directed, HIGH level of
proficiency, EXCEEDS grade level
expectations
– Consistent
– Able to extend ABOVE 4th Grade
Standards
Grading and the 4th Grade
Report Card
• 3= ACHIEVING, meets grade level
objectives, learns what is presented,
mastered all skills taught
• This is good!
Grading and the 4th
Grade Report Card
• 2= DEVELOPING, recalls and uses
some skills with some consistency
– Requires frequent teacher support and
assistance, learns part of the objective
taught
Grading and the 4th
Grade Report Card
• 1= Needs Improvement, needs
significant teacher support,
performance shows lack of
understanding
Report card
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4 is exceeding expectations , 3 is meeting
expectations, 2 is developing, and 1 is needs
improvement
• Throughout the quarter, no letter grades will be
given. Focus will be on the development of the
child. A letter grade will be given on the report
card, the same as last year.
• Tests will show up on the parent
portal as part 1 and 2 because they
are worth twice of a regular
assignment.
• Tests will not be sent home until all
4th grade sections have completed
Science Content
• 1st quarter (available on website)
• Natural resources
• Solar System
Social Studies Content
• 1st quarter
• Geography
• Virginia native Americans
Reading
• Balanced Approach
– Shared (whole class)
– Guided (Small groups based on individual
reading level)
– Independent ( this becomes much
more important this year )
– Comprehension is demonstrated
through complex writing
Reading continued…
• quarterly reading logs
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Fiction/nonfiction
Making Connections
Making predictions
Drawing Inferences
Determining the Importance
author’s purpose and message
Fix-Up Strategies
Writing Workshop
• During writing time
students will go
through the process
of writing
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Prewriting
Drafting
Revising
Editing
Final Copy/Publishing
Supplies still needed for Writing port
folio:
Three ring binder (1-1½ inch size)
At least 25 page protector sheets
Classroom Discipline
• Positive
Individual sticker charts
Mr. Potato Head (whole class)
• Misbehaviors
Behavior tickets & weekly charts
Phone Call home
Email to parent
WEEKLY BEHAVIOR REPORT
February/March
2013
Week of February 18th
Behavior Grade E G F N U
Number of tickets collected:
This week I collected tickets
for:
*No homework
*Incomplete class work
*Talking/disrupting class
*Out of seat w/o permission
*Not following directions
*Disrespectful to others
Reward:
Parent Signature:
______________________
Student Signature:
______________________
Date:__________________
Week of February 25th
Week of March 4th
Behavior Grade E G F N U
Behavior Grade E G F N U
Number of tickets collected:
This week I collected tickets
for:
*No homework
*Incomplete class work
*Talking/disrupting class
*Out of seat w/o permission
*Not following directions
*Disrespectful to others
Number of tickets collected:
This week I collected tickets
for:
*No homework
*Incomplete class work
*Talking/disrupting class
*Out of seat w/o permission
*Not following directions
*Disrespectful to others
Reward:
Reward:
Parent Signature:
Parent Signature:
______________________
Student Signature:
______________________
Student Signature:
______________________
______________________
Date:__________________
Date:__________________
Week of March 11th
Behavior Grade E G F N U
Number of tickets collected:
This week I collected tickets
for:
*No homework
*Incomplete class work
*Talking/disrupting class
*Out of seat w/o permission
*Not following directions
*Disrespectful to others
Reward:
Parent Signature:
______________________
Student Signature:
______________________
Date:__________________
Formal Testing
• TESTING
– May
• SOLS (reading, math, and social studies)
Communication Tools
• Monday Memos
– Posted on my website
• E-mail-Karen.Feddersen@lcps.org
• Phone
• Class planners rather than loose
notes (please do not Monday
envelopes for messages and returning
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papers)
Additional Information
Nutritional Snacks: no candy, chips, Fruit Roll ups,
cookies, etc.
• No food treats for birthdays
• First Day Folders (paperwork)
• Absences
– Contact the office and send a written letter of
explanation
– Sickness (will send homework upon request)
– Vacations- no assignments prior to the trip. All
assignments that can be made up upon return
will either be sent home or completed in class
• Vacations will NOT be considered for excused
absences, even if notification is sent in prior to the
vacation.
A Year Of Independence
• In 4th grade, we encourage the
students to put their homework in
their bags themselves, ask you to
sign their planner, and say good bye
at the front door after the 1st
week of school unless you need to
carry in large items.
Please hold your child
accountable by not “rescuing” by
regularly bringing in forgotten
items such as homework,
recorders, and planners. It
takes time out of your schedule
and your child will still pull a
ticket anyway. Together we can
prepare them for 4th grade and
work towards 5th grade!
• How to get to the Lowes Island
teacher website.
Questions