WELCOME !
Fourth Grade • Rooms
5, 7, & 8
Our Grade 4 Team

Mrs. Jeannine Dill & Mrs. Sandee Rossman :
room 5

Mrs. Chrysti Barth : room 7

Mrs. Daleena Harker-Reid : room 8
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You & your fourth grade S.M.A.R.T. Agent
We share ideas, materials, & our S.M.A.R.T.
Agents to better meet the needs of ALL our
students.
Home/School
Communication
Voice Mail, E-mail, Notes, etc.
School: 668-5820,
x1305 or x1307 or x1308
Website: Coming soon to a computer
near you: Will be live on Sept. 7. Look
for a reminder in your newsletter 
Newsletter
Sent home most Fridays
Let’s get to it. . .
Do I have to make a
mission?!
Homework
My goal for this week:
___________________________
Reading Log/ Language Arts :
Due every Friday
Read 4 nights a week
Read 20 - 30 min. each night
Can include parent read aloud
Homework
Math Homework:
Given daily Monday – Thursday
Due each morning
Occasionally: Give a speech
Accelerated Reader
9 points a trimester
– About one 4th-grade level book a month
Students usually score better by reading
several shorter novels rather than one
giant one!
Students can take tests in the
classroom or in the library.
DFC
(Detective First Class)
* Responsible behavior
* Responsible for work (homework/ in class)
* Responsible with library book
Earn: Falcon slips, class award, and self-respect
SMART Goal for the district:
90% of the students will
perform at Proficient or
Advanced on the math and
language arts CSTs.
Descriptive Feedback
“Great job”
Instead: “I like the way you
used adjectives in your writing.
Next time, try . . .”
Academic Grades
Advanced: 90 – 100%
Proficient: 74 – 89%
Basic:
60 – 73%
Below Basic: 40 – 59%
Far Below Basic: 0 -39%
Effort Grades
O: Outstanding
G: Good
S: Satisfactory
N: Needs Improvement
U: Unsatisfactory
Daily Schedule
7:50 Turn in homework, get ready for the day!
7:55 AM Bell
Before recess:
H.M. Reading
Guided Practice Reading (Literature groups)
H.M. Writing
Brain Jog
10:20 AM Recess & Snack (healthy, please!)
Daily Schedule Cont.
After recess: Math
tutorials or library
Read Aloud
12:20 Lunch, then recess (20 min. each)
After lunch: Social Science/Science , CLUE,
PE
2:15 Dismissal
Let’s Celebrate
Wellness!!!
BIRTHDAYS:
Please,
NO class birthday “treats”
You
may purchase a book for the school library in your
child’ name as a special gift
Healthy
Water
snacks at recess
Bottles - take home nightly
The FLH SMART
Detective Agency
We are S.M.A.R.T. Agents!
(Society of Motivated and Responsible Thinkers)
We travel around the world to solve learning
mysteries and outwitting C.L.O.A.K.(Criminal League Of
Anti-Knowledge)
SMART ART: Tie-Dye Shirts
On Friday, Sept. 30 we are
making tie-dye T-shirts.
Please send your child with a
labeled white T-shirt in size that
will fit ALL year (go BIGGER) by
no later than September 26.
Save the Date!
Thurs., September 29
(Dill/Rossman & Harker-Reid)
Fri., September 30
(Barth)
1:20 PM
For a ballroom
dancing exhibition!
We LOVE Our
Volunteers
Volunteer Form - to be filled out by
classroom volunteers & field trip
chaperones
Do you like working with kids?
Getting projects ready?
Grading at home?
Going on field trips?
WE HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU!
WE LOVE OUR P.T.A.!!!
Don’t forget your packet!
* reminder sheets
* PTA Membership
(Please!)
Did you sign up for a conference?
Can you help with the Fall
Festival?
That’s all folks!
Thank you for coming
“Back-to-School”
Be sure to get your
packet, sign up for a
volunteer job, and sign
up for a conference .
Have a wonderful
evening!