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Mrs.
Schebor's 4th Grade Webpage
Above: A student mines "coal" from Chocolate Chip Cookies during our study of Energy Below: Our class on a Voyageur Canoeing field trip Michigan History is fun to study! Meet our Wax Museum Characters!
Our Classroom Mission Statement
Assignments/Homework: Most of the time in my room, students will finish their assignments during class time. The only event that daily work will be sent home is if the student has not used his or her time wisely. If an unfinished daily assignment is sent home, students are expected to bring the completed assignment to school the next day. On a typical week, homework will probably be: 15 minutes of reading each day, 3 math study link papers per week (they are due on Fridays), plus the spelling test on Friday. There will also be periodic tests in different subjects and Bible memory that students will need to study for at home. My personal feeling is that homework should be review, and students should feel successful at it. I assign most homework over a week or at least several days to allow for busy schedules. On Fridays, I usually send home a newsletter describing the next week's activities and any homework papers are attached to the newsletter. At-home Reading In fourth grade, students will be making the transition from mostly picture books to all chapter books. The best way to become a better reader is to read! As a standing homework assignment, students are required to read at least 15 minutes each day. During the months we participate in Book-it, these minutes will count toward their personal pizza certificates. We will be doing many things in class to help motivate students to read, including studying one genre of literature each month. Students will be required to read one book from each month's genre, and give a "book talk", or book project on that book. We will also be summarizing and recording each chapter book that is read, and making a caterpillar that will wrap around our classroom. Approximately three times per year, students will be doing creative book projects, in which they will need to choose a chapter book that they have read recently (either at home or school), and share their project with the class. Classroom Management In fourth grade, we will be using "Green Tags," our fourth grade classroom money to reward positive behaviors. I will look for opportunities to reward students for following the rules, taking initiative without being asked to do something, being kind to others, and using their time well. Students will save their green tags in a bank account and twice per year we will have a green tag auction, and students will be able to bid on objects they want with the green tags they have earned. I will also be using red tags fo unacceptable behavior (although I hope not to use them at all!) If a student receives a red tag for misbehavior, a note will be sent home, that needs to come back with parent signature. Students will spend a morning recess inside, and will lose 3 green tags if they receive a red tag. Students in my class are expected to show love to their neighbor, which means no mean or hurtful looks, gestures, words, threats, actions, or exclusion of others. They must show respect for each others' feelings, friendships, reputation, property and bodies. I want school to be inviting and safe for every student, so I will 'sweat the small stuff' to accomplish this goal. Sometimes unkind things happen and I don't find out about them - if this is happening, please let me know so that we can address it.
Janie Lynn Panagopoulos - a favorite children's author from Michigan: www.jlpanagopoulos.com/
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