Our 2014 Open House

1. Welcome
to Open House!
Ms. Snyder – Reading and
Language Arts
Ms. Slocumb – Math and Science
Ms. Blackburn

2. 9/14/2014
Grading
Grading Scale 100%-90%= A, 89%-80%= B, 79%-70%=C,
69%-60%= D, 59%-0%=F
Grades: Grades are made up of a combination of class work,
homework, quizzes and test grades.
Assessments: Tests are always announced ahead of time.
There will be a weekly spelling test, given on Friday, covering
the words the students get on Monday. A timed multiplication
test is given every Friday as well as a reading test covering
the current story in Reader’s Workshop. Math Investigations,
Science and Social Studies tests are given upon completion of
the unit.
Parent Portal: Grades will be updated weekly. This is your
best tool for checking your child’s progress.

3. 9/14/2014
Classroom Policies
Absences/Tardies/Early Dismissals: Our lessons are
planned until 2:55 each day, please attempt to make all
appointments at a time where your child can be at school
as long as possible each day. If your child is absent or
tardy, please ensure that you send in a note to
excuse their absence. We will keep all notes in your
child’s file. Duval County does have an attendance policy
that you can find in the student Code of Conduct as well as
on the county website. Excessive absences will be
contacted by the Truancy Office.
Homework: Students will have homework every night
except Friday. There will be occasions where they may
have a project that requires them to work on it during the
weekend. After finishing their homework students should
study for upcoming tests. Homework is due as indicated by
each teacher.

4. 9/14/2014
Communication
Agendas: We will record their daily conduct grade
and make notes regarding outstanding or in some
cases, inappropriate behavior. This is our primary
source of communication for homework
assignments & behavior issues and is very useful if
used effectively. Please check and sign your child’s
agenda each night. Classroom news and updates
will be emailed on a bi-weekly basis. We will also
utilize Remind to communicate. We have printed
instructions for you to take with you so that you
may join.

5. Conferences
 Conferences are held before or after school
with a 24 hour notice. Please avoid conference
requests for Monday mornings and Friday
afternoons.
 “Drop-in” conferences are not an effective
method of communicating with your child’s
teachers.
 Conferences can be scheduled by phone, email
or by writing a note in your child’s agenda.

6. Clip Chart
Discipline: Our school currently utilizes the “Clip Chart”. The
clip chart is color coded with various important words found in a
specific color. STAR STUDENT is red, EXCELLENT DAY is orange,
GOOD JOB is yellow, READY TO LEARN is green, MAKE BETTER
CHOICES is blue, TEACHER CHOICE is purple, and PARENT
CONTACT is pink. At the beginning of every day all students start
in the middle of the chart on green, “Ready to Learn”. Each child
has a clothes pin with his/her name which is clipped to the color
green. Throughout the day children can move up or down the
clip chart according to the child’s behavior. At the end of the day,
the color that your child’s clip is on, is the behavior grade for the
day

7. One Million Word Challenge!
1 Million Word Reading Challenge: One of the
standards for each child in 4th grade is that they read 1
million words, that equals about 25 books over the year
with 125 pages = 1 book. We will have a Reading
Celebration at the end of the year to reward all of the
students who have meet this goal. 25 books must be
read by May 15th in order for the student to attend the
Reading Celebration. The books need to be logged
monthly with the Monthly Book Log. Ms. Snyder has a
bulletin board in her room dedicated to logging and
keeping track of the books read by each student. When
each student reaches their 25 book goal, Ms. Snyder will
also award them a a special prize! So keep logging those
books! The top reader in each class will also earn a gift
certificate to Barnes and Noble!
9/14/2014

8. Science Fair
Begin thinking about your Science Fair
project now!
October 16th Science Night - class projects
due and displayed.
~October 20th information packets go home
with the students.
October 20th students start their projects.
~December 8th student projects are due.
~December 11th judging.

9. Math Content
multiplication- recall of facts to 12’s; factors and
multiples
division- including with remainders
fractions- equivalent fractions; conversion to/from
decimal and percent
area and volume
algebra- patterns, rules, and variables
New to 4th Grade:
Multiply a fraction by a whole number
Conversions of measurements within the
same system
Angles and angle measurements

10. Examples similar to new testing items:
Choose all possible answers:
A store owner needs a rug with an area of at least 420 square feet.
Select all the sizes of rugs the store owner could choose.
o 40 feet x 20 feet
o 60 feet x 7 feet
o 70 feet x 6 feet
o 4 feet x 20 feet
o 20 feet x 4 feet
What is 1,356 divided by 3?
Gretchen is baking pies. She needs 1/4 cup of butter for each pie. One
stick of butter is 1/2 cup.
How many sticks of butter does Gretchen need to make 4 pies?
Allison wrote down a decimal number that is greater than 0.58 but less
than 0.62.
What is one number Allison could have written down?

11. Field Trips
Date TBD – MOSH “Energize Me”
Date TBD – The Jacksonville Zoo
Date TBD – Florida History trip
(possibly Ft. Clinch, Kingsley Plantation and/or St.
Augustine)
 All parent chaperones must have current
volunteer card.
T-shirt order forms have been sent home.
Parents may also order. Be sure to include sizes.

12. PTA
If you have not joined PTA, please take a
moment to do so. The cost is $7 and it
helps pay for many extras that are needed
in the classroom. The first class to reach
100% membership will earn a prize from
PTA. Thank you for your support!

13. 9/14/2014
Q&A
 Any questions?
 Email: Ms. Snyder- snyderc@duvalschools.org
Ms. Slocumb- slocumbm@duvalschools.org
Ms. Blackburn- blackburnn@duvalschools.org
 Telephone: Ms. Snyder- 696-8758 ext 176
Ms. Slocumb- 696-8758 ext 175
Ms. Blackburn- 696-8758 ext 178