Welcome Parents and Students!

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Welcome Parents and Students!

• Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Mullins, Mrs. Young

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A whole new year! In fourth grade

• Students will receive achievement indicators
• Students will create a communication portfolio.
• Have several major projects
• Self monitor daily objectives

• Parents school wide parent/teacher conference
  (but you are welcome to contact us anytime!)
• Student Led Conferences in the spring.

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Please sign up for Northerns E-Communications

• Northerns E-Communications
• Scott County Webpage.follow the prompts

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Classroom Celly or Remind 101

• Receive classroom updates instantly through a
  text message!
• Information given at Open House. If you need a
  reminder on the instructions, see your childs
  teacher.

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Projects

• Independent Science Fair Project (February)
• Periodic Projects to display learning
• Kentucky History Project (November)

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Programs Implemented in our classrooms

• Behavior Management
• Cooperative Learning
• Reading
• Math
• Writing

• CHAMPS and APL
• Kagan
• Reading Street
• Multiple Resources
• Lucy Calkins, Razzle Dazzle, Writing Wizardry
• Go Math

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Lets go online!

• Please visit our webpages frequently to view our
  classroom newsletter, homework log, and links to
  additional pages to help your child prepare and
  review information.
• www.scott.kyschools.us,
• Northern Elementary
• Teacher Webpage

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Homework

• Students will have nightly homework in reading,
  math and spelling.
• Science and KY History homework will be included
  as needed.
• PLEASE make sure to assist your child with these
  assignments when needed and make sure they are
  returned on the due date.

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Daily Schedule

• 725 750 Breakfast/Flashbacks
• 750 900 Calendar Math/ Whole Group Math
• 900 955 Specials
• 955 1030 Math Groups
• 1030 1130 Reading Whole Group
• 1130 1155 Lunch
• 1155 1215 Wellness
• 1215 - 1245 Reading Small Group
• 1245 130 Grammar/Writing
• 130 230 Science

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What is Standards Based Grading?

• In a standards-based system, teachers report
  what students know and are able to do relative to
  the KY Academic Standards. The system includes
• The improvement of student achievement of
  required Kentucky targets in all content areas,
• The mastery of defined learning targets instead
  of the accumulation of points,
• Evidence is based on various forms of
  assessments.

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How Does Standards Based Grading Work?

• Traditional grading averages a student's
  achievement data with other characteristics, such
  as work habits.
• Standards-based grading focuses solely on a
  students academic achievement and continued
  mounting evidence that indicates a true
  assessment of the childs present attainment of
  the learning targets. Other characteristics are
  reported separately

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How is Standards Based Grading Different?

• The students grade more accurately represents
  the progress toward mastery of standards than
  traditional grading does. Subject areas are
  subdivided into big ideas related to standards
  and their respective learning targets that
  students need to learn or master. Each target is
  assessed. Scores from activities that are
  provided solely for practice will not be included
  in the final assessment of the learning target.
  The influence of positive and consistent work
  habits on student learning is reported separately
  from the academics.

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Environmental CampOctober 1st 2nd

• You should have received permission slips and
  informational letter
• If you would like to pay today, please see your
  childs teacher. If you have questions or
  concerns about the fee, we will discuss this
  after the meeting.

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Questions?

• Thank you so much for coming!