OSTRANDER
ROOM4
Pleasereadallinformationcarefullyasitpertainstoclassroomactivities,gradingand
behaviorexpectationsforRoom16.
MynameisChristinaOstranderandIwillbeyourchildsfourthgradeteacherthisyear.This
ismy11yearteachingandmytenthyearatMason.IhaveaB.AandM.AfromMichigan
StateUniversityandanEd.SfromOaklandUniversity.
WeareaBYODclassroom.Yourchildiswelcometobringinwithyourpermissionany
devicethatconnectstotheinternet.Thesedevicesarelockedandstoredwhennotinuse.
Thedevicesareinseveralsubjects/contentareasthroughoutthedayfrommathtowriting.
Devices
pleasemakesureyourchildsdeviceischargedpriortobringingtoschool.Iftheeventthe
devcieneedstobechargedpleasebringachargertoschool
aprotectivecase/coverishelpful
priorknowledgeofhowtoturnonandoffthedeviceaswellaswherethesettingsare
located.
Edmodo
Inthecomingdaysyourchildwillbegivenanedmodoaccountforthisclassroom.Please
reviewtheexpectationsofouronlinelearningenvironmentwithyourchild.
allresponsesarethoughtfulandrespectful
assignmentsarecompletedontimeandsubmittedonlyafterhavingbeenreviewedatleast
once.
Homeconnect
Thislinkhomeconnectallowsstudentstoworkonlineathomeonmathpractice.Yourchild
knowsbothusernameandpasswordandidfamiliarwithusingthistoolatschool.
GradingPolicy
Studentswillbegivenareasonableamountoftimetocompleteassignments.Any
unfinishedmorningworkisduethefollowingMonday.A50%willbegivenforanydailywork
overoneweeklateinallsubjectareas.Workisexpectedtobehandedinontime.Reading
jobspacketsareassignedthefirstweekofthemonthandareexpectedtobecompletedin
classthisassignmentisduethelastschooldayofthemonth.Readingprojectsareassigned
Mondayinclassworktimeisgiventothecompletetheproject.Anyunfinishedprojectsare
takenhomeandreturnedthefollowingMonday.Eachdayareadingprojectislatea
deductionofpointswilloccur.Exceptionsaremadeforstudentswhomissbecauseofillness.
Thisyearyourstudentwillreceivelettergradesinallsubjectareas.
ParentVUEcanbeaccessed24hoursaday7daysaweekfromanyconnecteddeviceto
checkgrades.pleasevisitthislinkparentVue
GradingScale
Thisgradingscaleappliestoallsubjectareas(percentagebased)
A=94%orabove
A=9093.9
B+=8889.9
B=8487.9
B=8083.9
C+=7779.9
C=7476.9
C=7073.9
Belowa70%isanNY
Homework
Studentsareexpectedtocompletelyfillouttheirassignmentnotebooksandreturn
themsignedbyanadultthenextday.PleaselookforthisnightlyasIusethisasa
communicationtoolbetweenhomeandschool.StudentsdonotfilloutthisbookonFriday
unlessthereisaweekendassignment.PleaseseeSchoolFusionsitebelowforinformation
onhowtoknowwhenandwhathomeworkhasbeenassigned.Yourchildmayhave
additionalhomework(incompleteormissing)alongwithnightlyhomework.Yourchildis
responsibleforwritingtheirownmissing/incompleteassignmentsdownandbringingthem
home.Extracopieswillbeavailablenearthecubbiesinclearlymarkedfolders.Attimes
studentswillbeaskedtocompleteanassignmentonline.Theseassignmentswillbegivena
23daysperiodtocomplete.Ifyourchilddoesnothavewirelessaccessathomepleaselet
meknowsoIcanmakeotherarrangmentsforhe/shetocompletetheassignment.
Remind101
Pleasesignupusingtheinformationbelow.Thisprogramallowsyoutoreceivetext
messagereminderssentbymeofupcomingevents/tests/quizzes.remind101link
Classcode:
Numbertotext:
Behavior
Studentsareheldtohighstandardswhenitcomestobehavior.AlongwithGrand
Blanc'spositivebehaviorsystemyourchildrenwillworktogethertocreateclassroom
expectations.Iexpectallstudentstomakegoodbehaviorchoicesandmeetallclassroom
expectations.
*BETHERE/PREPARED
*BESAFE
*BERESPECTFUL
.
Threestarseachstudentisassignedthreestarsonalargebulletinboardaccordingto
number.Awarningisgivenwhenanexpectationisnotbeingfollowed.Ifthebehavior
continuesthestudentwillloseonestar.Threeloststarsinoneweek=lossofSTARStimeon
Friday.STARStimeisa1520minutefunactivity.Lunchdetentionisanoptionthatcanbe
utilizedforpoorbehaviorchoices.
Wewillbeusingclassdojothisyear.classdojoisthelinkforinformationonthistoolthatis
usedinclasswithyourstudent.
Spelling/WordStudy
ListsaresenthomeeveryMonday.Thislistisworkedonthroughinclassactivities
MondayFriday.AnyincompletespellingworkissenthomeFridayandistobereturned
Monday.AllposttestsaregivenMonday.Thisgivesthestudentsonefullweektostudy.
Dailyinclasswork/participation50%
Test50%
Math
Wecompletemostmathjournalworkinclass.Studylinksaresenthome34timesa
weekdependingontheunitwearestudying.Thereisamathtestgivenattheconclusionof
everychapter.Yourstudentwillknowaboutthetestaweekormoreinadvance.Achapter
reviewissenthomeapproximatelyoneweekinadvance.Thisisathomepracticeanddoes
nothavetobereturned.
Fridayquizbasedonmathboxes25%
Homework(checkmarked)10%
Dailywork/classparticipation40%
UnitTest25%
PleasefamiliarizeyourselfwithPearsonforyourchildsmathneeds.Itcontainsallresources
anddigitalbookcopiesforyourstudent.
SocialStudies
UnitsareasfollowsSeptemberNovemberEconomics
NovemberMarchGovernment
MarchJuneGeography
Dailywork/Classparticipation40%
Quizzes25%
UnitTest25%
Homework10%
Everyyearwecreateaclassroomblogshowcasingourworkinsocialstudies.Youcantake
alookatthesiteweuseandthelinkwillbecomingshortly.Weebly
Science
Wewillbeginwithourlifeunit.WethenwillgointoSpace.
Dailywork/Classparticipation40%
Quizzes25%
UnitTest25%
Homework10%
LanguageArts
Eachmonthyourstudentwillbeassignedanovelgroupbasedonreadinglevel.
Threedaysaweekpagesareassignedandajobfromthejobspacketwillbecompleted
followingtheassignedreading.Pleasecheckyourstudents'homeworknotebookaroundthe
firstofeachmonthforbookassignment.Classtimeisgivenforreadingassignments.Please
checktheschoolfusionwebsiteforyourstudentsassignment.Pleasefollowupwiththemat
home.
READING
Dailywork/classparticipation25%
Jobspacket25%
Inclassbookproject25%
Centerclasswork25%
WRITING
Dailywork/Quizzes25%
Participationingroup/conference25%
Assignedwritings(writingprocess)50%
Googleaccountsyourchildhasagoogleaccountwhichallowshe/shetocomplete
assignmentsonlineandsubmitthemforgrading.Studentswillbeexpectedtocomplete
assignmentsandsubmitthemonlineseveraltimesthissemester.
FieldTrips
BowlingOctober31stfrom9am11amGrandBlancLanes
February12thLansingTrip9am2pm
CampJune4th
SchoolFusion
Pleasetakeaminutetosignupathttp://grandblanc.mason.schoolfusion.us/ Followthelink
onthelefttosignuptoourclasswebsite.Thissitewillprovideinformationonhomework,
fieldtrips,assignmentsandmuchmore.
ParentConferences
Pleasetakeaminuteandsignupforatimethatworksforyou.Thiswillalsobethetimeused
intheSpring.
signupgeniusisthelinktosignupforfallandspringconferences.Pleasetakeamomentto
signupforyourconferences.
Volunteers
Pleasetakeaminutetosignupforaninclassduringschoolactivity.Thisincludespayday,
gamesdayandspecialprojectsTBD.FieldtripdatesareTBD,ifyouarewillingtoattend
pleasesignupandIwillcontacttoyou.
YOUMAYNOTATTENDAFIELDTRIPUNLESSABACKGROUNDCHECKFORMIS
COMPLETEDANDPASSED.
Thebestwaytocontactmeisviaemailatcostrand@grandblancschools.org.Pleasetrynot
tocalltheclassroomduringschoolhoursasIamteachingandworkingwithyourchildren.
Phonecallsduringthedayprovetobeverydisruptivetotheclassroomcommunity.
Ilookforwardtoagreatyearwithyourstudent.
Mrs.Ostrander