Mr. Sassman's 4th Grade Class Blog
Weller Elementary School
Dear Parents, Guardians, Kids, Families:
This is my first year at Weller Elementary School and I am elated to be here. My daughter Zemra attended kindergarten here last year, so I can speak as a parent, that this is an amazing school and community. It is my sixth year in the District, and my fifth year teaching fourth grade.
I had the pleasure of meeting several kids, parents, guardians, aunts, uncles, and/or grandparents during our annual Ice Cream Social here at Weller Elementary and it was a huge success. Thank you for attending, and if you were unable to make it, I hope we will meet in the near future (back-to-school night perhaps). There, we will have an opportunity to talk one-on-one if necessary and go a bit more in-depth about our class (if necessary)!
If you have not yet, please read through our classroom handbook. It has a lot of pertinent information about our class and school as a whole. I have also set out important forms like permission slips, reading logs, and a class supply list for example. If you missed them, please let me know and I can send them home with your kiddo or pop by to grab them.
The first week of school will be dedicated to team building, ice-breakers, rules and procedures, and mini-lessons. I can already tell that this is going to be an amazing year!
Homework Already???
Yes, parents, you have homework! Please fill out the following forms and send them in if you haven't already given them to me:
--RESPA Form
--Parent Volunteer/Contact Information Form (even if you are unable to volunteer, no worries!)
--Parent Perspective
--Field Trip Permission Slip
--"Who are you?" (for your student, please help them with this)
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The First Quarter Plan:
Monday looks like:
- Non-fiction Narrative Writing - Summer Break Reflections
- Spelling
- Life Sciences
- The United States - Geography, Mapping, Economy, States Reports
- Red Bird Math
- EnVision Math
- Daily Oral Language (DOL)
- Q1 Book Reports
- Reading Logs
- Cursive Handbooks
- Class Novel
- Art
- And much, much, more...
Monday looks like:
8:30 - 9:00
Arrive
Writing Prompt
Morning Announcements
Class Meeting Part 1
9:00 - 9:30
PE
9:30 - 10:00
Music
10:30 - 11:30
Getting to know your classroom
Getting to know your classmates
Ice-breaker Activities
11:30 - 12:00
Lunch
12:00 - 12:30
Recess
12:30 - 3:00
Class Meeting Part 2
Vocabulary Diagnostic Assessment
Math Diagnostic Assessment
Read Aloud
Perspective Art
*Please note that the first week of school is not our "Regular" schedule. That will be set by the end of the week. Keep in mind, Math, Specials, Lunch, and Recess are Intermediate schedules and stay in blocks. At times, curriculum instruction will be shuffled to accommodate different initiatives.
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please feel free to call or email me anytime to discuss things further. I hope you find this information helpful and useful.
IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS - QUIZZES - TESTS
--None for now! But not for long :)
HOMEWORK
ON Wednesday, August 21, 2019:
-- Paper Bag Biographaphies
MATH HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK
Math will officially start on Monday, August 26, 2019.
--None for now! But not for long :)
Math will officially start on Monday, August 26, 2019.
*Please keep in mind, projects or tests we have in class may have to be brought home to be finished or to study. Please ask your child if they have completed their work before you have signed their planner.
ONGOING INFORMATION
READING LOGSReading logs are a regular part of our class. Students will receive "points" for each day that they read a minimum of 20 minutes at home. The purpose: for students to read each day (not 100 minutes over the weekend or 40 minutes on Tuesday to catch up for Monday).
The logs will be due on a rolling basis and should have dates read on them. I will give credit as they are turned in and filled out correctly (please initial these). The points students receive will be added to their overall reading grade, counting towards their final grade.
It is simple, if students read and turn in their logs, they will see their grade improve significantly while naturally benefitting in fluency and accuracy. If they do not, they will not be given a "0" on the assignment, they simply will not receive any points.
Please look for these to come home this week. I have a yellow folder by the classroom front door filled with new reading logs. Email me with any questions or concerns, please.
GOOGLE DRIVE
You can access all of your student's digital assignments online and work at home if you would like. Simply go to www.gmail.com and type in their email address and password. Then find the Google Menu (where you will find the Drive, Docs, and Slides) icon in the top right corner (it is a nine-square grid next to their s-number). This is where they will make their Google Slides Presentation for their Biography Book Reports. It is as follows:
Username: s#@student.k12northstar.org (for example: s123456@student.k12northstar.org)
Password: s#g (for example: s123456g)
DATES TO REMEMBER
This section will be coming soon!
It's a good life!
Mr. Sassman
