welcome back! created by mariely sanchez © ms. sanchez’ 4 th grade class 2010-2011 school year

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Created by Mariely Sanchez © www.sanchezclass.com

Ms. Sanchez’ 4th Grade Class

2010-2011 School Year

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Poem: Welcome Back to School by Kenn Nesbitt

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Who is Ms. Sanchez?

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Morning Procedures

1. Come in quietly and take a chair2. Place chair pocket on chair3. Unpack and place book bag in bin4. Have 2 sharpened pencils ready5. Have agenda ready6. Start “Do Now” Assignment7. Listen quietly to announcements

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DO NOW

• Part of our Morning Procedures• Do Now Notebook• To be completed between 8:20-8:35am

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Procedures

• Morning Arrival• Book Bags• Pencil Sharpening• Bathroom Use• Water Fountain

Use• Lining Up

• Uniforms• Absences• Tardiness• Fire Drill• Passing Out Papers• Collecting Papers

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Class Rules

1. Follow directions quickly2. Raise your hand for permission to speak3. Raise your hand for permission to leave

seat4. Keep your hands, feet, and objects to

yourself5. Respect yourself, others, and our school

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Good Listening Rules“Give Me Five”

1. Eyes on the Speaker2. Lips Closed3. Ears Listening4. Sit up Straight5. Hands and Feet Quiet

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Behavior Management

• Color Cards Behavior Chart• Team Points• Behavior Bingo

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Color Cards

• Each student will have a space on the Behavior Chart

• There will be 4 color cards– Blue– Green– Yellow– Red

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Color Cards

• Students will be responsible for changing their own cards

• You may move your card down or up according to your behavior for the day

• Card colors are reset at the beginning of the next day

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Color Meanings

Color Card Description Consequence Conduct Grade

Blue Outstanding None A

Green Ready to Learn None/Warning A

Yellow Think About It Think Sheet B

Red Teacher’s Choice

Contact Parent C/D

**Severe** Unacceptable Referral/Detention F

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Consequences

1. Warning (A)2. Think Sheet (B)3. Contact Parent (C/D)4. Referral/Detention (F)

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Rewards

• Team Points• Positive Notes and Calls to Parents• Outstanding Behavior Award Card• Reward Coupons

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Team Points

• Tally marks for GREAT team behavior• Ms. Sanchez is a team too!

– If a team is not following class rules, Ms. Sanchez will get points.

• At the end of the week, the team with the most points wins!

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Team Points• What do teams win?

– Mystery Prize Box– Reward Coupons

• What if Ms. Sanchez’ Team has more points?– Ms. Sanchez wins and no other team

wins for the week.

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Behavior Bingo• Every time our class receives a compliment

from an adult, Ms. Sanchez will call out 2 numbers for our Behavior Bingo number chart.

• Numbers may also be called for special surprise occasions too.

• When we have Bingo, the entire class will celebrate with a special party.

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Classroom Jobs

• Jobs will be chosen at random according to good behavior

• Each job will last a total of two weeks.

• If you do your job well, you can earn reward coupons.

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Classroom JobsJob

Positions Needed

Team Captain 5

Computer Technician 1

Recycling Manager 2

Book Bag Manager 2

Librarian 1

Landscape Designer 1

Door Holder 2

Line Leader 1

Messenger 1

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Star Student• Starts the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 3• Ms. Sanchez will pick a student’s name from a

bag.• Student needs to have had GREAT behavior

the previous week.• Star Student Book Bag:

– Taken home the first day of the week– Parents are to review the Star Student Letter– Student completes Star Student Poster to bring

back completed on Tuesday (or second day)

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Star Student

• Monday: Star Student is Revealed• Tuesday: Poster Share• Wednesday: Sharing Sack• Thursday: Parent Letter• Friday: Star Friends

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School Supplies

• Please bring supplies by Aug. 30, 2010• Needed Supplies:

– One Agenda (Purchased through PTA)– One WHITE Half-Inch View Binder– Two Black & White Composition Notebooks– One Spiral Notebook– Two Yellow Highlighter– One Ream of White Copy Paper– One 12 oz. Large Hand Sanitizer for Class to Use– One Jumbo Tissue Box for Class to Use

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DOLPHIN Binders

• Daily Organizational Learning Portfolio and Handbook of Important Notes

• Responsibility & Organization• Half-Inch WHITE 3-Ring VIEW Binder• For more information click here• Writing Handbook Incorporated

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Writer’s Handbook

• Binder provided by Ms. Sanchez• Writing References• 5 Divider Tabs

– My Writing– Narrative– Expository– Creativity Skills– References

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Home Learning

• Sturdy Plastic GREEN Folder• Write Homework in Agenda Daily• 60 Minutes Every Night• Read 30 Minutes Daily

– Reading Log• Assigned Daily and Due the Next School

Day

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Technology

• Class Website: www.sanchezclass.com

• Class Blog: http://www.sanchezclassnotes.blogspot.com/

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Questions

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Have an AWESOME School Year!!!

welcome back! created by mariely sanchez © ms. sanchez’ 4 th grade class 2010-2011 school year

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