Fantastic Fourth Grade: Kidblog.org Directions

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Kidblog.org Directions

Good evening,

Tonight, students need to post their introduction post to https://kidblog.org I have shown the students how to do this multiple times in class. If students forget, here is a step by step picture tutorial for how to login. Click new post once you are logged onto kidblog in order to type a new post.

Kidblog Directions

Also, tomorrow students will have their first spelling test. I will read the definition to them and they will need to know what word I am reading the definition for and then they will need to spell the word correctly. I DO NOT tell them the word. I only tell them the definition. We took a practice test on Monday so students are aware that this is how I test in fourth grade.

Please email me with any questions and I will get back to you ASAP.

Laura Kraftschik

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Grading Scale

The grading scale for 4th grade and beyond is as follows:

(A) 90-100

(B) 80-89

(D) 70-73

(F) 69 and below

Please remember to check ParentVUE throughout the week, for updated grades, comments, missing assignments, etc. In the past, your child has been assessed on a standards based report card. In fourth grade, students receive percentages on assignments. These scores are averaged to determine your child's grades. Please be aware there there is no correlation between the standards based report card and the traditional scale. Non-academic factors affect grades, such as participation, attendance, late work, ability to follow and decipher directions, precision to detail, etc. The grades that students receive, starting in 4th grade, will depend upon the degree to which they meet the communicated expectations.

Behavior Colors

In my class, students have the opportunity to move their clips up and down through out the day. All students start on Green, and I consider this positive behavior. Anything green and above, is great behavior and students are rewarded with megabucks which they can use to purchase certain cards. These cards include fun extra activities like being able to take your shoes off in class. Anything below a green is not encouraged, as it means students are needing to be redirected more then once throughout the day. The colors are in the following order.

Pink - Super Student

Purple - Great Job

Blue - Good Choices

Green - Ready to Learn (Students start here)

Yellow - Think About It

Orange - Teacher's Choice

Red - Parent Contact