Fantastic Fourth Grade: Happy Birthday, Dr. Suess!

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Happy Birthday, Dr. Suess!

Today is Read Across America Day in honor of Dr. Suess' birthday. Today was even more special, with it also being character day at school! I, dressed as Ms. Frizzle from the magic school bus, and included the kids since they became my magic the school bus class! We even had two students dress up in very creative and well put together costumes.

Ms.Frizzle from The Magic School Bus

Hermione Granger from Harry Potter

Once-ler from The Lorax

All three characters together!

We were also graced with the presence of two guest readers! Izzy and Johny were two line backers from the Kennesaw State Football Team. Johnny read Oh the Places You'll Go and Izzy read The Stray Dog. These are two wonderful stories, and the kids loved them! They even let the students ask them questions about football and college. The students learned a little more about what it means to be a computer science major and an accounting major; how cool!

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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