Transcript Welcome to Mrs. Hoover’s 4th Grade Zoo

Agenda
 Welcome and Introduction
 Daily Schedule
 Academic Schedule
 Rules and Rewards
 Typical Nightly Homework
 Final Thoughts
Mrs. Hoover in a Nutshell
 Born and raised in Vienna, Austria
 Taught at Spreckels Elementary for 6
years and Tular for 3 years.
 Mother of 21 year old daughter and
18 year old son
 Grandmother of Levi (almost 1 year
old)
 Married 23 years to loving husband
Daily Schedule
8:40-10:30
4th
Monday
grade Instrumental
Morning Class 8:309:00
Morning Work
Math Lesson
4th
Tuesday
grade Instrumental
Morning Class 8:309:00
4th
Wednesday
grade Instrumental
Morning Class 8:309:00
Morning Work
Math Lesson
Music 10:00 –
10:30
Morning Work
Math Lesson
Thursday
Friday
Morning Work
Math Lesson
4th grade
Instrumental
Morning Class 8:309:00
Morning Class 8:309:00
Quizzes and
Tests
P.E. 9:40-10:30
10:30-10:45
Recess
Recess
Recess
Recess
Recess
10:45-
Spanish 11:20 –
11:50
Language Arts
Lang. Arts
Groups
Writing
P.E. 10:45 –
11:35
Lang. Arts Groups
10:45 – 11:15
Spanish
Lang. Arts
Groups
Writing
Complete
testing
12:30-1:15
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
1:152:05
Continue L.A.
Library 1:152:05
Continue L.A. and
writing
Lunch
Continue Math
Lesson
Social Studies/
Science
Lunch
Social Studies/
Science/Center
s
2:103:00
Social Studies/
Science/Centers
Social Studies/
Science/Centers
Social Studies/
Science/Centers
Science 2:103:00
Social Studies/
Academic Schedule
Sept.
Social
Studies
California
Geography
Science
Physical
Science
Magnetism
&
Electricity
Octob
er
Nov.
Native
Indians
Dec.
Jan.
California
Missions
Feb.
March
Gold Rush
Statehood
Earth
Science
Rocks
and
Minerals
Santa
Lucia
Preserve
Field
Trips
San Juan
Bautista
Mission
April
May
Immigratio
n
Life Science
Living
and their
Environment
Cooper
Molera
Custom
House
Santa Lucia
Preserve
Santa Lucia
Preserve
Novels
The
Chocolate
Touch
Technol
ogy
Million
Dollar
Project
Creative
Mystery
Book
Island of
the
Blue
Dolphins
By the
Great
Horn
Spoon
Native
CA
Posters
Biograph
y
Book
Father
Serra
Gold Rush
books
Start
Endangered
Animal
Complete
Endangere
d
Rules
 Be:
 RESPECTFUL
 RESPONSIBLE
ALWAYS TREAT
OTHERS THE WAY
YOU WISH TO BE
Rules and Rewards
 Student of the Week
Positive Incentives
 10 days of completed homework assignments =
 Homework Pass
 Group Tally Winners =
 Goodie Box
 Whole Class 50 Point Challenge =
 Classroom Celebration
Rules and Rewards
Student of the Month Criteria
 All Homework: neat/complete/on-time
 Appropriate classroom behavior
 Appropriate playground behavior
 Appropriate behavior in pull-out classes
 Library books returned ON TIME.
 Exemplifies “Pillars of Character”
Consequences
Behavioral Consequences
 Verbal Warning
 Reminder… Green Card covered by
Yellow Card
 Red Card = 5 minutes loss of recess
 Blue Card = Lunch Detention and
Parent phone call
Typical Nightly Homework
 Homework is posted weekly on our classroom
calendar online:
http://www.carmelunified.org/tularcitos/si
te/default.asp
 Students write down homework into their
planners daily… please check
 Reading log for A.R. books: Mon – Thurs (15
min.)
 Math Page
Teacher – Parent
Communication
 Barring technical difficulties, online grades
updated weekly soon. Otherwise report sent
home periodically.
 Completed / corrected student work is sent
home every 3 – 4 weeks. PLEASE SIGN and
return EMPTY envelope
 Email or call with any questions or concerns
 [email protected] 659-2276-Ext
250
 Parent / teacher conference (Fall & Spring) or
as needed 
Final Thoughts
 Wanted: Classroom Parent/s
 Signups 
 Art Docent
 Yearbook Coordinator
 Fall Festival
 Spring-Fling (silent auction item…)
 Field Trips
 In Classroom or At Home Volunteers
 Parent homework and note to student.