Welcome toMrs. Anady’s

4th Grade Class!

Meet the Teacher

I am Mrs. Anady and I have been teaching for 10 years and 4 years at SJVA. I am

married and have 4 children who attend SJVA. I enjoy traveling, trying different ethnic foods, camping, cooking, exercising and

being with my church family. I love teaching! It is awesome to be in a

profession that brings so much joy!

What should you know about SJVA?

SJVA is an inquiry based charter school. What does that mean to you?

Your child will be asked to complete several inquiry based projects this year. Also, many of our classroom tasks will have a focus on inquiry and research.

Our school requires parent involvement…Yet we understand that parents are busy, and there are several options for ways you can meet this requirement. Some examples include: Take home projects such as cutting our classroom materials, participating in school events like field trips, help in the classroom, etc.

My Goals• To give your child the academic

and social skills he/she needs to progress to 5th grade.

• To provide a supportive and fun classroom environment.

• Help students to be self sufficient active participants and take ownership in his/her own education.

General Classroom Rules

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

Be Kind

Be Willing to Make Mistakes

We discuss these rules throughout the week! However, we have specific rules we focus on as

well.

Classroom Rules

Rule 1- Follow Directions Quickly

Rule 2- Raise your hand for permission to speak

Rule 3- Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat.

Rule 4- Make smart choices

Rule 5- Make your dear teacher happy!

Our Daily Schedule

7:45 Daily Language

Review/Journal8:10 Language Arts

9:30 Writing

10:30 Recess10:45 Daily Math Review

Math Instruction12:30 Lunch1:10 Read Aloud/Silent Read1:40 Science/Social Studies3:05 Go Home!

1:20-1:50 Music on Tuesdays

9:00-9:40 PE on Wednesdays

8:30-9:00 Spanish on Thursdays

Time varies Art and Projects

12:15 Thursdays Minimum

Day

Classroom Pledge

We, Mrs. Anady’s class, promise today to do our best. We promise to listen to each other and respect each other. We promise to keep our classroom clean and organized. We promise to read, write, listen, think and speak with rigor. We promise to participate and have fun in all we do. We promise to tell the truth and take responsibility for our actions. I promise to believe in myself, never give up, and be the best person I can be!

Reading• Our Reading curriculum follows the

California Common Core Standards• It is called Ready Reading by Curriculum

Associates• Interactive Notebook• Small group time• Whole class novels• Standard aligned

comprehension assessments

20 minutes every night!

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Spelling• Spelling pre-test every

Monday.• Learn the spelling/meaning

of 15 words each week.• Spelling homework will go

home on words missed from pre-test.

• Spelling test on Friday.• We will also focus on

expansion of vocabulary.

Grammar & Writing

• Houghton Mifflin Write Source Curriculum for Grammar and Writing

• Weekly quiz• Grammar

workbook

• “Personalized” writing journal

• Daily writing• We will work on

descriptive, narrative, persuasive, opinion, expository, research, and creative writing

• Writing progress assessments

Math• GO Math Curriculum• Interactive online math tools • Videos on each lesson• Math Journals• Small group instruction• Inquiry based math projects

Science• Science textbooks• Interactive science lessons and

experiments• Science fair project and Science

Fair at the end of the year

Social Studies

• Gold Rush• Missions• California Regions• Native Californians• Weekly assignments and

assessments• Integrated in Language Arts

Technology• Class set of Chrome books• Smartboard• Creating an online student

portfolio• Regularly used websites:

• Brainpop• Lexia• Think Central• Keyboarding Tutor

Homework

• Every week your child will have:

• Math-one page per night• Reading at least 20

minutes- reading log• Spelling activities on

words missed • Study multiplication for

quiz

• Math is due the following morning. • Spelling and Reading are due on

Friday.

Homework Binder

• Occasionally, your child will have:

• Science research projects

• Social Studies research or papers

• Also any work that is missed due to absence will be completed as homework when the student returns.

Other Homework

Class DojoClass Dojo is my interactive behavior management system. Students can earn positive or negative points based on behavior. Parents may login onto classdojo.com to see their child’s daily behavior. Students will keep track of points in a daily Dojo Tracker. Students may “buy” rewards with points earned.

EngradeEngrade is my online grade book. I will keep track of all student scores through this program. Parents will be able to login to see their child’s scores on assignments, missing assignments, test scores etc. Go to Engrade.com (login coming soon)

Grading Scale and Standards

• We grade on a 4 point scale• 4- Advanced 95%-100%• 3 Proficient 80%-94.9%• 2 Basic 65%-79.9%• 1 Below Basic 0%-64.9%

• We use the California State Standards

AbsencesIf your child is absent, please make every effort to pick up an independent study in the office. I may be able to set up work that is more closely aligned to missed class work if you let me know 24 hours in advance.

Absent WorkWhen your child is absent, an

absence folder will be placed on your child’s desk. All work placed in folder will need to be completed for homework. If the child has extra time in class when they return, he/she may complete the missing work in class.

Supplies• We always need Ticonderoga

pencils!• Clorox Wipes• Items for Prize Box

• Candy for jarI received a lot of supplies at

• the beginning of the year!• Thank you for your • donations! I will let you • Know when more is needed!

BirthdaysStudents may bring in treats for the class for their birthday. There are currently 35 students in my class! The treats must be store bought.

Students get to go to the prize box on their birthday!

Volunteering

• Reading buddy• Copy prep• Small groups• Classroom

parties• Field Trips• PTSA always

needs volunteers too!

At School• Parents must be

fingerprinted and TB tested in order to volunteer in the class and on field trips. If you can’t volunteer, I may have at-home projects that you may help with.

Remember…

How can parents help?

Please help your child with their homework! I am trying to send quality work over quantity. Less is more because I know many families are busy with afterschool activities which are important! Help by checking your child’s planner, Engrade, and Class Dojo. You can help keep them accountable in all of these areas.

Remind.comRemind.com is a texting tool for myself to get reminders to parents via text. It is very helpful for you to sign up because I send out many reminders throughout the week. You will only receive texts from me. If you did not sign up, send me a note and I will send instructions.

Contact Info.

• Email is the fastest way to reach me:

• lanady@sjacademy.org

• School Phone #:654-6113