Welcome to

Open House!

Whats on the desk??!

Sunshine note

Please leave a little

message for your
favorite fourth grade
kiddo!

Discipline and Records

Policy Book - Please

SIGN the white paper
and leave it here
tonight. The pink
book is yours to keep
and study
Green Star and Blue
Quiz Follow the
directions and enjoy!
Leave them here
tonight!!

A little bit about ME!

Graduated from West Chester

University in May of 2008 with a

bachelors Degree in Elementary
Education.
I have now been a member of the
SWS faculty for a little over 6
years.
I taught 3rd grade for 3 years and
am very fortunate to be spending
my third year in 4th grade with
this super awesome group!
This past spring I graduated with a
Masters in Education from Cabrini
College.
I live in Downingtown with a 1 year
old yellow lab, an 8 year old
puggle, and 2 cats!

Topics to Discuss!
Expectations
Routines

Curriculum
Homework
Grading
Communication
Questions

Classroom Expectations!
Students have been given clear expectations and understand

school and classroom rules.

I have very high expectations of my students.

When my
students leave my classroom in June I expect them to
know what it looks like, sounds like, and feels like to be a
fifth grade student, the students most looked up to here
at SWS!

If a student does not meet the expectations of our

classroom rules twice in one day a note will go home

informing the parent of this issue. The parent will be
asked to sign the note and return it to me the next day.
If you receive a note written by your child, please do not
hesitate to contact me regarding any questions or concerns.

How Starkweather Stars

Show Respect:
0 We walk and are quiet in the hallways.
0 We, STOP, LOOK and LISTEN to any
adult speaking to us.
0 We keep our hands and bodies under
control and to ourselves.
0 We use kind words and are helpful to
others.
0 We take pride in, and care for, our

school.

Classroom Routines!
Computers/Library

Mondays

(11:20-12:20)

Music Tuesdays
(11:20-12:20
Phys. Ed

General Daily Schedule:

9:00-9:20 Unpack, Morning
work
9:20-10:20 Science (M/W/F)
9:20-10:20 -Social Studies
(T/TH)

10:20-11:20 Math
12:20-12:50 Lunch

Wednesdays (11:40-12:20) 12:50-1:20 Recess

Fridays (11:40-12:20)
1:20-3:25 Language Arts

Art Thursdays
(11:20-12:20)

3:25-3:30 Pack up
3:30-3:50 - Dismissal

th
4

Grade Curriculum

-Language ArtsReading

Writing

PA Common Core-based
Instruction

Writing Process

Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry

comprehension
Flexible Reading Groups
Grammar

Word Study (Spelling)

Comprehension
Writing
Computers
4Sight Benchmarks

Domain-scored pieces
Narrative, TDA,

Informative, Persuasive
Quick Write Journal Entries
Writers Notebook

-Math-

Math in Focus/Singapore Math

Place Value

Estimation and Number Theory

Multiplication and Division
Tables and Line Graphs
Data and Probability
Adding and subtracting Decimals
Angles
Perpendicular and Parallel Line Segments
Squares and Rectangles
Area and Perimeter
Symmetry
Tessellations

Concrete Pictorial Abstract

Fact Fluency 3 Benchmarks and
practice
Study Island/First in Math
Homework is completed after
mastery
Chapter Reviews and Test Prep

-ScienceThe Nature of Science

Earth Materials Sound

and Light
Magnetism and
Electricity
Motion and Simple
Machines
Sun, Moon, and Stars
(Earth and Space)

-Social StudiesGeography Skills -

Nystrom
P.A. Geography,
Regions, and
Environment
Federal, State, and
Local Government
P.A. History & Today
Famous Pennsylvanian
Project (wax museum)

-HomeworkAssignments will be written in the assignment

book each day. Please make sure to sign your

childs assignment book daily.
Independent Reading Calendar
Genre-Based Reading Projects Quarterly (decided upon
by the teachers)

Curriculum-related activities of previously

learned material
Weekly/Bi-weekly Study Island assignments in
both Reading and Math

-Assessments PSSA
Math (April 18th-22nd)
Reading/Writing (April 11th-15th)
Science (April 25th-29th)
DIBELS (Reading Fluency and

Retell)
Ganske Word Study Assessment
4Sights Reading and Math
Benchmarks
District Domain Writing
Assessment
-Focus
-Organization
-Style
-Content
-Conventions

-Grading SystemsLETTER GRADES

o A+ = 97-100
o A = 93-96
A- = 90-92

o B+ = 87-89
o B = 83-86
o B- = 80-82
o C+ = 77-79
o C = 73-76
o C- = 70-72
o E = 60-69
o F = Below 60

PA Common Core-Based
Reporting
Grades based upon the PA
Common Core Standards.
Report cards given
quarterly
Learning Related Behaviors
Reported each marking
period on report cards.

-CommunicationClassroom Website!!
Bi-Weekly Newsletter

Check assignment book

nightly and PLEASE sign!

Assessment Folders
Review graded assignments
www.edline.net
Email
anytimejheller@wcasd.net
Old Fashioned written
notes
KEEP IN TOUCH!!

Thank you for COMING!

Any QUESTIONS??!

Please make sure to leave

behind:

*WHITE form inside the WCASD Discipline

Booklet
*BLUE Open House Kid Quiz
*YELLOW Sunshine Note
*GREEN star
*Everything else may go home with you!