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Welcome to fourth grade at Matthew Turner School! I am pleased to be your child’s teacher this year. Fourth grade is a time of great social, emotional, and academic growth. It is also a time for each student to acquire new skills in all subject areas. I hope to instill a love of learning that will last throughout your child’s lifetime. It is my hope that, working as a team, we will provide the best possible experience for your child. Thank you for being here and supporting this effort.
You can contact me using the following information:
- 751.2318 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
- KCROZIER@beniciaunified.org
SUPPLIES
- yellow highlighter
- #2 pencils
- small scissors
- 2 red pens
- glue sticks
- 1 small package of colored pencils
- 1 small box of crayons
- supply box NO LARGER than 5" x 8" (Larger will be sent home...no room in desk!)
- 1 ream of white and 1 ream of colored Xerox paper
- 3 - two pocket folders (red, yellow, blue, green, orange)
- 1 low odor, dark-colored dry erase marker
- 1 pkg. wide-ruled binder paper
- 1 PLASTIC Office Depot 2 pocket folder (Red if possible)
- 2 soft cover, 40 page composition book
SNACKS AND BIRTHDAYS
We have a short snack time each morning before recess. Please send in a healthy snack that can be eaten in about 10 minutes. Only water to drink at snack time. You may send in a simple class snack to celebrate your child’s birthday
(cookies, cupcakes, donuts…no juice or milk, please). We will share this snack at the end of the day.
LIBRARY BOOKS/COMPUTER LAB Our class will visit the Library and Computer Lab on Friday morning. Library books may be taken home but a book must be returned before another is checked out.
P.E./MUSIC
Fourth grade classes participate in P.E. on Tuesday with Mr. Doran. Please be sure your child wears appropriate shoes and clothing to participate in the activities. Music happens on Thursdays.
HOMEWORK
All homework is a reinforcement or extension of class instruction. Look for homework Monday – Thursday. The students copy their daily homework in their Student Planner. Special homework, notes on classroom happenings, or projects will be e-mailed at the beginning of each week. Daily reading toward the weekly 100 minutes of reading is considered part of this homework. All homework is to be turned in at 8:40 on the day that it is due. Please allow your children to be responsible for this. Keeping track of their own assignments is an important skill for fourth graders. Students will also be instructed on how to develop good study techniques and habits. Unless a student is also bringing home class work that needs to be completed, homework should never take more than an hour of honest effort each night.
CLASS PARTY SCHEDULE (Look for updates in the near future!)
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Structure is the organizational foundation of the classroom. It paves the
way for cooperation and learning by clarifying rules and expectations and by
defining the path we want our students to stay on. Many conflicts and
behavior problems are prevented because children know what is expected.
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS
All students should arrive to class prepared with two sharpened pencils, books, and materials ready.
• Tardy students should enter the classroom quietly with a tardy slip, begin opener
activity, or join class in progress.
• Students should remain seated unless given permission to leave their seat.
• Students are expected to raise their hands to ask questions or make comments
unless the teacher has set aside a special period for free and spontaneous discussion
• Students should ask questions or make comments that are relevant to instruction.
• Students should show tolerance and respect for the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs of
others in the classroom.
• When students complete their assignments early, they should have something else to work
on (e.g., reading or enrichment activity).
CLASSROOM RULES
• Cooperate with your teacher and classmates.
• Respect the rights and property of others.
• Carry out your basic student responsibilities
BASIC STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
• Keep track of your own books and assignments.
• Start your work on time and allow time to finish.
• Ask for help when you need it.
• Do your own work.
• Turn your work in on time.
• Accept responsibility for grades and other consequences.
PLAYGROUND RULES
• Walk to and from the playground.
• Cooperate with the yard duty supervisor and playmates.
• Follow the rules and safety guidelines for games and equipment.
• Ask for help from the yard duty supervisor when needed.
• Report unsafe behavior to the yard duty supervisor.
LUNCHROOM RULES
• Sit with your class.
• Use indoor voices.
• Raise your hand if you need help or permission to use the bathroom.
• Remain seated until dismissed by the adult in charge.
• Clean up your area and throw away your trash.
• Use appropriate and respectful behavior.
REWARDS FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR
• Caught You Being Good – weekly ticket drawing &
PAT (Preferred Activity Time)
• PAT is a group incentive system that uses the most valuable commodity in the
instructional day – time- as a treasured resource.
• Accountability and team building are built - in- components of the system.
• The more students cooperate the more rewards they share and enjoy.
• PAT is intended to support limit – setting practices by rewarding on-task behavior and
discouraging off – task behavior.
Recess Academy provides students with opportunities to practice, on their time, the skills they
haven’t mastered during class time.
BLURT BOX
Students are expected to show respect by raising their hand before talking. In an effort to
promote this policy we have a Blurt Box.
Name = Warning
Name √ = 10 minute time out
Name √√ = 10 minute time out and Recess Academy
RECESS ACADEMY
Recess academy provides students with the opportunity to practice, on their time, the skills
they haven’t mastered during class time. The message is clear. Cooperate during class time, or
practice improving your cooperation skills during recess.
• Lining up
• Entering/exiting the room
• Walking instead of running
• Raising a quiet hand
• No talking during instruction
• Focused listening