BEGINNINGOFTHEYEARCLASSROOMINFORMATIONFORMRS.

OSTRANDER
ROOM4

Pleasereadallinformationcarefullyasitpertainstoclassroomactivities,gradingand
behaviorexpectationsforRoom16.

MynameisChristinaOstranderandIwillbeyourchildsfourthgradeteacherthisyear.This
ismy11yearteachingandmytenthyearatMason.IhaveaB.AandM.AfromMichigan
StateUniversityandanEd.SfromOaklandUniversity.

WeareaBYODclassroom.Yourchildiswelcometobringinwithyourpermissionany
devicethatconnectstotheinternet.Thesedevicesarelockedandstoredwhennotinuse.
Thedevicesareinseveralsubjects/contentareasthroughoutthedayfrommathtowriting.

Devices
pleasemakesureyourchildsdeviceischargedpriortobringingtoschool.Iftheeventthe
devcieneedstobechargedpleasebringachargertoschool
aprotectivecase/coverishelpful
priorknowledgeofhowtoturnonandoffthedeviceaswellaswherethesettingsare
located.

Edmodo
Inthecomingdaysyourchildwillbegivenanedmodoaccountforthisclassroom.Please
reviewtheexpectationsofouronlinelearningenvironmentwithyourchild.
allresponsesarethoughtfulandrespectful
assignmentsarecompletedontimeandsubmittedonlyafterhavingbeenreviewedatleast
once.

Homeconnect
Thislinkhomeconnectallowsstudentstoworkonlineathomeonmathpractice.Yourchild
knowsbothusernameandpasswordandidfamiliarwithusingthistoolatschool.

GradingPolicy

Studentswillbegivenareasonableamountoftimetocompleteassignments.Any
unfinishedmorningworkisduethefollowingMonday.A50%willbegivenforanydailywork
overoneweeklateinallsubjectareas.Workisexpectedtobehandedinontime.Reading
jobspacketsareassignedthefirstweekofthemonthandareexpectedtobecompletedin
classthisassignmentisduethelastschooldayofthemonth.Readingprojectsareassigned
Mondayinclassworktimeisgiventothecompletetheproject.Anyunfinishedprojectsare
takenhomeandreturnedthefollowingMonday.Eachdayareadingprojectislatea
deductionofpointswilloccur.Exceptionsaremadeforstudentswhomissbecauseofillness.
Thisyearyourstudentwillreceivelettergradesinallsubjectareas.

ParentVUEcanbeaccessed24hoursaday7daysaweekfromanyconnecteddeviceto
checkgrades.pleasevisitthislinkparentVue

GradingScale
Thisgradingscaleappliestoallsubjectareas(percentagebased)
A=94%orabove
A=9093.9
B+=8889.9
B=8487.9
B=8083.9
C+=7779.9
C=7476.9
C=7073.9
Belowa70%isanNY

Homework

Studentsareexpectedtocompletelyfillouttheirassignmentnotebooksandreturn
themsignedbyanadultthenextday.PleaselookforthisnightlyasIusethisasa
communicationtoolbetweenhomeandschool.StudentsdonotfilloutthisbookonFriday
unlessthereisaweekendassignment.PleaseseeSchoolFusionsitebelowforinformation
onhowtoknowwhenandwhathomeworkhasbeenassigned.Yourchildmayhave
additionalhomework(incompleteormissing)alongwithnightlyhomework.Yourchildis
responsibleforwritingtheirownmissing/incompleteassignmentsdownandbringingthem
home.Extracopieswillbeavailablenearthecubbiesinclearlymarkedfolders.Attimes
studentswillbeaskedtocompleteanassignmentonline.Theseassignmentswillbegivena
23daysperiodtocomplete.Ifyourchilddoesnothavewirelessaccessathomepleaselet
meknowsoIcanmakeotherarrangmentsforhe/shetocompletetheassignment.

Remind101
Pleasesignupusingtheinformationbelow.Thisprogramallowsyoutoreceivetext
messagereminderssentbymeofupcomingevents/tests/quizzes.remind101link

Classcode:
Numbertotext:

Behavior

Studentsareheldtohighstandardswhenitcomestobehavior.AlongwithGrand
Blanc'spositivebehaviorsystemyourchildrenwillworktogethertocreateclassroom
expectations.Iexpectallstudentstomakegoodbehaviorchoicesandmeetallclassroom
expectations.

*BETHERE/PREPARED

*BESAFE


*BERESPECTFUL
.

Threestarseachstudentisassignedthreestarsonalargebulletinboardaccordingto
number.Awarningisgivenwhenanexpectationisnotbeingfollowed.Ifthebehavior
continuesthestudentwillloseonestar.Threeloststarsinoneweek=lossofSTARStimeon
Friday.STARStimeisa1520minutefunactivity.Lunchdetentionisanoptionthatcanbe
utilizedforpoorbehaviorchoices.

Wewillbeusingclassdojothisyear.classdojoisthelinkforinformationonthistoolthatis
usedinclasswithyourstudent.

Spelling/WordStudy

ListsaresenthomeeveryMonday.Thislistisworkedonthroughinclassactivities
MondayFriday.AnyincompletespellingworkissenthomeFridayandistobereturned
Monday.AllposttestsaregivenMonday.Thisgivesthestudentsonefullweektostudy.

Dailyinclasswork/participation50%
Test50%

Math

Wecompletemostmathjournalworkinclass.Studylinksaresenthome34timesa
weekdependingontheunitwearestudying.Thereisamathtestgivenattheconclusionof
everychapter.Yourstudentwillknowaboutthetestaweekormoreinadvance.Achapter
reviewissenthomeapproximatelyoneweekinadvance.Thisisathomepracticeanddoes
nothavetobereturned.

Fridayquizbasedonmathboxes25%
Homework(checkmarked)10%
Dailywork/classparticipation40%
UnitTest25%

PleasefamiliarizeyourselfwithPearsonforyourchildsmathneeds.Itcontainsallresources
anddigitalbookcopiesforyourstudent.

SocialStudies

UnitsareasfollowsSeptemberNovemberEconomics
NovemberMarchGovernment
MarchJuneGeography

Dailywork/Classparticipation40%

Quizzes25%
UnitTest25%
Homework10%

Everyyearwecreateaclassroomblogshowcasingourworkinsocialstudies.Youcantake
alookatthesiteweuseandthelinkwillbecomingshortly.Weebly

Science
Wewillbeginwithourlifeunit.WethenwillgointoSpace.

Dailywork/Classparticipation40%
Quizzes25%
UnitTest25%
Homework10%

LanguageArts

Eachmonthyourstudentwillbeassignedanovelgroupbasedonreadinglevel.
Threedaysaweekpagesareassignedandajobfromthejobspacketwillbecompleted
followingtheassignedreading.Pleasecheckyourstudents'homeworknotebookaroundthe
firstofeachmonthforbookassignment.Classtimeisgivenforreadingassignments.Please
checktheschoolfusionwebsiteforyourstudentsassignment.Pleasefollowupwiththemat
home.

READING
Dailywork/classparticipation25%
Jobspacket25%
Inclassbookproject25%
Centerclasswork25%

WRITING
Dailywork/Quizzes25%
Participationingroup/conference25%
Assignedwritings(writingprocess)50%

Googleaccountsyourchildhasagoogleaccountwhichallowshe/shetocomplete
assignmentsonlineandsubmitthemforgrading.Studentswillbeexpectedtocomplete
assignmentsandsubmitthemonlineseveraltimesthissemester.

FieldTrips

BowlingOctober31stfrom9am11amGrandBlancLanes
February12thLansingTrip9am2pm
CampJune4th

SchoolFusion
Pleasetakeaminutetosignupathttp://grandblanc.mason.schoolfusion.us/ Followthelink
onthelefttosignuptoourclasswebsite.Thissitewillprovideinformationonhomework,
fieldtrips,assignmentsandmuchmore.

ParentConferences
Pleasetakeaminuteandsignupforatimethatworksforyou.Thiswillalsobethetimeused
intheSpring.

signupgeniusisthelinktosignupforfallandspringconferences.Pleasetakeamomentto
signupforyourconferences.

Volunteers
Pleasetakeaminutetosignupforaninclassduringschoolactivity.Thisincludespayday,
gamesdayandspecialprojectsTBD.FieldtripdatesareTBD,ifyouarewillingtoattend
pleasesignupandIwillcontacttoyou.

YOUMAYNOTATTENDAFIELDTRIPUNLESSABACKGROUNDCHECKFORMIS
COMPLETEDANDPASSED.

Thebestwaytocontactmeisviaemailatcostrand@grandblancschools.org.Pleasetrynot
tocalltheclassroomduringschoolhoursasIamteachingandworkingwithyourchildren.
Phonecallsduringthedayprovetobeverydisruptivetotheclassroomcommunity.

Ilookforwardtoagreatyearwithyourstudent.
Mrs.Ostrander