Mrs. DuBois

Welcome back to another school year!  I am very happy to be at West Side teaching 4th grade again.  This will be my 17th year teaching.  I have taught in both the Elkhart Community School System and the Concord Community School System.  My teaching credentials include a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree along with dual licensures in Elementary Education and Special Education.  I enjoy teaching and I am excited to share many experiences with the children this year! 

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Expectations:

Assignment Notebook: 

Every student is expected to write down daily assignments and take their Assignment Notebook home every week night.  At home, parents should check to be sure all homework is completed and sign the Assignment Notebook.

 

Homework:

Students are expected to complete and turn in all homework before 9:00 a.m.  Students who fail to may complete the work during recess.

 

Read at Home: 

Each student will be expected to read 5 days per week  (Sunday – Saturday) for at least 30 minutes.  Each night a student reads, an adult must initial the day and write the number of minutes read.  Parents are encouraged to ask questions about what your child read.

 


Communication

Only with the student, the parent, and the teacher working together can we have a successful learning experience for your child this year.  I encourage you to contact me at school, by note, by email, or by phone anytime you have a question or concern about your child and my class.

· Email:  vdubois@concord.k12.in.us

· Phone:  293-2531

 

 

Here We Go!

I am ready to begin the journey with the 4th graders in their last year at West side.  Please be sure they are ready for the school year by providing them with the school supplies needed. 

Also, establish a daily routine which includes :

    • A good night’s sleep
    • A healthy breakfast
    • A set homework time
    • A quiet place to do homework (free from distractions)

4th grade Supply List

  • 7 folders with pocket only
  • 2 - 2 pocket folders with prongs
  • 2 packages of WIDE lined paper
  • 1 spiral notebooks WIDE lined
  • 4 composition books (non-spiral)
  • 10 12 pencils and 2 big eraser
  • 2 dry erase markers
  • 1 box colored pencils or 1 box of 24 crayons
  • 2 glue sticks
  • 1 small-sized pencil box
  • 1 centimeter/inch ruler
  • 1 pair of scissors
  • 2 packages of 3 x 3 PostIt notes
  • 1 yellow highlighter
  • 1 set of multiplication flash cards
  • 3 large boxes of tissues
  • 1 pair clean nonmarking rubber
  • soled shoes for gym
  • Book bag
  • pencil sharpener (with lid)
  • Sandwich-size Ziploc baggies

ESL Activities

 Nina Names Things

(vocabulary)

 Help Reggie Find the Rhyme

(vocabulary & rhyme)

 Word Play

 Clifford's Matching Sounds

(beginning sounds)

 Learn Color Words Learn Shape Words
 Literacy Center Alphabet Funnies ABCD Watermelon

 Professor Garfield

(beginning sounds)



 Picture Match

(match picture with beginning sound)

 Pounce

(matching sounds & words)

  


 Search Engines

Boolify 

is a search engine that “shows” students how to conduct an effective search. Keywords are available as puzzle pieces.  Students drag a keyword puzzle piece into the search field. Then students drag a qualifying word (AND or OR) next to the keyword(s), which narrows down the search. The results are continually modified as more qualifying terms and/or keywords are added. This search engine would be a great one to begin with when teaching students how to conduct an effective search.

KidRex 

is a Google custom search engine using Google Safe Search technology. The home page is a kid-friendly crayon drawing of a search box guarded by a dinosaur. This is the most basic of search engines, providing a list of links to educationally relevant websites. 

Kidsclick

is a filtered web search for kids created by librarians and categorized by subject.

Ask Kids 

is one of the search engines that many students are already familiar with.  In addition to the search box, there are five specialized search tools: Schoolhouse (to find educational sites), movies, games, videos and images.  After typing in a keyword for a search, Ask Kids will present a list of related sites, along with related images, a definition of the keyword(s), and options to refine or expand the search. This is a good research tool, but you may find students getting distracted by the available links to movies, games and videos

COUNTRY

Food in Every Country Atlapedia Kidport
Fact MonsterKids YahooFlags
Kids Connect
ANIMAL
Discovery AnimalsAnimals.com Busch Gardens
Rainforest AnimalsNational Geographic KidsAnimal Fact Guide

    
 Math Live