About me
Hello and welcome to our 4th grade classroom's webpage! My name is Mrs. Catanzaro and I've been teaching 4th grade for 28 years now in the Bethalto School District.
I LOVE MY JOB TEACHING KIDS! :) We have exciting things taking place every day in our classroom. Check back for new information throughout the year. Here is some background information about me. I was born and raised in Alton, IL where I attended the Alton School District. I graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education and a minor in Math with high honors. Summer of '98, I graduated from SIUE with a Masters of Science in Educational Administration. I have continued to take classes to ensure that I am teaching the latest, most effective methods. As you can see, education is a very high priority for me. :)
I LOVE MY JOB TEACHING KIDS! :) We have exciting things taking place every day in our classroom. Check back for new information throughout the year. Here is some background information about me. I was born and raised in Alton, IL where I attended the Alton School District. I graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education and a minor in Math with high honors. Summer of '98, I graduated from SIUE with a Masters of Science in Educational Administration. I have continued to take classes to ensure that I am teaching the latest, most effective methods. As you can see, education is a very high priority for me. :)
Communication:
I believe strong parent/teacher communication is essential to a student's success. If at anytime you have a question or concern, please don't hesitate to contact me at school. This can be done by sending a note, calling or emailing, if more convenient, you can email me at [email protected]. If you'd prefer to receive text messages updates, please join our REMIND list, and you'll receive important reminders via text messages. We have voicemail at school so if you leave me a message, please remember to leave your phone number and the best time to reach you. Thank you!
Also, you can join our classroom FACEBOOK page. This is restricted to parents/guardians only so if you send a request to join, please identify yourself. :) Press the "f" button below to take you to our FACEBOOK page. :)
Also, you can join our classroom FACEBOOK page. This is restricted to parents/guardians only so if you send a request to join, please identify yourself. :) Press the "f" button below to take you to our FACEBOOK page. :)
CLASSROOM RULES/REWARDS/CONSEQUENCES:
Rules
1. Focus on the speaker and show respect.
2. Use hand signals to show you need something.
3. Treat others the way you would like to be treated.
4. Be the BEST "YOU", you can be!
5. As a team, we will keep our classroom CLEAN!
Rewards
1. Daily love and praise from your teacher.
2. Daily behavior tickets to be spent at the ticket store.
3. Reward classroom points to be spent for choice/recess time.
4. Participate in Awesome Afternoon at end of quarter for good behavior. (No habitual problems).
Consequences
1. Verbal warning to stop inappropriate behavior.
2. 2nd warning-2nd Verbal warning to stop inappropriate behavior.
3. 3rd warning -Loss of behavior ticket.
4. 4th warning-Conference in the hallway & loss of behavior ticket.
5. 5th warning-Sent to the office/Calling parent for conference.
our daily schedule
A.M. Morning Work (IXL Math & Typing.com), Morning Circle, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary & Spelling
P.M. Writing, Math, Small Groups/IDR, Science/Social Studies, Closing Circle
Lunch 11:00am-11:45pm
Music 9:30-10:00am Monday & 12:30-1:00pm Wednesday
P.E. 9:30-10:00am Tuesday/Thursday & 1:30-2:00pm Friday
Recess 1:10-1:25pm
P.M. Writing, Math, Small Groups/IDR, Science/Social Studies, Closing Circle
Lunch 11:00am-11:45pm
Music 9:30-10:00am Monday & 12:30-1:00pm Wednesday
P.E. 9:30-10:00am Tuesday/Thursday & 1:30-2:00pm Friday
Recess 1:10-1:25pm
reading
Each week, the students will have a new "text" to read from our Making Meaning textbook and a new skill to learn. This could come in the form of a story, an informational article, expository text, etc. Every day we work in partners, and do Think, Pair, Share; Turn and Talk, or Think, Pair, Write.
On Monday, I introduce the new text, vocabulary words and one of the skills we will be working on for the week.
Tuesday we will be rereading the text together in class and we will be practicing the new skill we learned on Monday. We also work with the 3 vocabulary words we learned on Monday.
Wednesday we reread the text again and go deeper for a close reading. Also, we work on the 2nd skill for the week and learn 3 new vocabulary words.
Thursday we normally engage in a new piece of text in the students workbooks, and practice the skills we've learned this week. We will also review the new words learned on Wednesday.
Friday we review all of the skills and vocabulary words we learned for the week. We also learn our academic vocabulary for the week. :)
Please encourage your child to read every night, even if its only for a few minutes before bedtime. Thank you!
On Monday, I introduce the new text, vocabulary words and one of the skills we will be working on for the week.
Tuesday we will be rereading the text together in class and we will be practicing the new skill we learned on Monday. We also work with the 3 vocabulary words we learned on Monday.
Wednesday we reread the text again and go deeper for a close reading. Also, we work on the 2nd skill for the week and learn 3 new vocabulary words.
Thursday we normally engage in a new piece of text in the students workbooks, and practice the skills we've learned this week. We will also review the new words learned on Wednesday.
Friday we review all of the skills and vocabulary words we learned for the week. We also learn our academic vocabulary for the week. :)
Please encourage your child to read every night, even if its only for a few minutes before bedtime. Thank you!