\n Welcome to Mr. McGaughey’s Grade 4 Class webpage.\n <\/p>\n
\n My name is Sean McGaughey and I am beginning my ninth year of teaching
\n for the Simcoe County District Board of Education. Prior to coming to
\n Parkview, I taught Special Education and grade 2 at Huronia Centennial
\n School in Elmvale. I live with my wife, Nancy, and my daughter Sarah,
\n age 5. I enjoy playing guitar and writing and singing folk music. I
\n bring a lot of music into my classroom.\n <\/p>\n
\n Sending Money to School\n <\/p>\n
\n If you are sending money to school with your child, please put it in an
\n envelope and indicate;\n <\/p>\n
\n a) Your child’s first and last name,\n <\/p>\n
\n b) My name.\n <\/p>\n
\n c) The amount of money and the purpose for the money.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Agendas\n <\/p>\n
\n Agendas are an excellent way of teaching children organizational skills
\n and keeping track of assignments. At the end of each day, the children
\n will have the opportunity to record assignments and information about
\n upcoming events in their agendas. Every morning I will ask the children
\n if they have any notes in their agendas for me.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Rules for Grade 4<\/b>\n <\/p>\n
\n 1)\tTreat others with kindness and respect.\n <\/p>\n
\n 2)\tKeep hands, feet, objects and unwanted comments to yourself.\n <\/p>\n
\n 3)\tListen carefully during lessons.\n <\/p>\n
\n 4)\tRemember to do your job.\n <\/p>\n
\n 5)\tTake care of your classroom and your school.\n <\/p>\n
\n 6)\tNever give up. Always do your Best!\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Consequences for Grade 4<\/b>\n <\/p>\n
\n 1st Time: WARNING from teacher, name on board.\n <\/p>\n
\n 2nd Time: Check mark beside name, Time Out in classroom to complete a
\n think sheet.\n <\/p>\n
\n 3rd Time: Think sheet with: Phone Call Home\n <\/p>\n
\n Severe Clause: Phone call home, or parental interview. Office
\n intervention\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Please go over these rules and consequences with your child. Be aware
\n that if you receive a time-out sheet to sign or a phone call, that your
\n child has already had a warning and received 1 or 2 consequences.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Weekly Schedule<\/b>\n <\/p>\n
\n Here are a few of the events that happen in our classroom over the
\n course of a week. Math, Language, and French occur every day.\n <\/p>\n
\n Monday: Science\n <\/p>\n
\n Tuesday: Phys-Ed, Social Studies\n <\/p>\n
\n Wednesday: Science\n <\/p>\n
\n Thursday: Phys-Ed, Library, Social Studies\n <\/p>\n
\n Friday: Art, Music\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Homework<\/b>\n <\/p>\n
\n Homework will be listed in your child’s agenda. Your child may bring
\n work home to complete if it was not finished in class. This work needs
\n to be completed for the next day. From time to time, I may send other
\n assignments to be completed at home. We will make sure the due dates
\n are written in your child’s agenda.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Sharing and Newstelling<\/b>\n <\/p>\n
\n In grade 4, children are still eager to share special items and events
\n with the whole class. At this time, we are not doing formal sharing in
\n our class. In the future, your child may be assigned one or two days a
\n month for formal sharing or news-telling as part of our Oral Language
\n program.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Gym<\/b>\n <\/p>\n
\n Our class has gym twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Your
\n child is expected to have running shoes in the gym, and gym clothes.
\n You may leave a pair of indoor shoes at the school.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Units this Month:<\/b>\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Language:\n <\/p>\n
\n This year we will be using the Write Traits program for writing. This
\n program identifies 6 Traits of Writing used by effective writers:
\n Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and
\n Conventions. In the beginning, we will focus on developing strong ideas
\n in writing.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Math: Patterning: Nelson Math 4 Chapter 1\n <\/p>\n
\n For the first 3 weeks, your child will be exploring shape and number
\n patterns. The goal will be for your child to recognize, extend, create
\n and describe shape patterns and number sequences.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Patterning Activities you can do at home:\n <\/p>\n
\n 1.\tYour child can use skip counting patterns on a calculator to find the
\n age of each person in the family in months or weeks. For example, using
\n 52 weeks = 1 year enter 52 +52 = = = = = = to find the number of weeks
\n in 1 year.\n <\/p>\n
\n 2.\tYour child can use a month-month calendar to record activities that
\n occur on a regular basis, such as weekly, or daily sports, groups, music
\n lessons, or favorite TV programs. Have them describe any patterns they
\n see.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Thursday September 29: Math Test on patterning: chapter 1\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Chapter 2- Numeration: Students will compare, order and explore number
\n patterns in numbers up to 10, 000.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n At home, your child can:\n <\/p>\n
\n Science: We will beginning a unit on Rocks and Minerals shortly. On
\n October 12, we will be going on a field trip to Wye Marsh to study rocks
\n and minerals. A permission form for this field trip will be coming home
\n shortly.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Social Studies: We will begin by studying map and globe skills this
\n month, moving into a study of Canada and its regions.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Sean McGaughey\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Welcome to Mr. McGaughey’s Grade 4 Class webpage. My name is Sean McGaughey and I am beginning my ninth year of teaching for the Simcoe County District Board of Education. Prior to coming to Parkview, I taught Special Education and grade 2 at Huronia Centennial School in Elmvale. I live with my wife, Nancy, and … Continue reading