Welcome To 4th Grade!!
Hello!!
I am so excited that you are in my class this year. I can't wait to get to know each of you as we learn and grow together.
This is my 6th year at Olive Branch Intermediate School and my 25th year as a teacher. I studied Elementary Education from Blue Mountain College and went on to receive a Masters of Education degree from the University of Mississippi. I am also a National Board Certified Teacher.
I live in Holly Springs, MS and I am very active in there in my church and community. I have always loved to learn and I want to pass that love for learning on to the students that I teach.
We are going to have a wonderful year together.
Class Instructional Information
We will continue to use Schoology this year to upload all classroom content. This is a great tool to see what we are doing in class. You may login to Schoology using the information below.
We will also be able to access our curriculum through clever.com. The login information is listed below. Once you are logged in. you will be able to access math our math book, iReady, and other learning games. The login information is listed below.
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Login Information
Schoology- Go to Schoology. Login as follows:
- User Name- first initial, last initial and last 6 digits of student id@dcsms.org
- Password- Quistors, 6 digit numerical birthdate
- Example- User Name- lp123456@dcsms.org
- Password- Quistors010110
Clever- Go to Clever. Login as follows:
- User Name: student number (lunch number)
- Password: student number (lunch number
Daily Schedule
7:05 | Arrival, Unpack, Bell Work; Morning Message |
7:40 | Morning Meeting/ Go over Math Bell Work |
7:55 | Math Instruction |
8:50 | WIN (What I Need)- Math Intervention |
9:20 | Finish Math Instruction |
9:30 | Science/Coding |
10:05 | Snack/ Prepare to Switch |
10:15 | Walk to Mr. Mackey’s Class (room 404) |
10:20 | Math Instruction (Monday - Thursday) Activity- Friday |
11:05 | Math Instruction (Friday) |
11:20 | Activity (Monday - Thursday) |
12:05 | Restroom/Lunch |
12:40 | Recess |
1:05 | Finish Math/ Begin WIN |
1:30 | WIN |
1:55 | Science |
2:20 | Pack Up/ Clean Up Dismiss at 2:30 |
Announcements
General Classroom Information
Class Rules:
Follow Directions Quickly
Raise Your Hand for Permission to Speak
Raise Your Hand for Permission to Leave Your Seat
Make Smart Choices
Make Your Dear Team Stronger
Keep Your Eyes on the Target
School Rules:
Be Safe
Be Responsible
Be Respectful
PBIS
Our school uses positive behavior incentives to motivate students to follow expectations. Students have been divided into houses, or teams. Throughout each school day, students earn tokens for following class and school rules. These tokens go toward their house, or team total. At the end of the nine weeks, the house with the highest token total receives a reward. In class, I give rewards to the students whose house has the highest number of tokens for the week. In addition, I give daily rewards to individuals who go above and beyond expectations for behavior and academics.
As much as we do not want to see it happen, students do make mistakes and earn consequences as well. Students will always be given a chance to acknowledge their poor choices and improve before consequences are given. However, if they are unable to improve, students may lose class privileges or be removed from group or non academic activities to further reflect on how their choices have affected themselves and others. If this were to happen, you will be notified with a phone call after school on the day that the behavior occurs. If the student's behavior still does not improve, they will be referred to administration for further action.