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Welcome to Curriculum Night!

Welcome to Curriculum Night!. Mrs. Hall – 4 th Grade. Agenda for Tonight. About Mrs. Hall Parent Support Policies Grading Expectations & Accountability Daily Schedule A Look into the Class Communication 4 th Grade Events. About Mrs. Hall.

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Welcome to Curriculum Night!

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  1. Welcome to Curriculum Night! Mrs. Hall – 4th Grade

  2. Agenda for Tonight • About Mrs. Hall • Parent Support • Policies • Grading • Expectations & Accountability • Daily Schedule • A Look into the Class • Communication • 4th Grade Events

  3. About Mrs. Hall • I have two children, David and Kaleigh, a giant Golden doodle named Chewie. • Both kids went to Sunny Hills for K-5. • Our family loves to travel together.

  4. Professionally… • BA in History from Whitman College • Teaching Credentials from SPU • This is my 9th year of full time teaching: 3 at Clark in Issaquah, 2 in the Boston area, 4th year at Sunny Hills in 4th grade • 4 years of substitute teaching here at Sunny Hills

  5. Parent Support • Room Coordinator • Party Planner(s) – there are 3 parties/year • Classroom Helpers • Art Helpers • Library Helpers • Field Trip Chaperones You must fill out the volunteer paperwork online through the district. It can take up to two weeks to process.

  6. Homework at 4th Grade • 20-30 minutes of reading each night • Occasional classwork sent home to complete • School policy: Homework/classwork will not be given in advance when families go on vacation.

  7. The Mustang Way BeRespectful BeResponsible BeEngaged

  8. Accountability • Individual • Positive Praise • Class Economy • Thursday Report • Think it Over Sheets • Class • Moments of Greatness Coins

  9. Daily Schedule

  10. Math Time Looks Like Daily fluency practice Whole concept development Problem solving Solving must-do problems Math Choice Topics/Skills Place Value Rounding Metric Measurement Multi-Digit Multiplication/Division Fractions/Decimals Angle Measurement

  11. Reading Time Looks Like Reading to Learn vs. Learning to Read Whole class strategy lessons Independent reading Small group work with teacher Partner share Journal work Reader’s Workshop: Survival & Fantasy Reading for 40 minutes Topics/Skills Fictional Text Structure Inferring/Finding Evidence Theme/Summarizing/Main Idea Non-Fiction Text Structure Compare/Contrast Point of View

  12. Writing Time Looks Like Whole class strategy lesson Partner work Independent writing Ideas flowing Mrs. Hall working with writers Realistic Fiction, Opinion, Informational, Literary Essays Sounds Like Level 0 voice during whole class lesson Partner work in active engagement (level 2) Pages turning Pencils and keys moving Ideas being shared Mrs. Hall working with writers

  13. Science & WA Social Studies Science Ecosystems States of Matter Earth’s Changing Surfaces Social Studies Washington’s Earliest Times Exploration of Washington Washington Today

  14. Growth Mindset Our Social Emotional Learning Program: Empathy & Respect, Listening with Attention, Being Assertive, Respecting Similarities and Differences, Feelings, Emotion Management, Problem Solving & more

  15. 4th Grade Events • MOHAI Field Trip: December 12th • Olympia Field Trip: May 14th • Washington State Festival: March 26th

  16. Communication • Thursday Report • Class website https://connect.issaquah.wednet.edu/staff/sunnyhills/hallr • Email • Ways to contact me: • Phone: 425-837-7455 • Email: hallr@Issaquah.wednet.edu • Notes

  17. Other Tidbits • Snack/Water Bottles: Both are allowed! Try to avoid nuts, please. • Science Eco columns! Help, please!  • Birthdays: Students receive special birthday privileges and are recognized during the day. No birthday treats, please. • Classroom Interruption Policy: Please work with the office to deliver forgotten items or messages to your student.

  18. Pay on Line • Please check your child’s Pay on Line Account. • The Pay-on-Line site is not the same thing as Family Access –https://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/sunnyhills • Fees such as Scholastic News, planners, field trips, jogging club or choir will trigger a fee on their child’s Pay-on-line account.

  19. Partnering to Support All Students

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