Welcome to…. Back To School Night

1. Grade 4 2014-2015 Welcome to….Back To School Night Cradlerock Elementary School

2. Agenda • Introduction • Schedule • Mathematics • Language Arts • Word Study • Social Studies • Science • Health • Homework • 4th Grade Assessments • PBIS • Field Trips • Band & Strings • Volunteers • Questions and Answers

3. A day in the life of a fourth grader Morning Afternoon 11:50 ~ 12:20 Recess 12:20 ~ 12:50 Lunch 12:50 ~ 2:35 Language Arts Block (Reading, Writing & Vocabulary) 2:35 ~ 2:40 Dismissal • 8:05 ~ 8:20 Morning Work/ Announcement (Late bell 8:15) • 8:20 ~ 9:20 Content • 9:20~ 10:20 Related Arts • 10:20 ~ 10:35 D.E.A.R. • 10:35 ~ 11:50 Math

4. Mathematics: Common Core • Content Standards • (What students learn) • Problem Solving and Application • Place Value • Addition/Subtraction • Multiplication/Division • Fractions • Decimals • Area/Perimeter • Geometric lines and angles

5. Common Core Standards? • The standards are the result of a national movement to provide an equitable, coherent, focused, and rigorous curriculum. • The standards enable our students to be college and career ready in order to compete globally.

6. Where Can I Get More Information? HCPSS SMART Pages • More information about the Common Core State Standards • Specific grade level standards • Optional activities you can do at home to support your student http://smart.hcpss.wikispaces.net

7. 1st QuarterMath Objectives • Whole Numbers • Multiplication & Division • Fractions

8. Language Arts: Common Core • Language Arts objectives are on-going throughout the year. They are continually revisited. • Throughout the year students will read and listen: • For literary experience • To be informed • To enjoy Students will speak and write: • To express personal ideas • To express personal opinion • To explain and inform

9. Word Study THEN • Assigned word lists • Little or no connection to curricular areas or each other • The weekly assignment: “Find and write a definition for each word,” or “Use each word in a sentence” • A test came at the end of the week (rote memorization)

10. Word Study NOW Word lists are organized through meaningful roots or patterns Expand and deepen word knowledge during content-area study The weekly assignment: “Meet the Root, Combine and Create, Read and Reason, Extend and Explore” Applied spelling and language conventions tests

11. WORD STUDY IN SCHOOL • Meet the Root: students define and conquer a list of words as they identify the word parts and roots • Combine and Create: students combine words built from the root and pattern • Read and Reason: students read text in which they encounter the word part/root • Extend and Explore: students create new applications for the vocabulary

12. WORD STUDY AT HOME • Word Sorts: students sort for the pattern • Word Hunts: students search for the pattern in a variety of text • Word Associations: write additional words that connect to the target word or pattern • Vocabulary: students find new and interesting words to put in their notebooks

13. Social Studies Maryland - The First People Maryland- From Settlement to State Maryland - Growth and Change Modern Maryland

14. Science Topics • Space • Rocks and Minerals • Electricity • Environmental Science

15. Health 1st Quarter: Nutrition and Fitness 2nd Quarter: Safety, First Aid, and Injury Prevention 3rd Quarter: Disease Prevention and Control

16. Quarterly Projects • Quarter 1-Social Studies • Quarter 2-Health • Quarter 3-Science • Quarter 4-Language Arts Project directions can be found in your child’s quarterly progress report envelope.

17. Homework • Daily Word Study: New Vocabulary Study • Daily Reading 20 minutes • Daily Math • Friday Folders (Students should spend approximately 45 minutes on homework)

18. 4th Grade Assessments • PARCC (Computer-based) • MAP (Computer-based) • On-going Formative Assessments

19. PBIS • Rock The Bulldog: • Respectful • On-Task • Cooperative • Kind • Paw prints will be given out daily by staff members for students exhibiting R.O.C.K.-like behaviors throughout the school day. • Students can exchange their paw prints every other Friday from a selection of tangible and non-tangible prizes at our 4th Grade School Store • Dog Club Incentive every other Friday. • Quarterly Incentives

20. Field Trips • Annapolis/Watermark Friday, September 19, 2014 • New Art Field Trip (organized by Mr. Hopkins) • Chesapeake Bay Research Center

21. Parent Volunteers There are many opportunities to help out: • GRADE 4 School Store! • Organize class parties for holidays • Help stuff Friday folders • Chaperone field trips

22. Donations • Please consider donating the following items: • Tissues • Pencils • Zip Lock Bags (various sizes)

23. Band and Strings • Mr. Carter (band teacher) and Ms.Retterer (string teacher) are in the cafeteria if you have any questions for them.

24. Keep in Touch • Mrs. Vanya Jackson ( Instructional Team Leader) • Vanya_Jackson@hcpss.org • Mrs. Alynn DiNello • Alynn_DiNello@hcpss.org • Mrs. Rebecca Sallee-Turner • Rebecca_Sallee-turner@hcpss.org • Mrs. Debra Pulvirenti • Debra_Pulvirenti@hcpss.org • Mrs. Leslie Ferrara • Leslie_Ferrara@hcpss.org

25. Let’s Have a Great Year!