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Curriculum Night 4 th Grade Antioch Elementary School

Curriculum Night 4 th Grade Antioch Elementary School. We will use county resources that support the math standards. IXL will be used to reinforce taught skills and identify areas of strengths and weaknesses.

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Curriculum Night 4 th Grade Antioch Elementary School

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  1. Curriculum Night4th GradeAntioch Elementary School

  2. We will use county resources that support the math standards. IXL will be used to reinforce taught skills and identify areas of strengths and weaknesses. Students use objects, drawings, conceptual language, and real-world situations to help build math ideas that make sense. Students must master multiplication facts (1-12) Homework will be assigned as an extension of concepts learned in class or as review to keep skills sharp. • Math

  3. Advanced Math • We will use county resources that support the math standards. • We will move at a more rigorous pace and provide differentiated enrichment that further challenge these students.

  4. Advanced Math • IXL will be used to reinforce taught skills and identify areas of strengths and weaknesses. • Students use objects, drawings, conceptual language, and real-world situations to help build math ideas that make sense. • Students must master multiplication facts (1-12) • Homework will be assigned as an extension of concepts learned in class or as review to keep skills sharp.

  5. Department Teaching • In order to better prepare our students for 5th Grade, we provide the experience of a “homeroom” and switch classes. This gives students the opportunity to move to different classrooms, keep materials organized, and work with another teacher. • We all teach reading and writing.

  6. Department Teaching • O Sullivan (Math) & Bleakley (S.S./Science) • Tegard (Math) & Rogers (S.S/Science) • Becht/Arocha do not departmentalize. • Sarcona (AIG Reading & Math)

  7. Math curriculum is organized into five domains: (1) operations and algebraic thinking; (2) number and operations in base ten; (3) numbers and operations - fractions; (4) measurement and data; and (5) geometry. Problem solving strategies are embedded into each of the five domains. All NC State Standards & objectives will be covered. • 4th Grade Domains

  8. Reading Workshop Mini lesson is 15 minutes long Students read at school 25 minutes daily and complete daily reading job. Read 30-40 minutes at home each night;. They should log in their agenda, and parents should initial daily. Students work in small groups to master specific skills. Students will be choosing just right books. • Reading

  9. Reading • Rubrics assess student performance throughout each unit of study • Students meet with teachers through individual conference and/or a small group each week • Students are required to read “just right” books • The focus of our reading program will be on building comprehension, improving accuracy, developing fluency, and expanding vocabulary.* *Wordly Wise helps to support this reading goal.

  10. Reading • Reading passages and comprehension questions will be used as assessments throughout every unit of study • EOG – More than half non-fiction(TFK) • EOG passages are from a variety of genres including poetry, drama, fiction, non-fiction

  11. Students will produce complete sentence by recognizing and correcting fragments and run-ons. Students will use appropriate capitalization and punctuation. Students will identify parts of speech and use them correctly within a sentence. Students will use paragraphs to organize their ideas. Students will be expected to spell grade levelwords correctly. • Conventions

  12. WRITING • Personal Narratives & Realistic Fiction • Opinion Pieces – persuasive writing • Informational – content writing based on research (Science & Social Studies) • Throughout the year students will compose and be assessed on: • 1 Narrative piece • 1 Content/Informational piece • 1 Opinion piece

  13. Social StudiesEssential Standards • Concepts of Study • Study geography and history of North Carolina • Technology in the lives of North Carolinians • Government and citizenship • Culture and diversity of North Carolina The Social Studies standards will be met by using teacher created activities & non-fiction texts which will meet NC Standards • Current event article and questions due monthly.

  14. ScienceEssential Standards • Taught using FOSS kits and supplemental materials; kits are rotated throughout the team • 4th Grade Units: • Food and Nutrition • Energy (magnets & electricity) • Earth Science (earth materials) • Animal Adaptations (behavioral & physical) • Moon/Space • State Science Test in 5th grade

  15. Agendas Signing indicates that parents looked over child’s homework E-mail Fastest and most effective way to communicate Phone Leave a message in the office 704-841-2505 Conferences End of first six weeks and as needed • Communication

  16. Thank you for coming! We’re looking forward to a great school year!

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