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Mr. Burke- Room 24 Fourth Grade Cool Spring Elementary September 6, 2012

Mr. Burke- Room 24 Fourth Grade Cool Spring Elementary September 6, 2012. Go Penguins!!!!. Classroom Expectations. Arrive in class on time. Display Penguin Pride (at all times) Tardy slips are recorded daily. Students need to be prepared. Planners (how we’ll use them, etc.)

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Mr. Burke- Room 24 Fourth Grade Cool Spring Elementary September 6, 2012

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  1. Mr. Burke- Room 24 Fourth Grade Cool Spring Elementary September 6, 2012 Go Penguins!!!!

  2. Classroom Expectations • Arrive in class on time. • Display Penguin Pride (at all times) • Tardy slips are recorded daily. • Students need to be prepared. • Planners (how we’ll use them, etc.) • Notes from home, Lunch $$$ • Thursday Folders (Friday or Monday) • Homework (if assigned) Back to School Night

  3. Curriculum Blocks Back to School Night

  4. Homework Guidelines • 2-3 subjects a night • Word Study to start in early October • Turned in each morning (the “Bin”) • Is not taken for a grade • Review of material covered in class • Homework notes are allowed… if there is some circumstance that prevents completion. Back to School Night

  5. Penguin Planners • Written in daily (during that block) • Notes are encouraged if that is how you want to get information to me. • Please sign them (so I know you saw it) • If there is no work, “None” & the Reason for it will be written • Example- “Test Day” “ Assembly”, etc. Back to School Night

  6. School Work • Curriculum • 1st nine weeks • Grades • other LCPS policies Back to School Night

  7. Fourth Grade Curriculum First marking Period English Oral & communication skills in a variety of settings (4.1) - Class discussions, Small groups, etc. Make & listen to oral presentations and reports (4.2) - Ziploc Bag Me, Book reports, Other Projects Read nonfiction and fiction with fluency and accuracy (4.3) Read and demonstrate comprehension of fiction (4.4) - Blood on the River, and other Novel Study Read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction (4.5) - Biographies, and other literature. Write effective narratives, poems, and explanations (4.7) Edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, spelling, sentence structure (4.8) Back to School Night

  8. Fourth Grade Curriculum • First marking Period • History/Social Science • Virginia geography (VS.2, VS.10) • 5 regions of Virginia & VA’s Land • Virginia’s resources • Indians (VS.2) • Tribes native to Virginia • Lives, language, impact on our history • Early Exploration, Jamestown colony (VS.3)  Back to School Night

  9. Fourth Grade Curriculum • First marking Period • Math  • Place value in whole numbers (4.1) • Addition & subtraction of whole #s (4.5 and 4.6) • Equality (4.22) • Estimation (4.7) • Science •    Scientific investigation (4.1) “PHEOI” •    Virginia resources (4.8) •    Earth, Moon, Sun System (4.7) Back to School Night

  10. News & Notes • Accelerated Reader (required program) • 20 points per quarter (goal for each student) • Getting books from CSP Library every week • Students should also read for 15-20 each night • D.E.A.R. time is given each day • Math S.M.E. & Reading S.M.E. • Homework • 1 -2 Subjects per night (No Fridays) • Projects • 1 per month/season (at the most) • Reading Buddies • (w/ Gr. 1- Mrs. Cox) Friday pm Back to School Night

  11. News & Notes #2 • “Light” Snack (optional) 10:30 each morning • Thursdays Folders (School Memos, etc.) • All school papers will be sent home on Thursdays. • Please sign & return with any papers promptly. • Volunteering • Some signed up at Open House • Once opportunities arise, I’ll be in touch. Back to School Night

  12. Thanks for coming! Conference Sign-Ups will occur after Thanksgiving Break Once I return from Paternity leave jason.burke@lcps.org Back to School Night

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