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Fourth Grade Curriculum Night September 16, 2013

Fourth Grade Curriculum Night September 16, 2013. Mrs. Deidra Amon Mrs. Marla Bohm Ms. Kelly Pattison Mrs. Bettie Rabb. Agenda. Welcome Review Daily Schedule Common Core Standards & Essential Standards Overview 4 th Grade Curriculum Field Trips Requirements and Responsibilities

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Fourth Grade Curriculum Night September 16, 2013

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  1. Fourth Grade Curriculum NightSeptember 16, 2013 Mrs. Deidra Amon Mrs. Marla Bohm Ms. Kelly Pattison Mrs. Bettie Rabb

  2. Agenda Welcome Review Daily Schedule Common Core Standards & Essential Standards Overview 4th Grade Curriculum Field Trips Requirements and Responsibilities Dismiss to individual classrooms

  3. Fourth Grade Daily Schedule 8:00 to 8:45 Morning Procedures 8:45 to 9:30 Specials 9:35 to 11:50 Literacy Block 11:50/11:55/12:00 Lunch (for 25 minutes) 12:15 to 2:15 Math Blockwith Social Studies/Science 2:15 – 2:45 Recess 2:45 - 3:00 Dismissal

  4. Common Core State Standardsand Essential Standards • Common Core Information

  5. Why am I learning these facts? It’s all about being college and career ready!

  6. Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy Parent Link Bloom’s Taxonomy classifies the levels of thinking from lower order (simple recall) to higher order (creating). We encourage students to think at those higher levels in the Common Core.

  7. Creativity Communication Connections Collaboration

  8. 4th Grade Curriculum Overview • English Language Arts (ELA) Standards • Math Standards • Science Standards • Social Studies Standards

  9. English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects There are reading standards for: Informational Texts Literature Foundational Skills (phonics, word analysis) Also included in ELA standards are: Writing Speaking and Listening Language

  10. Reading Standards Build stamina and skills to read challenging materials Continue to learn about the world and build vocabulary skills by reading more complicated texts

  11. Reading Standards: Literature Describe in depth a character, setting, theme, or event from story Back up and support your thinking with details and evidence from the text Compare and contrast themes, characters, elements of different stories Determine meanings of words based on how they are used in the text Make meaningful connections Increase the complexity of texts that students are reading

  12. Reading Standards:Informational Texts Summarize and find main idea Find and refer to key details Understand text structure Determine the meaning of general academic and content-area vocabulary Explain what happened and WHY based on evidence from text

  13. Reading Standards: Foundational Skills Apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills Read with sufficient fluency and accuracy to support comprehension

  14. Writing Standards Students will write effective narrative essays, opinion and persuasive pieces, research papers, and informational texts (such as research papers) as they master correct grammar and punctuation.

  15. Writing Standards Students will: • Write complete sentences using correct capitalization, grammar, and spelling • Write summaries or opinions about topics supported with a set of well-organized facts, details, and examples from various forms of media • Independently conduct short research projects on different aspects of a topic using evidence from books and the Internet

  16. Speaking & Listening Standards Students will: • Paraphrase and respond to information presented in discussions, such as comparing and contrasting ideas and analyzing evidence that speakers use to support particular points • Report orally on a topic or tell a story with facts and details

  17. Language Standards Students will: • Demonstrate command of grade level grammar and writing conventions • Use grade level vocabulary, figurative language, and word relationships (synonyms, antonyms)

  18. Common Core State Standards for Math There are standards within each strand: • Numbers and Operations—Fractions • Measurement and Data • Geometry • Numbers and Operations in Base Ten • Operations and Algebraic Thinking

  19. Math Standards--3 critical areas include… • Understanding and fluency with multi-digit multiplication, and developing understanding of dividing to find quotients involving multi-digit dividends; • Developing an understanding of fraction equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, and multiplication of fractions by whole numbers; • Understanding that geometric figures can be analyzed and classified based on their properties

  20. Math Standards We will build knowledge with fractions, factors, and multiples Using whole-number arithmetic to solve word problems Adding and subtracting whole numbers quickly and accurately (numbers up to 1 million) Multiplying and dividing multi-digit numbers in simple cases Understanding and applying equivalent fractions and decimals in terms of fractions Adding, subtracting, and multiplying fractions in simple cases Measuring angles and finding unknown angles in a diagram

  21. N.C. Essential Standards for Science Build an understanding through investigation and technologies of: • Rocks and Minerals • Electricity and Magnetism • Animal Studies • Landforms We will alternate science and social studies instruction— 4 weeks of one, then the other.

  22. Social Studies Focus:North Carolina History The four areas we explore in Social Studies are: N.C. History N.C. Government Economics Culture and Geography 4th grade is our first introduction to the formal study of HISTORY

  23. Field Trips • N.C. Museum of History and N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences: Thursday, October 10th (cost $4 per child) • Diamond Del’s Gem Mining: November 9th(cost $9 per child) • Symphony: March 10th, 2014 (cost TBA) • Outer Banks: April (dates and cost TBA) More information will be coming home for all field trips when details are finalized. All dates are tentative until trips are officially approved.

  24. What’s a parent to do?

  25. What’s a parent to do? • Encourage your child to read, read, read a variety of texts—Read ALOUD to them!  • Ask your child to retell a story or movie they have read or seen • Talk with your child’s teacher to identify areas where you might need to provide additional help • Encourage your child to write - keep a journal, letters to family and friends, to-do lists, etc. • Practice multiplication and division facts daily to improve fluency

  26. Monitor your child’s homework and make sure it is completed by checking and signing the Student Agenda

  27. Volunteer Registration Required for all volunteers (classroom, fieldtrip, tutoring, etc.) Registration is done on computer in the Media Center. You may register Monday through Friday BEFORE October 31st. Afterwards, you may only register on Mondays. Volunteer Registration must be updated every year.

  28. What you need to know about: Title I Compacts

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  30. Thank you for your time tonight! Please head to your child’s class room.

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