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Welcome to Back to School Night!

Welcome to Back to School Night!. La Costa Meadows 4 th Grade Thursday, August 22 nd. Introducing… Your 4 th Grade Team!. Cheri Bailey Caren Cherveny Lauren Mitchell Susan Smith Meghan Walsh. 4 th Grade Curriculum. Language Arts Houghton Mifflin Language Works DIRT Writing

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Welcome to Back to School Night!

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  1. Welcome to Back to School Night! La Costa Meadows 4th Grade Thursday, August 22nd

  2. Introducing…Your 4th Grade Team! • Cheri Bailey • CarenCherveny • Lauren Mitchell • Susan Smith • Meghan Walsh

  3. 4th Grade Curriculum • Language Arts • Houghton Mifflin • Language Works • DIRT • Writing • Informative Explanatory • Narrative • Opinion • Science • Geology • Electricity & Magnetism • Ecosystems • Math • Place Value • Decimals • Fractions • Measurement • Geometry • Algebra • Social Studies • California

  4. Independent Reading • Each student is responsible for having their own reading book at their independent reading level • Focus on finishing the book within two weeks • Nightly Reading Homework • Mon-Thurs + one weekend day • August-December 15 pages/night • January-June 20 pages/night • Take AR quizzes after finishing book and aim for 80% or higher • www.arbookfind.com

  5. 3 Point Response • Write a complete sentence with a capital letter and a period. • Use words from the question in your answer. • Include evidence to support your answer. Example Question: What is your favorite color? Response: My favorite color is yellow because it is bright and cheerful.

  6. Making Every Minute Count • If you need to take your child out of school for an appointment, please make every effort to do so at the end of the day. • It is very helpful if you let me know if your child will be absent or leaving early so I may prepare work for them. • Students are responsible for missing work while they are absent

  7. Supplies • Thank you so much for your amazing generosity! So many supplies have been brought in so far! • Please help us keep the classroom as distraction-free as possible: • No large pencil boxes • No pencil sharpeners • No playthings (cute “tchotchkes”) • Check our Weekly Newsletters for any supplies needed throughout the year

  8. Technology • Laptops • Netbooks • iPads • Video Conferencing

  9. Report Cards, Grading, Awards • Grade Breakdown: • 90-100% 4 • 85-89% 3+ • 80-84% 3 • 75-79% 3- • 70-74% 2+ • 65-69% 2 • 60-64% 2- • 59% and below 1 • AAA • 75% of report card grades are “4’s” • EEE • All “E’s” on report card

  10. Field Trips USS Midway Mission San Juan Capistrano Gemological Institute of America

  11. 4th Grade Pizza Raffle All classes are participating! Raffle tickets given throughout the month Approximately 10 students from each class Monthly pizza lunch

  12. Bailey – Room 33 • Cherveny – Room 30 • Mitchell – Room 6 • Smith – Room 7 • Walsh – Room 29 Thanks for coming tonight!! Please go to your child’s classroom for more information on your child’s individual teacher!

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