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El Sierra - 4 th Grade Elementary School Curriculum Night. Welcome! Our goal is to instill the love of learning in your children!. Fun Facts About Us. Mrs. Wyatt. Mrs. Iaquinto. Important Info to Remember. Students should not arrive before 8:10
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El Sierra - 4th GradeElementary SchoolCurriculum Night Welcome! Our goal is to instill the love of learning in your children!
Fun Facts About Us... • Mrs. Wyatt • Mrs. Iaquinto
Important Info to Remember • Students should not arrive before 8:10 • Assignment Notebook/Website – homework • Homework Notices • Room Coordinators/Volunteers • Water Bottles • Email/Phone calls
Important Info ~ Cont. • Internet Agreement • Handbook • Sign receipt • Includes school calendar • Review discipline section • Rules To Live By • Be safe • Be Responsible • Be Respectful
Communication • Conferences November 19th and 20th February 11th and 12th
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) • High Five Program • I know myself. • I control myself. • I am a team member. • I think about others. • I make responsible choices. • Morning Meetings • Greeting • Review schedule for the day • Team Building Activity • Share
Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) • Students are tested three times per academic year. • Reading, Math, and Language Usage • Data is used to group students and specific lessons are taught at their instructional level. • It is our goal to have each student demonstrate academic growth in each subject.
iPads • Our Goal - • use as an instructional tool • give another outlet for creativity • organization • Odds and Ends • iPad should come to school charged • Leave your charger at home • Games • AppleID
What will reading instruction look like? • Shared Reading • Guided Reading Groups • Anthology (Scott Foresman) • Novel Studies • Fluency Practice • reader’s theater • poetry
How will we become better writers? • 6 +1 Traits (ideas, conventions, sentence fluency, voice, organization, word choice, presentation) • Progressive Journal • Poetry • Narrative, Expository, Persuasive • Spelling/Grammar
Math • Resources to use – School Home Connection Newsletter, textbook, workbook, spiral • Small groups • Homework • Multiplication facts – practice • Exit slips
Science • Weather • Magnetism and Electricity • Solar System • Health • Resources - binder, spiral, study guides
Social Studies • 5 Regions of the United States • Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West • Social Scientists - economist, historian, geographer, political scientist • Hands on approach
How can you support your child’s learning? • Read each day – ask your child what they read about • Multiplication facts • Learning experiences (museums, Downers Grove Public Library, science fair, The Reading Game) • Check their take home folder each day • Websites (links are on the ES website) • IXL • Tumblebooks • Spelling City
Things Unique to 4th Grade • Field Trips - Planetarium, Naper Settlement • Teacher’s pet • Penny parties • Orchestra
Housekeeping • Internet Agreement • Handbook • Sign receipt for handbook • Includes school calendar • Review discipline section • PTA Fundraisers - Box Tops, Market Day, Campbell Soup Labels