Welcome to Fourth Grade

1. Welcome to Fourth Grade Mrs. Wimer Room 53 2013 - 2014

2. A Snapshot of Fourth Grade • ELA • Realistic Fiction Unit • Monitor Comprehension • Activate and Connect • Ask Questions • Infer Meaning • Determine Importance • Summarize and Synthesize • Students will be reading to learn.

3. A Snapshot of Fourth Grade • Writing • Writing Realistic Fiction – Narrative Writing • Personal and Persuasive Essays • Bringing History to Life – Informational Writing • Writing about Fiction – Opinion Writing

4. A Snapshot of Fourth Grade • Spelling • Differentiated Lists • Five day plan

5. A Snapshot of Fourth Grade • Social Sciences • Life Cycles • Land and Water • Motion and Design • Food and Nutrition • Geography and Pennsylvania History

6. A Snapshot of Fourth Grade • Math • Place Value, Fractions, Decimals • Geometry, Patterns, Measurement (customary and metric) • Time and Data • Operations, Estimation, Factors, Multiples, Prime, Composite, Multi-Step Word Problems

7. Common Core State Standards • Rigor • College and Career Readiness • Written Responses and Explanations • Webb’s Depth of Knowledge • Higher Level Thinking

8. CVE is Bully Free • How can you be a superhero at CVE? • Olweus Bully Prevention and Positive Behavior Expectations • Bullying= repeated behavior • Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Responsible • CVE Handbook on website (Parents  Information  Handbook) • Parent Signature

9. Responsive Classroom • Important to know children individually, culturally, and developmentally • Academic learning happens best within a positive social context, much attention is paid to social skills • Increases social skills • Establishes positive classroom climate • Increases learner investment and independence • Decreases disruptive behaviors

10. Hopes and Dreams • Students think of their own ideas for their individual hopes and dreams. • Students select “most important” hope and dream that is realistic, relevant, and respectful of themselves and others. • Students have a way to share with classmates. • Hopes and dreams are posted so they may be referred to throughout the year.

11. Creating Rules • Teacher collaborates with students to develop classroom rules that support everyone’s learning. • Rules posted on website. • “Take a Break” area

12. 40 Book Challenge Source: Literacylearnscape.com

13. Homework • Goal = reinforce concepts taught, prepare for continuing education, learning to study • Not graded • 40 minutes nightly – all subjects • “Draw = line and sign” = less stress • Fact practice nightly, 5 minutes • Daily agenda book • Incomplete assignments will be completed during free time at school

14. Snack and Birthday Treats • Parent Resources • Must follow “healthy snacks” guidelines • Must be individually wrapped and able to be kept in the classroom • Must consider student allergies • Brought to office by an adult • Parent Snack Manager • Refillable water bottle

15. Dates to Remember • September 4th– Field Trip to Moraine State Park 9:00 – 11:55 • September 12th – Olweus Kickoff • November 11th – Parent Conferences 8:00 – 3:30 • January – BYOT • February 8th – I Love CVE Event

16. Birthdays – Let’s Celebrate • You and child decide when to celebrate • Food free • Eat lunch with child in cafeteria • No restaurant food • Examples: pencils, erasers, book for library, game for indoor recess

17. FYI • PTO parent representative (one volunteer) • Pictures on website • Classes4Classes

18. Reminders • Volunteer (confidentiality) Form • Field Trip Form • Help Wanted Form • Parent Survey/Info sheet • Verify contact information strip • Conference Sign up • Milkweed • Wash, put in plastic bag with damp paper towel

19. Website Visit • Dismissal procedures • Party form