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N.A. School District Curriculum Night - 4th Grade

Join us for the 4th Grade Curriculum Night at North Allegheny School District. Learn about our updated math curriculum, language arts themes and lessons, social studies units, and science topics.

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N.A. School District Curriculum Night - 4th Grade

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  1. NORTH ALLEGHENY SCHOOL DISTRICT Preparing all students for success in a changing world Bradford Woods Curriculum Night

  2. Welcome 4th Grade Curriculum Night

  3. Fourth Grade Teachers Mrs. Twidwell– 4A Mr. Lundy – 4B Mrs. Marshalek – 4C

  4. Mrs. Twidwell

  5. Mrs. Marshalek

  6. Mr. Lundy

  7. Math Curriculum

  8. New Mathematics Curriculum • We have updated the curriculum in grades K-8. • Instruction will focus on inquiry-based methodology. • Problem solving will be emphasized in all units. • All Pennsylvania Core Standards for Mathematics will be addressed. • GO MATH! will be our new textbook series. • Each student will receive “mini-books” for all units. Students can write in their consumable books. • There are new online resources that can be used at home for additional practice and reinforcement.

  9. Rocket Math (Otter Creek) Mastering math facts through sequential daily practice

  10. Math Placement Criteria • ITBS (Iowa) Test Scores • End of Book Test • Teacher Attribute • Basic Facts Both the total points and number of students determine the grouping. The difference between Academic I and II is the pace and/or depth of the curriculum.

  11. Math Grouping(Grades 3,4,5) Academic 1 Students will study each concept in great depth using a variety of enrichment activities. Challenge activities will be implemented. (Mrs. Marshalek, Mr. Lundy - 4th grade; Mrs. Miko – 5th grade) Academic 2 Students will study each concept, using a variety of remediation and/or enrichment activities, based on the needs of the students. Pacing will also reflect the needs of the students. (Mrs. Twidwell, Mrs. McCurdy – 4th grade) All students will receive the same curriculum per grade level.

  12. ELA – English / Language Arts

  13. Themes and Lessons • The Storytown series is organized by Themes, Lessons, and Skills. • Six Themes will be covered during the course of the school year. • Each Theme is comprised of a series of Lessons. Each Lesson lasts for approximately one week and is further organized by a variety of stories, activities, and skill development focus points.

  14. Harcourt Storytown The Storytown series focuses on explicit, systematic instruction with a spiraled review of key skills. Student experience many opportunities for practice and the application of concepts. In addition, a series of leveled activities and resource materials exist to meet the varied needs of learners. Sample skills that are developed through these resources include: • Various types of literature (Main and Paired Selections) • Robust Vocabulary (weekly quiz) • Comprehension (Focus Skills and Focus Strategies) • Fluency, Accuracy, and Reading Rate • Grammar and Writing • Use of Dictionary and Reference Sources (on-line)

  15. Text Dependent Analysis (TDA) Require students to provide evidence from the text and to draw inferences based on what the text says in order to support an analysis.

  16. Spelling • Harcourt Spelling will drive spelling instruction • Weekly Unit • Pretest on Monday, homework due on Thursday, and test on Friday • Cursive practice

  17. Social Studies United States Regions Explores the five major regions of the United States, as well as the culture, economic system, and government of the nation.

  18. Unit 1: Exploring the United States Unit 2: United States Economy Unit 3: Northeast Unit 4: Southeast Unit 5: Midwest Unit 6: Southwest Unit 7: West Social Studies Content

  19. Student Achievement • Reinforcement of Reading, Writing and Grammar skills • Opportunity to explore additional Math concepts • Encompasses PA Core expectations and skills

  20. Science Four Science Units • Life Science • Earth Science • Physical Science • Space and Technology Content • Experiments • Quizzes and tests - Study guides; study skills; essay questions • Research projects (Power Point) Make-up Work (clear expectations) • Pull-outs and absences

  21. Pull-outs and Activities • Band/Orchestra Lessons • Band/Orchestra Rehearsals (no make-up work) • Chorus (no make-up work) –sign-up online • GOAL • Reading Support • ELA + • Speech /OT • Other

  22. Band, Chorus, & Orchestra Rehearsals • Elective classes - not required • Students who are not at a rehearsal will be… • participating in extension/remediation activities • working on special projects • will NOT be scheduled for study hall-like periods Band and Orchestra students need to bring their instrument and music every week. Chorus students need to bring their music every week. • Band (Mr. Klicker)– Wednesday at 1:00 • Chorus (Mr. Schmidt) – Wednesday at 1:45 • Orchestra (Mrs. Semanco) – Wednesday at 1:00 • Band and Orchestra Lessons – Monday through Friday

  23. Band & Orchestra Lessons • Schedules have been distributed by Mrs. Semanco & Mr. Klicker • Students are to attend their lesson every week • They are to bring their instrument and music every week • They may leave for their lesson five minutes before scheduled lesson begins • Band and orchestra students are required to make-up any work missed while attending their lesson

  24. District Tests • ITBS - Iowa Test of Basic Skills January 9 – 13, 2017 CogAT - Cognitive Ability Test January 30 – February 3, 2017 • PSSA – Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (ELA, Mathematics, Science) ELA – April 3 – 7, 2017 Math – April 24 – 28, 2017 Science – May 1 – 5, 2017 Study Island – Test Prep

  25. Homework Procedure • Homework requests (per handbook) • Missed homework procedure – Signing of the homework binder • Communication with parents after three missed assignments (email, phone call or note home) • Points for completion of homework

  26. Assignment BookDaily Assignment Board Assignments are posted on teacher web page.

  27. Electronic Grade Book (Tyler) and Report Cards • Four grading periods (nine weeks) • On-line report cards with Tyler • Link to NA web page www.northallegheny.org and click on the link • https://grades.northallegheny.org

  28. Navigation of the North Allegheny and BWE web page www.northallegheny.org Click on Bradford Woods Elementary and then Quick Links to find information on a variety of topics.

  29. GO MATH! Online Resources For best results, use Chrome as your Internet browser. • From the North Allegheny Homepage, click on “+Parents.” Then select “Online Textbook Resources.” • Select “Elementary Level Resources.”

  30. On-Line Textbooks Parents and students will have access to books and tutorial sites on-line. Our NA, BWE, and teacher web pages provides links to the Harcourt and Scott Foresman products and applications. http://www.eharcourtschool.com/ (Math and Social Studies) http://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do(Reading) For all Harcourt books (Reading, Social Studies, Math) students use their 6 digit number to login: userid: na###### password: ###### http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com (Science) For Scott Foresman books they use their 6 digit number and Tigers1 for a password Userid: NA###### Password: Tigers1

  31. Clearances Get Cleared – Volunteer http://www.northallegheny.org/domain/1964

  32. Wellness • We adhere to the District Policy #3441 regarding wellness. • The new and improved Edible Treats Form has been linked to the BWE webpage. It is linked in several places: quick links, parent forms, and nurse’s page. The form MUST be completed 3 days prior to sending the treat into school.

  33. Conference Sign-ups Sign-ups for Parent /Teacher Conferences will be ON-LINE this year. The date when sign-ups online will go live is still pending and will be publicized at a later date. 

  34. Communication • E-mail atwidwell@northallegheny.org bmarshalek@northallegheny.org rlundy@northallegheny.org • Written note • Message through office • 724-935-5081

  35. Our Power Point Presentation will be available on our web pages. • Feel free to visit your child’s classroom.

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