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Fourth Grade BTSN. Ms. Jennifer Harris, Ms. Charlene Hernandez, Mrs. Alison Wade, Mrs. Ashley Johnson, Mrs. Yvonne Parham, Mrs. Tong Yao, Mrs. Janessa Ford. Back to School Night. Essential Questions What instructional components will be present in our rigorous 4 th grade curriculum?
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Fourth Grade BTSN Ms. Jennifer Harris, Ms. Charlene Hernandez, Mrs. Alison Wade, Mrs. Ashley Johnson, Mrs. Yvonne Parham, Mrs. Tong Yao,Mrs. Janessa Ford
Back to School Night • Essential Questions • What instructional components will be present in our rigorous 4th grade curriculum? • How can we work together to benefit all students? • We believe that all children can be successful. Our goal is to ensure that all students are taught with the proper materials and at a pace that is challenging to each pupil that helps develop their unique talents and strengths.
Communication • Questions: • Email your homeroom teacher or write a note • Call and leave a message • Emergencies or Change of Arrival/Dismissal: • Call the office (Office staff will notify homeroom teacher) • Communication Folder: • Graded work will be sent home on THURSDAYS (unless there is a • holiday – next school day or following week). • PTA information will be given to students on WEDNESDAYS. • Agendas: • Students will record their homework. • Students will record their PBIS color if they had a color change. • Please check and initial daily. • Grade Level Updates & Curriculum: • School Website • PYP Newsletters • Fourth Grade Team Website
PBIS Go for the Green 1st time- warning 2nd time – yellow: reflection write up and conference with teacher 3rd time – red: minimum of 10 minute classroom time out, reflection write up, and conference with teacher If behaviors continue on a single day despite interventions listed above, a parent teacher conference is required. 3 reds in a week results in an office referral
Homework Expectations • 40 minutes nightly (This does not include the 25-30 minutes of reading per night.) • Let your child attempt independently • Provide a quiet work space • Math nightly • Daily reading log (+one weekend read) due every Monday • 2 week spelling sort cycle • Homework counts towards the learning skills grade and will be checked weekly. • DEM = Demonstrating PRG = Progressing N = Not Yet Evident • Incomplete, late, and work that is not turned in will be reflected in the learning • skills grade
Standards-Based Teaching & Learning • Aligns instruction and assessment to standards • Aligns grades to standards
Math -Place value patterns in multi-digit whole numbers -Addition and Subtraction of multi-digit whole numbers using variety of strategies -Multiplication and Division of multi-digit whole numbers, including modeling -Patterns with numbers and shapes -Multiplicative and additive comparison -Fractions and decimals -Measurement -Perimeter and Area -Angles -Points, lines, line segments, and rays
Standards-Based Teaching & Learning Measurement Topic: _______________________ ES P I N
FAST FORWARD . . . Things to Look Forward To • Field Trips: • October – Breezy Point (Chesapeake Bay) • November – National Museum of the American Indian • December – Mad Science: “Matter of Fact” • March – St. Mary’s City • May – Maryland Science Center • Choral & Instrumental Music Concerts • Cultural Arts Fair