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Welcome to Fourth Grade. Mrs. Brooks and Mrs. Gooch Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Hruby. Lunch Schedule. Lunches Mrs. Brooks 11:55 Mrs. Gooch 12:00 Mrs. Hruby 12:00 Mrs. Clark 12:05. Curriculum. Spelling -- Includes vocabulary building Language Arts -- Various sources
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Welcome to Fourth Grade Mrs. Brooks and Mrs. Gooch Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Hruby
Lunch Schedule • Lunches Mrs. Brooks 11:55 Mrs. Gooch 12:00 Mrs. Hruby 12:00 Mrs. Clark 12:05
Curriculum • Spelling -- Includes vocabulary building • Language Arts -- Various sources • Writing -- Narrative Writing (Empowering Writers Program) • Reading -- Story elements; “active reader”; (Basal Readers, Novels, Passages) • Math: Hands-on manupulatives; various texts • Social Studies: North Carolina History • Science: Magnetism/Electricity, Animals Nutrition, Health (including drug & alcohol awareness)
Students will have homework almost every night Homework reviews and practices concepts we are studying in class We encourage you to check over your child’s homework Homework
Homework and Grading Reading, Math, Social Studies: Classwork = 30% of grade Homework = 20% of grade Tests/Quizzes = 50% of grade
Grading • Science grades are not weighted • Spelling grades are as follows: Classwork/Homework = 50% Tests = 50% * Late Work (up to 3 days = 10 pts. Off)
Positive Behavior Support Tramway Elementary has implemented a program called Positive Behavior Support (PBS). This is a proactive system in which students throughout the school have common behavior expectations. This includes school-wide rules and procedures, systematic reinforcement of procedures and recognition of accomplishments based on respect, responsibility, and safety. PBS
Field Trips • OT Sloan Pool for Water Safety • August 6th – Brooks/Gooch August 11th – Clark/Hruby • Barnes and Noble Bookstore in Cary • Aug. 21st – Brooks/Gooch Aug. 22nd – Clark/Hruby • Raleigh--Legislature, Museums & Capitol (unscheduled at this time) • Poe Health Center (unscheduled at this time)
Closing • We encourage you to read handbook. Reinforce PBS Matrix at home. • Tramway Phone: • 718-0170 Please call after 2:30 • www.lee.k12.nc.us