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Imagine, Believe, Achieve, Succeed!

Guilford Elementary School. Imagine, Believe, Achieve, Succeed!. WELCOME Back to School. An Overview of Grade 4. Team 4. Welcome to Mrs. Walker’s class!. Insert picture of teacher here. Support Staff. Catherine McNamara-GT Jessica Michelson-GT Krista Shaul-Reading Intervention

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Imagine, Believe, Achieve, Succeed!

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  1. Guilford Elementary School Imagine, Believe, Achieve, Succeed!

  2. WELCOME Back to School An Overview of Grade 4

  3. Team 4

  4. Welcome to Mrs. Walker’s class! Insert picture of teacher here

  5. Support Staff Catherine McNamara-GT Jessica Michelson-GT Krista Shaul-Reading Intervention Anne Hager-Reading Intervention Hope Fields-Reading Intervention

  6. Daily Schedule 9:05 Arrival 9:05-9:25 Breakfast 9:25-10:40 Math 10:40-11:40 Related arts 11:40-12:25 Writing 12:25-12:55 Recess 12:55-1:25 Lunch 1:25-2:25 Content 2:25-3:40 Language Arts 3:40-3:55 Announcements/Dismissal

  7. Related Arts Schedule

  8. Welcome to Related Arts Art is very fun! However, it can be very messy. Please don’t wear your finest clothes. Mediais held once a week. We’re thrilled to have lots of new books to share this year. All students will have the opportunity to check out books. Musicis one hour a week. Come ready to move, sing, and play instruments. In P.E. always wear your tennis shoes. No jewelry please. Please send in a note if your student can not participate. Technologyoffers our students an opportunity to develop computer literacy skills that they will need to be successful in the future. Band and Orchestra is an opportunity for all students in grades 3-5 to learn how to play an instrument.

  9. Reading This year we will be using the Common Core Curriculum which is a more cohesive and rigorous curriculum. • In 4th grade, your child will read widely and deeply from a range of high-quality, increasingly challenging fiction and nonfiction texts from diverse cultures and time periods. • Building knowledge about subjects through research projects and responding analytically to literary and informational sources will be key to your child’s continuing success.

  10. Guilford’s Schoolwide Reading Incentive Guildford’s This incentive will run from October to March. Students are to read at least 20 minutes every night. Students will receive a reading reward if they read at least 20 days of each month (October through March). At the end of the year, the students that have participated at least 5 months will be invited to our Guilford’sReaders are Leaders picnic. More information will be coming home in Friday folders in Sept.

  11. Language Arts • 4th graders will write stories or essays that are several paragraphs long. • By devoting significant time and effort to producing numerous written pieces over short and extended timeframes throughout the year, he or she also will gain control over many conventions of grammar, usage, and punctuation as well as learn ways to make himself or herself understood.

  12. What are the Common Core Standards? • The standards are the result of a national movement to provide an equitable, coherent, focused, and rigorous curriculum. • The standards will enable our students to be college and career ready in order to compete globally.

  13. Common Core at a Glance ■ Summarizing the key details of stories, dramas, poems, and nonfiction materials, including their themes or main ideas. ■ Identifying and judging evidence that supports particular ideas in an author’s argument to change a reader’s point of view. ■ Integrating information from several print and digital sources to answer questions and solve problems. ■ Writing opinions that offer reasoned arguments and provide facts and examples that are logically grouped to support the writer’s point of view. ■ Writing stories, real or imaginary, that unfold naturally and developing the plot with dialogue, description, and effective pacing of the action.

  14. Where Can I Get More Information? HCPSS SMART Pages • More information about Howard County’s Math Curriculum • Specific grade level standards • Optional activities you can do at home to support your student http://smart.hcpss.wikispaces.net

  15. Science • Curriculum • The Big Picture • A Global View • Closer to Home • Electricity and Magnetism • Project • New this year! • Science projects will be displayed during our Night of Excellence. • Look out for more information after the year starts.

  16. Social Studies • Students will learn about the • history of Maryland • MD; The First People • MD; From Settlement to State • MD; Growth and Change • Modern Maryland

  17. Math • Students will progress through similar math topics at varied instructional levels. • Topics include Measurement, Geometry, Algebraic Thinking and Numbers and Operations in Base Ten/Fractions. • For more information visit Howard County Public School website

  18. STEM In an effort to help students understand the spectrum of careers that exist they will learn the content and skills of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. These behaviors include engagement in inquiry, logical reasoning, collaboration and investigation.

  19. Title 1 Compact Being that we are a Title I school, we will have an agreement describing the responsibilities of the teachers, students and parents in order to ensure the success of our students.  This compact or agreement will be sent home closer to conference time for you to review.  During parent/ teacher conferences the students will have the opportunity to set additional reading and math goals.

  20. Homework Policy • Expect to see homework Monday through Thursday. • Usually Word Study, Math, and 20 minutes of reading. • Parents should check the assignment book and signif homework was successfully completed. • Students are expected to spend between 40 and 60 minutes on homework each evening. If homework is taking longer than 60minutes please notify the teacher. • Send a note if there is a problem with any assignment.

  21. Communication Friday foldersprovide important school notices. Home folders provide graded work of your child’s progress. Email Erin Fowler– erin_fowler@hcpss.org Heather Walker – heather_walker@hcpss.org Victoria Chanda – victoria_chanda@hcpss.org David Murphy– david_murphy@hcpss.org Alison Kordonski – alison_kordonski@hcpss.org

  22. Communication Feel free to send in or drop a note in the Agenda book. Contact the office whenever you need to talk with a specific teacher; we look forward to our conferences as well! Guilford Elementary School 7335 Oakland Mills Road Columbia, MD 21046 410-880-5930 410-880-5935 (fax)

  23. Guilford Students ROAR! Respect for self and others Ownership of words and actions A positive attitude Responsibility for learning

  24. Reminders  Label all coats, backpacks, lunchboxes ~ anything you want to be returned, if lost  Field trips ~ (tentative) *Newseum *Fort McHenry * In-house Science

  25. Reminders  Birthdays ~ Will be announced on WGES if the permission form is returned.  Fall Festival on October 31st ~ * Replaces Halloween activities, therefore it is more inclusive. * Students will not wear costumes.

  26. Thank you for attending Back to School Night! We look forward to a year of collaboration and success!

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