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Back To School 4th Grade Team. 2014-2015 Natoma Station August 14, 2013. Flexible Daily Schedule. 8:25- 10:15 Language Arts 10:15- 10:30 Recess Finish up LANG. ARTS 10:45- 12:00 Math 12:05- 12:50 Lunch 12:55- 1:25 DEAR (Reader’s Workshop, RTI) 1:25- 2:30 Social Studies/ Science/ Art
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Back To School4th Grade Team 2014-2015 Natoma Station August 14, 2013
Flexible Daily Schedule • 8:25- 10:15 Language Arts • 10:15- 10:30 Recess • Finish up LANG. ARTS • 10:45- 12:00 Math • 12:05- 12:50 Lunch • 12:55- 1:25 DEAR (Reader’s Workshop, RTI) • 1:25- 2:30 Social Studies/ Science/ Art • Music : Monday and Wednesday • PE Wednesday 8:30-9:00 • Library Tuesday 10:30-11:00 • Computer Lab Thursday 9:00- 9:30
Grades • All intermediate students earn letter grades. • Homework, in class assignments, projects are included in the grade. • Students may retake tests and the scores are averaged. • If a student has trouble with a concept, the teacher will make an intervention plan with the parent. • The work is due at the assigned time. Late work is accepted, but will not receive full point values for the second and third trimester. • Point values are converted into percentages.
Curriculum • Language Arts: Houghton Mifflin reading series, Step Up to Writing, Silent Reading • Novels: Island of the Blue Dolphins, Two Years Before the Mast, By the Great Horn Spoon, Clara Rounds Cape Horn • Math: enVision Math Common Core: Concepts include basic operations, fractions, geometry, algebra, functions, data, graphs, decimals. • Small groups for enrichment, and intervention • Students will keep math journals • Social Studies: Scott Foresman Publisher, California Studies Weekly, trimester projects • Science: Scott Foresman Publisher, Rocks and Minerals, Ecosystems, Electricity and Magnetism
Homework • Expect Math and Spelling Monday - Thursday • Unfinished Class Work • Reading for AR Points • Plan on about 45 minutes Monday - Thursday • Trimester Projects • Check Agenda and Teacher’s Web Site
Projects • 2 Projects each Trimester • 1 Book Report and 1 Social Studies Report • All directions will be posted to the web site • Handouts will go home in the Friday Folder • Presentation Portfolio
Accelerated Reader • Students read books at their reading level determined by the STAR placement test • Students have time to read at school and can read at home • Grades: Trimester 1, A=10 points, B=8-9, C=7, D= Below 7 • Trimester 2 and 3, A=15 or more, B=13-14, C=11-12, D=9-10, F=8 or less
Rules • Be Responsible • Listen Carefully • Follow Directions • Be Respectful • Be Productive • Be Safe • Rewards and Consequences • Progressive Discipline
Field Trips for 4th Grade Sutter’s Fort: March 2015 Coloma : 1 day only May 2015 California Train Museum: April/May 2015