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Welcome to 4 th Grade Parent Night 2011 – 2012

Welcome to 4 th Grade Parent Night 2011 – 2012 . “ Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve.” Mary Kay Ash. Reading . Ways Parents Can Help:

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Welcome to 4 th Grade Parent Night 2011 – 2012

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  1. Welcome to 4th Grade Parent Night2011 – 2012

  2. “ Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve.” Mary Kay Ash

  3. Reading • Ways Parents Can Help: • “Life Text” - Read things together in everyday life • directions for cooking • Happy Meal boxes • subscription to a child’s magazine such as Sports Illustrated for Kids, American Girl, etc.

  4. Reading(Continued) • Questions to Ask – • How does this relate to you? • How would this make you feel? • Does this remind you of another story/character? • What “movie” do you see playing in your head? • Read with your Child – • Read together orally • Echo Read • Reread short sections

  5. Writing • Kinds of Writing: • Journal / Daily Writing • Wakulla Writes • Narrative – telling a story • Expository – writing to explain • Writing papers are graded using a 6.0 rubric (6 being the highest)

  6. Writing (continued) • State proficiency level – 4 • FCAT Writes Test date: • Tuesday, March 6, 2012 • How to help at home: • keep a journal • write letters, email • write about reading

  7. Technology • AR Home connect: • https://Hosted187.renlearn.com/60382/HomeConnect/Login.aspx • Allows parents to monitor student progress toward AR goal, see how their child on last AR test, and see reader certification level. • Teachers will have sent or is sending home letter with login information.

  8. Technology (continued) • Activities for Social • Studies Book • www.eduplace.com • Click student, then follow directions • Math and Reading Book online • www.thinkcentral.com • https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do • Username: 10 digit ID number • Password: Learn • Social Studies book online • https://secure.eservices.eduplace.com/eservices • sign in: • User name: fourthgradestudent • Password: cesfourth • Successmaker Program • FCAT Explorer • Username and passwords to come

  9. Math • Next Generation Standards • Fewer skills covered but more in depth knowledge of skill required

  10. Example Math Problems • Margot placed 5 cookies in each of 125 bags for a bake sale. What is the total number of cookies in all of the bags? • Gridded Response

  11. Math Problem • Shawn's dad was fixing the fence. He dropped his bucket of nails and of them spilled out onto the ground. Which fraction is equivalent to 6/24 ? • Josie is planning a kickball tournament for her school. So far 112 students have signed up to play. Josie would like to have at least 12 teams. If each team has 11 members, how many students will she need to sign up?

  12. Math • Useful Math Websites • ixl.com • Practice basic facts • Go Math! textbook series

  13. Walk to Win • What is Walk to Win? • Walk to Win is a new approach to reaching the needs of all students. The purpose of Walk to Win is to provide extra support for each student in the areas of reading in which he/she has difficulty in.

  14. Walk to Win… • How will Walk to Win be implemented? • Walk to Win will begin on Monday, October 3. • Each teacher (5) will focus on a specific reading skill. Students will go to one teacher a day for approximately 30 minutes each morning. • Students will NOT receive a grade from the Walk to Win teacher, only extra support and/or enrichment.

  15. Parent Conferences

  16. Email … • louann.hames@wcsb.us • holly.harden@wcsb.us • heather.hatfield@wcsb.us • frankie.harvey@wcsb.us • sherry.parks@wcsb.us

  17. Thank you for your support! We look forward to a great year of learning! • Mrs. Hames • Mrs. Harden • Mrs. Hatfield • Mrs. Harvey • Mrs. Parks

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