1. Welcome to Back-to-School Night! Mrs. Colleen Woehlcke Grade 4A

2. Contact Information The key to a successful school year is communication from home to school. Feel free to email me or write me a note if you ever have any questions or concerns. I will get back to you as soon as I possibly can! cwoehlcke@materdeicatholic.com

3. Index Card Name of Student/Parents’ names Home Address Home Phone # Cell Phone # Email address

4. Parents Are Partners At your convenience, over the next few weeks, please take the time to tell me about your child by filling out the “Introducing Your Child” paper. I ask that you please send the paper in a sealed envelope. This information is CONFIDENTIAL and will remain in your child’s file throughout the school year!

5. Notes to School Please send a note if your child:  is going to CARES  is absent  has an appointment  is leaving early  has a transportation change When picking up your child early from school, you must sign them out from the office.

6. Food/Treats  Pretzels are sold every morning for fifty cents if your child would like to purchase one for a snack.  You may send in a birthday treat for your child’s birthday if you wish. Due to food allergies, please try to keep it nut/gluten free if possible. Thanks!!  NPSD Lunch-Just a reminder that tickets will be sold on Mondays ONLY. ($3.50 per ticket)  Special Food Days on two select Fridays of the month. Order forms found on Mater Dei website.

7. 4A’S “SPECIALS” SCHEDULE MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday TechnologyMusicArtGym/LibrarySpanish

8. 4A’S Class Website http://teacherweb.com/PA/MaterDei/MrsColleenWoehlcke/apt1.aspx Once you visit my site, save it to your favorites! You can also go to Mater Dei’s website…Click on Faculty & Staff…then scroll down to my name and find the link to our class website. Daily Homework/Breaking News/Study Guides/Links NEWSFLASH: Add your cell phone or email address for instant breaking news. You will be notified whenever the site is updated.

9. Homework Students are responsible for writing down their Homework in their student planners every day. Assignments will also be posted daily on my TeacherWeb. Homework is a reinforcement of the skills taught in the classroom and a review for tests. Homework is due the next day unless otherwise noted.

10. Grades/Tests Grades will come from testing, class work, home assignments, and projects. Grades are numeric in the major subject areas. Students will also receive grades in Physical Education, Music, Art, Technology, and Spanish. The Library grade is part of the ELA grade. All tests are to be signed. A red test folder will come home with your child’s tests inside. Please make sure to sign and return the next day.

11. Religion Our Textbook:  We Believe with Project Disciple by William H. Sadlier, Inc.  Visit www.webelieveweb.com for Chapter Study Guides and Review Gameswww.webelieveweb.com  The topics covered in 4 th Grade are: The Beatitudes, Corporal & Spiritual Works of Mercy, Theological & Cardinal Virtues, Ten Commandments, Liturgical Year, Mary, Saints, Feasts, and Sacramental’s.

12. Mathematics  GO MATH! By Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Follows the Common Core State Standards for 4 th grade)  Practicing multiplication facts through 12 at home is very important especially if your child has not mastered them! Other skills covered : *Place Value, Addition & Subtraction to One Million *Multiplying by 1-and 2-Digit Numbers *Dividing by 1-and 2-Digit Numbers *Factors, Divisibility, and Multiples *Comparing, Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Fractions *Relating Fractions to Decimals *Geometry, Measurement, & Data *Problem Solving and Critical Thinking

13. English Language Arts Our Text: Storytown, by Harcourt Publishers Materials available online. We use an integrated approach which follows the Common Core State Standards for 4th Grade. The program includes: Reading: Text complexity and the growth of comprehension Writing: Text types, responding to literature, and research Speaking and Listening: Flexible communication and collaboration Language: Conventions, effective use, and vocabulary A Reading, Vocabulary, and Spelling Test follows each selection in the anthology which will be taken on Fridays unless otherwise noted.

14. Social Studies Pennsylvania History Topics Covered:  Geography of Pennsylvania  Native Americans of Pennsylvania  Colonial Pennsylvania  Pennsylvania in a Developing Nation  Economy in Pennsylvania  Government in Pennsylvania

15. Science Units Covered: New Series: Discovery Education Techbook  Resources: Value of Renewable Resources and Fossil Fuels  Energy: Forms of Energy, Changing the Form of Energy, Changing the Speed of Motion  Electrical and Thermal Energy Transfer: Electricity and Electric Circuits  Energy Transfer in Waves: Waves, Light Energy, Reflection, Sound Waves, Information Transfer  Systems for Survival: Physical features, Shelter and Defense, Growth and Development  The Changing Earth: Earthquakes, Landforms, Volcanoes, Fossils

16. STREAM LAB Beginning in October, the students will begin to visit the STREAM Lab every Thursday afternoon. The Mater Dei Catholic School STREAM Lab is based on the "Maker Movement". The "Maker Movement" is designed to allow a student-centered approach in the areas of Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. The STREAM Lab allows for students to flourish in an environment where they tinker, create, invent, build, and interact with each other within the curriculum. Students will build confidence in their capabilities and explore the world they live in to develop an attitude to fix, make, change, modify, and customize their world.

17. Technology Technology will be integrated throughout the curriculum: iPads Blogs Research Projects Interactive Slideshows Animated Avatars Publishing Academic Enrichment and Practice

18. Reading Olympics The goal of Reading Olympics is to increase students’ reading for enjoyment and increase reading skills. Students collaborate with their teammates to read forty to fifty books that have been selected by a committee of librarians, reading specialists, and classroom teachers. These professionals read the books and write questions which teams of students answer during the competition. The Olympics are primarily a celebration of reading rather than a contest. All participants are awarded ribbons. Since the teams generate much excitement about this event, the experience is rewarding for everyone involved! List of books are on the Mater Dei website…sign-ups will be soon!!!

19. Thanks, in advance, for alI of your help and cooperation this year! Together, we will make 4 th Grade a wonderful year for your child!

20. Mrs. Woehlcke’s Auction Helps to promote good behavior and to always do your best!! Every Trimester, the students who have earned tickets will have a chance to participate in a class auction. They will use their earned tickets to bid on prizes. Ways to earn tickets: Random acts of kindness, finding robust vocabulary words in books they are reading, perfect test scores, answering a challenging question etc.