1. El Sierra - 4 th Grade Elementary School Curriculum Night Welcome! Our goal is to instill the love of learning in your children!

2. Fun Facts About Us... O Mrs. Wyatt O Mrs. Iaquinto

3. Important Info to Remember O Students should not arrive before 8:10 O Assignment Notebook/Website – homework O Homework Notices O Room Coordinators/Volu nteers O Water Bottles O Email/Phone calls

4. Important Info ~ Cont. O Internet Agreement O Handbook O Sign receipt O Includes school calendar O Review discipline section O Rules To Live By O Be safe O Be Responsible O Be Respectful

5. Communication O Conferences November 19 th and 20 th February 11 th and 12 th

6. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) O High Five Program O I know myself. O I control myself. O I am a team member. O I think about others. O I make responsible choices. O Morning Meetings O Greeting O Review schedule for the day O Team Building Activity O Share

7. Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) O Students are tested three times per academic year. O Reading, Math, and Language Usage O Data is used to group students and specific lessons are taught at their instructional level. O It is our goal to have each student demonstrate academic growth in each subject.

8. iPads O Our Goal - O use as an instructional tool O give another outlet for creativity O organization O Odds and Ends O iPad should come to school charged O Leave your charger at home O Games O AppleID

9. What will reading instruction look like? O Shared Reading O Guided Reading Groups O Anthology (Scott Foresman) O Novel Studies O Fluency Practice O reader’s theater O poetry

10. How will we become better writers? O 6 +1 Traits (ideas, conventions, sentence fluency, voice, organization, word choice, presentation) O Progressive Journal O Poetry O Narrative, Expository, Persuasive O Spelling/Grammar

11. Math O Resources to use – School Home Connection Newsletter, textbook, workbook, spiral O Small groups O Homework O Multiplication facts – practice O Exit slips

12. Science O Weather O Magnetism and Electricity O Solar System O Health O Resources - binder, spiral, study guides

13. Social Studies O 5 Regions of the United States O Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West O Social Scientists - economist, historian, geographer, political scientist O Hands on approach

14. How can you support your child’s learning? O Read each day – ask your child what they read about O Multiplication facts O Learning experiences (museums, Downers Grove Public Library, science fair, The Reading Game) O Check their take home folder each day O Websites (links are on the ES website) O IXL O Tumblebooks O Spelling City

15. Things Unique to 4 th Grade O Field Trips - Planetarium, Naper Settlement O Teacher’s pet O Penny parties O Orchestra

16. Housekeeping O Internet Agreement O Handbook O Sign receipt for handbook O Includes school calendar O Review discipline section O PTA Fundraisers - Box Tops, Market Day, Campbell Soup Labels