1. Welcome to 4 th Grade Curriculum Night Ms. Jaye Isaac

2. Information from Administration Car Rider Procedures at http://www.cobbk12.org/MtView/ Morning drop off/car pool line begins at 7:20. Late afternoon check out needs to occur prior to 2:00. From 2:00- 2:30, our front office is very busy with dismissal. Attendance Policy Bus Lot/Fire Lane Transportation Changes Mandated Reporter Law Buzz-in System

3. Daily Schedule 7:20-8:15 Morning Responsibilities 8:15-9:45 Math/Number Talks 9:45-10:25 Specials (Squaded) 10:25-11:21 Writing Workshop 11:21-11:51 Lunch 11:51-1:00 Daily 5/Café 100-1:20 Recess 1:20-2:10 Science/Soc. St./Health 2:10-2:15 Prepare for Dismissal 2:15 Dismissal

4. Morning Routine 7:20-8:15 Students take care of their morning responsibilities. Communication folders and agendas are checked. Please be sure to check both of these each night at home. The agenda must be signed nightly. Morning Work Announcements Attendance

5. Behavior Management/Homework In 4 th grade, we strive for your child to become an independent learner and to take responsibility for their own actions. Give Me Five - school wide behavior system Classroom Rules Assignment Board/Agendas

6. Behavior Sheet

7. Math New Math Adoption Areas of Study: Place Value, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, and Decimals Type of Instruction: Whole Group, Small Group, Learning Stations, Individualized Instruction, Partners, and Differentiation IXL will still be in use this year. Daily homework will be assigned, please practice math with your child. Common Core Math Standards

8. Reading and Language Arts Daily 5 and Café Reading Strategies (Mini-lessons) Spelling: Words Their Way/High Priority and Core Words Grammar: Practice incorporated into Spelling Homework Core Books to incorporate Science and Social Studies: Fiction, Non- fiction, Historical Fiction Reading: 20 minutes each night. Reading Logs

9. Writing Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing by Lucy Calkins

10. Social Studies Text: Houghton Mifflin http://www.eduplace.com/eserviceshttp://www.eduplace.com/eservices Login: cobbstudent4 Password: password Instruction delivered through reading of text, workbook, independent projects, quizzes, technology, tests, etc. Areas of Instruction: Map and Globe Skills, Economics, The First Americans, Explorers, Colonization, The American Revolution, Westward Expansion, The New Nation, The Civil War and Reconstruction. Spring - American Revolution Play

11. Science Text: Harcourt Online text information: www.thinkcentral.com Login: sciencestudent4 Password: education Instruction delivered through reading of text, workbook, investigations, classroom projects, field trips, technology, quizzes, tests, etc. Areas of Instruction: Water and Weather, Sound and Light, Force and Motion, Simple Machines, Ecosystems and Adaptations, Space and Planets Interactive Science Journals will be used in class.

12. Assessments Class Participation Projects Classroom writing assignments Performance-based Assessments Tests and quizzes DRA: Development Reading Assessment SRI: Scholastic Reading Inventory: Matches reading material to the comprehension level and interest level of a child. STAR: helps determine reading proximity level

13. Field Trips Fire Safety Village Cobb County Youth Museum (February –Rev. War) In-house: Force and Motion/Sound and Light-(Dec.) Looking in to a big field trip Others: TBD

14. Homework and Daily Preparedness Given nightly, except on weekends Spelling tests on Friday with dictation Projects will be announced with ample time to complete and will be accompanied by a rubric **If assignments are not turned in on time they will be completed in study hall during recess and their behavior chart will be marked. Be sure your child is prepared each day by having all of their materials and appropriate paperwork signed. Any money or important office information must be placed in a closed envelope.

15. Communication Communication between us is KEY in the success of your child! Lines of communication in order of preference: Notes: Please send me a note in your child’s agenda or communication folder. I will respond as quickly as I can. Email: jaye.isaac@cobbk12.org I will do my best to email you back that same day.jaye.isaac@cobbk12.org Phone: Call me at school to leave a message.

16. Report Card Grading Scale: A = 90%-100% B = 80%- 89% C = 74%- 79% D = 70%- 73% F = 0% - 69% NOT 1, 2, 3!

17. New PE Grading Rubric

18. SYNERGY ParentVUE Activaton Key Parents of 4 th and 5 th Graders please stop by the gym and pick up your ParentVUE Activation Key! ParentVUE is a great tool to help you monitor your child’s progress and have access to the latest information about your child’s schedule, attendance, and grades.

19. So, what do you have to sign? Agenda – Sign nightly Monday through Friday (Agenda is checked daily.) Behavior contract - over the weekend. (Behavior Contract will be checked every Monday.) Please wait to sign on the weekend. I am asking the children to be responsible and show you all communication and papers that will go home in the Red Communication folder. Please help them to remember this. All graded work will be in the folder.

20. Ink - HP74 or HP74XL HP75 or HP75XL Post-it Notes: 3” x 3” (different colors) Cardstock – White and/or colored Items under $1.00 for treasure chest Swiffer Duster refills Wish List

21. Did you know that students will never take the crct again? This year 3 rd, 4 th, and 5 th graders will be taking the Georgia Milestones. If you did not attend the 5:20 session, please join us for a brief, informational session at 7:20 in the cafeteria!

22. Thank you for joining us for Curriculum Night!