1. Parent Open House 2013-2014 Post Road School Mrs. Wiggins Mrs. Maguire Mrs. Perdew

2. Our Daily Schedule 8:35 – Walk upstairs from gym 8:40 – Unpack 8:45 – Morning Meeting 9:00 – Reader’s Workshop 9:45 – Special (Music, Art, Physical Education) 10:30 – Writer’s Workshop (working snack) 11:15 – Intervention Block ( I-Block) 11:55 – Recess 12:25 – Lunch 1:00 – Write down homework – Independent Reading 1:25 – Math Workshop 2:25 – Science/ Social Studies 3:15 - Dismissal

3. PAWS In our classroom P ractice Respect A ccept Responsibility W ork Together S afety Matters We respect ourselves, others, our school, our things. We will listen when someone is speaking. We will be kind to others. We will be problem solvers, not problem makers. If we make a mistake, we will fix it. We will raise our hand before speaking. We will act like a team. We will treat others the way that they want to be treated. We will walk in the halls quietly. We will keep our hands to ourselves.

4. Responsive Classroom Morning Meeting: Greeting, Share, Morning Message, Activity Community Building: Rules and Routines: role play, problem solving, know what to expect, rewards Logical Consequences: “You break it – You fix it” mishandling responsibility – set limits time out

5. Homework Must be done every night (Mon-Thurs nights). WEB Reading – Read at least 20 minutes each night and record on reading log. Parent signs log each night. Readers get better by reading! Homework is written down in planner and needs to be signed by parent when completed each night. Homework needs to be complete and show best quality work. Available on our class WEB site. Usually… Language Arts: Reading passage and WEB Reading Math: Envisions Reteach page and Practice facts

6. Fourth Grade Curriculum Language Arts – Reader’s Workshop: Read alouds, Shared Reading, Independent reading Writer’s Workshop: –Personal narrative –Writing a mystery –Non-fiction writing –Creating a play Word Work: Grammar and Words Their Way

7. Fourth Grade Curriculum Mathematics –Multiplication/Division –Analyzing Patterns/Relationships between numbers –Place Value –Addition/Subtraction –Fractions –Measurement –Geometry Students must have mastery of their multiplication facts. This only happens when they practice, practice, practice.

8. Fourth Grade Curriculum Social Studies –Geography and map skills –Native Americans –Explorers –Colonial Life –American Revolution –Underground Railroad –Industrialization Science –Plants – Life Cycles –Buoyancy –Properties of matter –Mechanical systems/simple machines –Electricity and magnetism –Review of earth science

9. Fourth Grade Field Trips Trailside Nature Museum (Native Americans) Philipsburg Manor (Colonial Life) Van Cortlandt Manor (Colonial Life) Story Teller: Jonathan Kruk (New York History) Fort Montgomery (Revolutionary War) Nature’s Classroom – May 15, 16, 17, 2014 High Tech–High Touch Science (Simple Machines)

10. Special Events World Cultures Day- October Ballroom Dancing Colonial Day

11. Grading and Tests Grading Grades are based upon daily work, teacher observations/evaluations, HOMEWORK completion, and tests/quizzes. State Testing in May English Language Arts – April 1st-3 rd, 2014 Math – April 30 th - May 2 nd, 2014 Science – Performance Test – End of May »Written Science Test - June 2nd Report Cards Go home on December 6 th Go home on March 14 th Go home on June 26th

12. Parent Conferences Parent conferences – please sign up tonight ***Indicate if you need translation The first set of conferences are: October 28 th (half day), 29 th (evening),or November 7th (half-day). Feel free to contact me, always. janetwiggins@wpcsd.k12.ny.us send a note to schedule a conference call the school 422-2320

13. UNITY Poem I dreamed I stood in a studio And watched two sculptors there, The clay they used was a young child's mind And they finished it with care. One was a teacher; the tools she used Were books and music and art; One a parent with a guiding hand And a gentle and loving heart. Day after day the teacher toiled With a touch that was deft and sure While the parent labored by her side And polished and smoothed it o'er. And when at last their task was done They were proud of what they had wrought, For the things they had molded into the child Could neither be sold nor bought And each agreed he would have failed If he had worked alone. For behind the parent stood the school And behind the teacher, the home. Anon. * 1998