1. Welcome to Curriculum Night! 4th Grade Teachers: Autumn Hall Katie Grindle Ilsa Martin Anna Ridings Sara Stephens Katie Vaughan

2. New…Team Teaching!?! 4 th Grade Team Teachers: Katie Vaughan and Ilsa Martin Autumn Hall and Katie Grindle Sara Stephens and Anna Ridings How Will it work?

3. Grading and Report Cards… “With change, comes more change…” 2012-2013 Sample Report Card Be on the lookout for…Formative Assessments and Teacher Observations

4. Common Core is all about… INTEGRATION and Rigor! “Read like an investigator and Write like a reporter!” How can you help?!? Encourage your child to give you EVIDENCE… How can they prove their answer, opinion or information?

5. Online Resources Go to your child’s teacher’s website or the 4 th grade website to get the link…It will look like this Click here to access ALL of your child's online textbooks!here Username: Whitlow4 Password: Whitfourth

6. What is citrix? In 4 th grade, students will be completing research, writing papers and book reviews, and doing fun and exciting extension projects. Citrix is an online program where students can access their personal school folders (H: Drive) at home! ***Whatever work is completed at home will NOT be saved into their H:Drive or be accessible at school, students will need to email the completed file to their teacher, print it at home, or save it on a flash drive*** Click Here to See Citrix

7. Volunteer Policy We need Math and Reading Volunteers! We will be conducting small group instruction in Math and Reading and would love your help. Please see the sign up sheet before you leave!

8. Fall Conferences Coming: October 2012! In order to meet the needs of all our students, we will be offering a variety of conference times. Team teachers will hold joint conferences for every child. Please see the sign up sheet for the best available time before you leave tonight!