Welcome To Fourth Grade

PLEASE SIGN UP FOR A CONFERENCE. THE SIGN UP SHEET IS ON THE FRONT TABLE. THEN, TAKE A BROCHURE. YOU CAN WRITE YOUR CONFERENCE TIME ON THE BACK OF YOUR BROCHURE Welcome

Who am I? Teaching Experience College Family Hobbies

Growing responsibility… Homework Organization Cooperative Learning Study skills Time management

Snacks Your child may bring a healthy snack from home each day. Bottled water is also encouraged. Please refrain from snacks containing peanuts.

Special Celebrations Fall Harvest: October Holiday Party: December Valentine Exchange: February End-of-the- Year Picnic: June

Homework Policy Find a place to do homework Make a schedule for completing homework Encourage, motivate, and prompt Give reasonable time expectations

Homework Paper homework will be given as needed.

Celebrations of Success & Behavior Rewards –Marbles –Tickets –Fun Friday –Incentives Rules –Created by the students –Posted on the back wall Consequences –Warning –Think Sheet –Fun Friday –Phone call or note to parents

Classroom Procedures Agenda Binders Parent Communication

Classroom Vision and Mission By your fourth grader I am responsible for my own learning and response-able to the learning of others. Quality teacher and quality student Goals Data binders

Field Trips/Special Events STEM at Fair Oaks Mall- Oct. 26 Colonial Days at Glenkirk-TBA American Revolution Outreach- January 21 Planetarium at Hylton H.S.- March 8 Jamestown trip- April 22

Check Out Language Arts Spelling and Vocabulary –We will be using the “Words Their Way” Program –Spelling patterns and strategies –Content Vocabulary –Dictionary and Thesaurus

Check Out Language Arts English and Writing –I–Instruction in composition, written expression, usage and mechanics –Q–Quarterly writing prompts –I–Integrated into other content areas

Reading Read alouds Whole group instruction Small group instruction (at least twice a week) Independent reading time (daily for 30 minutes) Activities in the classroom that supports decoding and reading comprehension Nightly reading at home Variety of literature: Basal stories, chapter books. leveled readers, picture books, periodicals, nonfiction, Time for Kids Reading skills also taught in context with Social Studies and Science content.

Check Out Math Numbers and Number Sense Computation and Estimation Measurement Geometry Probability and Statistics Patterns Functions and Algebra

Social Studies Virginia History –Land and Early People –Colonial VA –VA & the American Revolution –VA & the Civil War –Economy –Geography –Government SOL Preparation –Mid-Late May –Review Activities –Binders

Science Virginia Natural Resources Electricity and Magnetism Solar system Scientific process Weather Plant Life Energy Ecosystem

Grading Prince William County’s Grading Scale (can be found on our class webpage) Independent practice is graded. Tests and projects count as two grades. All work is sent home on most Friday’s. (Folders are also sent home on Tuesday’s.) Please review your child’s binder. Grades are put online weekly. All graded work should be kept in a binder for review and reference.

Ways to Help Copying and preparing materials Cutting or stapling projects at home Coordinate special events Sharing a talent or hobby (Art, Reading, etc.) *If you are planning to volunteer please attend the training session tonight.

It will be a WONDERFUL Fourth Grade year!