Vance Elementary – Fourth Grade -Where students are at the heart of what we do- Mrs. Thomas

Miss Welch’s Background Attended State University of NY at Cortland in Cortland, NY and received my Bachelors in Communication and Computer Application Attended St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY and received my Masters in Education and Special Education

Classroom Dynamics Child centered Classroom rules & consequences were co-developed Structured setting with class community High expectations: All students can be successful at their own level

Data Notebooks Data Notebooks encourage students to take responsibility for their learning and also help reinforce many concepts taught in the classroom. Data notebooks help students to identify clear targets Data notebooks allow students to set goals to reach targets Data notebooks teach students to create plans of action for reaching targets Data notebooks guide students in monitoring their own progress in any given area

PBiS: PROWL Practice Empathy Respect Everyone and Everything Only Make Safe Choices Work Responsibly Love Learning Positive Behavior Intervention Supports

PROWL Home Connection Positive behaviors and minor referrals are communicated weekly in your child’s Tuesday Folder

Specials Music-Monday Gym- Tuesday Technology-Wednesday Art- Thursday Every Friday one special will repeat

Curriculum Daily 5 and Cafe Math (Wake County Alignment Lessons) Social Studies Science Writer’s Workshop

What a normal day looks like Morning Work Language Arts  Daily 5 & Café  Writer’s Workshop Lunch (11:25-11:55) Recess Math Panther Time  Remediation and Enrichment activities Social Studies/Science Specials

Daily 5 and Cafe Daily 5  Read To Self  Read To Someone  Work on Writing  Word Work  Listening to Reading Café  Reading Strategies

Writing Narrative Writing  develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences Informational Writing  examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly Opinion Writing  Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Writer’s Workshop Modeling Guided Writing/Conferencing Shared Writing Writing Process  Prewriting  Drafting  Revising  Editing  Publication

Mathematics Place Value Adding and Subtracting large numbers Multi-Digit Multiplication & Division Fractions and Decimals Measurement & Data

Common Core Way vs Traditional Common Core encourages a much deeper understanding of concepts Skills we are working on will look different  Addition Addition  Multiplication Multiplication  Division Division

Social Studies North Carolina’s  History  Government  Economics

Science Electricity Animals Rocks and Minerals Landforms

Panther Time Differentiated Instruction Enrichment & Remediation Small Group Learning Panther Time

Field Trips  Science Museum or Historic Walk through the Capital.  Symphony  An In-House Science Field Trip

Keeping Our Ducks In A Row Ask your child about homework assignments (they should be listed in their planners) Always reinforce and expect your child’s “best work” Listen to your child read aloud to you Be involved and positive in your child’s education

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