1. 4 th Grade Parent Night Teaching Teams Mrs. Allovio and Mrs. Meredith Mrs. McBee and Mrs. West Mrs. Serrato and Mrs. Tait

2. Follow us on Twitter! Mrs. Meredith@MrsMeredith4CCE Mrs. West@MrsWest4CCE Mrs. Tait @MsTait4CCE Mrs. Allovio @CCEAllovio Mrs. McBee @MrsMcBee4CCE Mrs. Serrato @Serrato4CCE www.twitter.com If you don’t want to use Twitter you can get text updates by texting “Follow teacher’s handle” to 40404. Example Text: Follow @MrsMeredith4cce

3.  Email: All of our email addresses are on the newsletter each week.  Phone: 254-761-5755  Conference Time: 12:25-1:25  We are usually here every day until 4:00.  Email is the best way to contact us. We will respond within 24-48 hours. Contact Information

4.  Departmentalized Classrooms  iPads/Centers/Hands-On Activities (few paper activities)  Small Groups  Computer lab as needed  Library on Mondays/Tuesdays  Science Lab on Fridays In the Classroom

5. Mrs. Meredith, Mrs. McBee, and Miss Tait  Multiplication Facts Homework – 30+ minutes  Multiplication quizzes every Friday  Think Through Math and Xtramath can be used at home!  Science lab on Fridays  We use STEMScopes in class on our iPads. Math & Science

6. Mrs. Allovio, Mrs. West, and Mrs. Serrato  Students must read at home (reading log: 100+ min.)  We are working on... Comprehension, Accuracy and Fluency Inferencing Summarizing Making Connections  Geography & History of Texas  Field trip to Austin in the spring Reading & Social Studies

7.  Spelling  Mentor Sentences  Grammar Skills  Writer’s Workshop  Narrative & Expository Compositions  Revising/Editing English/Language Arts/Writing

8.  Here is the link to the TEA website that gives shows you everything that your child will learn this year. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148 http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148  Directions  Click on the subject,  Click on the words Subchapter A. Elementary  Scroll down to the 4 th Grade Section 4 th Grade Curriculum

9.  Students bring this home every night.  Check the front pocket for important notes.  Send notes for the teachers in the front pocket.  Behavior charts are signed on Fridays.  Graded papers go home each Friday. PAWS Folder (Take Home Folder)

10.  When will homework be assigned?  A packet will go home on Friday and is due the next Friday. This will include a reading log and a math facts log.  What are your child’s homework responsibilities?  We expect homework to be neat and completely finished by Friday morning when students arrive at school.  What happens if a student does not complete the homework?  The student will go to study hall during recess to complete the assignments. Homework

11.  The district is no longer printing paper report cards. More details will be emailed home when we know them!  IEP report cards and ELL report cards will still be printed and sent home every six weeks.  Please sign up for Home Access Center to see your child’s grades:  https://hac.midwayisd.org/HomeAccess/Account/LogOn ?ReturnUrl=%2fhomeaccess%2f https://hac.midwayisd.org/HomeAccess/Account/LogOn ?ReturnUrl=%2fhomeaccess%2f Report Cards

12.  School-Wide Program  Can be earned in any class  Used to purchase items in the 4 th grade store Panther Pride Passes

13.  Writing (details not certain, waiting for confirmation from TEA)- March  Revising/Editing  Expository Composition  Math-May  Reading-May STAAR Testing Tests are in March and May this year.

14.  Conferences will take place in October.  Sign up online! Parent-Teacher Conferences

15. MISD Education Foundation  Fourth grade has been awarded several grants from the MISD Education Foundation because of donations from employees, parents and the community!!!  Planetarium Movie  Language Arts Content Games  StoryWorks Magazine MISD Education Foundation Thank you!!!!

16.  We would for you to join PTA this year!  Your memberships dues help fund:  Playground equipment  Carnivals  End of year student celebration  Field Trips Parent Teacher Association

17.  Children’s Symphony at Baylor (October 25th)  MHS Pep Rally (Fall 2016)  Waco Wetlands (Fall 2016)  Austin Field Trip (May 2017)  Woodgate Intermediate Tour (May 2017)  Hawaiian Falls (May 2017) Field Trips

18.  4 th graders are allowed to bring their own sports equipment to recess.  Toys are currently allowed, but this is a privilege that is earned.  Pokemon cards are no longer allowed at school or at recess.  If you have old sports equipment that you’d like to donate to the grade level, we’d love to take it off your hands!  Extra recess is on Friday afternoons for 4 th graders who have not gotten any signatures that week.

19.  Videos-separate link CCE Information