1. Fourth Grade Back to School Night
WELCOME!!!
Fourth Grade Back to School Night

2. We are here tonight to outline this year’s program in fourth grade.
Topics of Discussion
We are here tonight to outline this year’s program in fourth grade.
Schedules
Subjects
Grading
Homework
Questions

3. Schedule
Each student will be receiving a typed copy of the schedule to glue in their daily agenda pad.
Our color coded notebooks and folders are meant to help us stay organized:
Green – Math
Yellow – Science
Blue – Social Studies
Red – Language Arts

4. Subjects The core subjects this year are: -Language Arts
Writing/Grammar
Reading
-Math
-Science
- Health
-Social Studies

5. Language Arts
Common Core Daily Skills Practice, DOL, D.E.A.R., Journals
Novel-based curriculum (about one novel per marking period)
Nonfiction piece(s) each marking period
Vocabulary and grammar will be incorporated within the stories and writing
Writing pieces will be tied into the novels and what we are accomplishing in reading
We will be continuing with IRLA this year

6. Math Seventh year using enVision
Basic operations, fractions, decimals, problem solving, probability, geometry, measurement, graphing, perimeter, area, volume, etc.
Students should know their basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts.

7. Social Studies
Main focus of the curriculum – History of New Jersey and Rockaway Township
Map/Globe skills
Revolutionary War in New Jersey
Some long term projects throughout the year

8. New Curriculum this year based on Next Generation Science Standards
Life Science: Structure, Function, and Information Processing
Physical Science: Energy, Waves: Waves and Information
Earth and Space Science – Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth
New Curriculum this year based on Next Generation Science Standards

9. Spanish Spanish is once a week on Fridays. This is a graded subject.
We are very excited to announce that we had a real live human Spanish teacher – Senora Roman.

10. Grading
The report card is very similar to the third grade report card. The major difference is that number grades will be used for all four marking periods.
All grades will also be online this year. You can see up-to-date grades on Genesis.

11. Grading This year, as in the past, grades will be weighted as follows:
Tests will count for 40%
Quizzes will count for 25%
Projects will count for 25%
Homework will count for 10%

12. Homework
Should usually be no longer than minutes daily, not including IRLA. If it is consistently taking longer, please send me an or a note.
I stress using time wisely for homework.
There will be both long term and short term assignments this year.
Make sure your child always brings their IRLA bag to school.
All homework will be posted on my website, but please also check your child’s assignment book daily.

13. Snacks There will be a working snack time in the morning.
According to district policy, daily snacks are only permitted if they are completely nut free (nuts include peanuts; tree nuts and nut-by-products) and manufactured in a facility that DOES NOT process nuts.
Please send your child with a healthy snack. Fruit, carrots, celery, pretzels, granola bars without nuts, crackers, and pretzels are good options.
Children should only bring snacks that they can hold in their hand.
Ready-to-eat meals such as Lunchables should be saved for lunch time.

14. Fourth Grade Reward System
Positive Paws

15. Your Mission:
Fill up a complete paw print with fourth grade teacher’s initials
50 initials = 1 reward

16. How Do I Get Initials? Completing homework on time
“Caught being good” – without you telling us about it!!!
Returning papers, folders, etc. on time
Getting rewarded in specials

17. What Rewards Can I Get? Wear your hat in class for a day
Wear your slippers in class for a day
Have lunch with a fourth grade teacher
A treat from the prize box
Teacher’s helper for the day
Use the teacher’s chair or the bean bag chair for the day ***
Desk swap for the day
Play with a friend in another class at playtime during Indoor Play

18. Contact Information
Mrs. Schulze’s is

19. Website Launching
To access our websites:

20. Thank You for Coming!!!