1. Mrs. Murray’s 4th Grade Class Curriculum Night September 27, 2016

2. Tonight’s Agenda Schedule Math Reading Writing S.S. Science Homework
Grading
Testing
Field Trips
Communication
Haiku

3. Daily Schedule Students are counted tardy at 8:20 8:20-10:00 Math
10:00-10:30 Recess
10:30-12:00 ELA
12:05-12:35 Lunch
12:40-1:00 ELA
1:05-1:50 Encore
2:00-2:40 Science/Social Studies
2:45 Dismissal

4. Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Students will:
Use the four operations with whole numbers and decimals to solve problems.
Gain familiarity with factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers.
Generate and analyze patterns. 4

5. Number and Operations in Base Ten
Students will:
Generalize place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers less than or equal to 1,000,000,000 and decimals to the thousandths.
Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic. 5

6. Number and Operations in Fractions
Students will:
Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and finding common denominators.
Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations of whole numbers.
Use visual fraction models such as grids and tables to multiply a fraction by a fraction.
Understand decimal notation for fractions, and compare decimal fractions. 6

7. Measurement and Data Students will:
Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit.
Explore the concept of the volume of solid figures.
Represent and interpret data.
Geometric measurement: understand concepts of angle and measure angles. 7

8. Geometry Students will: Draw and identify lines and angles.
Classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles.
Graph points on a coordinate plane. 8

9. How can parents help with math?
Envision online math book
Learnzillion.com
KhanAcademy.org
Encourage your child to master all math facts.
Require your child to show their thinking.

10. Reading Teacher Directed Reading
Close Reading/Notice and Note Signposts
Guided Reading
Literature Circles
Shared Reading
Self Selected Reading
Nightly Reading
Wordly Wise
Word Study

11. Reading Literature Informational Refer to details in text
Determine meaning of words/phrases in text
Describe character, setting, or event in depth
Determine theme
Summarize the text
Differences between poems, drama and prose
Point of View (1st/3rd person)
Plot
Compare/Contrast themes and topics and patterns of events.
Refer to details in text
Main Idea/Key details
Summarize the text
Describe text structure
Compare/Contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts of same topic
Interpret info. presented visually, orally, or quantitatively.
Explain how author uses reasons/evidence to support text.

12. Language Skills Figurative Language
Conventions: Capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
Relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that)
Progressive verb tenses (I was walking, I am walking)
Modal Auxiliaries (can, may, must)
Order adjectives according to conventional patterns
Form and use prepositional phrases
Produce complete sentences
Correctly use frequently confused words (to, too, two, there, their)

13. Writing Personal and Imaginative Narratives Argument/Opinion
Informative/Explanatory
Content Area Writing

14. Social Studies: North Carolina
Big Ideas:
Exploration and Colonization
Migration and Settlement Patterns
Constitution and Government
State Growth
State Economic Development
Symbolism
Personal Financial Literacy

15. Science 1st Quarter Ecosystems-Animal Adaptations
Molecular Biology-Food, vitamins, and minerals
2nd Quarter
Earth in the Universe-Phases of the Moon; Day and Night
Earth History-Changes in the earth’s surface as seen in fossils and changes over time.

16. Science 3rd Quarter Matter Properties and Change-Rocks and Minerals
4th Quarter
Forces and Motion-Magnets; Electrically charged objects
Energy Conservation and Transfer-Energy has the ability to cause motion/create change.

17. Homework
Math homework helps build better understanding of concepts taught in the classroom.
Students should read at least 25 minutes per night.
Wordly Wise (over two weeks)
Online sites: TenMarks, Haiku, Studies Weekly, Discovery Education, Envision Math Book, StoryWorks
Each student is responsible for making up assignments when absent from school.
Students are not allowed to come back to the classroom if they forget their homework or call parents if they leave it at home.

18. Grades are weighted as follows:
Grading Scale
100-90=A
Excellent progress (Working independently, mastering content at a high level)
 89-80=B
Good progress (Working independently, above average content mastery)
79-70=C
Satisfactory progress (Adequate/expected progress of grade level content)
 69-60=D
Slow progress (Below grade level and/or difficulty working independently) 
59 and below=F
Not meeting grade-level expectations (Unable to work independently)
Grades are weighted as follows:
Tests 35% Quizzes 25% Classwork 30% Participation 10%

19. Accessing Grades
Parents can access grades at any time using ParentPortal.
I will make every effort to enter
grades weekly.

20. Testing/Assessments
WSFCS students will be given benchmark assessments at the end of each quarter in reading and math. Students will take the Ready EOG in May/June.

21. Field Trips Raleigh October 20
In school “field trips” MOA October 26 and 27
Hiddenite April 28
Chaperones must be approved as a level 2 volunteer.

22. PowerSchool/Haiku
Powerschool/Haiku will be used for class information during second quarter.
Current websites will no longer exist.

23. Staying informed… Weekly Update-Classroom News MES E-News
Tuesday Packets-Graded Work
Parent Portal-Grades
Class Website/Haiku
ClassDojo
Conferences

24. Thank you for coming out tonight!
Questions and Answers
Thank you for coming out tonight!