1. Welcome We are mastering our skills in 4 th grade! Ms. Salisbury csalisbury@stcatherineschool.net Please find your child’s seat. He/she left you a note. Enjoy!

2. Welcome Schedule Classroom Policies Curriculum Grading Field Trips Volunteer Opportunities Closing Reminders Questions Agenda “ Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall. ” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

3. Welcome to Fourth Grade Reminders: Presentation documents will be located on our class website. Please be aware of some important class dates.

4. About Ms. Salisbury Born and raised in Oregon City, OR Attended University of Portland Studied abroad for a year in Salzburg, Austria Graduated with a degree in Elementary Education and Special Education with a Teaching License Currently apart of the University of Portland, Masters of Education and ESOL Endorsement program

5. Fourth Grade Schedule

6. Classroom Policies Family Handbook Homework policy ▫Late/Poor Quality Assignment Slip Daily homework ▫Math ▫Simple Solutions lesson ▫Reading Log

7. Classroom Policies (continued) Take Home Folders ▫Work from the week such as tests and quizzes. ▫Used for nightly homework. ▫Friday work from the week will be sent home. ▫Need to be cleaned out weekly. Punctuality: vacation, absences, tardiness  Send absences to attendance@stcatherineschoolnet. Preparedness ▫sharpened pencils, homework, planner, homework folder, healthy food and sleep

8. Behavior Plan Class rules created by the students Clip up and down Outstanding earns Tiger Paw Parent Contact= Your child and I will contact you

9. Curriculum Resources Seattle Archdiocese Website http://www.ocsww.org/ Common Core Standards: http://www.corestandards.org Next Generation Science Standards http://www.nextgenscience.org/ http://www.nextgenscience.org/ Class Website http://www.stcatherineschool.net/mssalisburypage.html Religion Standards http://www.ocsww.org/site/content.php?r=129-Religion

10. Religion Morality and Catholic Doctrine ▫Morality ▫Ten Commandments ▫Beatitudes ▫Precepts of the Church ▫Creation Story ▫Liturgical year and Eucharistic liturgy ▫Personal prayer and reflection ▫Prayers to learn

11. Math Basic facts mastered Multi-digit multiplication Multi-digit dividend division Fractions and decimals Angles Measurement Multi-step word problems

12. Reading Reading to Learn and Becoming Confident Readers CIA Program with novels -Shiloh -Castle In The Attic -Streams to the River, River to the Sea -Children of the Goldrush Ms. Cox, reading specialist

13. Writing, Spelling, Word Study Writing Conventionally to Entertain, Persuade, and Inform WritingSpellingWord Study -Writing Process -Simple Solutions - Paragraphs, essays, stories -Research -Figurative language *Content related words *Personal word lists *Weekly spelling tests based on vocabulary from reading texts *Differentiated spelling activities -Patterns in words -Roots, prefixes, suffixes

14. Physical, Life, and Earth Sciences Scientific Method Energy Waves and their applications to Technologies for Information Transfer Animal structures and functions Earth and Human Activity

15. Social Studies Washington State History Map skills Washington Geography Civics: Our Government Lewis and Clark Economics Washington: Our Home

16. Grading Standards based ( Common Core State Standards) 4 point scale  4 is exceeds standards  3 is meets standards  2 is approaching standards  1 is far below standards Mastery of standards by the end of 4 th grade is our goal!

17. Field Trips (tentative) Tacoma Glass Museum (November) Washington State History Museum (March) Klondike Gold Rush Museum (April)

18. Volunteer Opportunities Field trip drivers and chaperones Classroom holiday activities: ▫Halloween, 2:00 p.m. ▫Christmas, Dec. 20 at 11:15 a.m. ▫Valentine’s Day, 2:30 p.m. Scholastic Book sales Decorate for Holidays

19. Closing Your talents are appreciated! Turn in forms to the cream turn in basket Class website Weekly newsletter will go out by Sunday Time is limited tonight, please e-mail me with any questions, comments or concerns. Thank you for all that you do! I am available for scheduled conferences and via email.