4TH GRADE

PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT

AUGUST 25, 2015

4TH GRADE TEACHERS Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4Mrs. Sheard * Ms. Adams Ms. Taylor Ms. NguyenMath Math Math Math tsheard@lcisd.org Science/Social Studies Science/Social Studies Science/Social Studies

dadams@lcisd.org ctaylor02@lcisd.org trnguyen@lcisd.orgMrs. Gesink *Reading Mrs. Hindi Mr. Diaz Ms. Priegohgesink@lcisd.org Reading Reading

Reading Writing Writing Writing

Mrs. Salazar * Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts Writing rhindi@lcisd.org jdiaz@lcisd.orgpcarrillopriego@lcisd.org Science/Social Studiesjsalazar04@lcisd.org

* All Team 1 Teachers willbe teaching Language Artsto their homeroom classes.

DAILY SCHEDULETeam 1 (3 way rotation) Teams 2, 3, and 4 (2 way rotations)

7:30- Students are released to their classroom 7:30- Students are released to their classroom 7:30-7:55 Students work on their morning math sheet 7:30-7:55 Students work on their morning math sheet 7:55 – Instruction begins! 7:55 – Instruction begins! 7:55-8:15 – Language Arts (all 3 homerooms) 7:55-10:10 – Block 1 8:20-9:35 – Block 1 10:10- 10:50- Block 29:40-10:55 – Block 2 10:50- 11:20- Recess10:55-11:25 - Recess 11:20- 11:50- Lunch11:25-11:55 Lunch 11:50- 12:50- Block 2 continued11:55-12:50 Block 3 12:50- 1:40- Specials12:50-1:40 Specials 1:40- 2:25- Block 2 continued1:40-2:25 Block 3 continued 2:25- 2:30- Dismissal Procedures2:25-2:30 Dismissal Procedures

**This will be the set schedule starting the 2nd week of school. During the 1st week of school, the students have different lunch, recess, and specials times.

SCHOOL INFORMATION

STUDENT HANDBOOK The complete Elementary Handbook is available online at:

http://www.lcisd.org/students-parents/

Scroll to the bottom of the webpage to find the correct handbook.

SKYWARD - This is where you can view your child’s grades and attendance records. - Login information was sent home mid-August. Contact Jennifer Leslie if

you do not have your login credentials. - All contact information should be entered here. - Here you will complete all back to school forms. Paper copies will NOT be

sent home! Emergency Card Handbook Form Health Information for the Nurse ** Submit online by September 11.

- Click on the link below for: Instructions Video tutorial Login

http://www.lcisd.org/students-parents/family-access/pilot-campuses

HUBENAK TARDY POLICY 7:45 – Tardy Bell

• Students who are not in the building by 7:45 will be considered tardy. • Morning math practice begins at 7:00am. Students who are tardy miss out on the

morning math practice. This is a crucial piece of math review and STAAR test preparation.

7:55 – Instruction begins Instruction begins promptly at 7:55. Students who are not seated and ready in class will miss out on new instruction. Tardy students also cause disruptions to the teaching and learning that has began.

Consequences for TardiesTardies will start over each grading period. 1st Tardy – warning 2nd Tardy – silent lunch3rd Tardy – silent lunch and no recess4th Tardy – after school detentionAdditional Tardies – after school detention, teacher contacts Assistant Principal, Assistant Principal contacts parents

Tardies affect the Perfect Attendance Awards.

**See additional slideshow.

ATTENDANCE POLICY • Students should attend school on time every day. • If your child does not arrive to school by 9:30am, they will be considered absent. • In the event of an absence, please inform your child’s teachers. When the child

returns to school, please send a note to the school explaining the absence. • If your child is absent or removed from school early, the parent will need to make

arrangements with the teacher for the student to make up their missed work. • Makeup work may only be completed when the child returns to school. All graded

work must be completed independently at school. • Please schedule all medical appointments after school to avoid your child falling

behind. • Accumulated times of early pick-up is calculated by minutes in loss of instructional

time.

**Please review the Elementary Handbook for the complete attendance policy.

VISITORS & TRANSPORTATION CHANGES Visitors • All visitors must enter through the front doors. • You will sign in, have your ID scanned, and receive a visitor’s badge. • Visitors must only go to the designated areas they have signed in for. • Visitors may not go to their child’s classroom without a scheduled conference unless

there is a grade level event occurring. • Visitors are not allowed on campus testing days. (Letters will be sent home.)

Transportation Changes • Transportation changes must be made by 2:00 (or by 11:00 on early dismissal days.) • Parents must send a written note or call the front office. Please do not send an e-mail

because your child’s teacher may not receive it in time. • Parents may not walk up and take your child out of the car rider line, You will be

required to come into the office to sign them out. • Parents may not take their child out of the bus line. • Only people listed as Emergency Contacts will be able to sign out your child.

WALKERS & CAR RIDERS Walkers • Walkers will be released at the designated area to walk home even if there is

not a parent present. • Walkers will still walk in bad weather if a transportation request has not been

made by a parent. • Once walkers cross the street, Hubenak staff are no longer responsible for

them and they are on their own if a parent is not present.

Car Riders • Parents will be required to have the bright green car tag in the pick up line. If a

parent (or someone picking up the child) does not have it, they will have to park and come inside the building before taking their child.

CAR RIDER DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP

HUBENAK DRESS CODE POLICY

All students are required to wear uniform dress. The uniform dress consists of:

Shirts • School or grade level spirt T-shirt • Solid & collared: White, navy blue, light blue, black, or red • Long sleeve undershirts must also be solid white, navy blue, light blue, black, or red.

Sweaters/Jackets/Hoodies • Solid• Navy blue, light blue, red, white, or black • Solid denim jackets are allowed • Hubenak spirit wear items are allowed • Hats and hoods must be removed while inside the building. • Non-dresscode items may only be worn while outside.

Logos MUST be smaller than a quarter!

HUBENAK DRESS CODE POLICY Bottoms - Denim pants, capris, shorts, skirts/skorts - Khaki, navy blue, or black pants, capris, shorts, skirts/skorts,

dresses - Jeggings/leggings are not allowed unless worn under a skirt. - Athletic/yoga/sweat pant materials and styles are not allowed. - Shorts, skirts/skorts, and dresses MUST be fingertip length or

longer.

If a student arrives to school in clothing that is not in dress code, they will receive a note in their agenda.

If a student arrives to school in clothing that is considered to be inappropriate or a distraction, they will be asked to change in the nurse’s office or call home for an appropriate change of clothes.

HUBENAK DRESS CODE POLICYShoes - Tennis shoes must be worn on PE days. - If a student does not wear tennis shoes on PE days, they will receive an alternative

activity in PE class and a note home from the PE teacher. - Shoes must be safe for recess. - Flip flops and backless shoes are not allowed.

Additional Information - Rolling backpacks are not allowed. - Earrings on male students are not allowed. - Girls should not wear long, dangling earrings that cause a safety concern. - Extreme haircuts (such as mohawks, psychedilc colors, lines/letters/designs

shaved in the hair) are considered inapproriate. A note will be sent home requesting the hair to be fixed within 2 school days.

SPECIALS INFORMATION This year, your child will go to art, music or PE on a weekly rotation. The schedule will be FIXED on Monday – Thursday to help your child remember which days to have the correct shoes for PE.

Fridays will rotate. However, if we have a Monday holiday, the instruction will always be made up the following Friday. Please check the Hubenak Home Webpage, or the PE Webpage weekly for information about the Friday schedules. 

Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third GradeFourth

Grade** Fifth Grade**

Pink Alaniz &¼ Triplett

Evans &¼ Jackson O’Donnell Castillo Gesink &

¼ Sheard Wenglar

Red Delozier &¼ Chavez

Aldridge &¼ Carmona Guevara Corkran &

¼ DeLany Taylor Lester

Orange Moyer &¼ Triplett

Kreidie &¼ Jackson Gutierrez Nash Adams &

¼ Sheard Grissom

Yellow Masseo &¼ Chavez

Holtman &¼ Carmona Tyrell Naylor &

¼ Delany Diaz Giametta

Green Lerma &¼ Chavez

Cernosek &¼ Carmona Smith Jones &

¼ DeLany Nguyen Raza

Turquoise

Tristan &¼ Triplett

Jara & ¼Jackson Glassco Dry Salazar &

¼ Sheard Knox

Blue Herring &¼ Chavez

Farrington &¼ Carmona Woodcock Coon &

¼ DeLany Carrillo-Priego McManners

Purple Andres &¼ Triplett

Ryals &¼ Jackson Lepper Eitel Hindi &

¼ Sheard

Sprinkle Group

(Knox/Wenglar/Grissom)

**Fourth and Fifth grades will be mixed up during the 3rd week of school after choir

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Music – Ramsey

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Music – Perez Orange Purple Pink Turquoise

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Now Check Out Your Weekly Schedule

Content Grades in PE, Music and ArtEach student will receive two grades in art, music and physical education: academic performance and conduct. Performance - Mastery of the instructional objectives will be the determining factor in assigning performance grades. Three grades will be taken during each 9-week period. At any point during the grading period that the student’s grade falls below an S, he/she will receive a progress report, or documentation on a specials conduct note, that should be signed by the parent and returned promptly. Please see page 50 of the LCISD student handbook for specific guidelines regarding specials assessment.

Conduct - Behavior will be used to determine the conduct grade. A student’s specials conduct grade is separate from the classroom conduct grade. Specials teachers will communicate conduct marks with a written note that will be stapled in the student’s agenda. Each note should be signed and returned promptly. Conduct grades are aligned with the grade level policies. They are as follows:

*Please note that specials grades are unique in that for both conduct and performance grades, students must participate actively and have a positive attitude to earn an S. Because these affect both conduct and performance, a conduct note may be used to communicate with parents when either grade may be lowered. (p.50 of the handbook)

Grades K - 2   Grades 3 - 5

S = 0 - 2 notes   S = 0 - 1 notes

N = 3 notes   N = 2 notesU = 4+ notes   U = 3 notes

SPECIALS POLICIES

PE PROCEDURESMEDICAL EXCUSES - IF A STUDENT NEEDS TO BE EXCUSED FROM PARTICIPATION IN

PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR MEDICAL REASONS, A WRITTEN EXCUSE FROM

THE PARENT MUST BE PROVIDED IF THE STUDENT IS TO BE EXCUSED FOR 2 OR LESS

DAYS (ONLY ONE PE DAY). IF A STUDENT IS TO BE EXCUSED FROM PHYSICAL

EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR MORE THAN 2 CONSECUTIVE SCHOOL DAYS (MORE THAN

ONE PE DAY), PLEASE PROVIDE A WRITTEN EXCUSE FROM THE DOCTOR.

APPROPRIATE SHOES – ON DAYS WHEN YOUR CHILD HAS PE, IT IS EXTREMELY

IMPORTANT THAT YOUR CHILD WEARS FLAT, RUBBER-SOLED, TENNIS SHOES THAT

ARE FIXED FIRMLY ON THEIR FEET, COVER THE ENTIRE FOOT, AND DO NOT LEAVE

SCUFF MARKS ON THE FLOOR. YOUR CHILD WILL BE RUNNING, JUMPING, AND DOING

VARIOUS OTHER PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THEIR TENNIS SHOES. NOT ONLY IS THIS A

HUGE SAFETY PRECAUTION AND A NECESSITY TO MAINTAIN THE GYM FLOOR, BUT IT

IS ALSO PART OF YOUR STUDENT’S PE PERFORMANCE GRADE. EACH TIME YOUR

CHILD DOES NOT WEAR THE PROPER SHOES TO PE, HE/SHE WILL RECEIVE A MARK IN

THE GRADE BOOK. THREE MARKS IN A SINGLE 9-WEEKS WILL CONSTITUTE A DROP IN

HIS/HER PE PERFORMANCE GRADE.

aRT Supply Donations

empty paper towel rollsnewspaper

magazines (please preview first)fabricyarn

ribbonchenille stems

cardboard posterboard

fun foamcardstock

plastic bottlecapscoke tabsold CDs

wrapping paperbubblewrap

unused spongesbeads

wax paperold calendars with visuals of animals, cars,

etc.artificial foods such as fruits/vegetables

markerspencils

Questions? Please visit the Specials teachers’ websites!See what’s happening and follow us on Facebook or Twitter!!

facebook.com/HubenakSpecials @HubenakSpecials

PTA • Membership Dues = $10.50 • You do NOT have to attend meetings! Be involved as little or as much as you want. • PTA funds helped pay for:

The playground covering (also open to the public community) The track on the playground (also open to the public community) The picnic tables outside Technology in the classrooms

• If you join, you will receive early admittance into school events (such as the Kindergarten celebration).

Students Incentives • If 60% or more of your child’s class has at least 1 family member join, that class will

earn a homework pass. • If 100% of your child’s class has at least 1 family member join, that class will earn a

popcorn part and a read aloud by an administrator. (1 family member can only be counted for 1 students.)

BIRTHDAY INFORMATION Birthday Treats • The state law recommends that birthday treats be served after the lunch period so

that it does not spoil students’ appetites for a nutritious meal. In 4th grade they will be eaten at the end of the lunch period after the students have eaten.

• Birthday treats must be store bought. • The treat must be able to be served, eaten, and cleaned up in 5 minutes. Please do

not bring any items that require utensils (such as cakes.) • Only 1 treat per student should be brought, and there must be enough for every

student in the class to receive one. Please send class treats to school with your child.

• Delivery to students of flowers, balloons, treat bags, and other such items is not allowed at school.

Birthday Invitations • Birthday party invitations are NOT allowed at school. • Your child’s homeroom teacher will have a birthday list. If you want your child to be

able to receive birthday initiations, please fill out the information to be put on the birthday list. The teacher will send out the birthday list to those who have signed up so they can send out invitations.

SCHOOL MEALS

Menus: To view the menus, click on “Menus” at the top of the LCISD homepage or click on http://www.lcisd.org/departments/business-office/food-service/menus If your child is going to eat breakfast at school, please make sure they arrive to school early. The later they arrive, the longer they will wait in line. This will result in lost time completing their morning math sheet.

Payment Options:Parents are encouraged to put funds in the student account prior to meal service. Payments can be made at each campus cafeteria with cash or a check. Payments can also be made online. Parents can set up balance reminders to ensure there are always funds available for meal purchases. To make payments online click on: http://www.parentonline.net

LCISD Charge Policy:Students may charge meals up to the value of 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches or $15.00. A low balance reminder will be sent home to elementary students and an automated phone call will occur, for all students, when a negative balance appears on the student’s account. If a student reaches the charge limit of $15.00, an alternate breakfast of a cereal and milk will be provided at a cost of $0.50. During lunch service a cheese sandwich and milk will be provided at a cost of $0.50 until the negative balance is paid. A la carte items are not available for charging. This policy will be consistent for all grade levels on all campuses.

COMMUNICATION Agenda – Parents should check and sign their child’s agenda every day. The agenda may have notes from the teacher in addition to daily behavior notes. If the agenda is not signed, the student will walk 1 lap at recess for this missing signature.

Email – Please allow 24 hours for a response.

Newsletter – This will be e-mailed to you every week by your child’s homeroom teacher.

Conference – Our conference period is 12:50-1:40. Please contact your child’s teacher to schedule a conference.

Husky Folder – Graded papers and flyers from the school will be sent home every Thursday. Please review all graded work with your child and return the folder on Friday.

PARENT CONFERENCES 1st 9 week Conferences

• November 5 and 6 are early release days and reserved for parent conferences. • Your child’s homeroom teacher will contact you as it gets closer to sign up for a

time. • These conferences are mandatory and a district policy. • You must attend a parent conference in order to receive your child’s first report

card.

Additional Conferences • If you need additional conferences throughout the year, you may contact your

child’s teacher(s) for scheduling.• Teachers may also schedule additional conferences with parents throughout the

year if needed.

4TH GRADE INFORMATION

SCHOOL SUPPLIES Notes about the school supplies list:

- The following items will be collected as classroom/community supplies:

Paper, tissues, hand sanitizer, and ziplock bags

- All other supplies will be kept by your child. It is their responsibility to take care of their supplies.

- Additional supplies not currently being used will be stored and given to the students as they need it or returned at the end of the school year.

- Your child will also need large erasers, especially for math. (This is not on the school supply list.)

- Your child will most likely need additional glue stick and glue bottles.

- Swim suit – The 4th graders will attend the swim program from May 11-31. They will not need the swimsuit until then. If you would like to purchase it now, girls will need a 1-piece and boys will need swim trunks. They are NOT allowed to wear coverups in the pool. Information will be sent home in April with more details.

SNACK INFORMATION When is snack time? • After specials @ 1:45 pm.• Students must unpack their snack in the morning. They will not be allowed to go to their backpack to

get it.

What can they eat? • Nutritious snacks

• Examples: Fruit (grapes, apples, banana), fruit snacks, bite sized crackers, pretzels, granola bar• NON-Examples: Chips, cookies, cupcake, chocolate

• Foods they are able to eat with their hands. • NON-Examples: pudding, applesauce, fruit cup

• Foods that do not need to be refrigerated – They will be in their tub all day. • NON-Examples: gogurt, cheesestick

** Students should be able to eat it in 5 minutes or less. ** Students must also be able to continue working while having their snack.

What can they drink? • Students may have a bottle of water that they can drink from throughout the day. They may refill it

during restroom breaks and lunch.

Students who do not follow these guidelines will be asked to put their snack away.

Peanut Products are NOT allowed

in the classrooms this year!

PEANUT FREE CLASSROOM

Parents, please remember that all snacks that are consumed in the classroom must be peanut/tree nut free. Students can bring peanut products to eat in the cafeteria at lunch but NOT in the classroom.

GRADING POLICY Students will be graded in the following subjects:

• Math • Science • Social Studies • Reading • English Language Arts (Writing & Language Arts)

Each grading period: • Minimum 8 daily grades/quizzes in each subject • Minimum 2 major grades in each subject

Grade Weight: • Daily grades = 70% of student’s average in each subject• Major grades = 30% of student’s average in each subject

RETEACH/REASSESS POLICY• A teacher shall provide corrective instruction and ONE reasonable

opportunity to reassess failure to master the TEKS/Curriculum on each daily grade.

• A teacher shall provide corrective instruction and ONE reasonable opportunity to reassess failure to master the TEKS/Curriculum on each test grade. Teachers will re-teach and allow students an opportunity to retest the objectives that were not mastered.

• The highest possible grade that can be earned and recorded on the reassessment is a 70. The teacher will make a note in the electronic grade book of the dates and grades of the reassessment.

• EXCEPTIONS: The following assessments are not subject to the

reassessment guidelines: DRA, TPRI, Running records, student projects, Elementary common assessments.

HOMEWORK POLICY Students will receive homework in the following subjects: Math – every night Monday-Thursday

• Fact fluency every night (Fluency quiz on Fridays) • Math page every night

2 nights = spiral review page (previously learned material) 2 nights = focus page (material learned that week)

Reading – every night Monday-Thursday • Will alter each week between completing their reading log and completing reading

passages.

Writing – every night Monday-Thursday • Will alter each week between spelling, revising/editing practice, and writing practice.

The students will write down the specific homework assignments for each subject into their agenda.

If a student does not complete their homework, they will receive a color change for it and will be expected to complete it at recess. This will also affect their conduct grade on their progress report and report card.

4TH GRADE CONDUCT PROCEDURES Warning = The student will place their agenda in the Stop Box as a physical reminder to fix the misbehavior. 1st conduct mark = blue = walk 2 total laps at recess 2nd conduct marks = yellow = walk 4 total laps at recess 3rd conduct marks = red = walk 6 total laps at recess, Parent Behavior Note will be sent home (The students will walk 2 laps for every conduct mark they receive.)

The teacher will record each conduct mark in their agenda. The conduct codes are located below and on a sticker in the front cover of your child’s agenda. These codes are also used for assigning conduct grades.

Conduct Codes Conduct Grades 1. Uses time wisely Individual Conduct Categories 2. Listens 0-3 marks = S (Satisfactory) 3. Follows instructions 4-6 marks = N (Needs improvement)4. Participates 7+ marks = U (Unsatisfactory) 5. Completes homework Overall Conduct (all categories combined) 6. Works independently 0-5 marks = S (Satisfactory) 7. Displays a positive attitude 6-8 marks = N (Needs improvement)8. Respects Authority 9+ marks = U (Unsatisfactory) 9. Respects Peers 10. Works well with others 11. Maintains self-control

HUSKY HANGOUT

SUCCESS ASSEMBLY

Q: What is it? A: 30 minutes to hangout with friends and play on electronic devices brought from home.Q: When is it? A: It will be held the Friday after each progress report and report card is sent home. Q: Who can attend? A: Every student that has all S’s on their progress report or report card.

Q: What is it? A: An awards ceremony to recognize perfect attendance, A and A/B Honor Roll, and students who have earned citizenship awards. (More than 1 tardy will disqualify a student from receiving perfect attendance.) Q: When is it? A: It will be held at the end of every grading period. An announcement will be sent home. Q: Who can attend? A: All students will attend. Parents and family members are welcome to attend as well.

4TH GRADE INCENTIVES/REWARDS - Gold Gold means they have gone above and beyond what is expected of them. Please encourage your child to strive for gold and reward them for doing so.

- Dog Bones The class will receive dog bones for excellent behavior in and around the school. When the class earns 10, they can be redeemed for a prize from Mrs. Boarman.

- Husky Bucks The students will earn husky bucks for exhibiting positive behaviors. They can be earned from any staff member.

4TH GRADE INCENTIVES/REWARDS Husky Store Students can purchase items with their husky bucks or trade is their husky bucks for larger denominations of money on Monday mornings. $20 = Treasure box (small items and passes) $50 = Homework pass $100 = Picnic Lunch with a friend (This will be scheduled and supervised. The students will be able to invite 1 friend to have lunch with them at the picnic tables outside.)

Grade Level Auction We will hold a grade level auction at the end of each semester. Please consider donating items for this exciting event that students will be saving for!

ACADEMICS – MATH 1st 9 weeks • Place Value – whole numbers & decimals • Comparing & Ordering – whole numbers &

decimals, decimal number lines • Addition & Subtraction - whole numbers &

decimals, multi-step problem solving• Multiplication – whole numbers up to 2

digits x 2 digits, multi-step problem solving

2nd 9 weeks • Division – whole numbers (Long division: 4

digit divided by 1 digit), multi-step problem solving

• Fractions – composing, decomposing, equivalence, comparing, ordering on number lines

• Addition & Subtraction of Fractions – fractions with like denominators

3rd 9 weeks • Algebraic Reasoning • Area and Perimeter• Geometry – attributes, symmetry, angles, 2D

shapes • Measuring Angles • Measurement – relative sizes, customary and

metric conversions, length, elapsed time, capacity, mass, money

4th 9 weeks • Data Analysis – Frequency table, dot plot, stem

and leaf plot • Personal Finance Literacy – fixed & variable

expenses, profit, saving options, allocating allowance, financial institutions

• STAAR TEST!• Introduction of 5th grade objectives

ACADEMICS – READING 1st 9 weeks • Launching Reading Workshop-mini

lesson, shared reading, guided reading independent reading

• Fiction and Literary Nonfiction• Reading with a purpose- make

connections, question, summarize, and respond to text

2nd 9 weeks • Expository Text- author’s purpose,

distinguish fact from opinion• The Pattern and Structure of Expository

Text• Poetry and Sensory Language

3rd 9 weeks • Media Literacy- persuasive techniques

used in media• Dramatic and Traditional Literacy-

Folktales, fables, fairytales, legends, tall tales, myths

4th 9 weeks • Strategies for Reading Assessment–

Practice and Review for STAAR• Reading for Research– fixed & variable

expenses, profit, saving options, allocating allowance, financial institutions

• STAAR TEST!• Revisiting Literary Text

ACADEMICS – LANGUAGE ARTS & WRITING1st 9 weeks • Launching Writing Workshop• Writing with a purpose• Personal Narrative Writing• Grammar- singular and plural

nouns, common/proper nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns.

2nd 9 weeks• Expository Writing- explain and

tell why, procedural, inform, persuade

• Craft of Writing Poetry-use of figurative language, writing various forms of poetry

• Grammar- conjunctions, transition words

3rd 9 weeks• Responding to text• Strategies for Writing Assessment• Grammar- transition words,

pronouns, prepositions• Writing STAAR!

4th 9 weeks• Persuasive Text • Writing for Research • Imaginative Stories• Grammar- Parts of Speech in the

Context of Reading, Writing, and Speaking

ACADEMICS – SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIESSCIENCE 1st 9 weeks • Physical Properties of Matter • Mixtures & Solutions • Forms of Energy

2nd 9 weeks • Force & Motion• Properties of Soil • Changes to Earth’s Surface

3rd 9 weeks • Natural Resources &

Conservation • The Water Cycle • Weather Patterns • Earth, Moon, and Sun

Relationships

SOCIAL STUDIES1st 9 weeks• Early Texans • Exploration of North America • Settling of North America

2nd 9 weeks • Colonization of Texas • Texas Gains Independence

3rd 9 weeks • Republic of Texas • Mexican-American War • Civil War in Texas • Changes in Texas

4th 9 weeks • Spindletop to World War II • Texas Today (1945 to present)

4th 9 weeks • Ecosystems • Characteristics of Animals

WRITING STAAR TESTInformation: • Day 1 – March 29: 1 Written Compositions & Revising & Editing Multiple Choice

(4 hours total for both parts) • Day 2 – March 30: 1 Written Compositions & Revising & Editing Multiple Choice

(4 hours total for both parts)

How to help your child prepare all year: • Make sure that your child completes all writing homework correctly.• Review writing assignments that are sent home. This can be a composition that they

wrote or a revising/editing passage. • Remind them that they can take their writing notebook to and from school to help

them with their writing. • Encourage them to go on istation and access the writing portion. This helps students

learn to use the writing process more efficiently and motivates them to write more!(Login information will be sent home.)

4TH GRADE MATH STAAR TEST Information: • May 9• 4 hours for completion

How to help your child prepare all year: • Make sure they are completing their homework correctly every night. • Remind them to bring their math interactive notebook to and from school as a tool

to use on their homework. • Make sure they are getting to school early in order to complete they morning math

sheet. • Review graded work with them (even if it’s a passing grade!) This could help turn

their B’s into A’s!• Review their morning math sheets with them. These questions are similar to what

they will see on the STAAR test. • Make sure they memorize and practice their multiplication facts! (If they do not

have them memorized, start practicing NOW. We use multiplication in almost all math concepts in 4th grade!)

**Our multiplication unit begins the 1st grading period. If they do not have their facts memorized,

solving larger multiplication problems such as 76x89 will be challenging!

4TH GRADE READING STAAR TESTInformation: • May 10• 4 hours for completion

How to help your child prepare all year: • Make sure that your child is reading at least 20 minutes each night.• When your child is given a reading passage for homework, have them show

their thinking to prove their answer choice. • Review reading assignments and/or assessments that are sent home. • Encourage them to utilize Raz-kids and istation at home. Both of these

resources are great tools that your child can use to practice their reading skills. (Login information will be sent home.)

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP YOUR CHILD BE SUCCESSFUL IN 4TH GRADE:

• Make sure they arrive to school early every day. • Ensure they complete their homework correctly every night. • Check their agenda daily and enforce classroom expectations at

home. • Review graded work that comes home in their Husky Folder. (For

example – if they receive a 78 on an assignment, we most likely did not go over it in class. Review the missed questions with them.)