Back to School NightMrs. Marjorie Gooding

Fourth GradeSoutheast Elementary

Teacher Goals

• Support and Nurture• Develop Talents• Meet Individual Needs• Integrate Learning Styles • Connect Curriculum to the Real-World• Challenge • Stay Connected to Home• Create a Team Environment

Student Goals

Love of LearningIndependentResponsibleCompassionateResourcefulFlexibleKnowledgeable

Curriculum- Where does it come from?

4th Grade Curriculum

Reading Language Arts Mathematics

Science and Health Social Studies and Geography

Character Education and Tribes

Technology World Language Specials

ReadingThe Comprehension Toolkit • Focuses on “reading as

thinking” • Builds skills and

competence in key thinking strategies for increased comprehension

• Supports time for shared reading, guided reading (small groups), independent reading, and collaborative discussion and sharing

• Provides opportunities for students to read in a variety of genres including nonfiction.

• Matches students with “just right” reading texts

Language Arts

Write SourceSpelling:• Pre-assessment determines needs• Words organized by patterns and/or

developmental spelling features• Weekly spelling activities and test• Addition of other words

– Misspelled words in context– 500 frequently spelled words– Content words from core subjects

Writing:• Process of writing• Forms of writing• Tools of learning• Proofreader’s guide• Student Almanac

Additional Resources and Experiences:

Communicating through writing Journal writing Personal narratives Poetry Forms Figurative language Story writing Expository writing Compositions Letter writing

Writing Process Pre-writing Drafting Editing/revising Publishing

Zaner Bloser Cursive Writing

MathematicsEveryday Mathematics:

• Emphasizes conceptual understanding while building a mastery of basic skills

• Explores the full mathematics spectrum, not just basic arithmetic

• Based on how children learn, what they’re interested in, and the future for which they must be prepared

Program Highlights:

Problem solving for everyday situations

Developing readiness through hands-on activities

Links between past experiences and new concepts

Sharing ideas through discussion Cooperative learning through

partner and small-group activities Practice through games On-going review throughout the

year Daily routines Informal assessment Home and school partnership

Everyday Mathematics

Content Strands 4-6: Data and Chance Geometry Measurement and

Reference Frames Numeration Operations and

Computation Patterns, Functions, and

Algebra

Themes Woven Throughout Each Strand:

Algorithmic and Procedural Thinking

Estimation Skills and Number Sense

Mental Arithmetic Skills and Reflexes

Problem Solving

Science and HealthScience and Technology

for Children: Students make their own

discoveries Knowledge is actively

constructed by the learner Hands-on experimental

environment Scientific reasoning skills Units of Study

Animal Studies Electric Circuits Motion and Design

Harcourt Your Health

Focus Areas:

• Safety

• Healthy Habits

• Decision-Making Skills

• Interpersonal Skills

Social Studies and Geography

HarcourtIntegrated Units of Study:The Southeast RegionThe Northeast RegionThe Midwest RegionThe Southwest RegionThe West RegionThe Thirteen ColoniesWestward ExpansionOklahomaCitizenshipMaps and Globes

See Jenks’ website for more information about these Units of Study:http://jenksps.org/Main.pages/District/Curriculum.Instruction/social.studies/Fourth.html

World Language

Emphasis on the Spanish Language

Integrated into the curriculum

Develops awareness

Appreciation of other cultures

Cultural comparisons- similarities and differences

TechnologyIntegrated into the daily routine of the classroom through:

Information retrievalStudent productivityProblem solvingDecision makingCommunication and collaborationDelivery of lessonsClassroom management

Character Education and Tribes

Character Education:

Compassion Honesty/Integrity Respect Self-Discipline Courage Perseverance Responsibility/Accountability Teamwork

Tribes-

Ways of operating with each

other:

Attentive Listening

Appreciation/No Put-Downs

The Right to Pass

Mutual Respect

Classroom Management

• Tribes

• Procedures

• Bonus Bucks

• Buckets

• Discipline Chart

• Expectations

• Essential 20

Organization

• Homework/Baby Binder/Agenda

• Reading/Math Minutes

• Learning Logs

• Monday/Thursday Folder

Specials

Music

Physical Education

Art

Reminders

• Sign-Up Sheets

• High Five or Pat on the Back

• Pick up test scores on the way out

• Book Fair in gym

Thank You for Coming!

marjorie.gooding@jenksps.org