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!