WelcomWelcomee 4th Grade Curriculum Night

August 30, 2011

Mrs. Baird Math/ScienceMrs. Connell LA/SSMrs. Freeney Self Contained Mrs. Harris Math and ScienceMrs. Montgomery LA/SS

CommunicationCommunication• Planners -- Planners -- *transportation changes in *transportation changes in

writingwriting

• Webpages: check frequentlyWebpages: check frequently• Email / Phone: Our contact Email / Phone: Our contact

information is on the information is on the webpage. Due to the district webpage. Due to the district filter, if you do not receive a filter, if you do not receive a response to an email within 24 response to an email within 24 hours, please call the school.hours, please call the school.

Student Agenda Student Agenda ExpectationsExpectations

(Planner)(Planner)• Planner signed daily—teacher & Planner signed daily—teacher &

parentparent

• Student will record assignments Student will record assignments and/or learning goalsand/or learning goals

• Parents note transportation Parents note transportation changeschanges

Homework: check each teacher’s website for policiesDistrict Policy for daily and

test grades: www.nisdtx.org

“Grading Guidelines”

Grades: Communication &

Access3 week progress reports

6 week report cards

Access in E-School Plus through NISD website

DisciplineDiscipline

LoveLove&&

LogicLogic

Making Making ResponsiblResponsible Choicese Choices

www.loveandlogic.com

Language ArtsLanguage Arts

Reading Workshop- this block consists of 15 minutes of direct instruction, a 40 minute independent work period, and a 10 minute closing. During the reading workshop, students will focus on reading strategies, novel studies, independent reading, guided reading, and reading response.

Writing Workshop- this block consists of a 10 minute mini-lesson, 40 minute independent work period, and a 10 minute closing. Students will focus on the writing process while working on expanding and supporting their writing ideas. This time will include independent writing, peer editing, one on one conferencing, grammar instruction, and peer collaboration.

Word Work- this time will focus on spelling and vocabulary development.

Mrs. Connell , Mrs. Freeney, and Mrs. Montgomery

Social Social StudiesStudies

It’s All About TEXAS!!!GeographyCitizenship

GovernmentHistory

EconomicsCulture

Technology

MathMathTarget the ? and 10 Minute Math will warm your Target the ? and 10 Minute Math will warm your

child’s mathematical mind up at the beginning child’s mathematical mind up at the beginning of class.of class.

Investigations lessons will encompass solving Investigations lessons will encompass solving problems to learn mathematical concepts problems to learn mathematical concepts (operations, geometry, number sense ,etc..)(operations, geometry, number sense ,etc..)

Workshop times are weekly and will provide Workshop times are weekly and will provide opportunities to reinforce, develop and extend opportunities to reinforce, develop and extend concepts.concepts.

Fact Fluency is a must. To be successful, your Fact Fluency is a must. To be successful, your fourth grader needs to be efficient, fluent and fourth grader needs to be efficient, fluent and accurate with addition and subtraction facts. accurate with addition and subtraction facts. We will focus on multiplication and division We will focus on multiplication and division facts this semester. Please review at home facts this semester. Please review at home daily!daily!

Mrs. Baird, Mrs. Freeney, and Mrs. Harris

ScienceScienceScience class will be a mixture of hands Science class will be a mixture of hands on discovery, non-ficition reading and on discovery, non-ficition reading and expository writing…We will discover expository writing…We will discover science, read about it and write to science, read about it and write to reinforce our understanding.reinforce our understanding.

Students will keep a science notebook in Students will keep a science notebook in class to record labs, respond to videos class to record labs, respond to videos and articles. We will use the notebooks and articles. We will use the notebooks to display data, charts and graphs and to display data, charts and graphs and write conclusions in CER format. Several write conclusions in CER format. Several formative grades will come from their formative grades will come from their notebook work.notebook work.

Mrs. Baird, Mrs. Freeney, and Mrs. Harris

VolunteeringVolunteering• Parent volunteer forms Parent volunteer forms

availableavailable

• Background check / forms Background check / forms from office and on Beck from office and on Beck website (background checks website (background checks need to be updated yearly)need to be updated yearly)

Birthday CelebrationsBirthday CelebrationsParents are able to provide a

treat to be shared within the last hour of the day. The treats must

be dropped off at the office, or the student can bring them to the

classroom. There can be no party favors, no parent attendance, and no pictures. The treat time will be limited to 10 minutes according to

the Beck Handbook and NISD policy.

WebsitesWebsites

• Beck WebpageBeck Webpage• www.nisdtx.org• Select Select Schools Schools

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Elem.Elem. • Access teacher Access teacher

webpages / webpages / “Staff”“Staff”

Lori Baird

Allison Connell Ashlee Freeney

Cori Harris

Christe Montgomery

Thank you so much for Thank you so much for spending this time spending this time

with us!with us!We are looking forward

to a great year. Lori Baird, Allison Connell, Ashlee Freeney, Cori Harris, and Christe

Montgomery