Flanders 4th Grade

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Flanders 4th Grade

• Jessica Acosta
• Carol Booth
• Julian Evans
• Malinda Griffin
• Beth Landry

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MATH

• grade four CMT review
• problem solvers
• number sense
• addition/subtraction
• multiplication/division
• estimation/rounding
• graphs
• fractions
• geometry
  
• probability
• measurement
• decimals
• grade five CMT review

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Language Arts

• 90 Minutes per a day
• Directed Instruction in Reading
• Spelling
• Speaking
• Listening
• Viewing
• Editing Revising

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Writing

• narrative
• expository
• research projects/note taking
• journaling

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Social Studies

• Theme Geography Influences Change
• Native Americans of the Northeast
• Can people who are different get along?
• The New England States
• What are their similarities and differences?

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Science

• Inquiry Methodprocess goals
• Describe evidence
• Explain (simple investigations of why and
  how
• Content Topics
• Forces which shape the Earths surface
• Habitats, biomes, and human interaction with them
• Electrical and magnetic energy
• Forces and motion

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Special Education

• SOAR to Success Reading Program
• Based on the reciprocal teaching model focuses
  on the four basic comprehension strategies
  (predicting, questioning, clarifying, and
  summarizing).
• Wilson Reading System
• Multisensory, structured reading and spelling
  program.
• KeyMath Teach and Practice Program
• Provides alternative approaches to teaching
  mathematics.

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Physical Fitness Tests

• Required of all 4th grade students
• Information flyer will be distributed this
  evening by classroom teacher
• Must be finished by Nov. 15th
• Students can earn a certificate for passing all 4
  tests
• Parents can help prepare their children!

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Field Trips

• November Southeastern Connecticut Resource
  Recovery Facility, Groton Ref-Fuel, Preston
• December School-program, Dominion Education
  Outreach program electricity
• School-program, CLP Education program
  electrical safety
• Natures Classroom, Ivoryton
• April The Childrens Museum, West Hartford
• May Thomas Lee House, Niantic

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Natures Classroom

• Outdoors social science-based curriculum
• Professional enthusiastic staff
• Flanders staff on-site supervision
• Beautiful safe Incarnation Center, Ivoryton
• Excellent food accommodation
• Free babysitting service for parents!!

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Pasta Supper

• Major fund-raiser for 4th grade
• Subsidizes Natures Classroom
• Funds 4th grade Graduation gift to school
• Historically raises 5,000 - 6,000
• All 4th graders involved as waiters
• WE NEED VOLUNTEERS, please

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• Your children are going to have a wonderful year!