Welcome to 4th Grade Curriculum Night Thursday, September 1, 2011

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Welcome to4th Grade Curriculum Night Thursday,
September 1, 2011
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Guided Reading

• We will read a new story each week incorporating
  various activities and skills.
• Students will be guided on their instructional
  reading level.
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Decoding
• Spelling
• Vocabulary
• Genre
• Authors Purpose

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Mathematics

• Place value, order of operations, algebraic
  reasoning, multiplication and division of whole
  numbers and decimals, measurement, graphing,
  geometry, fractions, addition and subtraction of
  fractions.
• We will be working on multiplication all year.
  Please practice facts with your child at home.
  

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Writing

• We will be using various methods to teach
  writing.
• We will focus on these types of writing
  throughout this year to prepare students to be
  life long authors
• Narrative
• Persuasive
• Expository
• Response to Literature

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Grammar

• Parts of speech
• Types of sentences
• Subject/predicate
• Working with words (prefixes, suffixes, etc.)
• Conventions/ mechanics
• Reference materials

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Spelling

• Students will be placed on their individual level
  based on their performance on the spelling
  inventory.
• They will work with their word sorts each week
  during guided reading rotations.
• Please have your child study these words at home
  to prepare for the test on Friday.

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Science

• This year in Science students will be learning
  about
• The solar system, stars and planets
• Weather, light, sound, and simple machines
• Mass/motion/gravity
• Ecosystems, food webs/chains and adaptation

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Social Studies

• This year in social studies students will be
  learning about
• Regions of the U.S.A. and Native Americans
• North American Explorers and Colonial America
• American Revolution, Constitution, and New
  Government
• Westward Expansion

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HOMEWORK

• The STUDENT is responsible for completing and
  turning in all homework assignments on the day it
  is due.
• Homework will be
• Read for at least 20 min.
• Response journal Choose one activity from the
  menu.
• One math journal problem per day which will be
  checked in class.
• Please sign your childs agenda each night to
  show that you are aware of the completed homework
  and behavior for the day.

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Classroom DisciplineTAKE FIVE

• Daily behavior will be recorded in the agenda.
• T- Talking
• F- Failure to follow directions
• D- Being disrespectful
• H- Inappropriate hallway behavior
• S- Inappropriate specials behavior
• R- Inappropriate restroom behavior
• L- Inappropriate lunchroom behavior
• P- Inappropriate playground behavior
• HW- Not having homework completed
• The goal of this plan is to promote positive
  behavior by rewarding students with a Fun Friday

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Parent/Teacher Communication

• Please view 4th grades academic webpage for
  information regarding newsletter, homework,
  academic websites, and more.
• VIP folders will be coming home on Tuesdays.
  Please have your student complete the self
  assessment and sign and return all graded papers.

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Silver City Math Nights

• Please mark your calendars
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• September 27th, 600-730 pm
• December 1st- 600-730 pm
• March 22nd- 600-730 pm
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• We look forward to seeing you there!

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Grade PLUS

• 4th and 5th Grade2011-12

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11-12 Grade PLUS

• Beginning with the 2011-12 school year, all 4th
  and 5th grade classrooms across Forsyth County
  will be using the Grade PLUS system of reporting.
  This reporting system uses both standards-based
  scores of 1-4 and traditional percentage grades.

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Assessment and Grading

• The learning expectations and standards for
  performance have been outlined for each quarter
  based on the Georgia Performance Standards.
• Teachers will use two types of classroom
  assessments, formative and summative.

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Formative Assessments

• Daily, ongoing assessments/observations that are
  used to monitor student progress toward mastery
  of standards.
• Formative assessments will receive a
  standards-based score as outlined in the rubric.
• Formative scores will not be posted in Parent
  Portal. These scores will be communicated to
  parents in the weekly work folder sent home by
  the teacher.

KEY TO FORMATIVE BASED ACHIEVEMENT
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Summative Assessments

• Cumulative assessments will receive a traditional
  numeric grade and will be used to measure student
  mastery of standards.
• Summative grades will be posted in Parent Portal
  at the end of the quarter and will serve as the
  report card grade.

KEY TO SUMMATIVE BASED ACHIEVEMENT
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Summative Assessment Re-tests

• Students will be allowed ONE retest for each
  assessment.
• Students eligible for a retest must participate
  in re-teaching and re-learning sessions and/or
  assignments as determined by the teacher.
• Students will receive the higher of the two
  grades.
• The purpose of allowing a retest is to ensure
  mastery of standards.

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Work Habits

• Student work habits will be reported using the
  following categories
• Responsibility, Participation, Assignment
  Completion, and Interpersonal Skills
• In each of the above categories, students will
  receive one of the following scores
• Does Not Meet (D), Successful (S), or Exemplary
  (E).
• Successful (S) is the expectation of students

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Report Card

• The Grade Plus report cards will have both a
  traditional numeric grade for subjects and
  standards based scores for each of the domains
  from the rubrics. This system of grading will
  only be used in English, Reading and Math.
• Science and Social Studies will receive
  traditional numeric grades.

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Parent Communication

• Parent letter, provided during the first week of
  school, outlining grading and reporting
  procedures
• Quarterly Rubrics, provided each nine weeks
  outlining standards by quarter to assist with
  monitoring student progress
• Weekly student work sent home in the VIP folder

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• THANK YOU FOR COMING TO CURRICULUM NIGHT!