Curriculum Presentation Fourth Grade Team Mrs. Komar, Mrs. Schmalstieg, Ms. Webb

School-wide Guidelines The 3 B’s! 1.Be respectful 2.Be responsible 3.Be safe

Honey Drops How do students get them? ◦ By being safe, respectful, and responsible (the 3 B’s). Any teacher or staff member can spot students following the three B’s and give honey drops ANY TIME, ANYWHERE!!

Homework 1. In 4 th grade, students are required to do at least 40 minutes of homework each night. 2. Students will receive homework in both Math and Language Arts each day that will be due the next day. (We will occasionally have homework in other subjects but the total time should be about the same each night). Homework will be posted on classroom webpage for you to refer to. 3. Students are responsible for completing their homework on time. We will go over it in class the next day. 4. Students are also responsible for getting their Student Agenda signed.

Wacky Wednesday & Study Hall! 1. Every Wednesday, we will have a Wacky Wednesday free time for students who completed all homework and classwork. 2. Students who have not turned in a homework assignment or have incomplete classwork will go to study hall instead of Wacky Wednesday.

Graded Work & Newsletters Graded work and class work will be sent home throughout the quarter. Students should be putting it in the “Black Hole” of their expandable folder. Please take out all your student’s work and review it with your child…this is yours to keep. You can access your student’s grades on ParentVue. Newsletters will be posted on our classroom webpage. The newsletter includes: What we will cover in class in all curriculum areas. Anything upcoming that you should be aware of.

Reading Literature Studies : Focus on vocabulary, spelling, and text comprehension including main idea, theme, and citing evidence from the text. We will incorporate the following into our reading instruction: Whole Group Small Group (ability based) Partner Reading Silent Independent Reading

Reading Skills Reading skills that we work very hard on in fourth grade are: Making inferences Main idea / Summarizing Theme Cause and effect Comprehension Sequencing Author’s Purpose

WRITING PROCESS Write From the Beginning – our new curriculum helps student better map out their ideas to plan their writing and helps with structure and more expressive writing Prewriting Draft Revision Editing Publishing

Genres of Writing Opinion Informative/ Explanatory Narrative

LANGUAGE We cover several aspects of grammar and language structure. Some of what we cover includes: Analogies Context Clues Prefixes / Suffixes / Root Words Antonyms / Synonyms / Homonyms Figurative / Literal Language Types of Sentences Subject and Predicate Punctuation Parts of Speech Contractions Fact and Opinion

Spelling & Vocabulary Each week: Each Monday, students will be given 20 spelling words. They will record this list of words in their Agenda which goes home each night in their expandable folder. Students can practice the words using Spelling City at or by another method of your choice. Also on Monday, students will receive 5 to 6 vocabulary words. They will have a vocabulary task for homework each night. Each Friday there will be a Spelling test & Vocabulary test!

MATHEMATICS The expectation for your child entering 4 th grade: Fluency of multiplication and division facts 0 through 10. Operations and Algebraic Thinking Solving problems using multiplicative comparisons Applying multiplication and division strategies to solve problems with larger numbers patterns and relationships Number and Operations in Base Ten Place value understanding for multi- digit numbers operations w/ multi-digit whole numbers

MATHEMATICS Number and Operations— Fractions Applying understanding of fraction equivalence and operations Understanding of fraction equivalence, operations, and connections to decimals Measurement/Data converts measurement units within a system Investigating data analysis Geometry Lines and angles Classifying two-dimensional figures based on their properties

Social Studies It’s All About Arizona! People in Arizona have always been affected by and changed the environment. Exploration in Arizona resulted in the founding of European colonies and changes for the local Native Americans. Understanding and explain the events that led to Arizona becoming a state. Understanding how and why the people of Arizona are responsible for their community, government and economy.

Scientific Units of Study Water and Weather Animal Classification and Adaptations Electricity and Magnetism Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources SCIENCE

SCIENCE Scientific Process Making Observations Creating Hypothesis Test Hypothesis/ Collect Data Drawing Conclusions Communicate Results

Health Wellness and emotional health Nutrition Hygiene and preventing the spread of germs Safety and first aid Human growth and development

Technology  Our class is scheduled to be in the computer lab once a week for at least 45 minutes.  Areas of exploration include: ◦ Coding ◦ PowerPoint and multi-media presentations ◦ DreamBox ◦ Typing skills—speed and accuracy ◦ Researching on the web ◦ Google Docs

Kyrene Educational Resources Kyrene.org > students > educational resources

MORNING PARENT DROP OFF If you pull into the lot and park, please walk your student across the crosswalk. Please be patient when waiting to pull into the lot. There is only one line of traffic that is pulling in from the street. Students should be ready to exit the car when the time is appropriate and should exit curbside.

Parent Drop Off PARKING ONLY / NO STUDENT DROP OFF LANE FOR STUDENT DROP OFF Enter Exit CROSSWALK South Parking Lot – Mountain Sky Avenue Mountain Sky Avenue Please drop off between the cross walks. Pull up as far as possible. Do not let your students out before the crosswalk.

MORNING PARENT DROP OFF If you pull into the lot and park, please walk your student across the crosswalk. Please be patient when waiting to pull into the lot. There is only one line of traffic that is pulling in from Mountain Sky. Students should be ready to exit the car when the time is appropriate and should exit curbside.

Parent Pick-up Pull up as far as possible and your student will be sent to your car. Students can enter cars after car passes the cross walk. PARKING ONLY / NO STUDENT PICK-UP LANE FOR STUDENT PICK- UP Enter Exit CROSSWALK South Parking Lot – Mountain Sky Avenue Student waiting zone

Parent Pick-up Please have the yellow sign with your student’s last name in BOLD, BLACK PRINT 1 st Grade Garrison Tina

Parent Pick-up Place in the passenger side window, windshield, or hanging from the visor.

Stay in Your Car & Pull Forward

Parking If your child needs significant help buckling their seatbelt or fastening their booster seat, please park in the designated area. This will assist in keeping our parent pick-up line flowing.

Let’s Put Student Safety First!

Parent Drop Off PARKING ONLY / NO STUDENT DROP OFF LANE FOR STUDENT DROP OFF Enter Exit CROSSWALK South Parking Lot – Mountain Sky Avenue Mountain Sky Avenue

Parent Pick-up Please have the Yellow sign with your students first and last name, and grade level displayed in the windshield or hanging from the visor.

Parent Pick-up Remember, it is important to pull all the way forward to keep the flow of traffic. Students can enter cars after car passes the cross walk. Students should enter from the curb side only. This is a matter of safety! PARKING ONLY / NO STUDENT PICK-UP LANE FOR STUDENT PICK- UP Enter Exit CROSSWALK South Parking Lot – Mountain Sky Avenue Student waiting zone

Stay in Your Car & Pull Forward

Let’s Put Student Safety First!

Parents, Students, Teachers ***************** Together we will work as a TEAM to make this school year a positive one for our students!

WELCOME TO MS. WEBB’S CLASS

Before I forget…. There is a notecard on your child’s desk. Please use this to write them a note for tomorrow morning. Room mom needed!

My behavior plan focuses on the principles of respect and responsibility, and the development of “life skills” and behaviors that promote learning and community in the classroom. We use a clip chart in our classroom. Students are rewarded for following the 3 B’s with a clip-up and are reminded to take responsibility for their choices with a clip-down. Behavior plan

Our class website Please use our website! Go to Monte Vista’s site, then “Classrooms”, then “Ms. Webb”. You will find information on: ◦ Homework ◦ Newsletters ◦ Book Reports ◦ Important Dates

Grading In 4 th Grade, students begin receiving letter grades: ◦ 90% -100% = A ◦ = B ◦ = C ◦ = D ◦ 59 and below = F Check grades online using ParentVue

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Always stay positive!