ACS Open House 2016-2017

A Typical 6 Day Cycle… Morning Meeting/SEL Math Literacy Social Studies Science Arabic French Specials (Art, Music, PE)

Social and Emotional Learning Common Language - Overarching Structure Develop self-awareness and self-management skills to achieve school and life success. Use social awareness and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive relationships. Demonstrate decision making skills and responsible behaviors in personal, school and community contexts. SEL Time - Morning Meetings, Class Meetings, Read Alouds, Counselor Visits ...

Literacy Students will learn to read and write using balanced literacy and the workshop model. Goal: Both Reading and Writing workshops focus on the goal of fostering lifelong writers and readers. Students learn authentic skills and strategies, which they apply independently in their everyday writing and reading.

Literacy Units of Study Reading: Fiction, Nonfiction, Foundational Skills Writing: Narrative, Informational, Opinion/Argument, Other Genres

Reading Hard books hurt kids. The research is clear… Hard books hurt kids. (Betts, 1948; Fountas and Pinnell 1996; Allington, 2001 and 2006) Let’s build the conversation around READING, not dots.

Grade Four Entering grade four, your child should be reading books with: Parallel or circular plots and a moral lesson near the end Content requiring the reader to take on diverse perspectives (race, culture) Texts with deeper meanings related to important problems and social issues Figurative language (metaphors, similes) and new vocabulary that require the use of context clues Longer chapter books with few or no illustrations

Grade Four By the end of the school year, your child should be reading books with: Plots, subplots and detailed episodes. There is a lot for readers to keep track of Setting requiring content knowledge (history, geography), and content that challenges perspectives, while being particularly appealing to preadolescents Complex ideas and more challenging themes (war, environment, etc.) Many words used figuratively (idioms, metaphors, similes) and words with connotative meanings that are essential to understanding the story Longer chapter books with a denser format

MATH AERO (American Education Reaches Out) and Common Core Standards Conceptual Understanding Problem Solving

Grade 4 Math Focus Areas Developing understanding and fluency with multi-digit multiplication, and developing understanding of dividing to find quotients involving multi-digit dividends Developing an understanding of fraction equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, and multiplication of fractions by whole numbers Understanding that geometric figures can be analyzed and classified based on their properties, such as having parallel sides, perpendicular sides, particular angle measures, and symmetry.

MATH- Curriculum Overview Eureka Math Curriculum Overview

MATH- Parent Resources Online tips, videos, and support for parents  

Social Studies and Science Unit 1: Our World – Geography and Connections Unit 2: Lebanon- Geography, Culture and Resources Science Unit 1: Solar System Unit 2: Ecosystems

READY FOR SUCCESS Research shows that the following are important for student learning: A good night’s sleep Eating a healthy breakfast Having a healthy snack for school Attending all classes Being on time for class

TECHNOLOGY One-to-One Laptops Google Accounts Teacher Moodle Integration with all subjects

HOMEWORK Math Homework Page- homework will always be associated with the lesson of the day. This work should take around 15-20 mins. Reading- Reading is not considered homework. We want children to read every night in order to practice the strategies they learn in school. We want to instill in our students a love of reading and the way to do this is to practice daily. Reading does not have to be limited to chapter books! Children should be allowed to read a variety of texts: comic books, recipes, how-tos and articles

COMMUNICATION Report Cards Parent Conferences E-mail Written Notes Moodle

MOODLE Announcements Homework Helpful links for learners Information for parents Pictures from class (to come)

DRESS CODE & P.E. UNIFORMS Polo shirts with no or small logos P.E. Uniforms (required/ mandatory)

Thank you for coming. We’re looking forward to a wonderful year!