Welcome Parents! Groveland Elementary School Getting Ready for 4 th Grade

Here is our goal: Give you ideas for preventing summer slide Go over all the BIG skills your incoming 4 th grader should have Provide you with resources to help you get reading for 4 th grade

Useful info…ask your child’s teacher for a flyer !

Reading Weekly reading test Common Core New Additions: –Roots from Greek Mythology –1 st and 3 rd Person Point of View –Explain events in all genres of text (historical, directions, scientific, technical) –Compare and Contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts of events –Provide evidence the author gives to prove themselves –Effectively engage in collaborative discussion (coming prepared, studying, taking notes and sharing ideas. –Know when to use formal and informal English –Greek and Latin roots –Idioms, Adages, Proverbs Small group instruction based on needs of students Centers to support literacy and provide independent practice Differentiated Instruction based on Needs Grades are weighted by assignment: Summative Finals 50%, Participations 20% Midpoints 30% Take a look at these question stems we will be using!

To prevent Summer Slide Read each night with your child Have your child start independently reading chapter books Go to the library As you go out have your child read menus, articles, magazine, or newspapers. Use Question stems

Accelerated Reader Average percent correct + GOAL will count as a test grade each grading period Set reading goals for each student based on STAR Reading Test. Should spend a minimum of 20 minutes each night reading (before bed is a great time) AR rewards in classroom and school wide

Spelling/Word Study Homework counts as 20% of spelling grade Words are introduced on Monday Spelling is one of the fundamental sub-skills of effective written communication.

English Quizzes per skill Review daily (class work daily) Some new additions: Cursive Skills will be implemented Relative Pronouns and Adverbs Modal Axillaries (can, may,must)

How to prevent Summer Slide: K12 Reader – is a great resource Adverb12_Identifying_Adverbs.pdfhttp:// Adverb12_Identifying_Adverbs.pdf Keep spelling and correcting grammar. Fourth-Grade-Master-Spelling- Lists.pdfhttp:// Fourth-Grade-Master-Spelling- Lists.pdf Social Media post correcting

Document Based Questions What is a DBQ? –Research primary and secondary resources –Discuss and collaborate –Form an opinion –Write an essay documenting your research 4 times a year Reading/Social Studies/Lang Arts grades are taken from this assignment Example topics discussed: –What is Harriet Tubman’s Greatest Achievement? –What Caused the Dust Bowl? –How were the Native Americans different? –How much is a million?

Math Weekly math test on Common Core Each student is expected to know all their Multiplication and Division Facts to 12. New Additions: –Multiplication comparisons –Determine true or false statements about equations –Comparative relational thinking –Prime and Composite –Adding and Subtracting Fractions –Multiply fractions with a whole number –Use a protractor to measure angles –Add Angles –Decimals Small group instruction based on needs of students Centers to support skills and provide independent practice Differentiated Instruction based on Needs Grades are weighted by assignment: Summative Finals 50%, Participations 20% Midpoints 30% Take a look at a sample question!

How to prevent Summer Slide: Addition facts (single and double) Subtraction facts (with regrouping across zeroes) Multiplication Facts (1-12) Division Facts (1-12) Word problems, show your work. / /

Fourth Grade Florida History All across Florida, fourth graders learn about Florida History. St. Augustine Trip Projects based on Floridian: animals, plants, economics, effects of war and colonization Quiz: Who discovered Florida? What is the oldest city? Which countries fought to colonized Florida? What does Florida mean?

In Closing… Remember, you are your child’s first teacher And we will remember this: