Welcome to Fourth Grade Curriculum Night Ms. Fogleman Mrs. Magill Mrs. Parrish Mrs. Swerbinsky Mr. Winn

Common Core and Essential Standards * Third year of new curriculum, standards, and assessments * Nationally aligned * ”Less, but better” mindset: allows for deeper understandings and mastery * Affects all subjects * Integrated with 21 st Century Skills * Allows for all types of learners and skill sets * Focuses on critical thinking and analysis across all subjects

 BOY assessments are complete  Help determine needs and enrichment areas  Data allows work to be differentiated  Ongoing formal/informal assessments and flexible grouping Assessments

* Also called, “Higher Order Thinking”, based on Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy of Thought. *Expand, analyze, and synthesize texts, tasks and problems. *Metacognition *Connecting: reading, writing, speaking, listening across all subjects. *Allows students to think conceptually and then drill down to discrete skills. *’Because’…can be applied/practiced everywhere through conversation. Critical Thinking Skills

 Synthesizing literacy components  Comprehension Skills  Vocabulary  Fluency  Word Study/Phonics  Read aloud, shared reading, independent reading  Reading literature, information, foundational skills, speaking/listening strands.  Whole and Small Group Instruction Daily  Work Stations and Accountability of Application  MIRP Reading Curriculum

 Narratives: Personal and Imaginative  Opinion Pieces  Informational Teacher Modeled Strategies enforced during mini lessons Conferencing with students Writing across the curriculum areas Writing can be assessed over time Allows for many mediums/formats Writing Curriculum

Math Curriculum  Whole Group, Small Group, Math Talk, Writing, Teacher Made Tasks/Projects/Stations Five math strands across the grades:  Number and Operations: Base Ten  Number and Operations: Fractions  Geometry  Measurement and Data  Operations and Algebraic Thinking

SCIENCE  Moon Phases  Rocks and Minerals  Animal Studies  Magnets and Electricity  Earth Processes  Civics and Government  Geography and Environmental Literacy  History Social and Political Institutions  Economic and Financial Literacy  Culture SOCIAL STUDIES Science & Social Studies Curriculum

 Daily logs  Caught Being a Hawk (individual and class)  Minor Incident Reports (MIR): In classroom write up, used as documentation before office referral  Office Referral From (ORF): Handled out of classroom, major infractions or series of repetitive MIRs Behavior System and REACH

 Alamance Battleground- “Colonial Living”  Raleigh Trip (Spring)  Possible in school field trips for science Field Trips

*Check teachers’ websites weekly for updates, documents, and classroom happenings! *Thank you for attending Curriculum Night! We hope to stay in close contact with you this school year in order to ensure your child’s academic and social success! *Questions? General Questions/Information