“P ARENT S WAP ”: B RIDGING L EADERS TO S UCCESS Ms. Jacobs & Miss Skinner 4 th Grade Princeton Alternative Elementary School A Leader in Me School Ms. Jemison, Principal

TONIGHT’ S OBJECTIVE is designed to help reduce some of the “nerves and concerns” over the transition process for incoming fourth-grade students and parents. Turn off anything that rings, dings, or sings Focus on the kids and their learning Be willing and open to this MAJOR change Ask questions and listen to what everyone has to say TOPICS TONIGHT INCLUDE: Rigor, Relevance & Relationship College & Career Readiness Standards The Leader in Me & Growth Mindset What’s up in 4 th Grade

What does this statement mean to you? Complete a quick-write on your handout.

We are preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist, using... technology that has not yet been invented in order to... solve problems that we don’t even know are problems.

Scaffolding thinking Planning for thinking Assessing thinking about content Recognizing the level of thinking students demonstrate Managing the teaching/ learning level for the desired thinking level What am I Learning? Why am I learning it? How will I use it? Rigor is… A relevant lesson answers…

The mission of Princeton School, the pinnacle of academic, social and physical excellence, is to encourage respectful, responsible, resourceful, self - motivated learners to become productive contributors in a global society by modeling, guiding and challenging all students to achieve their maximum potential

More independent, problem- solving, project-based work Rigorous standards based curriculum Much more integrated reading & writing Consistent data review and student-led conferences Interactive, behavior, leadership & DATA notebook Integrated technology Developing stamina What does College & Career Readiness look like in 4 th grade?

Challenging literature Increased independent reading at school and home Goal-setting Non-fiction and informational reading Classroom magazines and online news Less textbook Leadership opportunities

SWAT (technology) Broadcast Student Lighthouse Southern Belles Chess Music Scouts Sports Pride Guides Safety Patrol Yearbook BETA Leadership Opportunities

W HAT P ARENTS SHOULD KNOW Minimum textbook and more problem- based, hands-on, real- life application Use of rich and challenging math content Follow the 8 mathematical principals Basic facts must be learned BEFORE the 1 st day of school to be prepared for grade level assignments

S TUDENTS WILL USE THE SUMMER READING LIST TO CHOOSE 3 BOOKS. T HEY WILL JOURNAL AND LOG IN THEIR READING. U SE THE B IRMINGHAM P UBLIC L IBRARY AS A RESOURCE.

S TUDENT ’ S SUMMER EXPECTATIONS Choose only 5 activities throughout the summer. Keep your data and write about your experience in your journal.

Read everyday between 20 min. to an hour in order to complete summer requirements. Utilize web-based links for learning review.web-based links Learn and practice multiplication facts! Complete all assigned activities prior to August 5 th. LEAD!

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