Welcome to Chelsea Intermediate School Fourth Grade Curriculum Night Presentation

Fourth Grade Teachers Team A Team B Team C Mrs. Jozaitis Mrs. Farrell Mrs. Lang Mrs. Vega Mrs. Roney Mrs. Cumbee Mrs. Adamow Mr. Hermanson Ms. Ladalski Mr. Van Assen Mrs. Attanasio Mrs. Szkolny & Mrs. Landow-Reading Interventionists Mrs. Margalus-Reading/Math Interventionist Mrs. Scott-Math Interventionist Mrs. Larsen & Mrs. O’Hea-Resource Teachers Ms. Draeger & Ms. Dyer -Resource Teachers Mrs. Fiel & Mrs. Harris- II Teachers

Frankfort 157-C Curricular Initiatives

Background: Illinois adopted Common Core National Standards along with 47 other states Created newly aligned curriculum in English Language Arts & Math Old standards were very broad & not challenging K-12 College & Career readiness Rigorous skills, reading more complex text, higher level thinking and problem solving

Changes you might see: New resources: – Many new titles and genres that kids will be reading –Kids will be writing more frequently about their reading of both fiction as well as informational text Hands on approach to Math where kids will be spending a longer time going into depth with math skills

Where can I see what my kids will be learning? District office tab Curriculum tab ALL curricular expectations are listed for parents

Grading Practices for Relearning and Recovery 1.The majority of the grades entered in the gradebook will be activities and scores secured after learning has taken place 2.All kids will have an opportunity to improve their performance on most graded activities throughout the quarter – meaning some grades may improve by the end of the quarter but none will go down. 3.Scores in the gradebook that are grey do not count towards your child’s grade, they are entered to give you feedback regarding their progress while learning is still taking place Our team will adjust and refine grading decisions as we go through the quarter to do what’s best for our students. Please see me after the presentation with any questions you may have.

ELA Unit Design – What Parents Should Know 1 Unit Per Quarter – Specific Theme Purposefully designed to Start With The End In Mind Standards aligned, including a variety of assessments used to inform instruction and assess mastery Implemented consistently across all 11 teachers at the grade level

Writer’s Workshop All students at Chelsea will participate in Writer’s Workshop this year that focuses on explicit instruction in writing Daily for minutes. Our goal is to develop a love of writing in all of our students. Thank you for your assistance with our Writer’s Notebooks!

Common Procedures in Fourth Grade Assignment Notebook Friday Folders Character Counts Teacher Web Page One Healthy Snack

Examples of Possible Homework Writing: –Various cross curricular writing pieces Math: –Practice skill of day/week –Focus on daily multiplication facts at home Reading: –We encourage nightly reading for enjoyment

Powerschool Please check this site on a regular basis. There will be no “paper copies” of your child’s Progress Notices. Please make sure you are a registered user, if not please contact our Technology Department.

Character Counts Trustworthy, Caring, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, & Citizenship Positive reinforcement for students to use the 6 pillars. Any infraction of one of the 6 pillars will result in a Character Counts Consequence Sheet Student ambassador nominations

Catch-up Club The purpose of the Club is to provide an opportunity for students to rectify the occasional homework mishap. We do not want students to rely on Catch-up Club as a means of getting their assignments complete. We will monitor use of the club, and parents will be notified after a student has used the club more than three times in a month.

Otter Creek Otter Creek is our district wide fact program. Fourth graders will work on mastering their multiplication facts, once that is complete, they will move onto division. This program is designed to develop math automaticity.

 MISSION: Raising funds throughout the year to fulfill teacher written grants for the classroom. Over $2 million granted to date.  GRANTED TO: Grand Prairie, Chelsea and Hickory Creek  FUNDRAISERS: Annual Dinner Auction, Golf Outing, Coin Drive, Frankfort Fall Fest BETA Tent  RECENT GRANTS:  SMART BOARDS in 20 classrooms at Chelsea  Rebecca Caudill, Blue Stem and Monarch Book Programs  Electronic Signage at Chelsea  Razkids and Math Fact Programs at Grand Prairie  Hickory Creek guitars, music, green screen and PE Equipment  Netbooks and Tablet PCs at Hickory Creek  For more information and volunteering opportunities visit our website at give. grant. grow.

The FSP is the Parent Teacher Organization for District 157-C. Our mission is designed to strengthen the partnership between home and school through parent volunteer opportunities, student enrichment activities and family fun events. Some of the ways that we have enriched and supported the curriculum include: Funding for field tripsFunding for field trips Sponsoring special assembly programsSponsoring special assembly programs Providing scholarshipsProviding scholarships Providing curriculum enrichment funding to each schoolProviding curriculum enrichment funding to each school Coordinating volunteers for all our events and programsCoordinating volunteers for all our events and programs Each year we also hold FREE family fun events such as: Family Fun Night and Creative Arts Showcase at Grand PrairieFamily Fun Night and Creative Arts Showcase at Grand Prairie Exploration Night and Family Fitness Night at ChelseaExploration Night and Family Fitness Night at Chelsea Come visit our table at Curriculum Night and visit us at Like us on Facebook at Contact us via at

TEXT BLAST Please take out your phones. Send a text message to With the Or Or download the “REMIND” app & enter class

In closing… Please remember to leave your name and contact information for class parties and volunteers –names will be pulled like a raffle Remember to sign up for a conference time as well. Thank you for joining me, I look forward to a wonderful year!