BALL GROUND ELEMENTARY STEM ACADEMY Rich In Tradition and a Great Place To Learn

4 th Grade Information Open House August 27, 2015 Ms. Clarisse Mrs. Howell Ms. Tant

Academic Success 4 th Grade Teachers plan lessons according to our State and Cherokee County Standards. Each day we are instructing our students to prepare them for the Georgia Milestones in the spring.

Welcome to Fourth Grade Homeroom & Reading Language Arts: Ms. Clarisse Homeroom & Science and Social Studies: Mrs. Howell Homeroom & Math: Ms. Tant Co-teacher: Mr. Thurman EIP: Mrs. Dill, Mrs. Ray Para-pros: Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Neville, Mrs. Fowler Music: Mrs. Lundstrum Physical Education: Mrs. Allen Art: Mrs. Arnett Media Center: Mrs. Pope Counselor: Mrs. Hughes AIM/STEM: Mrs. Dunn

Georgia Standards of Excellence: Reading for both informational and Literary text Writing Speaking and Listening Language Arts Conventions Of Standard English Vocabulary Acquisition And Use Knowledge of Language

Reading: Studying different genres, learning comprehension strategies, working on complex texts, and learning text types and purposes Comprehension Strategies: Story Structure: Fiction and Non-Fiction Main Idea and Supporting Details Multiple Meaning Words Prediction Summarization Point of View Compare and Contrast Cause and Effect Fluency

Writing: Using the Writing Process Traits of Good Writing (Ideas, Voice, Organization, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency) Genres studied: Expository/Informational Letter Writing Narrative Persuasive Conventions: Capitalization, Punctuation, Spelling, Sentence structure

Language Arts In Language students will use conventions of Standard English, improve vocabulary acquisition and demonstrate knowledge of language.

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Science & Social Studies Alternate units of study Interactive Notebooks

Science Topics Ecosystems Stars and Solar System Water Cycle and Weather Simple Machines (Force, Mass, and Motion) Light and Sound Energy

Social Studies Topics Physical and Manmade Land Features Native Americans Explorers Colonization of North America Forming a New Nation (American Revolution/Government) Western Expansion

MATH INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK SAMPLE

Rounding Whole Numbers 47,285 To the nearest hundreds → To the nearest thousands →

Behavior Plan Class Dojo (Positive Reinforcement) Rewards (parent volunteers) Parent/Guardian-Teacher Communication ( , phone call or note)

Absences Remember to send excuse within 5 days Most work needs to be completed at school Continue to have your child complete homework assignments

Georgia Milestones Test taken online 4 sections: ELA Math Science Social Studies

We are a STEM School We use research based strategies to engage students in learning. We use technology such as the Promethean Boards, iPads, Active table, laptops, and Activotes to activate and/or build on students’ prior knowledge and check understanding.

K – 2 DISCOVERY 3 – 6 EXPLORATION

Websites/Newsletters/Twitter Visit our teacher websites: Ball Ground Elementary School Website Check Red Folders each week for the weekly Newsletter for class updates and school events. Follow us on Twitter #bgestem

Thank you! Parents, students, and teachers working together will ensure success!

Completing a scavenger hunt finding non-fiction text features

Using i-Pads

Using the EPIC book app

Design challenge