FOURTH GRADE CURRICULUM NIGHT  Teachers:  Miss Derrick  Mrs. Hiatt  Mrs. Hoy  Mrs. Moore  Mrs. Sondles  Sra. Morales

AGENDA  Review of Content Areas  Reading, Math, Writing, Science, Social Studies  Field Trips  Questions? Don’t forget to sign in with your child’s homeroom teacher!

READING 4 TH GRADERS WILL BE WORKING ON…  Building stamina  Increasing comprehension  Understanding the features of informational text  Developing vocabulary  Using supporting details to describe the elements of stories

MATH 4 TH GRADERS WILL BE WORKING ON…  Multiplication Facts! Multiplication Facts! Multiplication Facts!  Multi-digit Multiplication and Long Division  Fractions  Identify, Add/Subtract with Like Denominators, Convert Mixed numbers to Improper Fractions  Place Value  Millions to Hundredths (decimals)  Multi-Step Word Problems

WRITING 4 TH GRADERS WILL BE WORKING ON…  Word Study- phonics, spelling, and vocabulary  Writing real or imaginative narratives  Writing opinion pieces with supporting reasons and information  Writing informative/explanatory texts to convey ideas clearly  Producing clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

SCIENCE 4 TH GRADERS WILL STUDY:  The Phases of the Moon  Fossils, and Earth’s Changes  Electricity and Magnetism  Matter: Properties and Change  Conservation and Transfer of Energy  Ecosystems  Food and Nutrition

SOCIAL STUDIES 4 TH GRADERS WILL STUDY:  Changing Landscape of NC  Physical Attributes, Natural Resources, Technology  Historical Foundations of NC  Culture, Colonialism, Representation  State Government of NC  Rights and Responsibility, Citizenship, Government  Understand how a market economy impacts life in North Carolina  Supply, Demand, Scarcity, Choice, Competition, Buying Decisions

FIELD TRIPS  Thursday, November 5th, 2015  North Carolina Mountains  Grandfather Mountain/Linville Caverns $85 Friday, April 22nd, 2016 Coastal Exploration Carolina Ocean Studies/Fort Fisher Aquarium $120 *** All trips are subject to change or cancellation due to inclement weather.*** **** T-Shirts have been purchased for students to wear on the trips!****

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