1. Welcome to 4 th Grade! Curriculum Night 2015-2016 Mrs. Alyssa Kawamoto

2. About me: Mrs. Kawamoto  Undergrad and Grad school at Point Loma Nazarene University  Fourth year at Maple Hills  Married to Matt  Family: Dad, mom, 2 brothers  Fun fact: My mom, gma and my father-in-law volunteer in the classroom!

3. Tonight’s Agenda:  Curriculum  Expectations  Field Trips  Volunteers  Conferences  Report Cards  Questions

4. About Fourth Grade: Challenging curriculum Challenging curriculum Becoming organized learners Becoming organized learners More personal responsibility and independence More personal responsibility and independence Opportunities for student leadership Opportunities for student leadership Promoting problem solving Promoting problem solving

5. Academics & Curriculum  Morning Work  Reading  Writing  Math  Social Studies  Science  Art & Technology

6. Morning Work  Monday-”I Can” statements  Tuesday-Thursday-Mountain Language  Friday-Correct Mountain Language

7. Reading:  Making Meaning  Leveling with Fountas and Pinnell  Teacher models reading strategies that build comprehension and social skills.  45 minute stamina  20 minutes a night (Eagle Reader!)  Shared Reading, Guided Reading, Independent Reading *CAFÉ goal

8. Writing  Lucy Calkins (aligned with CCSS)  Narrative Stories, Information Books, Opinion Essay, Persuasive Essay  On-Demand shows growth  Use the same model as Reading; Focus Lesson on a skill, practice together, independent writing.

9. Math:  Everyday Math  Goal of memorizing all multiplication facts (Please practice at home!)  EDM games are online  Daily homework based on classroom lesson  IXL online *Changing curriculum next year!

10. Social Studies  Washington State- Regions and Maps  Washington State History- Native Americans, Lewis and Clark, Pioneers and Statehood  JA BizTown- Economy and finance education

11. Science  This year we will be studying:  States of Matter (The Toy Guy)  Earth, Moon, and Sun  Earth’s Changing Surfaces  Ecosystems

12. Long-term Projects  September-PowerPoint presentation on a location within a Washington Region that the student has visited (Due 9/28)  March-Science projects within the Science units. (Water, Water Everywhere! And Slick Solution) *Science Fair is optional

13. Art and Technology  Art and technology will be integrated in many subjects  Art – a variety of activities during or upon the conclusion of a unit. (Clay Leaf, Owl Art, Seattle Skyline, volcano poem/art, etc.)  Technology – TypeToLearn, PowerPoint, online math games, ActivBoard *ITP!!!

14. 4 th Grade Expectations:  Personal Responsibility – for the student  Homework: homework calendar, nightly assignments are due the next day unless otherwise stated (Rewards/Fines) Purple Folders!  Absences: Student has 1 day per sick day to make up work.  Encourage students to ask for more time if needed.

15. JOBS  Jobs: Every week, the students rotate jobs (each student will do each job eventually)  Can earn $! Money is earned for jobs and for following classroom procedures or for setting a great example or for an outstanding answer! Money is spent on Market Place Day!

16. Other Fun Days  Washington State Feast-11/25  Market Place Day! 1 per trimester  Marble Jar Celebrations

17. Volunteers  Classroom  Room parent (help with class parties, WA Feast and other special events)  Reading one-on-one with students, math group  Clerical; copies, filing  Art Docent, Science Prep Helper  Field Trips

18. Field Trips:  The Toy Guy: Air and Matter assembly- October 13 th  Olympia Field Trip-March 25 th (Friday)  JA BizTown- May 16 th (Monday)  Kate Poaster-Science to Go Kits- 2 in school presentations Thank you PTA for helping keep the cost low!!

19. Conferences:  December 2 nd & 3 rd (Wednesday & Thursday)  Scheduling online through Skyward 10/6-10/30  I would like to have your child present at their conference.

20. Report Cards  1 st Trimester: November 25 th  2 nd Trimester: April 8 th  3 rd Trimester: June 16 th (depending on the last day of school) *Find report cards online! 4-Exceeds Standard 3-Meets Standard 2-Approaches Standard 1-Well-Below Standard

21. Testing  Smarter Balance- Testing window is in March-June  ELA and Math (Performance Task and CAT)

22. How to Contact Me:  Phone: 425-837-5117  Email: kawamotoa@issaquah.wednet.edu Questions?