1. Curriculum Night Welcome Parents!

2. 4th Grade Mr. Wiegel

3. Math 8:30-9:45 –Continue working on memorizing multiplication and division facts –They need to pass with 95% accuracy Increased amount of math vocabulary Use the math book when you need to help your child For extra support visit www.thinkcentral.comwww.thinkcentral.com and www.fasttmath.com

4. Language Arts Block 9:45-10:55 and 11:40-12:35 Weekly spelling tests Comprehension strategies Vocabulary work Grammar Daily 5 activities Read to Self Listen to Reading Word Work Read to a partner Writing

5. Writing Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays 12:35-1:00 Tuesdays and Wednesdays 1:30-1:55 Writer’s Notebook 6 Traits of Writing –Ideas –Organization –Word Choice –Sentence Fluency –Voice –Conventions

6. Special Areas Art with Ms. Mascheri Mondays: 1:30-2:25 Gym with Ms. Kodl Music with Ms. Conboy Students are split into C and D groups Tuesday:12:35-1:30 C-PE/Music, D-Music/PE Friday:1:30-2:25 C-Music/PE, D-PE/Music LRC/Computer Lab Wednesday 12:35-1:30

7. (PBIS) Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies More supervision and unity. Shark Bites Celebrations quarterly Classroom meetings Teamwork Learning groups Clip Chart

8. Homework 20 minutes of reading and a reflection activity Study spelling words Study for tests Math facts Class work not completed Special projects Around 35 minutes per night Please check and sign assignment notebook daily.

9. 4 th Grade Perks Band and Orchestra Students Community Council Officers Patrol – Ms. Shanley is in charge. Please direct any questions to her. Bikes – Wear a helmet, lock it up, and do not ride on the playground.

10. 4 th Grade Health Community Health Diet and Exercise Talk in the spring –Boys and girls are spoken to separately about hygiene. Mr. Sarantos and I will speak with the boys. Ms. Rawley and Ms. Shanley will speak with the girls.

11. About Mr. Wiegel Worked in District 45 for 9 years Undergrad at Elmhurst College in Art Education Elementary Education at Roosevelt University Married for 13 years with three children, Gianna 10 Mariella 7 Lucas 2 Proud to be a Schafer Shark!

12. How to contact me The BEST way to contact me is E mail at swiegel@d45.orgswiegel@d45.org Note in assignment notebook. Call me and leave a voice message. Need to schedule a conference? Contact me and we can schedule a time.

13. Any questions?