1. C ARMEL E LEMENTARY S CHOOL Fourth Grade Curriculum Night

2. O UR F OURTH G RADE T EAM 2015-2016 4 th Grade Teams Mrs. Burt & Mr. Wallace Mrs. Maugans & Mr. Vara Mrs. Clark & Mr. Byrd Mrs. Elliott & Mrs. Karel

3. C URRICULUM Teachers utilize the Georgia Standards of Excellence Standards can be located at www.georgiastandards.org You can browse by various content areas Reading/Language Arts skills will be embedded within the Science/Social Studies curriculum to reinforce skills taught in Reading class. Look for writing to take place in all areas of curriculum. “Learning Focused” principles used at Carmel

4. 4 TH G RADE E NGLISH L ANGUAGE A RTS CCGPS Equal Balance of Nonfiction and Literary Texts Reading Standards: Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, Integration of Knowledge and Ideas, Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity Reading Foundational Standards: Phonics/Word Recognition, and Fluency Writing Standards: Text Type and Purposes (informative/explanatory, opinion, and narrative), Production and Distribution of Writing, Research to Build and Present Knowledge, Range of Writing Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration, Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas Language Standards: Conventions of Standard English, Knowledge of Language, and Vocabulary Use of Mentor Sentences

5. T EXT COMPLEXITY AND L EXILE LEVELS A Lexile measure gives valuable information about a child’s reading ability OR difficulty level of a text. When your child reads within their Lexile range, he/she is likely to comprehend the text. While Lexile measures target the difficulty level of a text, it does not measure the appropriateness of the content. A ball park range for 4 th grade would be starting the year at 770 and ending the year at the high end of 875. Your child is expected to earn at least 25 Reading Counts points by the end of the 1 st Quarter.

6. M ATHEMATICS Seven Units of Instruction Whole Numbers, Place Value, Rounding Fraction Equivalents Adding and Subtracting Fractions Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Fractions and Decimals Geometry Measurement

7. 8 S TANDARDS FOR M ATHEMATICAL P RACTICE Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them Reason abstractly and quantitatively Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others Model with mathematics Use appropriate tools strategically Attend to precision Look for and make use of structure Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

8. S OCIAL S TUDIES United States History Native American Culture European Exploration in North America Colonial America The American Revolution The New Nation Westward Expansion Personal Finance

9. S CIENCE Ecology Weather Space Simple Machines Force Light and Sound Environmental Conservation

10. W HAT T ESTING W ILL MY F OURTH G RADER H AVE T HIS Y EAR ? Most Fourth Graders have already taken the CogAT test this year. We will complete CoGAT testing next week. The Milestone test will be administered in April.

11. W HAT SPECIAL “ OPPORTUNITIES ” WILL MY CHILD HAVE IN FOURTH GRADE ? School chorus Academic Bowl Team Running Club Reading Bowl Science Olympiad Computer Club Town Hall crew, Student Ambassadors, and Safety Patrol are chosen in the Spring for next year.

12. W HAT ARE MY CHILD ’ S RESPONSIBILITIES THIS YEAR IN FOURTH GRADE ? Complete class work Participate in discussion and learning in class Complete homework Write assignments in agenda Communicate with parents about learning Ask parents to sign agendas DAILY Keep binder organized with all notes and assignments saved.

13. W HAT ARE MY RESPONSIBILITIES AS A PARENT ? Check over my child’s homework Assist your child with preparing for tests Sign the agenda DAILY Communicate with the teacher about any concerns Check teachers’ websites frequently Please do NOT remove ANY PAPERS that are hole punched.

14. W HAT ARE OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR F OURTH G RADE BEHAVIOR ? Adhere to the Four Principles: Respect Safety Responsibility Honesty Our Morning Meeting provides the opportunity to discuss positive behavior, daily goals, academic concerns, and character education successes!

15. W E ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A F ANTASTIC YEAR ! It is our goal to create an educational environment in which students are given the opportunity to reach their full potential, and that the academic, social, and developmental needs of each student are met. Let’s work together. If you have questions, please contact us using e-mail or phone. Together we will make a difference!