1. Welcome to 4 th Grade Mrs. Jennifer Shenloogian 2015-2016

2. New This Year Report Cards/Rubric (reflects the language of Common Core) Reading Level Benchmarks (Guided Reading/Lexile) (Lexile is a term used to refer to the complexity of a text such as vocabulary and sentence structure. It is one element in selecting and assessing student reading abilities.) MAP (measures of academic progress) Title of Book  5 GRL  2 Level   Grade Correlation Lexile  Grade Correlation The Book Thief Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel -- a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors. Z+9 th & up7303 rd

3. New This Year PARCC TESTING (online) – Replaces NJASK Reading, Writing and Math – Science continues with NJASK – http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/ http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/

4. Still Working On… Wordly Wise (online vocabulary program) Type to Learn(typing practice)

5. Success in 4S Be respectful Be responsible Be ready

6. B.E.E. Book (Bring Everything Everyday) Must be in school everyday Holds all important information including homework agenda book and school notices

7. Birthdays We love to celebrate birthdays!! 20 children in the class Please let us know of the birthday celebration a couple days prior. Lots of allergies

8. Communication Email is the best: jshenloogian@tenafly.k12.nj.us jshenloogian@tenafly.k12.nj.us Homework agenda book (I won’t see this until the end of the day though)

9. Behavior Management Positive reinforcement and praise Class rules based on Stillman School values Emphasis on important character traits such as honesty, respect, responsibility, courage, and cooperation Rewards earned as class and individual

10. Differentiation Every child learns differently with unique strengths and weaknesses Students will be working on different projects and assignments at different times throughout the school year “Extra challenge” work available at all times to all students

11. Math Must learn multiplication facts 1-12 (automaticity) in 4 th grade Spiral program…repeated review of concepts presented throughout the year Develops reasoning and thinking skills

12. Science Rocks and Minerals The Human Body Electricity/Magnetism If anyone is interested in coming in to speak about any of these topics, please let us know.

13. Social Studies Revolutionary War The Constitution/Government New Jersey Immigration ***scrapbook project

14. Writing Workshop Personal narrative Personal essay Realistic fiction Research to convey ideas and information Independent writing projects

15. Reading Workshop Build reading stamina Skills and strategies Infer and interpret texts Partner reading Book clubs Non-fiction

16. Supplementing Often “pull” materials from other sources to help reinforce skills in all areas of the curriculum; especially grammar/mechanics and vocabulary

17. Instruments Big responsibility to play an instrument Students are responsible for work missed due to instrumental lessons

18. Homework about 45 minutes per night Usually math and reading Chapter books should be brought back and forth to school until the book is completed. Sometimes students will be working on long term projects Spanish is given almost every class (T,W) Homework is explained in detail at the end of the day Reading logs should be completed daily Please sign homework agenda book after homework is completed every night Should not be a stressful time…email me if there’s a problem Student’s responsibility to complete it and bring it to school

19. Field Trips(tentative) We are in the process of planning a number of trips this year. Greatly enhances the curriculum We also have some great programs coming into our classes: Dig It, Goo, Globs and Guts, and Edison’s Workshop

20. Miscellaneous Class work is gathered daily in an absent folder for absent students. Please call the office if you’d like it sent home. I cannot guarantee that I will see an email during the day. Book orders will be sent home monthly..check only. Make payable to Scholastic Books or order online Technology: use of laptops and SMART board to enhance curriculum by researching, playing games and creating/solving web quests.

21. Last But Not Least.. Dismissal: If you haven’t completed the proper forms from the Parent Portal, please do so and submit to school Headphones: Please send a set of headphones in to school for your child. We will be using them along with the new Wordly Wise Vocabulary Program