1. Take a moment to write a note for your child to leave in their desk.

2. Welcome to 4th Grade Curriculum Night
Ms. Julie Nepple

3. Information from Administration
Car Rider Procedures at
Morning drop off/car pool line begins at 7:20.
Late afternoon check out needs to occur prior to 2:00. From 2:00-2:30, our front office is very busy with dismissal.
Attendance Policy
Bus Lot/Fire Lane
Transportation Changes
Mandated Reporter Law
Buzz-in System
Blackboard Connect

4. Behavior Management/Homework
In 4th grade, we strive for your child to become an independent learner and to take responsibility for their own actions.
Give Me Five - school wide behavior system
Classroom Rules
VIP program
Assignment Board/Agendas (please sign agendas Monday)

5. VIP Program Focuses on positive reinforcement
Clip chart: move up & down due to choices; at the end of the day where your clip lands is what is recorded
25 stars makes you a VIP (does not have to be consecutive)
VIP privileges
Stay a VIP as long as you remain a role model
Quarterly VIP outing
All students start back over at the beginning of a quarter

6. Behavior Sheet

7. Math My Math Sumdog.com for practice
Username: First name + Class Number
Password: nepple + Class Number
Example: Johnny23; nepple23
Multiplication Facts MUST be memorized!
Daily homework will be assigned, please practice math with your child
Common Core Math Standards- students find the strategies that work for them!

8. Reading and Language Arts
Reading: Lucy Calkins Reading Program
Reading Strategies
Spelling: Words Their Way
Weekly Homework- Choice Board
Friday tests
Grammar: Practice incorporated into Mentor Sentences
Reading: 20 minutes each night.

9. Student choice writing
Writers’ Workshop
Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing by Lucy Calkins
Student choice writing

10. Social Studies
Areas of Instruction: Map and Globe Skills, Economics, The First Americans, Explorers, Colonization, The American Revolution, Westward Expansion, The New Nation, The Civil War and Reconstruction.
Extension projects may accompany some units
Spring - American Revolution Play

11. Science
Areas of Instruction: Water and Weather, Sound and Light, Force and Motion, Simple Machines, Ecosystems and Adaptations, Space and Planets
Extension projects may accompany some units

12. Field Trips Fire Safety Village (October 27)
Cobb County Youth Museum (January 24-26)
Others: TBD

13. Homework and Daily Preparedness
Given nightly, except on weekends
Spelling tests on Friday
Projects will be announced with ample time to complete and will be accompanied by a rubric
Any money or important office information must be placed in a closed labeled envelope.
**If assignments are not turned in on time they will be completed in study hall during recess and their behavior chart will be marked. A percentage of the final grade will be deducted for each day late an assignment is turned in.

14. Communication
Communication between us is KEY in the success of your child!
Lines of communication in order of preference:
Notes: Please send me a note in your child’s Take-Home folder. I will respond as quickly as I can.
I will you back within 24 hours during the week days
Phone: Call me at school to leave a message during school hours.
Remind 101

15. Remind 101

16. NOT 1, 2, 3! Report Card A = 90%-100% B = 80%- 89% C = 74%- 79%
Grading Scale: To view your child’s grades, log in to ParentVUE.
A = 90%-100%
B = 80%- 89%
C = 74%- 79%
D = 70%- 73%
F = 0% - 69%
NOT
1, 2, 3!

17. So, what do you have to sign?
Agenda – Agendas filled out for the week on Monday, please sign Monday night
Behavior contract - Sign over the weekend
Weekly Report- Sign on Mondays
I am asking the children to be responsible and show you all communication and papers that will go home in the Black Communication folder. Please help them to remember this. All graded work will be in the folder. If something goes home that does NOT have a grade on it, that work was completed together.

18. Wish List
Items under $1.00 for treasure chest Chapter Books Gift Cards to teacher stores, general stores, office supply stores AMAZON.com Teacherspayteachers.com

19. Oops Pass
Sometimes YOU are the reason your child was unable to do their homework. You may turn in a parent Oops Pass to give your child a one day extension for their homework.
This does NOT work on an extension project.
You only get 4 for the year.

20. Wellness Wednesdays
Our PTA Health & Wellness Committee encourages families to participate in Wellness Wednesdays beginning next week. Students are encouraged to bring fresh fruit or veggies for snack every Wednesday.
Fruit donations are provided to one grade level each week.
Our Partners in Education and other local businesses in our community are sponsoring this program. Please visit them: Kid Chess, Highland Chiropractic, Omega Learning, Friends and Family Chiropractic, First Citizens Bank, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Visit for more info or

21. Mark your calendars for our school-wide Walk to School Wednesdays:
Walk to School Days
Our PTA Health & Wellness Committee encourages families to Walk to School together when possible. Studies show that students are more ready to learn after 20 minutes of physical activity.
Mark your calendars for our school-wide Walk to School Wednesdays:
September 7
October 5
November 2
March 1
April 12
May 3

22. Thank you! Together, we make a difference!
Membership Matters
Your PTA membership dues enhance the Excellence and Quality of Education at Mountain View:
Online Mathematics Program: Sumdog
Online Reading Resources: A-Z Reading, BookFlix,
Document Cameras for Classroom Instruction
Art, Music & Physical Education Support
Teacher-requested Curriculum Materials for K-5th grades (e.g., Bare books)
Subscriptions to Time for Kids, USA Weekly, & Georgia Weekly
Student Agendas/Planners for 3rd-5th grades
Enrichment Materials for Special Education, Target, Speech & Language, and Guidance
Additional Supplies for our Amazing Building, School Clinic, & Cafeteria Staff
Family Engagement Activities (e.g., Fall Festival, Science Night & Bingo Night)
Thank you! Together, we make a difference!

23. Membership Matters Your Foundation Membership dues
support Science, Technology &
Enrichment Programming:
Computer Teacher
Computer Lab
Ongoing Teacher Development & Education
Science Teacher
Planning for After-School Enrichment Programs
Science Enrichment and Materials
How do I get informed and involved with PTA & Foundation?
Subscribe, Receive & Read Pawprints - our weekly PTA e-newsletter at mountainviewpta.org
It’s all in here:
Visit us on-line – Click on PTA or Foundation links from Mountain View Elementary website:
mountainviewpta.org
mtnviewfoundation.org
Find out about Volunteer Opportunities!
Contact or

24. Thank you for joining us for Curriculum Night
Thank you for joining us for Curriculum Night! Please make sure to sign up for room parent!