1. Bradford Woods Curriculum Night
NORTH ALLEGHENY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Preparing all students for success in a changing world
Bradford Woods Curriculum Night

2. 4th Grade Curriculum Night
Welcome
4th Grade
Curriculum Night

3. Fourth Grade Teachers Mrs. Twidwell– 4A Mr. Lundy – 4B
Mrs. Marshalek – 4C

4. Mrs. Twidwell

5. Mrs. Marshalek

6. Mr. Lundy

7. Math Curriculum

8. What we will share with you today is information about our new mathematics textbook series, Go Math!
New math resource (textbook series) for the NASD Curriculum
Inquiry-based approach to teaching mathematics
Big Ideas is the adopted resource for students in 6th grade through Algebra II. For students grade accelerated in 5th, this is the course they will take for mathematics.

9. New Mathematics Curriculum
We have updated the curriculum in grades K-8.
Instruction will focus on inquiry-based methodology.
Problem solving will be emphasized in all units.
All Pennsylvania Core Standards for Mathematics will be addressed.
GO MATH! will be our new textbook series.
Each student will receive “mini-books” for all units. Students can write in their consumable books.
There are new online resources that can be used at home for additional practice and reinforcement.
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1st year of implementation
New language to refer to math courses. In the past, math courses at the elementary level were called A1 and A2. In order to align with middle school, language has been changed to M4 and M3.
Decisions for math placements in these courses is the same as it was – it is data driven and can change from year to year (A student in M3 this year can be a student in M4 next year)
No student is at a disadvantage if in an M3 course. It’s the same curriculum, same resources, and the same content. Teachers are teaching to the curriculum with fidelity and following the same pacing guide throughout the district

10. Rocket Math (Otter Creek)
Mastering math facts through
sequential daily practice

11. Math Placement Criteria
ITBS (Iowa) Test Scores
End of Book Test
Teacher Attribute
Basic Facts
Both the total points and number of students determine the grouping. The difference between Academic I and II is the pace and/or depth of the curriculum.

12. Math Grouping (Grades 3,4,5)
Academic 1 Students will study each concept in great depth using a variety of enrichment activities. Challenge activities will be implemented.
(Mrs. Marshalek, Mr. Lundy - 4th grade; Mrs. Miko – 5th grade)
Academic 2 Students will study each concept, using a variety of remediation and/or enrichment activities, based on the needs of the students. Pacing will also reflect the needs of the students.
(Mrs. Twidwell, Mrs. McCurdy – 4th grade)
All students will receive the same curriculum per grade level.

13. ELA – English / Language Arts

14. Themes and Lessons
The Storytown series is organized by Themes, Lessons, and Skills.
Six Themes will be covered during the course of the school year.
Each Theme is comprised of a series of Lessons. Each Lesson lasts for approximately one week and is further organized by a variety of stories, activities, and skill development focus points.

15. Harcourt Storytown
The Storytown series focuses on explicit, systematic instruction with a spiraled review of key skills. Student experience many opportunities for practice and the application of concepts. In addition, a series of leveled activities and resource materials exist to meet the varied needs of learners. Sample skills that are developed through these resources include:
Various types of literature (Main and Paired Selections)
Robust Vocabulary (weekly quiz)
Comprehension (Focus Skills and Focus Strategies)
Fluency, Accuracy, and Reading Rate
Grammar and Writing
Use of Dictionary and Reference Sources

16. Text Dependent Analysis (TDA)
Require students to provide evidence from the text and to draw inferences based on what the text says in order to support an analysis.

17. Spelling Harcourt Spelling will drive spelling instruction Weekly Unit
Pretest on Monday, homework due on Thursday, and test on Friday
Cursive practice

18. Social Studies United States Regions
Explores the five major regions of the United States, as well as the culture, economic system, and government of the nation.

19. Social Studies Content
Unit 1: Exploring the United States
Unit 2: United States Economy
Unit 3: Northeast
Unit 4: Southeast
Unit 5: Midwest
Unit 6: Southwest
Unit 7: West

20. Student Achievement
Reinforcement of Reading, Writing and Grammar skills
Opportunity to explore additional Math concepts
Encompasses PA Core expectations and skills

21. Science Four Science Units Life Science Earth Science Physical Science
Space and Technology
Content
Experiments
Quizzes and tests - Study guides; study skills; essay questions
Research projects (Power Point)
Make-up Work (clear expectations)
Pull-outs and absences

22. Pull-outs and Activities
Band/Orchestra Lessons
Band/Orchestra Rehearsals (no make-up work)
Chorus (no make-up work)
GOAL
Reading Support
ELA +
Speech /OT
Other

23. Band, Chorus, & Orchestra Rehearsals
Elective classes - not required
Students who are not at a rehearsal will be…
participating in extension/remediation activities
working on special projects
will NOT be scheduled for study hall-like periods
Band and Orchestra students need to bring their instrument and music every week. Chorus students need to bring their music every week.
Band (Mr. Klicker)– Wednesday at 1:00
Chorus (Mr. Schmidt) – Wednesday at 1:45
Orchestra (Mrs. Semanco) – Wednesday at 1:00
Band and Orchestra Lessons – Monday through Friday

24. Band & Orchestra Lessons
Schedules have been distributed by Mrs. Semanco & Mr. Klicker
Students are to attend their lesson every week
They are to bring their instrument and music every week
They may leave for their lesson five minutes before scheduled lesson begins
Band and orchestra students are required to make-up any work missed while attending their lesson

25. District Tests Study Island – Test Prep
ITBS - Iowa Test of Basic Skills
January 9 – 13, 2017
CogAT - Cognitive Ability Test
January 30 – February 3, 2017
PSSA – Pennsylvania System of School Assessment
(ELA, Mathematics, Science)
ELA – April 3 – 7, 2017
Math – April 24 – 28, 2017
Science – May 1 – 5, 2017
Study Island – Test Prep

26. Homework Procedure Homework requests (per handbook)
Missed homework procedure – Signing of the homework binder
Communication with parents after three missed assignments ( , phone call or note home)
Points for completion of homework

27. Assignment Book Daily Assignment Board
Assignments are posted on teacher web page.

28. Electronic Grade Book (Tyler) and Report Cards
Four grading periods (nine weeks)
On-line report cards with Tyler
Link to NA web page and click on the link

29. Navigation of the North Allegheny and BWE web page
Click on Bradford Woods Elementary and then Quick Links to find information on a variety of topics.

30. GO MATH! Online Resources
For best results, use Chrome as your Internet browser.
From the North Allegheny Homepage, click on “+Parents.”
Then select “Online Textbook Resources.”
Select “Elementary Level Resources.”
To access online resources for your child, please visit the District’s website.
Online textbook resources will take you directly to Think Central, the Go Math online resource.
EMPHASIZE the use of Google Chrome when accessing Think Central.

31. On-Line Textbooks
Parents and students will have access to books and tutorial sites on-line. Our NA, BWE, and teacher web pages provides links to the Harcourt and Scott Foresman products and applications. (Math and Social Studies) (Reading) For all Harcourt books (Reading, Social Studies, Math) students use their 6 digit number to login: userid: na###### password: ###### (Science) For Scott Foresman books they use their 6 digit number and Tigers1 for a password Userid: NA###### Password: Tigers1

32. Clearances Get Cleared – Volunteer

33. Classroom Behavior Management

34. Wellness We adhere to the District Policy #3441 regarding wellness.
The new and improved Edible Treats Form has been linked to the BWE webpage. It is linked in several places: quick links, parent forms, and nurse’s page. The form MUST be completed 3 days prior to sending the treat in to school.

35. Conference Sign-ups
Sign-ups for Parent /Teacher Conferences will be ON-LINE this year. The date when sign-ups online will go live is still pending and will be publicized at a later date. 

36. Communication E-mail atwidwell@northallegheny.org
Written note
Message through office

37. Our Power Point Presentation will be available on our web pages.
Feel free to visit your child’s classroom.