1. 4th Grade Parents
Welcome!

2. Curriculum Night
4th Grade

3. Goals and Philosophy Create and maintain a healthy classroom community
Provide an active and engaged learning environment where students feel safe to ask questions and grow emotionally and intellectually
Challenge students with meaningful and authentic learning experiences that are guided by students individual needs
High Expectations, Intrinsic Motivation, Learning is FUN!

4. 4th Grade Reading Focus on Vocabulary Acquisition Comprehension
Fluency
Creating Lifelong Readers

5. Reading Tools and Techniques
Reading Street Program- Weekly Story
Choice Boards
Literature Studies
Whole Group, Small Group and Individualized Instruction
Weekly Tests based on Reading Street Text
Reading Conferences
Nightly Reading Homework
20 Minutes
Online Text

6. Writing and Spelling Words Their Way
Writing: Writer’s Workshop (Lucy Calkins)
Genres of writing will include explanatory, literary analysis, persuasive, narrative

7. Social Studies Arizona American History World History
Civics/Government
Geography

8. Science The Scientific Method FOSS kits Magnetism and Electricity
Water and Weather
Landforms
Environments

9. 4th Grade Math Number and Operations Algebraic concepts Geometry
Measurement
Data Analysis and Probability

10. Tools and Techniques for Math
Hands-on activities
Manipulatives
Story problems
Computation
Whole Group, Small Group and Individualized Instruction (Tenmarks)

11. Standards Based Grading
Tests- A score of 50% will be recorded instead of a zero or lower percentage
Quizzes
Projects – A score of 49% will be used instead of a zero or lower grade for final grades when assignments are missing.
Homework
Not Graded but checked; documented in Grade Book
If student has 9 or more missing or late assignments in a quarter, they will NOT participate in the quarterly reward.
Grading practice brochure

12. Test Corrections
Students may have the opportunity to correct math tests or reading tests to improve their score.
Scores must be below 80% to qualify for test correction.

13. Classroom Community Clipchart to Character cards transition
Growth mindset
Grit

14. Homework Policies
Expect to have math and reading homework four nights a week. No homework will be assigned on Fridays.

15. Communication Remind: Texting App Text @ww4t to 81010 Agendas
Weekly newsletters
Agendas
Daily Behavior
Weekly Homework Assignments

16. Important Links Class Website: School Website: www.westwing.dvusd.org
Grades:
Reading Street – students access through Power schools

17. Helping at Home Practice typing at home Learnzillion videos
Practice multiplication Facts
Please check out our 4th grade website for helpful links
Listen to your child read

18. Let’s Have a Great Year! Thanks for coming!