1. Welcome Parents!
Norman Borlaug
Back to School Night

2. Welcome to 4th Grade!
Reach for the stars. Although you will never touch them, if you reach hard enough, you will find that you get a little star dust on you in the process!
- Norman Borlaug

3. Our Team Teachers John McWilliams mcwilliams.john@iowacityschools.org
Diane Burk
Stacy Karr
Janet White

4. Mary Gauthier School Secretary
Celeste Shoppa
Principal
Office hours are 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
Phone number is
Voice mail is available 24 hours
a day.
addresses:
Mary Gauthier School Secretary

5. Important Start/End Times
7:40 Breakfast
7:40 Supervision begins outside
7:50 First bell
7:55 Tardy bell
7:55 Class begins
2:55 School Ends,
(1:55 on Thursdays)
Please report all absences to the office.

6. A Typical Day Welcome and Morning Jobs Math Recess
Intervention Groups/Extension - Reading/Math
Language Arts
(Whole group and Small group work, Writing, Spelling)
Lunch – 30 minutes
Specials (P.E., Music, Library, Art)
Science/Health and Social Studies
Closing

7. Specials Schedule Specials Days Other Information P.E.
3-27 minute periods weekly
* Bring tennis shoes!
MUSIC
ART
1-54 minute period weekly
LIBRARY
1- 27 minute lab periods available weekly;
1-27 minute Media
* May check out 4 books.

8. Reading and Writing Our Curriculum Iowa Common Core on ICCSD website
Our Materials
Houghton Mifflin
Leveled Texts
Supplemental materials
Zaner-Bloser
Our Assessments:
FAST - fluency and comprehension
DRA2 - as needed
District Writing Assessment
Formative Assessments

9. Reading and Writing Reading
Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension
Whole Group
Small Group
Writing
Teaching the Craft and Process
Whole Group
Small Group
Handwriting
Spelling

11. Math Our Curriculum Iowa Common Core on ICCSD website Our Materials
enVision Math 2.0
Our Assessments:
aMath
Unit Pre and Post Tests
Formative Assessments

12. Math •Common Core Domains •Operations and Algebraic Thinking
•Number and Operations in Base Ten
•Number and Operations – Fractions
•Measurement and Data
•Geometry
Large and Small Groups
This math program introduces concepts, routines, games, etc. at developmentally appropriate levels and then continues to reintroduce those concepts at more sophisticated levels as students progress through the grades.
The units we study are…
Large and small groups allow us to teach concepts to the class and then pull small groups to work on reteaching, review, and extensions. This variety inables us to provide what each student needs, right at their level.

14. Science
Units of Study
Soils, Rocks, Landforms
Energy
Environments

15. Social Studies Health Focus: Focus Regions of the United States
-Mental, Emotional, Family, and Social Health
- Growth and Nutrition
-Drugs and Disease Prevention
-Consumer and Community Health
-Puberty: The Wonder Years
Focus
Regions of the United States
Our Materials
Social Studies Alive!

16. Homework Expectations
Math- daily, Monday through Thursday
Spelling- Lists given on Monday
Students should study spelling words each night
Final tests on Friday (12 regular words; 3 challenge words)
Reading- at least 30 minutes most nights (minimum of 100 min. per week)
HRA reading log kept each month
Science and Social Studies- occasional projects or short assignments
Please check your child’s assignment notebook for homework, as well as the skills that were taught each day. Parent initial/signature.

17. Home - School Connections
Borlaug Website
and phone

18. Conferences Two formal conferences: fall & spring
Reports will come home on the Monday before your conference.
Read the report thoroughly and record any questions you may have.
Bring the report and questions with you to your conference.
During the conference: data and conversation!

19. Birthday and Celebrations
4th Grade Birthday Celebrations
-No food celebrations
-4th grade acknowledges birthdays by…
-Choose a 10 min. activity for class
- Summer Birthdays: Celebrate ½ Birthdays
-Holiday Celebrations
-If food is served at class holiday parties, food items must adhere to the District Wellness Policy 507.9
-Food items are limited to the approved Healthy Food Guidelines
4th grade is a peanut/tree nut free zone.

20. Volunteer Opportunities
Helping at Borlaug:
Volunteer Opportunities
us to make arrangements:
- Making copies
- Reading with students
- Working with students using teacher prepared activities
-Sharing expertise on a topic we are studying
-Field trip chaperone, as needed

21. P.B.I.S. at Borlaug Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Facts:
Common language and expectations
Positive reinforcements
School-wide celebrations
Weekly student recognition

22. Borlaug Staff School Counselor: Jaime Schneiter
Classroom Counseling lessons
Individual or small group meetings
Resource for families

23. Borlaug Staff Instructional Design Strategist: Amy Hartje
Active Member of Student Support Team
Partners with teachers to:
-create student-centered goals
-learn together
-implement new learning
Plans and leads staff professional development

24. Borlaug Staff Academic Support: Jennifer Renk
Works with identified students, K-6
-Reading/math skills

25. Borlaug Staff Student and Family Advocate: Martha Peterson
Acting as member of Student Support team
School supplies and other basic needs
Connecting families to community resources
Supporting your family and child’s goals
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26. Borlaug Staff English Language Learners: Jordan Pata & Madison Gates
Speech and Language:
Kassie Adams, GWAEA
Extended Learning Program:
Jodie Eilers
Special Education Services:
Jenny Whitters

27. Make sure to sign up for parent-teacher
Questions?
Make sure to sign up for parent-teacher
conferences
before you leave!

28. learning with you this year!
Thank you!
We look forward to
learning with you this year!