1. Ocean View Hills 4th grade
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Ocean View Hills
4th grade

2. Welcome to fourth grade!
Mr. Chaisongkram:
11 years teaching experience
Taught K, 1st, 2nd, 4th, and middle school PE
Master's Degree in Education
Married, 2 kids, 1 dog

3. Mr. Arcadia 15 years teaching experience
Taught 1st , 4th , 5th, Middle and Court School (Juvenile Hall)
Master's Degree in Education
Married, 2 kids

4. Daily Schedule Chaisongkram
8:00-9:00AM Opening/Spelling/Wordly Wise
9:00-9:30AM Block 1- Reading/Writing/Science
9:30-9:45AM Recess
9:45-11:00AM Block 1 cont.
11:00-11:45AM Lunch
11:45-1:30 Block 2 Math/Social Studies
1:30-1:50 AR (silent reading)
1:50-2:30 Art/PE/Closure
Monday Library Tuesday & Thursday Morning PE

5. Daily Schedule Arcadia
8:00-9:30 Block 1 Opening/Lenguaje Oral/Journal writing/Lectura/ Ortografia
9:30-9:45 Recess
9:45-11:00 Block 1 cont. Math/ (Historia)
11:00-11:45 AM Lunch
11:45-1:30 Block 2 Math/Social Studies
1:30-1:50 Language Acquisition /Wordly Wise/AR/AM
1:50-2:30 Lab/PE/Closure
Tuesday library day
Thursday computer lab
Minimum day every Wednesday

6. Rules & Expectations
Honesty, Respect, Responsibility, Hard Work and a Positive Attitude
Class Dojo—Positive/Negative Behaviors
Making Better Choices
Restroom Policy (Shouldn’t impede others learning)
Rewards for GOOD BEHAVIOR—(HW Passes, etc.)

8. ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS
The Common Core asks students to read stories and literature, as well as more complex texts that provide facts and background knowledge in areas such as science and social studies. Students will be challenged and asked questions that push them to refer back to what they’ve read. This stresses critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills that are required for success in college, career, and life. .

10. Focus Shifts: Learning to read * Reading to Learn
Language Arts
Focus Shifts:  Learning to read * Reading to Learn
Using the Houghton-Mifflin Reading Series and grade level literature, we will work on...
Using comprehension strategies to understand narrative and expository text
Multiple genres (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
Word Study
Daily vocabulary development
Guided reading, Independent reading, Universal access
Fluency in June should be 123 correct words per minute
Students will be reading books at their instructional reading level ( )
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11. Houghton-Mifflin Mathematics
Math skills in fourth grade include:
Problem Solving
Place value to millions (reading, writing, ordering, comparing, and rounding)
Relating fractions and decimals
Negative numbers
Multiplication and Division of multi-digit numbers
Multiplication Facts
Solving for Variables-
Order of operations
Formulas
Perimeter and Area
Graphing coordinates and functions
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12. California Common Core State Standards Mathematics
In grade 4, instructional time should focus on three critical areas:
(1) Developing understanding and fluency with multi-digit multiplication, and developing understanding of dividing to find quotients involving multi-digit dividends;
(2) Developing an understanding of fraction equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators and multiplication of fractions by whole numbers;
(3) Understanding that geometric figures can be analyzed and classified based on their properties, such as having parallel sides, perpendicular sides, particular angle measures, and symmetry.

13. Macmillan McGraw-Hill: California History
Social Studies:
Macmillan McGraw-Hill: California History
Units include:
Regions/Geographical Features of CA
California Native Americans
Spanish Exploration
Missions
Ranchos
Gold Rush
California Statehood and Government
Grading based on Outlines/summaries, projects, Essays
Essays (Big Picture/essential Questions)
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14. Macmillan McGraw-Hill
Science
Macmillan McGraw-Hill
Our science program includes the following units:
Ecosystems
Rocks and Minerals
Magnets and Electricity
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15. Homework
Homework will be given Monday through Friday nights *Homework Calendar* (except for projects)
Social Studies and Science homework as units are in progress
In addition to written homework, students are to read for 30 minutes every night - including weekends.
Homework should be approximately minutes per night.

16. Technology Your child will have many opportunities to use technology.
Technology used in our classroom include:
Research Reports
Word Documents
Assessments
Note Taking

17. Field Trips USS Midway (Electricity / Magnetism) SD Zoo (Watershed)
Mission San Diego / Old Town
Opera / OSF
Indian Hills (Gold Rush)
Aquatica
AMC / Hometown

18. Birthdays Advance notice! Treats must follow the Wellness Policy
peanut free & store bought

19. Questions