1. Norco Elementary School “Where Lifelong Learners Excel!” 2018-2019
Wilkin Coleman and Jessica Thomas
Fourth Grade

2. Teacher Contact Information:
Wilkin Coleman:
Jessica Thomas:
Stefanie West:
Letter to Teacher

3. Stay Connected:
Norco Elementary website:
Teacher Websites
Family Information Guide
Connect-Ed
Channel 8
School Newsletter
Red Communication Folder

4. Family Information Guide:
Given out the first day of the school week
Located in the clear sleeve on the back of the red communication folder
Available online on teacher websites

5. Coleman’s Homeroom Schedule
8:35-9:05
Arrival/Breakfast/Morning Meeting
9:05-10:05
Math
10:05-11:00
Enrichment
11:00-11:30
Math, ctd.
11:30-12:20
Science
12:20-12:45
Transition/Switch/Recess
12:45-1:10
Lunch
1:10-2:40
ELA
2:40-3:35
Social Studies
3:35-3:45
Dismissal

6. Thomas’ Homeroom Schedule
8:35-9:05
Arrival/Breakfast/Morning Meeting
9:05-10:05
ELA
10:05-11:00
Enrichment
11:00-11:30
ELA, ctd.
11:30-12:20
Social Studies
12:20-12:45
Transition/Switch/Recess
12:45-1:10
Lunch
1:10-2:40
Math
2:40-3:35
Science
3:35-3:45
Dismissal

7. Unit 3: American Revolution
ELA
Guidebooks
Students will be given a variety of different reading and writing opportunities throughout the year. We will be putting a strong emphasis on comprehension, proving and explaining thinking with text evidence, and clear and concise writings. For tests, a “Big Ideas Sheet” will go home for students identifying key points on the upcoming assessment.
Unit 1: The Whipping Boy
Unit 2: Hurricanes
Unit 3: American Revolution
Each Guidebook Unit has three build-in assessments: Extension Task (formative), Cold Read Task (2 formative grades), and a Culminating Writing Task (summative).

8. Social Studies
LDOE Scope and Sequence Unit 1: America the Beautiful Unit 2: Early America Unit 3: Governing a New Nation Unit 4: Westward Expansion Unit 5: Progress and Change

9. Math
Eureka Math Module 1: Place Value, Rounding, and Algorithms for Addition and Subtraction Module 2: Unit Conversions and Problem Solving with Metric Measurement Module 3: Multi-Digit Multiplication and Division Module 4: Angle Measure and Plane Figures Module 5: Fraction Equivalence, Ordering, and Operations Module 6: Decimal Fractions Module 7: Exploring Measurement with Multiplication

10. Science
LDOE Scope and Sequence Unit 1: Weathering and Erosion Unit 2: Earth’s Processes Unit 3: Structures and Processes of Organisms Unit 4: Waves and Communication Unit 5: Energy Unit 6: Earth and Human Activity

11. Homework ELA Math Social Studies Science
Students should be reading for 15 minutes every night. (Reading Log)
Review notes in ELA section
Read along with our class novel
Math
Nightly practice to extend the day’s learning
Social Studies
Review notes in Social Studies section
Science
Review notes in Science section
Homework is an extension of what has been taught in class. It provides students an opportunity to “extend their learning.”
Reading at home can look several different ways:
Child who excels in reading, they can handle reading independently
Child performs average, they may need to be monitored from time to time to ensure comprehension
Child who struggles in reading, they need to be monitored for the entire 15 minutes (read with them, talk about words that challenge, discuss plot, and monitor comprehension
Child who struggles in reading, may also want to read along with our class read-aloud The Whipping Boy (read with, not ahead)

12. Parent Portal

14. “Ready to Eat” Snack
Because our lunch schedule is later in the day, we are allowing the students to bring a small, healthy snack that is ready to eat before lunch.
Examples include: a banana, a bag of grapes, string cheese, a veggie, goldfish, etc. Bags of chips, candy bars, cookies, or unhealthy items will not be allowed.