1. WELCOME!
4th Grade
Back-to-School Night

2. Spotlight Writing Focus on Narratives, Opinion, & Informative
-Citing evidence
-Writing from non-fiction
One essay per week
-Overall writing grade
Once a month your child = Spotlight Writer
-Rubric score based on meeting writing standards
Students need to use their blue writing packets to help them.
Writing HW (if not done in class):
Tuesday = Rough Draft
Thursday = Final Draft

3. Reading Focus on comprehension and using evidence to support answers.
* Ready Reading
* Accelerated Reader
-monthly reading logs
Core Literature
* Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
* By The Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleischman

4. Monthly Reading Logs

5. SCIENCE Students will rotate through all 4 teachers:
Life Science-Mohit
Earth Science-Clavadetscher
Electricity & Magnetism-O’Brien
Health-Albiar
STEM Unit-each teacher teaches their own class (End of year project)
Focus on Potential & Kinetic Energy

6. Math Curriculum: Math In Focus
Focus on a complete understanding of numbers and mathematical skills
Math In Focus=C-P-A (concrete-pictorial-abstract) teaching process
-gradual release of students toward independent work
No longer a page of homework a night
- Reflex Math
-IXL
Unit Tests
-Designed to measure student understanding at three levels: Basic, Application, and Novel

7. WEEKLY UPDATES - parent/teacher communication
- no credit for: no name, late, incomplete or missing work
- absent work CAN be completed for credit
- attached tests below 80% to be signed
- Please leave all papers attached
- please look for these every week

8. Weekly Update Last week we were working on:
Reading: __________________________________________________________
Writing: ___________________________________________________________
Math: ____________________________________________________________
Science: __________________________________________________________
Social Studies: ____________________________________________________
Other: ____________________________________________________________
The highlight of my week was: _____________________________________
Missing Work Report? No Yes
Absent Work? No Yes – absent work must be turned
in by this Friday or no credit will be given
 Tests to be signed? No Yes
 Spotlight Writer week? No Yes
 Upcoming tests: _________________________________________________
 Student Signature: _____________________________________
 Parent Signature: ______________________________________
 Comments:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. HOMEWORK 1-1 1/2 hours Mon.-Thurs.
*Spelling/Grammar= 2-3 times per week
*Writing = Tues./Thurs.
* Reading = Reading logs/Daily News
*Math, Social Studies, and Science will
be assigned intermittently during the week.
Your child is responsible for:
*putting their name on their work
*turning assignments in on time
*filling in their agenda books

11. TESTS *An outline/study guide will be sent home the week before a test
-Test notification for Chapter/Unit Tests:
*An outline/study guide will be sent home the week before a test
*Test dates and outlines will be posted on EdLio.
*Agenda Book
-Weekly tests:
*Spelling tests, Math Quiz, & Reading Comprehension every Friday.

12. BEHAVIOR PLAN Rewards - tickets - table points Consequences - warning
- miss recess
- note home
- Mrs. Parsons’ office

13. SPECIAL SCHEDULES * P.E.-Tues/Thurs
-Student needs to be dressed appropriately
* Music-Wednesdays
-9:40-10:30
-Please be sure your child brings their instrument each Wednesday.
-Ensemble will meet Wed. before school in Stadium. (this is a voluntary, fee-based
program)

14. SPECIAL ACTIVITIES San Juan Capistrano Mission/Lazy W Ranch
- Nov. 14/15 & Nov. 15/16
- parent chaperone by lottery
Mission
-2nd Trimester
- model done in class
- report and model done as a creative, group collaboration.
Archeological Dig-In the spring