1. Welcome to
4th Grade!
Tim

2. Meet the 4th Grade Team Mrs. Bauer - Homeroom Teacher
Mrs. Hampshire - Homeroom Teacher
Mrs. Jensen - GT Math Teacher/Seminar Teacher
Mrs. Lyter - Homeroom Teacher
Mrs. Murphy - GT Math Teacher
Mrs. Perry - Homeroom Teacher
Mrs. Roberts - ALS Special Educator
Mrs. Shoemaker - Special Educator
Mrs. Smith - Reading Specialist
Mrs. Taddeo - Paraeducator
Mrs. Walsh - Special Ed. Paraeducator
Mr. Wilson - Homeroom/ Instructional Team Leader
Tim

3. School Wide Expectations
ClassDojo
School Wide Expectations
Respectful
Responsible
Ready to Learn
Teamwork
Acts of Kindness
Tim
Green and Red Dojos

4. A Day in 4th Grade 9:10 - 9:25 - Arrival
9:25 - 9:40 - Community Circles
9: :40 - Related Arts
10: :30 - ELA
12:30 - 1:30 - Lunch/Recess
1:35 - 2:50 - Math
2:50 - 3:40 - Content (Science, Social Studies, Health)
3:40 - 3:50 - Stack and Pack
Tammy

5. 4th Grade Highlights
Artist in Residency: “Literacy Through Photography” in December
Bus Buddies: We partner with Kindergarten students to assist them getting to the bus in the afternoon. This begins at about the third week of school.
Music: Band, Strings, and Chorus
Field Trips (Pending Approval): Annapolis and Skate Zone
End of Year Picnic: June
Perry

6. Voluntering Opportunities
Artist in Residency: Details coming soon.
Carson Reading Room: Classes send small groups weekly.
Field Trips: Chaperones are needed and selected by lottery draw.
Room Parents and Team Parent: Coordinate classroom parties
**Volunteer Training is Required**
Perry

7. Report Card - New Learning Behaviors
Reporting
For each learning behavior…
1 - Meets expectations
2 - Making progress towards expectations
3 - Limited / no progress towards expectation
Interpersonal Skills
Responsibility
Perseverance
Collaboration
Initiative
Becca

8. ELA (English Language Arts)
Writing
The Writing Community
The Writing Process
Personal Narrative
Fiction
Expository Nonfiction
Functional Writing
Opinion Writing
Poetry
Reading
IDR (Independent Daily Reading)
Guided Reading/ Strategy Groups
Writing about Reading
Word Work
Vocabulary
Grammar
Amanda

9. Math Concepts: Numbers Base Ten [NBT] Measurement and Data [MD]
Numbers Fractions [NF]
Geometry [G]
Operations and Algebraic Thinking [OA]
Amanda

10. Social Studies Quarter 1: The First People
Quarter 2: Early Settlements
Quarter 3: Colonial Economics
Quarter 4: Maryland in Business
Becca

11. Science Quarter 1: Energy Quarter 2: Waves
Quarter 3: Shaping the Earth
Quarter 4: Structure, Function and Information
Becca

12. Health Quarter 1: Social and Emotional Health
Quarter 2: Safety, First-aid and Injury Prevention
Quarter 3: Disease Prevention
Quarter 4: Nutrition and Fitness
Becca

13. Communication Agenda books--daily Canvas Announcements--weekly
ClassDojo--daily dojos
or phone call--as needed
Bushy Bear Tales--monthly from the principal
Tammy

14. Homework 40 min. total Helpful Hints Reading Math Set a timer
Find a comfortable spot
Any book is fine
Take breaks
Perry

15. HCPSS.me
Tim

16. Thanks for Coming!