1. Ms. Jennifer Harris, Ms. Charlene Hernandez, Mrs. Alison Wade, Mrs. Ashley Johnson, Mrs. Yvonne Parham, Mrs. Tong Yao, Mrs. Janessa Ford

2. Back to School Night Essential Questions What instructional components will be present in our rigorous 4 th grade curriculum? How can we work together to benefit all students? We believe that all children can be successful. Our goal is to ensure that all students are taught with the proper materials and at a pace that is challenging to each pupil that helps develop their unique talents and strengths.

3. A Word from Dr. Starr

4. Communication Questions: Email your homeroom teacher or write a note Call and leave a message Emergencies or Change of Arrival/Dismissal: Call the office (Office staff will notify homeroom teacher) Communication Folder: Graded work will be sent home on THURSDAYS (unless there is a holiday – next school day or following week). PTA information will be given to students on WEDNESDAYS. Agendas: Students will record their homework. Students will record their PBIS color if they had a color change. Please check and initial daily. Grade Level Updates & Curriculum: School Website PYP Newsletters Fourth Grade Team Website

5. PBIS Go for the Green 1 st time- warning 2 nd time – yellow: reflection write up and conference with teacher 3 rd time – red: minimum of 10 minute classroom time out, reflection write up, and conference with teacher If behaviors continue on a single day despite interventions listed above, a parent teacher conference is required. 3 reds in a week results in an office referral

6. Homework Expectations 40 minutes nightly (This does not include the 25-30 minutes of reading per night.) Let your child attempt independently Provide a quiet work space Math nightly Daily reading log (+one weekend read) due every Monday 2 week spelling sort cycle Homework counts towards the learning skills grade and will be checked weekly. DEM = DemonstratingPRG = ProgressingN = Not Yet Evident Incomplete, late, and work that is not turned in will be reflected in the learning skills grade

7. Standards-Based Teaching & Learning Aligns instruction and assessment to standards Aligns grades to standards

8. Math -Place value patterns in multi-digit whole numbers -Addition and Subtraction of multi-digit whole numbers using variety of strategies -Multiplication and Division of multi-digit whole numbers, including modeling -Patterns with numbers and shapes -Multiplicative and additive comparison -Fractions and decimals -Measurement -Perimeter and Area -Angles -Points, lines, line segments, and rays

9. Standards-Based Teaching & Learning Measurement Topic: _______________________ ES P I N

10. The IB Experience at MCPS

11. PYP Units of Inquiry ThemeCentral Idea Sharing the PlanetLiving and non-living things within an ecosystem are interdependent. How We Express OurselvesPeople use a variety of tools to show appreciation of nature. How the World WorksPatterns in nature influence human action. Who We ArePast civilizations shape present-day systems. How We Organize OurselvesPeople establish systems for order, safety, and common good. Where We are in Place and TimeUnderstanding the continual changing nature of the Earth helps communities make decisions.

12. FAST FORWARD... Things to Look Forward To Field Trips: October – Breezy Point (Chesapeake Bay) November – National Museum of the American Indian December – Mad Science: “Matter of Fact” March – St. Mary’s City May – Maryland Science Center Choral & Instrumental Music Concerts Cultural Arts Fair