1. Welcome to 4 th Grade Curriculum Night! Take a minute to look around our learning environment! Please read the note your child has written to you, and respond with a friendly letter for them to read in the morning! * No Curriculum Books this year…it is online!

2. Personal Background and Experience * Grew up in New Jersey * Undergrad degree from East Carolina University in Nutrition * Masters degree from Ohio State University in Nutrition * Post Bac in Education from Rio Salado * Married 26 years. 1 daughter 23 yr., A nurse at Tempe St. Luke, 1 son 21 yr. at ASU, 2 dogs * 7 th Year at Estrella Elementary in 4 th Grade

3. Goals To make your child self-responsible. To make connections between school and the real world. To be prepared for 5th grade.

4. Classroom Behavior and Policies Classroom Responsibilities Character Counts! Tri-Colored Cards Progress Reports Read and sign, discuss with your child Snack and Water Fresh fruit and vegetables ONLY No red liquids Birthdays Check the approved list beforehand please

5. Homework and Agenda Homework (yellow folder) Homework Calendar (agenda) Math - Daily Math facts pkt./week 2 double sided spelling sheets/week 2 L.A. work sheets/week 90 min reading/week Chapter book for school – min. 100 pages Progress Report Sent home Fri. returned Mon. Signed!

6. Assessments and Conferences Portfolios Tests and Rubrics 6 Traits Writing Rubric Check website for all rubrics Fall: Parent + Teacher Spring: Parent + Teacher

7. Reading Workshop Harcourt basal reader textbook 5 complete themes Whole group and small group Comprehension work sheet Word Ladder Weekly Homework Home Reading – 90 min/wk Book Reviews 1/mo. D.E.A.R Read Aloud

8. Writing Workshop Teacher Selected Topics 1 per quarter: 1. Personal Narrative 2. Fiction 3. TBD 4. Non-fiction (Arizona Animals) Creative Writing through Writing Process 1 choice piece per quarter Journal Writing Cross-Curricular Writing Projects Science and Social Studies (Water, Mining, Important people, Animals Arizona Animal

9. Spelling All Lists available online Homework List (purple) due Friday One column activity per night recommended Take Home (purple) due Friday Test each Friday 20 words plus an unknown bonus

10. Math Scott Foresman textbook – traditional *nightly homework Investigations – hands on * Fosnot Problems Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Math 4 Today (M4T)

11. Social Studies (Arizona History) Now, Mapping and Landforms Next, Arizona Native Americans History of explorers and settlers State Government Research of Arizona Animal Field trip to Phoenix Zoo

12. Science FOSS Kits Scientific Process & Experiments = Hands on Learning 1. Matter & Energy = Electricity & Magnetism 2. Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources 3. Water and Weather 4. Earth Studies = Animal Classifications

13. Health New book and curriculum *Nutrition *Safety *Drugs / Alcohol *Personal Care

14. Questions? Comments? Thanks for Coming! Your Child and I Appreciate It!