1. Back-To-School Night 4 th Grade Mrs. Schuett 435-4844

2. Agenda Introduction What We Will Study in 4 th Grade Fieldtrips Volunteers Homework/Agendas Questions

3. Language Arts Vocabulary Skills –Synonyms, antonyms, root woods, prefixes Literature –Fantasies, fables, myths, legends, fairy tales Multiple-paragraph essay –Introductory, supporting, concluding –Expository and Narrative Presentations –Science Experiment – Volcano and Circuit –Social Studies County Report

4. Math Place Value Decimals and Fractions Negative Numbers Large Number Multiplication and Division Factors, Multiples, and Prime Numbers Area and Perimeter of Rectangles Geometry

5. Science Electricity and magnetism –Build simple series and parallel circuits Ecosystems –Dependency on the environment Rocks and Minerals –Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic Earth Surface –Volcanoes

6. Social Studies Geographic Features of California –Four regions Spanish Exploration –Colonization and influence of missions Gold Rush –Effects on settlements Statehood –New government Agricultural and Industrial Economy –Railroad, new industries, water system

7. Fieldtrips Imax and State Capitol Mountain Man Presentation Railroad Museum/Old Town Sacramento Discovery Museum Rock Exhibit Presentation Bernhard Museum End of the Year BBQ

8. Volunteers Art Docent Thursday Folders Projects Field trip Chaperones Party Planners

9. Homework Recorded in Agendas/Web site Given Monday through Thursday Read 30 minutes each night Responsibility Class Used to give students time to complete unfinished homework 2 days to make up missed work when ill

10. Accelerated Reading and Math Star Test Goal Assignments Setting Benchmarks Points and Objectives

11. Questions???