1. W ELCOME TO 4 TH G RADE P ARENT N IGHT ! September 15, 2015

2. “C OMMUNICATION WORKS FOR THOSE WHO WORK AT IT.” J OHN D EWEY Home/School Communication Home/School Folder Good News Postcards and Phone Calls Email (current information)

3. F OR Y OUR I NFORMATION Dress Snacks Birthdays Book Orders Water Bottles Hats Toys Attendance/Sickness/P ick-up Volunteers/Visitors Lunch 12:30 PM Class Parties Field Trips Classroom Policies Additional Information

4. C LASS P ARTIES & F IELD T RIPS Usually 2:30-3:30 Fall Party: Friday, Oct. 30 th Winter Party: Tuesday, December 22 nd Valentines: Friday, Feb. 12 th If you wish to volunteer, you must have filled out a background check from the office. - Wargo Heritage Lab Sept. 25 – Children’s Water Festival- Sept. 30 - Wizard of Oz play- December 11 -Bike Trip- June 9 Others still being planned Class PartiesField Trips

5. C URRICULUM H IGHLIGHTS FOR H UMANITIES 40 book challenge Reading responses Four writing units Poetry Essay Media Research Personal Narrative Spelling tests Tuesdays 5 Themes of Geography Location Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Regions 4 Regions East South Midwest West Assessments States map tests Vocabulary tests End of unit projects Reading/Writing/Spellin g Social Studies

6. H OMEWORK  Study Links (blue colored paper) Practice Math Facts- xtramath Humanities – Reading, Spelling, other as needed

7. C URRICULUM H IGHLIGHTS Water Magnetism and Electricity Earth Materials Everyday Math: Spiraling Curriculum Resources: Student Reference Book, Family Letters, Study Links, Math Games MathScience

8. R EPORTING P ROGRESS Trimester Schedule End of Tri 1: December 3 End of Tri 2: March 10 Only skills taught will be marked Marking System (4,3,2,1) Fall Conferences: Goal Setting October 5, 6, 8** Spring Conferences: Feb. 9, 11, 18 If you have not yet signed up for a Conference time, please do so tonight in the flex area. Report CardsConferences

9. “T HE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT LEARNING IS THAT NO ONE CAN TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOU.” -- B.B. K ING Comments or Questions? Contact information: Amy.Berg@anoka.k12.mn.us Voicemail: 763-506-3862 John.Wippler@anoka.k12.mn.us Voicemail: 763-506-3877 Thank you for coming!