1. Great to see you at open house! While we are waiting, please make sure: You signed in outside Found the correct section to sit in based on your child’s homeroom teacher We will get started soon! 4 th grade team: Meredith Teague, Jill Burtis, Stephanie Hines, Darin Holm, and Corrine Taylor

2.  SWIM Expectations ◦ Student created class rules the first week of school and are held accountable for them all day  Conduct/Effort ◦ We hold students to high expectations daily in conduct (behavior) and work effort in ALL classes  Students are working toward an end of quarter celebration for good conduct, effort, and HW completion  PLEASE SIGN UP FOR DOJO with your child’s teacher  Homework ◦ Reading for 30 minutes each night to practice reading comprehension and reading fluency passage to practice comprehension (Monday-Thursday) ◦ Math problem(s) ◦ Assignments are purposeful and should be completed with a high level of effort

3.  First bell is at 8:45 - students begin to arrive  Final bell is at 9:15 – school day starts  Dismissal is at 3:45  Last buses go to bussing area around 4:15  Please try not to check students out early unless there is an appointment. We are still learning and working up to the last minute.  If your child is leaving school a different way than normal, please send a note.

4.  8:45-9:15 am – Arrival/Morning Work  9:15-9:30 am – Morning Meeting  9:30–10:15 am – Science  10:15-10:45 am – Team Time  10:45 – 11:50 am - Math  11:50am -12:35 pm – Specials  12:35 -1:05 – Lunch  1:05 -3:15 pm – Reading/Writing  3:15 – 3:45 pm - Recess  3:45 pm - Dismissal

5. We switch guided reading groups every quarter and align lessons with our literacy focus lessons. We meet in two separate 20- 30 minute groups to maximize on discussing reading in a small group setting.  Guided Reading ◦ Leveled Groups ◦ Fluid, changing groups ◦ Meet 3-5 times week ◦ Leveled book room is a resource  Literacy Activities ◦ Reader’s Response journals ◦ Weekly Word Work ◦ Practice of weekly skills ◦ Picture of the Day ◦ Vocabulary skills

6. Practice makes better!!  Writer’s Workshop ◦ Mini-lesson ◦ Practice ◦ Share ◦ Write across subjects ◦ Imaginative ◦ Personal Narratives  Focus on writing small moments and using great description  Support At Home ◦ Practice writing details – DESCRIBE EVERYTHING ◦ Write in complete sentences ◦ Punctuation ◦ Capitalization

7. We encourage students to bring home their math journals to assist with homework and to prepare for assessments.  Expressions Curriculum is a resource ◦ Emphasizes skills and problem solving ◦ However…lots of new ways to solve problems ◦ Manipulatives ◦ Pre and post assessments ◦ SHOW ALL WORK FOR FULL CREDIT!  Fourth Grade Expectations ◦ LOTS of multiplication and division! (Practice, practice, practice at home!) ◦ Fractions, decimals, probability ◦ Word Problem solving skills  8 Math Strategies will be our primary focus when discussing problem solving  WE WILL HAVE A MATH NIGHT FOR PARENTS TO FOCUS ON CURRICULUM (STAY TUNED FOR A DATE)

8.  Magnets and Electricity  Rocks and Minerals  Landforms  Animal Studies  Vocabulary is a major part of science  Fifth grade Science EOG – we are getting them ready

9.  North Carolina - tied into Literacy and nonfiction units ◦ Geography (look over maps with your child) ◦ History of each region ◦ Culture of each region ◦ Government and Economics

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