1. Fourth Grade Back to School Night September 1, 2015 Welcome back Parents! Here is some information for this school year!

2. Student Expectations in the Classroom  We are now following our new Westchester pledge, S.O.A.R to success!  S afe, O rganized, A ccountable and R esponsible!  We will still be using the stop light behavior system in the classroom, but we will be making changes to our school wide behavior plan as the year goes on. Those changes will be shared as they pertain to our classrooms and students.  We expect that students come prepared to class everyday, ready to learn.  We are now following our new Westchester pledge, S.O.A.R to success!  S afe, O rganized, A ccountable and R esponsible!  We will still be using the stop light behavior system in the classroom, but we will be making changes to our school wide behavior plan as the year goes on. Those changes will be shared as they pertain to our classrooms and students.  We expect that students come prepared to class everyday, ready to learn.

3. Nightly Homework  Students will have nightly math homework.  Students will have nightly reading logs and spelling homework.  Additional assignments may be assigned in order to prepare for the next days lessons.  Students should be recording homework each day so that they know what is expected of them for that night.  Students will have nightly math homework.  Students will have nightly reading logs and spelling homework.  Additional assignments may be assigned in order to prepare for the next days lessons.  Students should be recording homework each day so that they know what is expected of them for that night.

4. Reading Units this year  Unit 1: Choosing Kindness, Health Unit: Friendship  Unit 2: We Are Stories We Tell  Unit 3: Taking a Stand  Unit 4: Building on Our Past  Unit 5: From Problem to Solution  Unit 6: Life Journeys  Unit 1: Choosing Kindness, Health Unit: Friendship  Unit 2: We Are Stories We Tell  Unit 3: Taking a Stand  Unit 4: Building on Our Past  Unit 5: From Problem to Solution  Unit 6: Life Journeys

5. Math Units this year  Unit 1: Place Value/ Adding & Subtracting  Unit 2: Strategies and Properties of Multiplication  Unit 3: Strategies and Properties of Division  Unit 4: Fractions  Unit 5: Decimal Relations/ Data and Measurement  Unit 6: Patterns and Geometry  Unit 1: Place Value/ Adding & Subtracting  Unit 2: Strategies and Properties of Multiplication  Unit 3: Strategies and Properties of Division  Unit 4: Fractions  Unit 5: Decimal Relations/ Data and Measurement  Unit 6: Patterns and Geometry

6. Science/Social Studies Units this year  Science: Fossil Detectives, Taking a Closer Look at Space, Eco Scouts, CSI Chemistry, Electrifying Science and STEM fair.  Social Studies: Map Skills/Geography, Early Americans, Explorers and Colonization of America.  Science: Fossil Detectives, Taking a Closer Look at Space, Eco Scouts, CSI Chemistry, Electrifying Science and STEM fair.  Social Studies: Map Skills/Geography, Early Americans, Explorers and Colonization of America.

7. Grading Policy for 4 th Grade  The grading policy this year is as follows: 60 % classwork 25 % assessment 15 % homework  Grades will be posted/ updated every two weeks on bcps.one  Any questions regarding grades please contact that subject area teacher your student has  The grading policy this year is as follows: 60 % classwork 25 % assessment 15 % homework  Grades will be posted/ updated every two weeks on bcps.one  Any questions regarding grades please contact that subject area teacher your student has

8. Field Trips for the 2015-2016 School Year  All field trips are tentative and TBA at a later date  We will send home information as these events are finalized  Some ideas we have so far that have been done in previous years…. Genesse Valley- Spring 2016 Annapolis- TBA Rocket Launch- May 2016  All field trips are tentative and TBA at a later date  We will send home information as these events are finalized  Some ideas we have so far that have been done in previous years…. Genesse Valley- Spring 2016 Annapolis- TBA Rocket Launch- May 2016

9. Our Fourth Grade Team  Kim Brady- kbrady@bcps.org Reading/ELA Teacherkbrady@bcps.org  Jean ne Chatman- jchatman@bcps.org Math, Science/Social Studies Teacherjchatman@bcps.org  Jennifer Hyson- jhyson@bcps.org Reading/ELA Teacherjhyson@bcps.org  Amanda Kind- akind@bcps.org Math, Science/Social Studies Teacherakind@bcps.org Thank you all so much for attending our BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT! Our fourth grade team looks forward to getting to know your children and you! We hope to all have a successful year together!  Kim Brady- kbrady@bcps.org Reading/ELA Teacherkbrady@bcps.org  Jean ne Chatman- jchatman@bcps.org Math, Science/Social Studies Teacherjchatman@bcps.org  Jennifer Hyson- jhyson@bcps.org Reading/ELA Teacherjhyson@bcps.org  Amanda Kind- akind@bcps.org Math, Science/Social Studies Teacherakind@bcps.org Thank you all so much for attending our BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT! Our fourth grade team looks forward to getting to know your children and you! We hope to all have a successful year together!