1. Welcome to Mrs. Martin' Welcome to Mrs. Martin’s Fourth Grade

2. Who am I? What did I do ALL summer?

3. Fourth Grade Curriculum

4. Where does your child like to read the most? When in life does reading stop? Where can books take you? What reasons do people read? What motivates your child to read?

5. 320x10= 326 / 2 = 100.36 +28.48 What is area? What is algebra? What’s new in 4 th grade Math?

6. What are the different properties of rocks? How are rocks composed of minerals? What are some uses of rocks and minerals? What are some different rocks and minerals found in North Carolina?

7. What are the parts of a light bulb? What materials are conductors and nonconductors of electricity? How are fluorescent lights different than incandescent?

8. What influences does location have on life in North Carolina? What are the major landforms, bodies of water, and natural resources on North Carolina? What are some different physical and cultural characteristics of the different regions of NC?

9. What are ways people of North Carolina used, modified, and adapted to the physical environment, past and present? What are some similarities and differences among people of North Carolina, past and present? How have different ethnic groups influenced North Carolina culture? What influence did the political and social history of colonial NC have on the state today?

10. What is the fourth grade BEAR?

11. Here’s a clue… Do You know?

12. All writing is not created equal! It is really BIG in the fourth grade!

13. What do you see? You must let your imagination run wild….. What are you thinking? Can you put those thoughts on paper?

15. In whose hands is your child’s future?

16. It’s going to be a GREAT year!!