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Mrs. Evert & Mrs. Smith's Busy 4th Grade Schedule

Welcome to 4th grade! Get information on our daily schedule, homework policies, teacher website, math & science curriculum, ELA activities, and more. Stay connected and ask any questions you have!

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Mrs. Evert & Mrs. Smith's Busy 4th Grade Schedule

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  1. Welcome Fourth Grade Parents Mrs. Evert, Mrs. Smith Room 204

  2. Busy Schedule • ELA and Math Taught in Morning • Morning Snack • Science/Social Studies alternated in the afternoon • Lunch 12:40 • Recess Afternoon • 4th Grade Chorus end of day

  3. Homeroom Policies • Planners (form of communication for homework and grades) • Grades – assignments counted once, quizzes counted 2x, tests and writing assignments counted 3x each • All grades are recorded in the planner. • Planners need to be signed every evening (signature on a piece of paper will not be allowed)

  4. Teacher Website • Type www.wappingersschools.org into the web browser • Look at the tabs on the top of the page, click on schools, and then Kinry Road Elementary • Then go to the same tabs on the top of the page and choose teachers. Find my name and click on it. This will bring you to my website. • Then click on Homework Tab on the left side of page.

  5. Homework Policy • All homework assignments are expected to be handed in on assigned date. • If it is late, students have until the next day to hand in their work.

  6. Homework Policy Cont’d • Every week students are responsible for reading 20 minutes each night – Monday – Thursday. If students read but do not have a parent signature, the reading log will not be accepted.

  7. Snack • Please keep snacks simple and healthy. Students will have the opportunity each day to have snack time. Most of the time it will be a working snack because our schedule is so tight. Please don’t send in any snacks that are messy.

  8. Math • NYS test April 22 – 24 • Acuity Test in Sept. and May or June (used to measure growth over time) • Core Curriculum • Morning Math is a part of their grade. If it is not handed in, they receive a zero. • Important for students to know math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)

  9. Math Curriculum • Place Value to the millions • Extension of all four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) • Time • Measurement – Metric and Standard including unit conversions • Geometry • Equivalent Fractions • Ordering and Operations

  10. Math Curriculum Cont’d • Decimals • Word problems involving all four operations including multiple steps • Morning Math is a daily practice that helps them to be continuously exposed to covered objectives and computation.

  11. Science • Units: Mrs. Smith • Unit 1 – Science Behaviors, the scientific method, and measurement • Unit 2 – Life Science- food chains, food webs, digestion, energy & nutrients • Unit 3 – Physical Science – Simple Machines • Unit 4 – Geology - Organization of the Earth, Rocks and Minerals

  12. NYS Science Assessment • Performance Test May 20 – May 29 • (window) • Written Test, 6/1

  13. Social Studies • Taught by Mrs. Evert • Map Skills • Explorers • Colonial Times • Revolutionary War • Industrial Revolution • Immigration • Government

  14. English Language Arts • Reader’s Workshop model adopted by district • Consists of mini-lesson, student sharing, and conferences - individual or group w/ teacher while other students read and practice strategy • Writing assignments (Narrative, Opinion/Persuasive,, Informational) • Acuity Test in Sept. and June – used to measure growth over time • ELA State Test April 14 – April 16 • Grammar • Importance of Independent Reading and reading together with parents as well.

  15. Miscellaneous • What is “Integrated Co-Teaching”? • Handout • Scholastic Book Orders – Please do not send cash in – checks made payable to Scholastic Book Club • Our emails are: • kelly.evert@wappingersschools.org or susan.smith@wappingersschools.org

  16. Questions?

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