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Welcome to 4th Grade Curriculum Night!

Join us for our 4th Grade Curriculum Night, where you will learn about our daily schedule, curriculum objectives, and communication strategies between school and home. Meet the teachers, including Mrs. Hugus, Ms. Rinne, Mrs. Scott, and Mrs. Whitmire, and find out about important topics such as homework expectations, reading logs, Accelerated Reader milestones, and more. Your participation is vital for your child's success. We will address any questions you may have and provide essential information to support your child’s learning journey.

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Welcome to 4th Grade Curriculum Night!

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  1. Mrs. Hugus Ms. Rinne Mrs. Scott Mrs. Whitmire 4th Grade Curriculum Night

  2. Welcome! Daily Schedule Curriculum Homework School to Home Communication Drop-off and Pick-up Questions Agenda

  3. Daily Schedule • 8:05-8:10 Students arrive • 8:10-8:24 Morning Routine • 8:25-9:40 Rotation I • 9:25-11:30/35 Homeroom Subjects/Specials • 11:30/35-12:10/15 Lunch • 12:15-12:44 SSR • 12:45-2:00 Rotation II • 2:00-2:35 Homeroom Subjects • 2:35-2:40 Pack up

  4. Reading • Open Court • Various Book Reports • Literature Studies

  5. Literature • We will complete one literature study each quarter. • Below are some possible options: • Stone Fox • Dear Mr. Henshaw • War with Grandpa • Frindle • Maniac Magee • Danger in the Desert

  6. Accelerated Reader • AR Goals • Students must read a minimum of 30 minutes each night at home • Daily reading logs • All goals set quarterly • %-to-Goal and % Correct • Testing Goal - Once a Week • Home Connect All points for 1st quarter due September 21st

  7. Accelerated Reader, Continued • AR Milestones for Quarter 1 25% - 8/10 50% - 8/24 75% - 9/7 100% - 9/21 Please check your teacher’s webpage for future AR due dates

  8. Grammar Main Three Sources in Teaching Grammar: • Writing Road to Reading: Spalding • Easy Grammar • Writer’s Express All grammar is reinforced during each writing lesson.

  9. Writing • Rubrics – 6 Traits • Compositions • Famous Arizonan Report • Assigned Book Projects • Current Event Articles • All year: We will focus on sentence structure, topic sentences and details, friendly letters, journal writing… and so much more! 

  10. Spelling • Spalding Method • 30 Spalding words/week • Homework – Monday thru Thursday • Spelling Tests given on Thursday

  11. Phonograms • We practice phonograms weekly, both orally and written • Quizzes may be periodically given • Once a month, we assess all 70 phonograms

  12. Math • 5th Grade Curriculum (Saxon Math 6/5 Text) • Number and Operations • Algebra • Geometry • Measurement • Data Analysis and Probability • Problem Solving • Cumulative Practice and Assessment • Math Facts Timed Tests – 3 minutes • Homework assigned Mon.-Thurs. (few exceptions) • Don’t ask if they have homework– ask to see it.  • Students are responsible for checking their own homework. Help them choose which problems.

  13. Social Studies • Discovering Arizona Textbook • Harcourt: Social Studies, Arizona • Famous Arizonan Reports

  14. Science • Scientific Method • Vocabulary Development • Classroom Experiments • Science Fair Projects • Topics: • Scientific Method • Life Sciences • Energy and Magnetism • Changes to Earth’s Surface • Water Cycle

  15. Homework • Homework assigned Monday-Thursday • Students are expected to complete the work and turn it in finished the following day. • Missing assignments leads to your child’s grade being lowered and possible low test scores. • Parent signature is expected nightly in the student agenda. • Don’t ask if they have homework– ask to see it. 

  16. Communication • Each teacher has a website linked through our school website. http://www.ctaliberty.com • Please register with our school website to receive school-wide communication and 4th grade information. • Completed/graded class work and tests will be handed back to individual students in their weekly folder. Please sign weekly folder and watch for papers that need correction & parent signature.

  17. Drop Off/Pick Up • Please do not drop children off before 7:45 am. • Students arriving early unpack & prepare for day prior to 8 am. • Make sure to display your name plates in your windshield when picking up. • Follow the traffic directions entering and exiting the parking areas. The city will begin issuing tickets. • PLEASE NO CELL PHONE USE WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT.

  18. Questions

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