Welcome to PTA Open House!

Session I: 6:05-6:45 Session II: 6:50-7:30 Welcome to PTA Open House! Mrs. Poirier 4th Grade

All About Mrs. Poirier • Moved to North Carolina from Phoenix (originally from Michigan!) • My husband and I have 2 boys; Trent and Cole  • This is my 10th year teaching. • I have experience in grades 2-8! This will be my fifth year in 4th grade! • Graduated from Arizona State University-Bachelor’s Graduated from Northern Arizona University-Master’s • Reading Specialist Endorsement • Nationally Board Certified Teacher

PTA • Please join PTA!! Remember that it is necessary to join PTA each school year. The cost is $6 per adult. • By joining the PTA, you are supporting the NFP staff and students. The PTA uses your money for teacher classroom grants, to bring in a variety of cultural arts events, to support technology at the school, to provide instructional resources for all teachers, and to provide a variety of family fun events throughout the school year (including the Spring Falcon Fest) just to name a few. Thanks in advance for your support of the wonderful NFP PTA.

Communication • Email: tpoirier@wcpss.net • Call the School: 919-570-2220 and leave a message. Iwill call you back as soon as Ican (usually after school). • Send in a note • Register your email on the NFP website for updates, classroom newsletters and other school related information. • I will send weekly “Classroom Update” e-mails with a link to the “Weekly Updates” on my website. • Website Address: http://teampoirier.weebly.com/ • You can also access through NFP website. • *E-mail: tpoirier@wcpss.net

NFP Code of Cooperation • S.O.A.R • S- Showing Self Control • O- Operating Safely • A- Acting Responsibly • R- Respecting Myself and Others

NFP School SOAR Plan • Students are expected to show proper behavior inside and outside the classroom. Students earn “Falcon Tickets” for meeting these behavior expectations. The students will be allowed to redeem their “Falcon Tickets” for prizes throughout the year. • Minor and Major referrals will look different this year. All referrals are done on the computer and parents receive a printout. • I will give “warnings” to students not following SOAR Expectations in the classroom. After 3 warnings I will notify you via e-mail or phone call. I also use Minor/Major referrals when necessary.

Work Rubric The following criteria are expected from all fourth grade students for all assignments, whether completed in class or at home. Work that does not meet these expectations will not be accepted. Daily Work and Homework • Name and date on all assignments • Neat handwriting and drawings • Work is completed independently • Clean wrinkle free paper • Classroom assignments completed on loose leaf paper or notebook. • 4th grade sentences with proper capitalization and punctuation. • Paper is held the correct way with the holes on the left side of the paper. Special Projects or Papers • Daily work guidelines followed • Assignments completed using word processing • Appealing to the eye (colorful, artistic, organized, etc.) • Shows creativity

Standards Based Grading 4 – Exemplary 3 – Proficient 2 – Approaching Proficiency 1 – Non Proficient Level 4 questions may be embedded on an assignment/test. On homework and other practice work I will write a “P” or draw a star. If the work is not acceptable I will draw a check mark and ask the student to re-do the assignment.

Assessments • mClass assessments will be done at the beginning of the year, middle of the year, and at the end of the year. • CASE 21 assessments will be given at the end of quarter 2 only. • EOGs will be at the end of the year. • Class assessments will be sent home via the Monday Folder. -Any assessment not scoring proficient will need to be gone over and corrected at home. Extra support in class will also be given.

1st Quarter Reading Standards • Transitioning to Take Charge as a Reader • RL4.1 – Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly when drawing inferences from the text. • RL4.2 – Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text. • RI4.1 - Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. • Deepening Understanding of Characters Through Higher Order Thinking and Questioning • RL4.3 – Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). • SL4.1 – Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. • The standards below may be observed and assessed within any content area throughout the day. • Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material, explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion. • Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles. • Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others. • Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained and discussed.

1st Quarter Writing Standards • W4.3 - Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. • A. Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. • B. Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. • C. Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events. • D. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely. • E. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events. • W4.5 - With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. • W4.9a - Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Apply grade 4 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text [e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions].”) • L4.1d - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag).

1st Quarter Math Standards • 4.NBT.1 Recognize that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in the ones place represents ten times what it represents in the place to its right. • 4.NBT.2 Read and write multi-digit whole numbers using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. Compare two multi-digit numbers based on meaning of the digits in each place using >, =, or < symbols to record the results of comparisons. • 4.NBT.3 Use place value understanding to round multi-digit whole numbers to any place. • 4.NBT.4 Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm. • 4.NBT.5 Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models. • 4.OA.3 Solve multi-step word problems posed with whole group numbers and having whole number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding. • 4.OA.4 Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1-100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is a multiple of a given one-digit number. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is prime or composite.

1st Quarter Social Studies Standards • 4.H.1 Analyze the chronology of key historical events in North Carolina history. • 4.H.2 Understand how notable structures, symbols, and place names are significant to North Carolina.

4th Grade Science Unifying Themes • Magnetism and Electricity • Earth Materials – Rocks and Minerals • Animal Studies – Fiddler Crabs, Millipedes, and Dwarf African Frogs • Landforms – Taught during STEM special

Conferences • I will hold 2 teacher initiated conferences per year – fall and spring • Parents are welcome to request a conference at any time.

Absences/ Change in Transportation • If your child is absent from school, please send me a note stating the reason for absence. I must code the absences daily in our attendance program. If you know of absences in advance, please notify me. Also, if your child’s mode of transportation ever changes (example: riding home with someone else), I need to know. You can call the school, or send a note. If I am not notified of the changes by phone call, email or note, I will send your child home the way that they usually go. Please e-mail transportation changes by 11:00 am, otherwise call the office.

Snack and Water Bottles • Our scheduled lunch time is 10:40. Student’s will be allowed to bring in a snack to school for the afternoon. We will have snack around 1:00pm. Please remind your child that sharing snacks are discouraged (due to allergies).

Monday Folders • Each Monday, your child will be bringing home a “Red Monday Folder.” It will contain papers for the week and graded/practice papers. • Please go over the graded assignments in the red folder. • Students are welcome to make test corrections at home, bring them in and ask to be reassessed on a particular objective.

Schedule • 7:15-7:45- Arrival/Morning Procedures • 7:55-8:40 – Specials • 8:45-10:15 – ELA • 10:10-10:35 - Recess • 10:35-11:00 - Lunch • 11:10 – 11:55 - Writing • 11:55 -12:25 – Differentiation • 12:25 – 1:30 – Math • 1:30 – 2:10 – Science/Social Studies schedule. • 2:10- Pack up • 2:15- Dismissal

Homework/Support • Math Homework given Tuesday-Thursday. • Read 30-45 minutes each night. Complete 1 Reading Response using Google Doc. Link on Website. • 2 Vocabulary Contracts completed by Friday. (Quizlet) • Vocabulary quiz will be given on Friday. • Access the 4th grade website for additional support in our academic areas. • If homework/classwork is missed more than three times work habits grade will be a 2.

Student Dress Code • Please refer to the student handbook.

Volunteering • Room Parent • Copy Parent (Make weekly copies for the classroom) • Monday Folder Parent • Reading Groups • Field Trips • Media Center • Please contact me if you are interested in volunteering! • Please remember to register as a volunteer! You may use the computers in the back of the room.

Field Trips • Ocean Studies Trip (Dates are still tentative). • We are hoping to start collecting money soon. • Approximately $60. • Symphony

Bake Sale Sponsored by PTA • Our Bake Sale is happening now! Visit downstairs and purchase a goodie tonight!!

Issues Bin If you have any questions or concerns that I have not covered please record them and place them in the basket on my desk. Giving Tree If you would like to donate anything to our classroom please visit the wish list of items located on our class webpage for ideas 

Thank You for coming! Have a great evening! Please visit the school website at: www.northforestpines.wcpss.net

Welcome to PTA Open House!