Mrs. Murray's 4th Grade Curriculum Night - Math, Reading, Writing, S.S., Science, Homework, Grading, Testing, Field Trip

1. Mrs. Murray’s 4th Grade ClassCurriculum NightSeptember 27, 2016

2. Tonight’s Agenda • Schedule • Math • Reading • Writing • S.S. • Science • Homework • Grading • Testing • Field Trips • Communication • Haiku

3. Daily Schedule Students are counted tardy at 8:20 • 8:20-10:00 Math • 10:00-10:30 Recess • 10:30-12:00 ELA • 12:05-12:35 Lunch • 12:40-1:00 ELA • 1:05-1:50 Encore • 2:00-2:40 Science/Social Studies • 2:45 Dismissal

4. Operations and Algebraic Thinking Students will: Use the four operations with whole numbers and decimals to solve problems. Gain familiarity with factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers. Generate and analyze patterns.

5. Number and Operations in Base Ten Students will: Generalize place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers less than or equal to 1,000,000,000 and decimals to the thousandths. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.

6. Number and Operations in Fractions Students will: Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and finding common denominators. Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations of whole numbers. Use visual fraction models such as grids and tables to multiply a fraction by a fraction. Understand decimal notation for fractions, and compare decimal fractions.

7. Measurement and Data Students will: Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit. Explore the concept of the volume of solid figures. Represent and interpret data. Geometric measurement: understand concepts of angle and measure angles.

8. Geometry Students will: Draw and identify lines and angles. Classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles. Graph points on a coordinate plane.

9. How can parents help with math? • Envision online math book • Learnzillion.com • KhanAcademy.org • Encourage your child to master all math facts. • Require your child to show their thinking.

10. Reading • Teacher Directed Reading • Close Reading/Notice and Note Signposts • Guided Reading • Literature Circles • Shared Reading • Self Selected Reading • Nightly Reading • Wordly Wise • Word Study

11. Reading Literature Informational Refer to details in text Main Idea/Key details Summarize the text Describe text structure Compare/Contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts of same topic Interpret info. presented visually, orally, or quantitatively. Explain how author uses reasons/evidence to support text. • Refer to details in text • Determine meaning of words/phrases in text • Describe character, setting, or event in depth • Determine theme • Summarize the text • Differences between poems, drama and prose • Point of View (1st/3rd person) • Plot • Compare/Contrast themes and topics and patterns of events.

12. Language Skills • Figurative Language • Conventions: Capitalization, punctuation, and spelling • Relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) • Progressive verb tenses (I was walking, I am walking) • Modal Auxiliaries (can, may, must) • Order adjectives according to conventional patterns • Form and use prepositional phrases • Produce complete sentences • Correctly use frequently confused words (to, too, two, there, their)

13. Writing • Personal and Imaginative Narratives • Argument/Opinion • Informative/Explanatory • Content Area Writing

14. Social Studies: North Carolina Big Ideas: • Exploration and Colonization • Migration and Settlement Patterns • Constitution and Government • State Growth • State Economic Development • Symbolism • Personal Financial Literacy

15. Science 1st Quarter • Ecosystems-Animal Adaptations • Molecular Biology-Food, vitamins, and minerals 2nd Quarter • Earth in the Universe-Phases of the Moon; Day and Night • Earth History-Changes in the earth’s surface as seen in fossils and changes over time.

16. Science 3rd Quarter • Matter Properties and Change-Rocks and Minerals 4th Quarter • Forces and Motion-Magnets; Electrically charged objects • Energy Conservation and Transfer-Energy has the ability to cause motion/create change.

17. Homework • Math homework helps build better understanding of concepts taught in the classroom. • Students should read at least 25 minutes per night. • Wordly Wise (over two weeks) • Online sites: TenMarks, Haiku, Studies Weekly, Discovery Education, Envision Math Book, StoryWorks • Each student is responsible for making up assignments when absent from school. • Students are not allowed to come back to the classroom if they forget their homework or call parents if they leave it at home.

18. Grading Scale 100-90=A Excellent progress (Working independently, mastering content at a high level) 89-80=B Good progress (Working independently, above average content mastery) 79-70=C Satisfactory progress (Adequate/expected progress of grade level content)  69-60=D Slow progress (Below grade level and/or difficulty working independently)  59 and below=F Not meeting grade-level expectations (Unable to work independently) Grades are weighted as follows: Tests 35% Quizzes 25% Classwork 30% Participation 10%

19. Accessing Grades • Parents can access grades at any time using ParentPortal. • I will make every effort to enter grades weekly.

20. Testing/Assessments WSFCS students will be given benchmark assessments at the end of each quarter in reading and math. Students will take the Ready EOG in May/June.

21. Field Trips • Raleigh October 20 • In school “field trips” MOA October 26 and 27 • Hiddenite April 28 • Chaperones must be approved as a level 2 volunteer.

22. PowerSchool/Haiku • Powerschool/Haiku will be used for class information during second quarter. • Current websites will no longer exist.

23. Staying informed… • Weekly Update-Classroom News • MES E-News • Tuesday Packets-Graded Work • Parent Portal-Grades • Class Website/Haiku • ClassDojo • Conferences • Email: awmurray@wsfcs.k12.nc.us

24. Questions and Answers Thank you for coming out tonight!