Mrs Rhodes Fourth Grade Welcome Parents 2020 2021

Mrs. Rhodes Fourth Grade Welcome Parents! 2020 -2021 School Year

About Mrs. Rhodes • Masters of Education from University Of Bridgeport • Bachelors of Arts in English from Hampton University • Certification in Remedial Reading for Grades K-12 • 13 th year of teaching • Received the Outstanding Teacher Award 2017 • My hobbies include shopping, spending time with my family, and friends.

Daily Routine » In-Person Learners enter the room 8: 25 am -8: 55 am » Remote Learners enter the “lobby” at 8: 55 am (Morning Meeting begins at 9: 00 am) » Attendance will be taken at 9: 05 am each morning. » 9: 10 am- Morning Announcements » 9: 15 am- 9: 30 am Morning Work Review » 9: 30 - Literacy/Writing » 10: 30 -Mask Breaks/ Lavatory » 11: 30 Recess » 12: 00 pm Lunch » Remote Learners enter the “lobby” at 12: 25 pm (Afternoon Meeting begins at 12: 30 pm) » 12: 30 Math » 1: 00 Lavatory » 1: 30 Science/Social Studies » 2: 00 pm Dismissal

Classroom Charter • Rules/Class Charter • Students want to feel safe, loved, respected, and smart in Room 202. • We all promise to create an environment that will represent these traits.

Communication • Homework Planner – Assignment Notebooks are filled out in class for Homework – Parent/Guardian’s Signature: Please review and check that all work is completed before signing each night. • Email: jrhodes@bridgeportedu. net • Power School – Power School is an online grading program. It will give you the chance to check your child’s progress via the Internet. – Grades will be updated weekly. – Mid-Terms will be sent home during the middle of each quarter. – Report cards will be sent home at the end of each quarter.

Daily Homework Reading Log • All assignments are to be neat, properly set up, complete, and turned in on time. Homework is due the 11: 59 pm if it is posted on TEAMS. In-Person learners bring in the assignment the following morning. • Students will be required to read for 20 minutes each night and complete the reading log on TEAMS. • Assignments close a week after their due date. This means assignments will not be accepted after a week, unless specified by the teacher.

Weekly Homework • Friday Correspondence Journal: • Students will be required every Friday to write a quick letter to parents telling them about their week. • Parents are asked to write back to students. • The FCJ is graded using a 110 -point rubric. This rubric will be stapled each week to your child’s letter so they can see what areas they need improvement in when writing the next letter. • Many students look forward to hearing back from their parents or family members.

Grading Scale Math Grade A+ 100 - 97% A 96 – 93% A- 92 - 90% B+ 89 – 87% B 86 – 83% B- 82 – 80% C+ C CD+ D U Literacy Grade Writing Grade Homework 15% Homework 10% Classwork 15% Prompts 25% Test 40% Quiz 20% 79 – 77% 76 – 73% 72 – 70% 69 – 67% 66 – 65% 64 or less Science Grade Social Studies Grade Test 30% Classwork 30% Test 35% Quiz 30% Homework 30% Quiz 10% Classwork 10% Test 40% Spelling 10% FCJ 25% Classwork 10% Homework 10%

Reading • Wonders Reading Series • Focus on fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary Our Reading Block • Read Aloud or Shared Reading – Mini-lesson on skill or strategy using a read aloud or shared reading – Teaching students how to respond in writing – Building to sustain 20 minutes of reading – Students reading “Just Right” books at their desks

Reading Expectations Uses Reading Processes Effectively in Text at Fourth Grade or Higher Level – Uses text features and prior knowledge to generate questions and predict story events and content – Identifies a purpose for reading – Use a variety of word recognition strategies – Read with fluency and understanding in texts at appropriate difficulty levels Constructs Meaning From a Variety of Text at Fourth Grade or Higher Level – Compares and contrasts information – Identifies and explains the main idea and provides support from text – Summarizes and sequences information from text – Recognizes and discusses cause and effect relationships – Expresses and support responses to various types of texts Demonstrates Effective Reading Behavior – Reads, listens to, and discusses a variety of text for a variety of purposes (extend knowledge, build vocabulary, gather information)

Writing Expectations Focus: Topic Focuses writing on topic Organizes Ideas: Uses organizational pattern for narrative and expository Supports Topic With Details: • Develops, elaborates, & supports main idea • Writes supporting details that are specific & relevant • Uses precise and vivid words Uses Conventions: • Spells high frequency words correctly • Uses dialogue • Edits for conventions, sentence structure & handwriting Organizes to Communicate in Writing: • Uses various prewriting strategies (brainstorming, listing, mapping) • Writes a narrative piece that relates to an experience or tells a story • Write an expository piece that has a clear focus elaborated with many supporting ideas, facts, anecdotes or examples

Math • Greg Tang/Online Resources • • Algebraic Reasoning: Patterns and Functions Numerical and Proportional Reasoning Geometry and Measurement Working with Data: Probability and Statistics • Daily Questions and Spiral Review • Chapter Tests and Quizzes • • • Our Math Block Start with a short review of previous learning Summarize the learning objectives for students Present step‐by‐step instruction, with interspersed practice Offer Clear and detailed…explanations Provide all students with lots of corrective practice First teacher‐guided practice, independent practice, guided groups

Math Expectations • By the end of 4 th Grade, students will be able to: – Use place value with whole numbers to 100, 000 – Understand decimals involving tenths and hundredths – Compare and order fractions – Relate decimals to fractions – Add and subtract to solve meaningful problems involving whole numbers and decimals – Apply multiplication and division – Recall and apply multiplication facts through 12 x 12 – Estimate to determine reasonable results – Understand patterns in multiplication and division – Describe the relationship between two sets of related data – Solve problems involving elapsed time – Collect, organize, display, and interpret sets of data – Apply mathematics to solve problems connected to everyday experiences and activities in and outside of school – Relate informal language to mathematical language and symbols – Justify why an answer is reasonable and explain the solution process

Science • • • Online Textbook Technology Inquiry-based Science Interactive Notebook Four Quarters: – – – The Design Process Electricity and Magnetism Force and Motion Land Water Ecosystems

Social Studies • Social Studies Text; Chapter and Picture Books • Hands-on project learning • Four Quarters: – – Building Community Geography Regional Studies State History

2020 -2021 Specials Schedule Time M T W Th. F 8: 35 -8: 55 Breakfast Breakfast 9: 15 -9: 45 9: 50 -10: 20 P. E. 10: 25 -10: 55 Computer 11: 00 -11: 35 P. E. Art 11: 35 -12: 05 12: 10 -12: 40 Lunch 1: 20 -1: 50 Computers Music Media 1: 50 -2: 15 Dismissal Lunch Dismissal 12: 45 -1: 15

Online Learners: Please arrive in the “lobby” by 8: 55 am each learning day. The morning will begin at 9: 00 am Please arrive in the “lobby” by 12: 25 pm. The meeting will start at 12: 30 pm. Your microphone should be muted. Cameras should ALWAYS be on.

In-Person Learners Please make sure your devices are charged and brought to school each day!

Let’s have a great year!