NORTH ALLEGHENY SCHOOL DISTRICT Preparing all students for

NORTH ALLEGHENY SCHOOL DISTRICT Preparing all students for success in a changing world Bradford Woods Curriculum Night

WELCOME 4 TH GRADE CURRICULUM NIGHT

FOURTH GRADE TEACHERS Mrs. Twidwell– 4 A Mr. Lundy – 4 B Mrs. Marshalek – 4 C

MRS. TWIDWELL

MRS. MARSHALEK

MR. LUNDY

MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM GO MATH! will be our textbook series. Instruction will focus on inquiry-based methodology. Problem solving will be emphasized in all units. All Pennsylvania Core Standards for Mathematics will be addressed. Each student will receive “mini-books” for all units. Students can write in their consumable books. There are online resources that can be used at home for additional practice and reinforcement.

Reflex Math ● Automaticity of basic math facts is important to form the building blocks for higher-level math concepts. ● Students will use Reflex Math on their i. Pad for basic math fact practice. ○ Reflex Math incorporates games at every level to help students quickly gain math fact fluency and confidence. ● Rocket Math “Two-minute timings” will still be used for assessments. ○ Rocket Math materials may still be used as a supplement to Reflex Math at individual teacher discretion.

MATH PLACEMENT CRITERIA ITBS (Iowa) Test Scores End of Book Test Teacher Attribute Basic Facts Both the total points and number of students determine the grouping. The difference between M 3 and M 4 is the pace and/or depth of the curriculum.

MATH GROUPING (GRADES 3, 4, 5) M 4 Students will study each concept in great depth using a variety of enrichment activities. Challenge activities will be implemented. th grade; Ms. Janardhanan – th (Mr. Lundy - 4 5 grade) M 3 Students will study each concept, using a variety of remediation and/or enrichment activities, based on the needs of the students. Pacing will also reflect the needs of the students. (Mrs. Twidwell, Mrs. Marshalek, Mrs. Dunmire –th 4 grade) All students will receive the same curriculum per grade level.

ELA HARCOURT STORYTOWN The Storytown series focuses on explicit, systematic instruction with a spiraled review of key skills. Student experience many opportunities for practice and the application of concepts. In addition, a series of leveled activities and resource materials exist to meet the varied needs of learners. Sample skills that are developed through these resources include: Various types of literature (Main and Paired Selections) Robust Vocabulary (weekly quiz) Comprehension (Focus Skills and Focus Strategies) Fluency, Accuracy, and Reading Rate Grammar and Writing Use of Dictionary and Reference Sources (on-line)

TEXT DEPENDENT ANALYSIS (TDA) Require students to provide evidence from the text and to draw inferences based on what the text says in order to support an analysis.

BOOK REPORT Ipad Project – Information rubric will be given to the students App of their choice Project completed at home

SPELLING Harcourt Spelling will drive spelling instruction Weekly Unit (on teacher web pages) Weekly homework due on Thursday, and test on Friday Cursive practice for homework only

SOCIAL STUDIES KIDS DISCOVER AMERICAN STATES AND REGIONS

• • Magazines for each content Packet completed in class Test / Quiz Projects

SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT Geography US Landscapes Climate Conservation Pre-Columbian People of American Northeast Southeast Midwest Southwest West How Americans Live How Government Works Inventions Our North American Neighbors

SCIENCE Four Science Units Life Science Earth Science Physical Science Space and Technology ▪ ▪ ▪ Experiments Quizzes and tests - Study guides; study skills; essay questions Research projects (Power Point, Ipad Project) On-line book Make-up Work (clear expectations) Pull-outs and absences

T-SHIRT PROJECT ❏Please complete and return the form (on student desk) ❏Youth and adult sizes are available ❏Cost - $10 ❏Volunteer opportunity and donations (details coming later)

DISTRICT TESTS ITBS - Iowa Test of Basic Skills January – January 7 – 10, 2019 PSSA – Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (ELA, Mathematics, Science) ELA – April 15 - 26, 2019 Math / Science – April 29 – May 3, 2019

FOCUS 2020 PRE-LOADED ELEMENTARY APPS ▪ Apple Clips ▪ Apple i. Books ▪ Do Ink ▪ HMH Player ▪ ▪ ▪ Apple Keynote Apple Numbers Apple Pages Book Creator – content areas Explain Everything - Science Google Classroom - material ▪ Google Drive ▪ Google Sheets ▪ Google Slides JAMF Self-Service App Mail App Nearpod Newsela – WIN Notability - daily QR Code Reader by Scan ▪ Quizlet – review activities ▪ Socrative ▪ Sprk Lightning Lab

IPAD PROJECTS Explain Everything - Electricity Project Affixes Book of Prefixes and Suffixes Book Creator - Planet Project Other multimedia presentations

ASSIGNMENT BOOK DAILY ASSIGNMENT BOARD ASSIGNMENTS ARE POSTED ON TEACHER WEB PAGE

HOMEWORK AND BEHAVIOR PROCEDURES Homework - requests (per handbook) - Communication with parents after three missed assignments (email, phone call or note home) - Points for completion of homework - Missed homework – recorded using QR code Behavior - Scan per misbehavior – completion of behavior report form - Two scans in one day will prompt an email/phone call home - Five scans in one week will prompt an email/phone call home

ELECTRONIC GRADE BOOK (TYLER) AND REPORT CARDS Four grading periods (nine weeks) On-line report cards with Tyler ➢Link to NA web page www. northallegheny. org and click on the link ➢https: //grades. northallegheny. org

Accessing Online Resources Online resources for students in 1 st through 5 th grades can be accessed directly from your child’s District i. Pad, or from your home computer or mobile device.

From your child’s i. Pad, select the Tiger. ID icon to open the Tiger. ID login portal. Note: The Tiger. ID icon may be in a different location than shown, but should be on the homescreen.

Login to the Tiger. ID Portal using your child’s Tiger. ID and Password. Enter Tiger. ID Username Enter Tiger. ID Password (Please note that both screens are very similar. )

Select an icon for the desired resource. Please note, your child’s screen may not look exactly like this one. The icons will vary depending on the grade and resources available to your child. Social Studies Storytown* and GO Math! Reflex Math *Storytown materials are not viewable on an i. Pad.

Select an icon for the desired resource. Please note, your child’s screen may not look exactly like this one. It will be similar. Google Classroom Google Drive

From a home laptop or mobile device , open Chrome (or Safari if using a Mac) and type https: //login. northallegheny. org in the browser. Open the Chrome browser (Or Safari if using a Mac. )

Navigation of the North Allegheny and BWE web page www. northallegheny. org Click on Bradford Woods Elementary and then Quick Links to find information on a variety of topics.

CLEARANCES Get Cleared – Volunteer http: //www. northallegheny. org/domain/1964

COMMUNICATION E-mail atwidwell@northallegheny. org bmarshalek@northallegheny. org rlundy@northallegheny. org Written note * must send note or email when absent Message through office • 724 -935 -5081

▪ Our Power Point Presentation will be available on our web pages. ▪ Feel free to visit your child’s classroom.