Putting the Pieces Together 4 th Grade Curriculum

“Putting the Pieces Together” 4 th Grade Curriculum Night Bernadette Marshalek 4 A Kelly Natale 4 B SLIDESMANIA. COM Bradford Woods Elementary School September 15, 2020

Welcome Back to School! Mrs. Marshalek Mrs. Natale SLIDESMANIA. COM

A Few Pieces of the Puzzle ● ● Technology Health & Safety Mrs. Marshalek i. Pad Blackboard Notability Collaborate ● Masks ● Social distance ● Cohorts ● Math ● Science ● Social Studies Mrs. Natale ● ● ● Reading Spelling Grammar Writing Vocabulary SLIDESMANIA. COM

Blackboard & Live Lessons ● Weekly Agenda = “What is my child doing today/this week? ” ● Subject Content Folders = find class/homework assignments here ● Parent connections = newsletters, book orders, and forms ● Link on NA home page to navigate Blackboard “Parent View of Blackboard” ● BB Collaborate began on Monday and we will continue with “live time” moving forward; prepared to provide full online instruction if needed in the future; refer to the student schedule for times to “JOIN” SLIDESMANIA. COM ● Connect to homeroom Collaborate by 9: 10 for Daily Attendance.

Please make sure that your microphone is on mute when you enter. Make sure your video camera is on and your face is visible. Plug in your headphones/earbuds to reduce background noise. Make sure you have a flat surface that you can write on. We are not currently using the chat box. Come prepared to class with whatever materials are needed.

Technology Tips ● Use patience and give grace ● Refer to “ 4 th Grade i. Pad Bootcamp” for information on apps, logins, email, etc ● Charge the i. Pad every night ● Complete software updates at home ● Use only for school work ● Keep earbuds handy ● Use email to contact your teacher about curriculum issues SLIDESMANIA. COM ● Contact the Help desk for i. Pad connection or technology issues # 412 -369 -5849

Health and Safety Reminders ● ● ● Hand washing Masks Cleaning of classrooms No switching classes Cohorts with small class size Social distancing SLIDESMANIA. COM The District is following the guidelines created by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for both reopening our schools and, if need be, closing specific buildings. If 2 -4 students or staff members in a building test positive for COVID-19 over a 14 -day period, a school may be forced to move to remote learning for 3 -7 days to stop the spread of the virus. While cases of COVID-19 remain low in Allegheny County, the District is monitoring the spread of positive cases within our community. We are taking every precaution we can to ensure that our students return to and stay in school.

Math GO MATH! (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) • Instruction will focus on inquiry-based methodology • Problem solving will be emphasized in all units • All Pennsylvania Core Standards for Math will be addressed • Student will receive “mini-books” for all chapters. Students write in these consumable books. The books are available on-line as well. • Online resources for all lessons include warm-ups, guided lessons, independent work, quick lesson checks, homework, and assessments SLIDESMANIA. COM • WORK IS DONE IN HARD COPY BOOK and on paper unless otherwise directed.

Math Programs or Apps Reflex Math Study Island The Reflex app helps to master math facts through daily practice on their Ipad. Study Island combines rigorous content customized to Go. Math chapters and state standards. SLIDESMANIA. COM Math teacher for 4 A and 4 B - Ms.

SCIENCE (1 st Nine Weeks) Four Science Units • Life Science • Earth Science • Physical Science • Space and Technology ▪ ▪ ▪ Experiments (Scientific Method) Work is done in paper packet Quizzes and tests - Study guides; study skills; essay questions Research projects (Power Point, Ipad Project) NO on-line book; Must bring to and from school SLIDESMANIA. COM Science teacher - Mrs. Marshalek 4 A and 4 B

SOCIAL STUDIES KIDS DISCOVER AMERICAN STATES AND REGIONS (2 nd Nine Weeks) ● Consumable books/magazine for each chapter (module) ● On-line book available in Tiger. ID SLIDESMANIA. COM

Geography SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT Regions: �Northeast �Southeast �Midwest �Southwest �West States, abbreviations and capitals SLIDESMANIA. COM Social Studies teacher for 4 A and 4 B - Ms. Marshalek

English Language Arts Reading - Vocabulary - English/Grammar - Spelling Writing SLIDESMANIA. COM

ELA with Mrs. Natale SLIDESMANIA. COM NEW ELA Program this year… HMH ‘Into Reading’

My Book & Student Work Your child needs to bring this book to and from school. It is consumable. Students will be writing in it. SLIDESMANIA. COM

ELA Modules at a Glance Typical Module I. There are 6 modules throughout the school year. a. each module is 5 “weeks” (1. )each “week” is about 6 days Week 1: “Module 1 Week 1” Week 2: “Module 1 Week 2” Week 3: “Module 1 Week 3” Week 4: Module assessment Week 5: Writing Focus SLIDESMANIA. COM

ELA Folders on Bb 1. Find “My Classes”. 2. Click and use “Reading” ONLY. This includes spelling, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension 3. Click “Class Content”. 4. Click “Module 1: What Makes U Who We Are? ” 5. Click “Week 1”. SLIDESMANIA. COM 6. Click “Lesson 1”. 7. Choose spelling , vocabulary, comprehension, or grammar.

ELA Components Grammar ○ Grammar packets are to completed in paper/pencil or Notability. Vocabulary ○ ○ ○ Writing ○ ○ Generative Vocabulary - prefixes, suffixes, Greek/Latin Roots Academic Vocabulary - no official weekly test but application Vocabulary Skills (context clues, multiple meaning words, etc. ) Formal writing lessons are in week 5. Journals and Written Responses Spelling ○ Each list and test will have 16 basic words, 2 review words, and 2 Mastery High Frequency Words. SLIDESMANIA. COM ○ Spelling homework = Tic. Tac. Toe Choice Board; completed in pencil ○ Written test will be completed in class; in cursive

Reading Comprehension ● Strategy and skill development-”what effective readers do” ● Lots of opportunities to respond in writing”getting the thinking on paper” ● Tests will include both cold reads and/or story assessments. SLIDESMANIA. COM ● Module Assessments for every module. ○ lengthy ○ cold reads ○ Include grammar questions

Study Guides SLIDESMANIA. COM

Assessments ■ Will be both online and paper/pencil ■ Will be expected to be completed independently ■ Test date will rotate days SLIDESMANIA. COM

Homework ● Let your child “give it a go” and then support ● Turned in on time ● Could be paper or online ● Math homework EVERY night ● Will be assigned through Blackboard ● Check the assignment book SLIDESMANIA. COM

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 or https: //grades. northallegheny. org SLIDESMANIA. COM

Contact the Teacher ● E-mails bmarshalek@northallegheny. org knatale@northallegheny. org ● Written note Must send note or email when absent. PLEASE send pickup notes to the homeroom teacher. Copy Marlene Hunter on email notes. mhunter@northallegheny. org ● Message through office 724 -935 -5081 SLIDESMANIA. COM Technology related questions-Contact the NA Help Desk 412 -3695849

Specials, Orchestra, Band, Other Mr. Klicker - Band dklicker@northallegheny. org Mrs. Semanco - Orchestra csemanco@northallegheny. org Mr. Schmidt - Music sschmidt@northallegheny. org Mr. Prosenjak - Speech jprosenjak@northallegheny. org Please click the link in the Chat Box or refer to the email sent earlier with the links to their virtual meetings. They can be reached by email as well. SLIDESMANIA. COM

Thank you! SLIDESMANIA. COM