th 4 Grade Curriculum Night 2019 Hembree Springs

th 4 Grade Curriculum Night 2019 Hembree Springs Elementary August 27, 2019

ABOUT MS. WALKER

Home/School Communication Send a note with your child for: Change of transportation and illness Notes MUST be signed and dated; no e-mails, please Like “Hembree Springs Elementary” on Facebook

Agenda Homework & Test reminders will be written in their agendas. It is the student’s responsibility to write in their agenda. Please sign and check for notes!

Organization Each student has a binder and a set of subject notebooks in which to keep all assignments and handouts. Homework Nightly homework is to read for 20 minutes and practice math skills (multiplication) i. Ready math and reading are available through Classlink (formerly Launchpad) From time to time a worksheet, project, or other assignment may be made Friday Folders Graded papers will be sent every other week. General flyers will be sent home weekly in the Friday Folder.

Snack and Lunch Children can eat snack anytime Please no cookies and candy Water only, no juice or Gatorade etc. All lunch money must be in an envelope or baggie labeled: Your Child’s Name, 4 th Grade Birthday treats Please contact your child’s teacher at least 2 days in advance with the snack you plan to bring/send in during lunch in case of dietary restrictions.

Daily Schedule 7: 50 -9: 00 9: 05 – 9: 35 9: 40 – 11: 35 11: 39 -12: 09 12: 15 – 12: 55 – 1: 25 1: 30 -2: 15 Math Hawks Nest Reading/English/Language Arts Lunch Science/Social Studies* Recess Specials *Science and Social Studies are on a two-three week rotation.

Grading Formative Assessment 65% Summative Assessment 35% Summative Assessments include: unit tests and major projects (and a note will be included in the agenda when one is scheduled) Formative Assessments are all other assessments such as quizzes, classwork, etc.

Hembree Springs Recovery Procedure Our schoolwide procedure is that we will recover all failing grades to a maximum of 80% on tests. Students scoring below 70% will be offered remediation and recovery. Students who receive a grade between 70 -79 will have the opportunity to recover to an 80 upon request from the student or parent. Students will be given a minimum of one week for remediation and preparation before a recovery opportunity is given. Parents will be notified a minimum of one week in advance of the retest date. Parents have a maximum of 7 days to request a recovery after grade publication in the event the child receives a C.

Tickets Students earn Hawk Tickets during the school day for exhibiting the following behaviors around the building. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Be Helpful Accept Responsibility Work Together Be Kind Be Safe At the end of the month they will participate in a rewards day party with their grade level if they earned 10 tickets. If not we will work with the individual student to set a goal for the following month. You will be contacted if they did not achieve the desired amount of tickets. Best of the Nest Hembree Springs will recognize students for being “Best of the Nest. ” These students emulate the Hembree Springs motto by creating a culture of excellence. They are THE BEST OF THE NEST!

Reading Areas of Focus Fiction vs. Non-Fiction Focus on text structure vs. text features Dive deeper into the “How” and “Why” of character development and theme. Figurative Language Guided Reading and Reading Workshop Grammar Mini-Bites Parts of Speech Correct usage in writing Workshop Narrative Informational Persuasive/Opinion Projects are possible but students will know far in advance before they are due.

Math Curriculum Map Unit 1: Whole Numbers, Place Value and Rounding in Computation Unit 2: Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers Unit 3: Fraction Equivalents Unit 4: Operations with Fractions Unit 5: Fractions and Decimals Unit 6: Geometry Unit 7: Measurement

Standards of Mathematical Practice 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure. 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

Useful Math Websites www. aaamath. com This website has great instructional materials to explain concepts with examples. www. aplusmath. com Games, flash cards, homework helper, and worksheet can be found here www. illuminations. com Illuminations is an excellent website put together by the National Council for the Teaching of Mathematics (NCTM) for virtual manipulative activities www. mathplayground. com Math games, logic games, word problems, math videos can be found on mathplayground. com www. multiplication. com Multiplication puzzles, fact practice, songs and games www. coolmath. com Cool math contains games, puzzles, activities and more.

Science Units Unit 1: Water and Weather Unit 2: Solar System and Earth and Moon Unit 3: Light Unit 4: Sound Unit 5: Force and Motion Unit 6: Ecosystems and Energy

Social Studies Units Unit 1: The American Revolution Unit 2: The New Nation Unit 3: Westward Expansion Unit 4: The Civil War Unit 5: Reconstruction Unit 6: Personal Finance

Contact Information Email address: walkers 3@fultonschools. org Website: walkers 3. weebly. com

Thank you so much for coming to Curriculum Night! We are going to have a great year! #hembreehasheart