When you come in please Have a seat

When you come in, please… *Have a seat at your child’s desk *Dig around to find a sharpened pencil (there are extras in the blue bin on the desk in the front of the room!) *Fill out the blue quiz sheet and leave it for your child to grade in the morning. If you’d like, you can also write them a note on the green sheet.

Time 8: 40 – 9: 20 – 10: 20 – 11: 00 Subject Arrival, Morning Work, Morning Meeting Mathematics Reading 11: 00 – 11: 50 – 12: 50 – 1: 35 Lunch and Recess Reader’s Workshop/Writing Science/Social Studies 1: 35 – 2: 20 – 3: 10 – 3: 20 Specials Flex Block Pack-up and Dismissal

*Focus on positive reinforcement *Respect grid recognizes positive choices *Think Sheet = stop and think *Fun Friday incentive for good behavior choices at the end of each week

*Students are evaluated using the district rubric * 4: Depth of understanding * 3: Consistent understanding (grade level work) * 2: Initial understanding * 1: Difficulty understanding *Numbers may not change throughout the year; expectations and skill difficulty increase. *Some standards will not be scored during every marking period.

Unit 1 September 10 – October 5 Problem Solving with Measurement

Unit 2 October 9 – November 30 Multiplication and Division Patterns with Place Value Understanding

Unit 3 December 3 – February 1 Multi-Digit Whole Number Computation

Unit 4 February 4 – March 14 Comparing Fractions and Understanding Decimal Notation

Unit 5 March 18 – May 3 Building Understanding of Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication of Fractions

Unit 6 May 6 – June 7 Geometry

Math Facts

*Features of fiction and nonfiction text *Drawing conclusions *Identifying theme *Summarizing *Main ideas and details *Mythology *Writing with purpose (narrative, expository, persuasive) *Editing and revision of written work *Research methods *Word processing of finished work

IRLA = Independent Reading Level Assessment *Student’s color level is the highest grade level he or she can read, understand, and enjoy without help *Grade-level for fourth grade is black *Focus for many students will be on building academic vocabulary and comprehension *Shift from “learning to read” to “reading to learn” *Materials will be sent home to help families support developing readers.

*Students conference with teacher to select “good-fit” books, either fiction or nonfiction *Students should complete an average of one book per week *The same book should be read at school and at home!

Grade 4 Science Curriculum: * Earth’s Systems * Wave Energy * Plant and Animal Adaptations * The Scientific Method Grade 4 Social Studies Curriculum : * Connecticut State History * Mapping and Regions * Foundations of Government * Basic Economics

*Minimal homework each night *Spelling contract due Fridays (20 points) *Assignment planner

*Past fourth-grade field trips have included: *Old State House *Connecticut State Capitol Building *Connecticut Science Center *Mahan Planetarium at Sheehan High School *Nutmeg Book Author Visit at Lyman Hall High School *Eli Whitney Museum (at Mary Fritz Elementary School)