Curriculum Night 4th Grade 2021-2022

Curriculum Night4th Grade2021-2022

Mrs. Atterholt

Mrs. Bridges

Ms. Carr

Mrs. Clements

Ms. O'Connor

Mrs. Morgan

We want to personally thank you for supplying our classroom this year as well as donating items from

the “Wish List”. You all are “The Best” and we couldn’t do this without your support.

Fourth Grade Philosophy

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do

and I understand -Author unknown

Together, we believe that children learn

most efficiently in a comfortable

environment, through active learning, with

cross-curricular connections. We

incorporate these ideals into our daily

classroom lessons and routines.

Fourth Grade ProceduresGOAL: for students to become more independent & responsible

- Signed papers on Friday (every other week)- Life Binder- Tests and Projects- Dates written in agenda at least 3 days in

advanceHomework

-Written in agenda-Assigned daily (Monday – Thursday)- 20 minutes of reading each night-Homework should be completed in 40-60 minutes

Behavior ManagementStep 1: Verbal reminder

Step 2: Checkbook system

Step 3: Parent Contact- form of email or written note

Step 4: Office referral

Checkbooks- Students are recognized with good behavior by

receiving money in their checking account. Students get to spend

their money on bi-monthly reward coupons.

Alphabet Moves- Class behavior system

School-WideExpectations:

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

Be Safe

PBISPositive Behavioral Intervention and Supports

Great Gators and Gator Grams

Agendas

Please look in your child’s agenda every night. Homework will be written there,

along with other information you may need. Ex: Picture Day, Projects Due

Homework

Your child’s homework will come home each night in their homework life

binder. Please make sure your child puts it back in before they come to school.

Your child should read 20 minutes each night (Monday – Thursday).

Graded Papers

Graded Papers will be coming home on every other Friday. Please make sure

you sign progress sheet stapled in folder and return EVERYTHING on Monday.

-First Friday Folders will start September 10th

Home/School Communication

Handbook RemindersTransportation

-Please send a written note with any transportation changes. If you need to change transportation at the last minute, please call the front office.

Absences and tardiness

- Please email [email protected] and copy teachers when absent.

- If there is no email, the absence is unexcused.

- If your child is carpool and is tardy, YOU MUST walk your child in the school

Snacks

- Send in a healthy snack every day.

Birthdays

- Treats can be shared in the classroom, no invitations passed out at school

• Please make sure the snack is individualized/prepackaged for each student

Volunteering

- No volunteering opportunities at this time

Medication

-must be taken in clinic with a note.

If your child is absent from school, please submit an email

to [email protected] within five days of returning to

school.

Please include:

•Child's first and last name

•The absence date(s)

•Reason for absence(s) *attach doctor's note if applicable

Copy your child's homeroom teacher on the email as well. You can

monitor student attendance in your Campus Parent Portal account.

New Attendance Policy

Infinite Campus provides parents access to attendance records and grades. We highly recommend downloading the

Infinite Campus App.

An individual access code is needed for each child. If you

need your code, you can pick it up at the school’s front desk

by showing your photo ID.

Your child’s code will remain the same from year to year.

Infinite Campus

S.M.A.R.T.S.M.A.R.T. time (Students Moving Around

Teachers) is time allotted in the day to master

core concepts and elevate learning to the next

level. S.M.A.R.T. Time will occur from 7:45am to

8:15 daily. During this time students will be

engaged in independent reading. Students may

be working with other 4th grade

teachers/instructional support team members

based on their needs.

Your conference will be with your child’s homeroom

teacher. Math and ELA teachers will communicate

your child's progress with each other prior to your

meeting. All subject areas and behavior will be

shared with you during your conference.

Look for an email regarding scheduling

conferences later this fall!

Parent/Teacher Conferences

E-mail is the preferred method of contact.

If you have questions or concerns, always contact your child’s classroom teacher first.

If you have questions or concerns regarding a specific content area, please contact your child’s math or reading teacher.

Website- Current standards, educational links

LWE4thgradewebsite.weebly.com

Remind App- Please download the Remind App to get the most

current updates and reminders.

Contact

TechnologyWe use many platforms in 4th grade to enhance

student learning and engagement. Here are a few

of the important ones we utilize on a daily basis:

MathAt LWE, your child has been placed in a math class with a group matching

their academic level.

Curriculum includes:

Georgia Standards of Excellence

McGraw Hill MyMath book series

At home:

- practice to mastery (multiplication and division facts)

-check for completion and/or accuracy of work

-RACE stratety used in math and science

At School:

- explore multiple strategies and deepen concepts

MathMini-Lesson – introduce topic 10-20 minutes

M- Math with Teacher

Students meet with the teacher in a small group every other day to learn and review concepts studied or enrich concepts

A- At Your Seat

Students work independently to show their knowledge

T-Technology

Students use technology to remediate or enrich their learning

H-Hand On

Students work with partners or groups to collaborate on activities and games that support concepts studied

Math 4.1-4.2Unit 1- Whole Numbers, Place Value, and Rounding to the millions• Value vs Place Value

• Comparing and Ordering

• Rounding for estimation

• Fluently Add and Subtract within one step word problems

Unit 2- Multiplication and Division• Factors and Multiples

• Prime and Composite Numbers

• Fluently Multiply up to a 1 digit by 4-digit number

• Fluently Multiply a 2 digit by 2-digit number

• Fluently Divide 1-digit divisors into 4-digit dividends

• Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide within multi-step word problems

Unit 3- Fraction Equivalents• Create equivalent fractions with and without models

• Compare fractions with unlike denominators

Math 4.1-4.2Unit 4- Operation with Fractions• Convert improper fractions into mixed numbers

• Add and subtract fractions with like denominators

• Multiply fractions by a whole number

Unit 5- Fractions and Decimals• Relate a fraction to a decimal

• Compare and order decimal fractions

• Find decimal fractions on a number line

• Add decimal fractions with denominators of 10 and 100

Unit 6- Geometry• Recognize lines, rays, and angles within shapes

• Recognize types of triangles and quadrilaterals

• Recognize lines of symmetry

Unit 7- Measurement• Convert metric units and customary units within the same system

Math 5.1-5.2Unit 1- Order of Operations and Whole Numbers• PEMDAS and Expressions

• Powers of 10

• Fluenty multiply 2 digit by 3 digit numbers

• Fluenty divide 4 digit divisors by 2 digit dividends

Unit 2- Adding and Subtracting with Decimals• Place Value of decimal to the thousandths

• Fluently add and subtract decimals to the thousandths

Unit 3- Multiplying and Dividing with Decimals• Fluently multiply and divide decimals

• Multiply and divide decimals by powers of 10

Math 5.1-5.2Unit 4-All operations with Fractions• Fluently add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions with unlike

denominators

Unit 5- 2D Figures• Understand the heirarchy within triangles and quadrilaterals

Unit 6-Volume and Measurement• Find the volume for regular and irregular prisms

• Convert metric units and customary units within the same system

Unit 7-Geometry and the Coordinate Plane• Locate points on a coordinate plane

• Create patterns on function tables to create figures on coordinate

planes

Math 6.1-6.2

Unit 1: Number System Fluency

Unit 2: Rates and Ratios, proportional reasoning, using equivalent fractions

Unit 3: Expressions

Math 6.1-6.2

Unit 4: One step equations and inequalities

Unit 5: Area and Volume

Unit 6: Statistics

Unit 7: Rational explorations: numbers and opposites

ScienceUnits of Study:

Weather

• Water cycle

• Weather instruments

• Weather ForecastingSolar System

• Planets vs Stars

• Earth's rotation vs revolution

• Moon PhasesLight

• Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque objects

• Reflection vs Refraction vs AbsorptionSound

• Create an instrument to show pitch and volumeEcosystems

• Food Chains vs Food Webs

• Human and natural impacts on species

Forces and Motion

• Simple Machines

Reading• Students will build their comprehension

skills in both fiction and non-fiction text.

• Six-week units, alternating between literary and informational genres.

• Students will be engaged in teacher read-alouds, shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading.

• Students will participate in book clubs.

Read Alouds• The Tiger Rising (by Kate DiCamillo)

• Who is Neil Armstrong? (by Roberta

Edwards)

• George Washington's Socks (by Elvira

Woodruff)

• Storyworks Magazine articles and stories

Reading• Reading fluency

• Reading comprehension

• Vocabulary building

• Root Words and Affixes

• Context Clues

• Read at Lexile level that is challenging

• 4-5th grade Lexile: 770-980

Foster a love of reading!!

*Georgia Standards of Excellence

Fountas and PinnellLadder of Progress

Writing• Students write in three genres:

• Narrative

• Informational

• Opinion

• Heavy emphasis on using text evidence to

support ideas (Informational and Opinion)

• See website for tips/examples to support

writing growth at home

• Follow your child's writing progress through our

digital writing notebooks (in OneNote)

What is Writer’s Workshop?Writer’s workshop is an environment where students can acquire the

skills and confidence to see themselves as writers. Students are put in

charge and are actively involved in creating their own texts. The

writing workshop puts students on the spot and makes them

responsible for their writing.

What does it look like?I deliver instruction on a specific writing technique during a brief mini-

lesson. Then, students practice the technique during independent

writing time. We write every day and teachers conference regularly

with students to provide feedback for growth.

Independent

Work

35-40 minutes

Conferring

Writing/Reading

Guided Reading

Strategy Groups

Share

5-10 minutes

Mini-Lesson

5-10 minutes

Events Leading to American RevolutionActs of King George and Parliament, Boston

Massacre, Declaration of Independence

American RevolutionBattles of Lexington & Concord, Saratoga, Yorktown

Key Figures and Founders

A New NationConstitution, Bill of Rights, and Formation

of Government

Westward ExpansionOregon Trail, New States and Territories

Social Studies Units of Study

Industrial RevolutionCotton Gin, Steam Engine, Telegraph

Movements and Equal RightsSuffrage and Abolitionist Movements

Civil WarCauses, Battles of Fort Sumter, Bull Run, Vicksburg, and

Gettysburg, Key Figures

ReconstructionRebuilding and 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments

Personal FinanceCreating a budget

Social Studies Units of Study, Continued

Social Studies ResourcesGallopade

• Access through ClassLink (in Social

Studies folder)

• Digital version of workbook

• Interactive tools

School Bus Safety

Safety

Mental Health

Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs

Personal Health and Wellness

Eating Healthy

Violence Prevention

Health Education

Grade WeightsAll Subjects

Examples of Major Assignments: Unit Tests, Unit Projects, Quizzes – assignments with 3 or more standards

Examples of Minor Assignments: Quizzes, projects, check-ins –assignments with 1-2 standards involved

Major Grades- 60%

Minor Grades- 40%

NEW Recovery Policy

Students will only be able to recover 1 Major grade each 9 weeks.

Assignments eligible for recovery per subject area:- major assessment

- earned a 79% or below- can only earn up to a 79% on recovery

Have a wonderful evening!

Thank you for coming!

VisitorA volunteer includes any person (including parent/guardian) who leads or assists students other than their own in a classroom/school wide program/activity, chaperones a trip, reads to a student or group of students, assists with field day, etc. We truly appreciate each and every one of you who volunteers your time and efforts at LWE and we know you are a big part to the success of our students. If you plan to volunteer at any time

during the school year, you will need to complete the Online Volunteer Process prior to volunteering.

Please use the following link to complete the online volunteer process.

If you are just visiting the school (attending a parent/staff meeting, eating lunch with your child, signing your child in/out), you will still need to present your ID to the front desk and obtain a visitor badge.

Volunteer

https://www.fultonschools.org/volunteer