Back-To-School/Open House- 4th Grade Lesliean Aponte, Carolina Bermudez, Theresa Early, Tara Fleck,

Jeanne Gates, Stacy Gernatt, Chris Jelinek, Eva Strnad, Megan

Toland, Lindsay Wheeler

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Big transition from 3rd Grade

Holding the students accountable

High expectations

Working towards independence and

less teacher questions

Parent support at home for

responsibility – encourage ownership

and organization…we are a team!

Reading: Guided reading, Making Meaning (focused mini- lessons), Individualized Daily Reading (IDR) with reading responses, MyOn

Word study (related to spelling): word work within reading workshop, discussions within guided reading (Grading: How are they spelling within their writing?)

Writing: The Writing Process, writer’s notebooks, student self-assessment, and teacher assessment writing rubrics, google app comments

Social Studies: SOL Year

• Virginia studies all year

•Interactive Notebooks

•Chapter Tests by Unit: Study information from

notebooks & study guides that come one week

before the test – keep and use to study for SOL!

•Beginning to incorporate Project Based

Assessments

•Individual/Group Projects

•Jamestown and Camp Flintlock

- Homework at least twice a week except Fridays (until SOL review) –important to continue practicing math facts throughout the school year

- Unit Tests and exit tickets - Differentiation (all levels being taught) –

Workshop model - guided math, Smartboard use, movement throughout classroom, self-discovery, discussion, think pair share, journal reflections, number talks, games

Math: SOL Year

Science/Health

•VA Ecosystems; Weather and Beyond; Just Do It!

including Forces of Motion, Solar System, and Plants;

Magnetism and Electricity - Lots of fun experiments!

•Personal & Community, Injury Violence &

Prevention, Human Growth and Development,

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs, Emotional and

Social Health

•Class Work (Individual and Groups)

•Projects (Done in class)

4,3,2,1grading scale Standards based grading and

progress reports

Tests (One week in advance) Project based assessments Quizzes Exit tickets Reading Responses Writing Class Work Effort grades = classroom participation

and homework

Class Expectations

Positive Behavior Approach

Logical consequences/individual

behavior systems if needed

Birthdays: 24-hour notice for treats please…please check with your child’s classroom teacher for allergies to be aware of

Medication – the clinic is open during open house today and tomorrow to check in any medications

Volunteering: Wednesday Folders, Field Trips, Party Helpers, Camp Flintlock – November 30th

Field Trips: Kennedy Center, Jamestown, and possibly more to come!

Strings Enrichment/AAP

Attendance – please call or email the attendance line for absences by 9:15 AM▪ 703-426-3737

▪ Laurelridgees.attendance@fcps.edu

Students are responsible for talking to their teacher about any missed work due to absences.

Please inform teachers and the school about extended absences. Please encourage your student to advocate for themselves to get their missing work.

Assignment Notebooks

Homework folders

Generally math and reading

40 minutes and STOP!

Beneficial websites can be used

for extra practice (Khan

Academy and Sheppard

Software)

E-mail Weekly newsletters (via email) Notes Phone Calls Wednesday Folders 24/7 (Blackboard) Site –

www.fcps.edu(please make sure you have a SIS account!)