Curriculum Night 2012

Welcome to Fourth Grade!

8:30 - 9:15 DI Group/SuccessMaker 9:15 - 10:50 Block One10:55 - 11:40 Special Area11:45 - 12:30 DI

Group/SuccessMaker12:30 - 1:16 Staggered Lunch

Times/Dev. Play 1:20 - 2:50 Block Two 2:50 Dismissal

Daily Schedule

Planners/HomeworkStudents record all homework and important

dates/reminders in their plannerHomework is an extension of the learning

experiences children have during the instructional day.

Record page numbers read nightlyPlease sign planners nightlyPlease NEVER sign a blank planner

Student Planners/Homework

Go home each Friday with important papers, reminders, Weekly Report

Sign Weekly Report and return it Monday mornings

Friday Folders

Weekly ReportWeekly Report

The activity fee covers the following:• Field Trips• Manners Luncheon• Lanyard Pins• Field Day/Epcot T-shirt• School Store items• Miscellaneous items

The $40 activity fee was due on Friday, September 7, 2012. You may pay in one check made payable to: Roberts Elementary School.

Activity Fee

Field TripsMuseum of Florida History TBA San Luis Mission TBA Blended Lives SpringEpcot May 10, 2012

Field Trips

• Friday, May 10, 2013

• Projected cost: $95 (students) $105 (chaperones)• Charter bus to Orlando• Ticket into park• T-shirt (adults); student shirt covered in Activity Fee

• Focus on extension of Science standards through exploration of Physical, Earth/Space, and Life Sciences exhibits; Additional extension of Social Studies standards

Epcot

DI—(Differentiated Instruction)Students receive 45 minutes of daily

enrichment or remediation within their DI group

Classes work in novel studies, direct instruction programs, writing support, etc

SM5— (SuccessMaker)Students attend the lab for 45 minutes dailyStudents are working to make “Adequate

Progress” in the areas of Reading and MathStudents work at their own pace

DI and SM5

Reading will consist of instruction using curriculum to meet your child’s needs. Programs include Imagine It!, Reading Mastery, Corrective Reading

Focus on practice in reading fluency and development of reading comprehension

• Test on an Imagine It! story every two weeks; Cold Reads

• Students should bring their book home or re-read the story online the night before the test.

• The spelling or vocabulary tests will be given on Friday. The spelling words are given on Monday in class. Mixture of vocabulary for stories and commonly misspelled words to enhance writing.

How can you help?• Please check your child’s planner and fox file each night for any

homework that may need to be completed. • Read with your child!

4th Grade Reading

New program—web-basedMore titles available for testsStudents will work toward individual goals

developed with reading teacherAdjusted goal for the first nine weeksMorning lab available for test-takingIncentives awarded at the end of each

semester for students meeting their goalsParents may view progress from home, but

tests may not be taken

Accelerated Reader

Variety of writing experiencesFinding a voicePlanning and developing ideasConventionsHow to help:

• Thinking/Brainstorming ideas

• Sharing

• Asking questions

4th Grade Writing Focus

Timed assessment now 60 minutes Planning Relevant development Conventions

Mode: Expository or Narrative

Score: U to 6/Two scorers/ 4.0

2012 FCAT Writing Prompts and Sample Essays

http://fcat.fldoe.org/writing-prompts.asp

FCAT 2.0 Writing: Feb 26,2013

Big Idea 1 – Quick recall of multiplication and division facts.

Big Idea 2 – Understanding of decimals and fractions.

Big Idea 3 – Understanding area and finding the area of two dimensional shapes.Supporting Idea 4 – Algebraic rules and patterns. Supporting Idea 5 – Geometry and Measurement.Supporting Idea 6 – Number Operations

Math Curriculum- GO MATH!

IN CLASSHands onGames that practice specific skillsGuided practiceIndependent practiceAT HOMETo do is to learnExplain itPractice Multiplication factsText available online

Math

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ScienceNature of Science

• The Practice of Science• The Characteristics of Science• The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses & Models

Earth Space Science• Earth Structures • Earth in Space in Time

Physical Science• Properties of Matter• Changes in Matter• Forms of Energy• Energy Transfer & Transformations • Motion of Objects

Life Science• Heredity & Reproduction• Interdependence

Every fourth grader will be required to complete a science fair project in the SPRING—date to be announced

We will complete a class science project and review all the steps to completing a project to be judged in the Science Fair

Science Fair packets and additional information will be sent home and available on the 4th grade website. There will also be a Science Fair informational meeting.

Emphasis on the application of the Scientific Method.

Science Fair

FLORIDA HISTORYIn addition we also study: - Celebrate Freedom Week - Constitution Day

- Civics Education - Black History & Women’s History Months

- San Luis Mission, Blended Lives, Museum of Florida History field trips are great experiences that bring Florida’s rich history to life.

Social Studies

Special Area Teachers

Check your child’s Weekly Report/PlannerTalk to your child about his or her

work/learningParent-Teacher Conferences—by academic

subject Stay informed—When in doubt, check it out!

Email/Phone callsTeam/Teacher websites—

http://www.roberts.leon.k12.fl.us

Importance of Home-School Connection

Thank you so much for coming!

Any questions?