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4th grade team: Meredith Teague, Jill Burtis, Stephanie Hines, Darin Holm, and Corrine Taylor

SWIM Expectations◦ Student created class rules the first week of school and are held

accountable for them all day Conduct/Effort

◦ We hold students to high expectations daily in conduct (behavior) and work effort in ALL classes Students are working toward an end of quarter celebration for good

conduct, effort, and HW completion PLEASE SIGN UP FOR DOJO with your child’s teacher

Homework◦ Reading for 30 minutes each night to practice reading

comprehension and reading fluency passage to practice comprehension (Monday-Thursday)

◦ Math problem(s)◦ Assignments are purposeful and should be completed with a high

level of effort

Fourth Grade/Lake Myra Basics

First bell is at 8:45 - students begin to arrive Final bell is at 9:15 – school day starts

Dismissal is at 3:45 Last buses go to bussing area around 4:15

Please try not to check students out early unless there is an appointment. We are still learning and working up to the last minute.

If your child is leaving school a different way than normal, please send a note.

Arrival and Dismissal

8:45-9:15 am – Arrival/Morning Work 9:15-9:30 am – Morning Meeting 9:30–10:15 am – Science 10:15-10:45 am – Team Time 10:45 – 11:50 am - Math 11:50am -12:35 pm – Specials 12:35 -1:05 – Lunch 1:05 -3:15 pm – Reading/Writing 3:15 – 3:45 pm - Recess 3:45 pm - Dismissal

4TH GRADE DAILY SCHEDULE

Literacy

We switch guided reading groups every quarter and align lessons with our literacy focus lessons.

We meet in two separate 20-30 minute groups to maximize on discussing reading in a small group setting.

Guided Reading◦ Leveled Groups◦ Fluid, changing groups◦ Meet 3-5 times week◦ Leveled book room is a

resource

Literacy Activities◦ Reader’s Response

journals◦ Weekly Word Work◦ Practice of weekly skills◦ Picture of the Day◦ Vocabulary skills

Writing

Practice makes better!!

Writer’s Workshop◦ Mini-lesson◦ Practice◦ Share◦ Write across subjects◦ Imaginative◦ Personal Narratives

Focus on writing small moments and using great description

Support At Home◦ Practice writing details –

DESCRIBE EVERYTHING◦ Write in complete

sentences◦ Punctuation◦ Capitalization

Math

We encourage students to bring home their math journals to assist with homework and to prepare for assessments.

Expressions Curriculum is a resource◦ Emphasizes skills and

problem solving◦ However…lots of new ways

to solve problems◦ Manipulatives◦ Pre and post assessments◦ SHOW ALL WORK FOR FULL

CREDIT!

Fourth Grade Expectations◦ LOTS of multiplication

and division! (Practice, practice, practice at home!)

◦ Fractions, decimals, probability

◦ Word Problem solving skills 8 Math Strategies will be

our primary focus when discussing problem solving

WE WILL HAVE A MATH NIGHT FOR PARENTS TO FOCUS ON CURRICULUM (STAY TUNED FOR A DATE)

Magnets and Electricity Rocks and Minerals Landforms Animal Studies

Vocabulary is a major part of science Fifth grade Science EOG – we are getting

them ready

Science

North Carolina - tied into Literacy and nonfiction units◦ Geography (look over maps with your child)

◦ History of each region◦ Culture of each region◦ Government and Economics

Social Studies

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