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Parent Orientation Fourth Grade

“FABULOUS”FOURTH GRADE TEAM

• Ms. Lentz- Team Leader – ELA/Social Studies

• Ms. DeFreitas – ELA/ Social Studies• Ms. Flynn- Math/Science/Spelling• Ms. Gonzalez – ELA/Social Studies• Ms. Morgan- Math/ Science/Spelling• Ms. Shea – ELA/Social Studies• Ms. Strong- Math/Science/Spelling• Ms. Suhrer – Math/Science/Spelling• Ms. Carrington – ELA/ Social Studies

THINGS TO KNOW

About fourth grade

Parent Communication 

Planner      *  Students are expected to write homework in every class     *  Please sign every night     * Card will be marked if planner is not signed  Email    * See business card for email address    Conduct Card    * Please sign every Tuesday and return to school

Wiki*Coming soon. Your teacher will give you information about this as the year progresses.

Tuesday Folder     *  Important information will be sent home every Tuesday, including grades and school news     *  Please review and return empty folder on Wednesday  Progress Reports/ Report Cards     * 6 week grading period     * Progress report sent home 3 weeks into the grading period     * Please sign progress and report cards and return to school

Homework 

Spelling M, T, and W homework Thurs - study for test

Math M, T, and W - reinforce skills learned in class Thurs. - fast facts

Reading Reading Log- weekly reading log with reflective questions

Social Studies, Science, Writing, Language Homework as needed

Homework Policy 

If homework is incomplete or not returned when it is due, the teacher will impose the following consequence(s):

• Day one, missing or incomplete:  -10 points, mark on conduct card, recess ELT (Extended Learning Time) • Day two, missing or incomplete: -20 points, mark on conduct card, recess ELT • Day three, missing or incomplete: -30 points, mark on conduct card, recess ELT • Day four: Child will be assigned a morning ELT.

Grading

• Daily class work, quizzes, at home projects

• Counted once in grade book at 90%

• Tests, in-class projects• Counted twice in grade book at 90%

• Homework, fast facts, some in-class activities

• Counted once at 10%

• Rubrics may be used • Some assignments may be counted

in multiple subject areas

Redo/Re-gradeKaty ISD’s new policies

• What is a Major Grade? What is a Major Test Grade?

• Students will be allowed to redo a major test (counted twice) if they fail with a grade below 70.

• Both failing and retake grade will be averaged for a maximum grade of 70.

• Students will not have the opportunity to retake a daily major grade that they have failed.

• Students who have been absent have one day to complete their assignments for each day they were absent.

A Little

Something about Curriculum

Reading

• STAAR Test – April 25th • Summarization• Fact/Opinion• Cause/Effect• Drawing Conclusions• Reading a variety of genres• Novel Units• Reading Log • Reading Response Journal

Language

• STAAR TEST – March 27 AND 28• Six Traits

– Voice,Ideas, Sentence Fluency, Word Choice

– Conventions• Journal Writing across curriculum• Randi Whitney• Grammar• Expository Writing

Social Studies

• TEXAS HISTORY • Texas Native Americans• Texas Revolution• The Battle of the Alamo• Texas Statehood

Spelling

• Spelling program is coming soon!• Katy will no longer have dictation tests.

Math • STAAR TEST- April 24th • Exemplars -Problem Solving- multiple step

problems• Multiplication- Must know facts thru 12• Long division• Place Value• Fractions• Elapsed Time & Measurement

Metric/Standard• Geometry• You can access the math textbook on katyis

d.org

Science

• SCIENCE VOCABULARY • Water Cycle and Weather• Human Body• Natural Resources• Weathering and Erosion• Mixtures and Solutions• Matter and Energy• Adaptations

Project GLAD

• Created by Orange County Department of Public Education

• A language rich program designed to target student learning and enhance long term memory through the use of visual input and chunking of information.

• Provides seamless integration of subjects with high student involvement.

Lunch/Snacks

• Students may bring a snack each day to eat during class and a water bottle.

• Changes in cafeteria policy:– General Account may be used to purchase meals or

ala carte items.– Meal Account can be used only to purchase one meal

per serving period with no ala carte items. – *Checks must be noted as “meal account only,”

otherwise money will be applied to general account.*– Parents may now use the MealPayPlus prepayment

system with credit or debit cards. Please note, a 4.75% fee per transaction will be assessed.

Parent Conferences

Will begin the 2nd six weeks.

Your child’s homeroom teacher will send home information at a later

date.

Thank you forcoming

tonight!!!

We appreciate your support!!