Fourth Grade Dual Language

• Parents please sign-in with your teacher.

• Please be sure to email us so we can forward you this Power Point presentation and add your address to our contacts list.

kohman@kyrene.org

msalasmurphy@kyrene.org

• We will begin the evening at 6:15 p.m.

Welcome!

¡Bienvenidos!

Ms. Ohman

I am excited to begin this fourth grade year with you and your child! I would like to share a little bit about myself. I am originally from Minnesota and moved to Arizona nine years ago.

I received my bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from St. Cloud State University and my master’s degree from Grand Canyon University. I am entering my tenth year of teaching. My experience lies in fourth grade along with one year in a first and second grade multiage classroom.

My family consists of my daughter Quinn, who is 8 months old, boyfriend Nate, and Rocko, our seven year old Pit-bull.

Maestra Salas Murphy

I was born in Sonora, Mexico where I attended elementary school and have now lived in the United States for over 30 years.

I received my Bachelor’s Degree from Northern Arizona University in Elementary Education and Spanish. I received my Master’s in Education, also from NAU, in Bilingual/Multicultural Education. I have been teaching for 21 years, all of which have been in Gilbert’s Dual Language Program. I am very excited to be a part of the Niños family this year and look forward to a challenging, yet engaging and productive year.

I am married and have a son, Esteban and a step-son, Nickolas. I love to listen to all types of music, go hiking (when the weather is nice), and spend time with my family watching movies, going places and doing fun things!

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4th

Grade Dual Language

Curriculum Night

I believe I will succeed.

My success depends on me!

Welcome

Class of 2027

Behavior Expectations

Students are expected to follow

the TRRFCC Choices Code of Conduct:

• Be Trustworthy

• Be Respectful

• Be Responsible

• Be Fair

• Be Caring

• Be a Good Citizen

Learning Expectations

Students are responsible for their

education by:

• Being on time and prepared for class.

• Being respectful of others, the environment

and materials, and the learning process.

• Being actively engaged in learning, including

participating in collaborative learning teams.

• Asking Questions!

Homework Expectations

Daily Math and Reading homework

Monthly reading calendar that needs to be

signed each night the student reads and

include the number of minutes read.

Technology –

Typing Agent

Dreambox

Ten Marks

Parent Communication

Open communication is key to the success of

your child’s education! We will communicate

with you via:

• Homework folder and agenda (to and from

school everyday)

• Friday Folder (red) & Weekly Newsletter

• Quarterly Report Cards

• Parent Teacher Conference (Fall and Spring)

• Emails, phone calls, and notes

Snacks

• Snacks- Healthy only!

Each child should bring his/her own snack

daily. *Class donations are always appreciated

so we can have snacks for every child.

• No Birthday Sweets.

• Students may bring water bottles (unflavored

water only).

Missing Assignments

• Absences – Please try to minimize absences!

• Missed work - marked as ‘Missing

Assignment’ and must be made up.

• If you know your child will be absent, please

contact us as soon as possible so we can

prepare work and materials for your child.

Report Cards

• Report Cards- Letter Grades this year!

Students must work hard to show what they

know.

• Grades can be accessed online…please

contact the district office if you have not

received login information.

• Fourth Grade is a big transition year!

Dual Language Component

• Two teachers: 1 Spanish, 1 English

• Students begin the day with their homeroom

teacher. They switch to the second classroom

in the middle of the instructional day

(approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes per

classroom – not counting specials and lunch).

• Each quarter the students switch homeroom

teachers.

Language of the Subject

• English Language Arts, Reading Interventions,

Writing, Math Interventions and Social

Studies are taught in English only.

• Spanish Language Arts, Spanish Writing,

Mathematics and Science are taught in

Spanish only.

In 4th grade reading and writing, students will learn…• to build important reading, writing, speaking,

and listening skills.

• to read more challenging literature, articles, and other sources of information and continue to grow their vocabulary.

• to clearly explain in detail what they have read by referring to details or information from the text.

• to organize their ideas in writing and develop topics with reasons, facts, details, and other information.

Activities in these areas will include:• Identifying the theme or main idea of a story,

play, or poem

• Comparing stories from different cultures

• Explaining how an author uses facts, details, and evidence to support their points

• Reading and understanding information presented in charts, graphs, timelines, and other illustrations

• Learning the rules of spoken and written English

Activities in these areas will include: (Cont.)• Learning and using new words, including words

related to specific subjects (such as science words)

• Writing stories with dialogue and descriptions of character’s actions, thoughts, and feelings

• Taking notes and organizing information from books, articles, and online sources to learn more about a topic

• Writing research or opinion papers over extended periods of time

What Your Child Will Be Learning in Grade 4 Mathematics

• Adding and subtracting whole numbers up to 1 million quickly and accurately

• Solving multi-step word problems, including problems involving measurement and converting measurements from larger to smaller units

• Multiplying and dividing multi-digit numbers

• Extending understanding of fractions by comparing the size of two fractions with different numerators (top numbers) and different denominators (bottom numbers)

• Creating equal fractions (3⁄4 = 3x2⁄4x2 = 6⁄8)

• Comparing decimals and fractions using the symbols > (more than), = (equal to), and < (less than)

What Your Child Will Be Learning in Grade 4 Mathematics (Cont.)

• Adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator

• Building fractions from smaller fractions (3⁄8 = 1⁄8+1⁄8+1⁄8)

• Connecting addition and subtraction of whole numbers to multiplying fractions by whole numbers

• Measuring and decomposing angles

• Representing and interpreting data

• Converting fractions with denominators of 10 or 100 into decimals

• Locating decimals on a number line

To find the area of this rectangle, students can first break it down into three parts. The length of each part can then be multiplied by the width of 18. 18(600 + 40 + 9) = 18 X 600 + 18 X 40 + 18 X 9

Students use the concepts of area and place value as strategies to multiply multi-digit numbers. Students will explore a variety of strategies to deepen their understanding of multiplication.

Students learn that 649 X 18 is also equal to:

(649 X 10) + (649 X 8).

649

X 18

649 X 10 = 6490

+ 649 X 8 = 5192

11,682

Students will use the number line to break fractions into smaller fractions and to show that 2/6 = 1/3

Understanding and creating equal fractions will prepare students for the next step: adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators.

New Assessments for 2014-2015• The AIMS test, which is not aligned to the existing standards,

was used for the last time in Spring 2014.

• Arizona State Board of Education is devoted to the selection of a rigorous assessment to measure student learning and inform the State’s accountability measures.

• The State Board of Education’s final selection and adoption of a new statewide English language arts and mathematics achievement assessment is expected to occur in early October, 2014.

• This new statewide achievement assessment will be aligned to Arizona’s College and Career Ready Standards and will be administered beginning in the spring of 2015.

Sample Test Question

Sample Test Question

Social Studies and Science

• Social Studies: Geography, Economics, and

Arizona History

• Science:

• Hands on learning and experiments

• Properties of Water, Weather and Climate,

Animal Classification, Magnets and

Electricity, Natural Resources

• Health education

• Emphasis on problem solving, scientific

process, and vocabulary development

• Introduction to Engineering is Elementary

State Standards

Contact Information

(480) 541-4600

• Ms. Ohman: kohman@kyrene.org

• Maestra Salas Murphy:

msalasmurphy@kyrene.org

Thank you for coming!

¡Gracias por venir!