Welcome to Welcome to Fourth Grade Fourth Grade Parent NightParent Night

Welcome to Welcome to Fourth Grade Fourth Grade Parent NightParent Night

General Information

• Be on time- we start class at 8:45 so children will miss their studies if they are late.

• Before your child leaves home, they should know how they will return home. You MUST write a note if transportation is different.

General Information

• Dress Code– Collared shirt or Lane shirt

• Navy Blue, White, Light Pink, Burgundy

– Pants, skirts, Jumpers, and Shorts• Navy or Khaki• Jeans on Friday- no frills or designs• Skirts, jumpers, and shorts need to be at

least to the knee.

Language Arts

Language Arts• AR Goals

– Students need 110 points to earn AR party and trophy at the end of the year.

– Students must read 6 AR books on grade level per grading period (TWO books must be chapter books)

– Students are required to earn 3 AR points per week.

Language Arts• Homework

– Must read at home for 30 minutes every night

– Reading log •Only accepted on Friday.•Parents must sign each entry

– Reading, Spelling, and English homework count as a test grade

– Book order forms will be coming home soon

Language Arts• Guided Reading

– Daily assignment- must bring book and assignment to class EVERY day.

– Students are responsible for replacing lost books.

– Students will receive a grade for readers workshop. The rubric will be coming home soon.

Language Arts

•Spelling–Words are given out every Friday.

–Spelling test is on Friday.

Writing

–Students will be using the writing process in different genres.

–Supplies needed:•A pronged folder

Writing

–Encourage your child to write often at home.

– Write in a journal – Write letters or notes– Write emails– Create a list – Read a variety of books

Math

Math• Homework

– Students will have 100 homework points for each grading period. Every missed assignment will be a loss of 5 points.

– Homework can account for up to 10% of a subject grade.

– For every third missed assignment, a homework excuse note will go home for parent signature.

– Homework must be completed every night. This is a review of material covered that day and needs to be reinforced for complete understanding.

Math• Review Topics

– Place Value, Rounding, Multiplication, Area, Perimeter, Expressions, and Graphing

• New Topics– Long Multiplication, Division, Fractions,

Decimals, Order of operations, Properties, 3-D Figures, and Coordinate System

Math• Math 24 Online

– www.firstinmath.com– Each student will have a username

and password.– Fourth graders can earn to attend

parties throughout the year if grade level goal is reached.

Math• Students need ONE folder with pockets

and prongs or spiral for math.• All math related material will be in this

one folder-– Class notes– Class work– homework

• EVERY day students need their math folder and book in class.

Social Studies and Science

Social Studies and Science

Supplies :-1 composition notebook for Science labs– Need 2 folders (with prongs)– All Science and Social Studies related

material will be in these folders:•Class notes•Class work•homework

– If desired, 2 spiral notebooks

Science– Students will learn the Scientific Method

for experiments and keep a science notebook to record the data from the experiments

– Students will learn about The Water Cycle, Weather, The Solar System, Ecosystems, Force & Motion, and Light & Sound.

– We will have labs at least once a week..– .

Science Fair• Each student will complete a science fair

project in 4th grade. More information will be coming home as it becomes available.

• To find out more, check out the science fair information page just for parents on the Bibb County School District webpage. Look under the Teaching and Learning Department and click on “Science”.

Social Studies• Students will learn about the

Formation of the United States to the causes of the Civil War through units such as: • Native Americans• European Exploration • Colonization• American Revolution• Forming a New Nation • Westward Expansion

How to Excel in Science and Social Studies

• Read the notes and handouts daily

• Create flashcards using index cards

• Complete homework and projects assigned

• Read books about the current unit

• Use the internet to discover more information on the unit of study

Participate in class

Homework in Science and

Social Studies– Students will have 100

homework points for each grading period. Every missed assignment will be a loss of 2 points.

– Homework can account for up to 10% of a subject grade.

More InformationPlease visit our website at:

http://schools.bibb.k12.ga.us/16422091112623983/site/default.asp

We look forward to working with your child

this year!

Thank you for coming!!