Welcome to Fourth Grade! Parent Orientation 2012-2013.

Welcome to Fourth Grade!

Parent Orientation 2012-2013

Monday Folders

Please sign every week!!! Folders will contain handouts,

graded work, and materials to be signed

Each paper with a failing grade should be signed and returned, to the teacher of that subject, on Tuesday.

Folders that are not returned within 5 days may result in the loss of recess.

Absences/ Tardies

School begins at 7:50 Students are tardy at 7:55 and

should be signed in by a parent in the office.

Please remember to send in a written excuse any time your child is absent. If applicable, please provide a doctor’s excuse. Excuses must be sent within three days of the child’s return to school.

Please note the importance of having your child to school on time.

Make-Up Work

When your child is absent, it is most beneficial to him

or her to get the missed work. Please remind your child to pick up this work on the first day back to

school and return it within three days.

Parent Portal

PowerSchool is an excellent tool parents can use to carefully monitor their children’s academic performance in school.

Log-ins and passwords are the same as last year.

Please make sure you visit the office during regular hours to obtain a log-in & password.

Conferences

One or more conferences will be scheduled with all parent/guardians this year.

Should you have concerns or questions, please contact the teacher to set up a time to meet. You can do this by calling the office, sending a note or emailing the teacher.

Classroom Rules

Follow all directions Keep hands, feet, and all other

objects to self Keep work area neat Talk only with permission Respect others and self

Consequences

Name on board – Warning Name + check – Recess Detention Name + 2 checks – Time out in

another classroom Name + 3 checks – After School

Detention Severe disruptions – immediately

sent to office

Mid Term Deficiency Notice

If a student has an average of 70 or below a notice will be sent home for parent notification and signature.

(Will not receive if not applicable)

Parent/Student Handbooks

If you have questions about school rules or policies, please consult the Parent/Student Handbook in the front of your child’s planner. There is a tremendous amount of useful information there.

The school website contains much of the same information as well as other important things to know such as the dress code.

http://meadows.ga.vce.schoolinsites.com/



Students have received planners. These can be kept inside the binder and serve as a means of daily communication between home and school.

*Signing your child’s planner nightly will help him/her be more responsible for homework.

Planners

Conduct, Pride Blasts & Field Trips

Students earning an E in conduct in all academic classes will attend the blast.

Conduct Grades*Students will receive conduct grades in

each academic class. Excellent: 0-2 Recess Detentions Satisfactory: 3-5 Recess Detentions Needs Improvement: 6-8 Recess

Detentions Unsatisfactory: 9 or more Recess

Detentions

Other InformationLunchroom Procedures

Green, yellow & red cupsClass tickets

Quiet Zones

Language Arts

L.A. Class Times

AM - 7:50-10:45or

PM - 10:45 - 2:40

Weekly Assignments to look for:

Drops in the Bucket (replacing DLR) Writing Warm-ups (on back of Drops,

completed in class) Word Study (replacing spelling

words) Short Story Vocabulary Words Grammar Skills (should be written in

planner)

Weekly Quizzes (Counts Once)

Not Necessarily on Fridays! Drops in the Bucket Word Study Quiz Short Story Quiz (Multiple Choice

and short answer Extend Your Knowledge insert) These will count as two separate grades.

Grammar Quizzes periodically

Extended Learning Week Extended Learning Assessment – blind

read with questions focusing on previous weeks’ skills.

Literary Terms Assessment Intensive Writing One of the changes with the CCGPS

curriculum is an increase in higher order thinking. Therefore, all weekly assessments will contain application…NOT recall.

Accelerated Reader

Library will be closed on Wednesdays for both students and parents.

Two daily grades will be given at the end of each semester for AR points and AR average.

Individual AR guidelines will be sent home in Monday folders prior to beginning date.

BRAG is no longer an AR celebration. It is now determined by semester average and conduct mark.

• Place Value

• Rounding

• 2, 3, & 4-Digit Multiplication

• Prime/Factors

• Long Division

• Fractions- Including Addition, Subtraction, & Multiplication

• Decimals

• Geometry

• Measurement

• Line Plot Graphs

Mathematics

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Skills Covered In 1st 9 Weeks

This unit includes place value, rounding, multiplication (two, three, and four digits), prime/factors, and long division (one and two digit divisors by up to four digit dividends).

Skills students have the most difficulty with…

Long Multiplication Ex. 236 x 45

Long Division Ex. 597 ÷ 71

Rounding “About” & Estimate are signals to round

Basic Math Facts At this point, Students should know

all basic multiplication and division facts 0-12.

Students should review math facts daily!

If the student does not know the facts to automaticity then they should continue practicing daily until they do.

Students should practice +, -, x, and ÷.

What is the Big 4?

Everyday we start with a Big 4 Everyday students should review

correct answers Covers different topics in math At least once every 2 weeks we

will give a daily grade on Big 4 Questions on the quiz are almost

word for word from the packet.

What place value is the digit 4 in the following number?

8432

Tyrone bought 2 apples, 7 oranges, 2 boxes of cereal, and 3 plums. How many pieces of fruit did he buy?

If a paper clip is two inches long, about how long is the pencil?

What is the name of a triangle with three equal sides?

Grading Policy for MathThere are 2 categories for

grades:

Tests & Daily Grades

Daily Grades : Big 4 Quiz, Homework,

In-class assignments, Quick checks

Test Grades: Unit & Chapter Tests count twice

Math Homework

•Assigned most nights M-Th

•May be taken up or checked in class

Every night students should review math facts and the Big

4.

Math Homework Grade:

Your child will begin each nine weeks with a 100 for homework. Each time homework is not completed 5 points are deducted from that 100.

Science & Social Studies

Instructional Materials

Science/Social Studies books

Binder Active Board

Social Studies/Science Units

Geography Native Americans Explorers Early Colonization American

Revolution A New Nation Westward

Expansion

The Night Sky Solar System Water Cycle Weather Light Sound Simple Machines Web of Life

Science/Social Studies Homework

Homework is very light.

Study guides- Students will always have a study guide before each unit test.

Vocabulary sheets-Students that keep up with their vocabulary sheet will be rewarded with an “extra” 100 on the day of the vocabulary test.

Science/Social Studies Grading Policy

Test grades: 2xs Quizzes and daily grades: 1x Sound Project:2xs

We encourage parents to contact us by email but you can also call the office and leave a message or write a note in your child’s [email protected] [email protected]

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Pastries for Parents– Parents are invited to eat with their

child in the cafeteria from 7:50-8:20 on the days specified for their homeroom class.

Breakfast cost $2.25 per person. Russell – Sept. 25 Matthews & Haygood – Oct. 2 Wiggins & Williamson – Oct. 9 Purvis & Dixon – Oct. 16 Garvin & Carney – Oct. 23

Be sure to join PTO! Our school’s success is greatly

impacted by the level of support demonstrated by our parents and teachers.

PTO Officers:

Katherine McDonald, President Jennifer Clark, Vice President

Amy Roberson, Secretary Leann Creamer, Treasurer

Amanda Moye, Fundraising Chair Jenny Manning, Fundraising Co-Chair

Lisa Truxel, Fundraising Committee Angie Fortner, Fundraising Committee

Sheena McKinnis, 2nd Grade Rep. Shannon Brinson, 3rd Grade Rep.

Amy Maddox, 4th Grade Rep. Wendy Phillips, 5th Grade Rep.

Brandy Messex, Arts & Crafts

Please feel free to greet your child’s teachers briefly as

we dismiss.

Fifth grade’s Orientation will begin very soon.

Thank you for attending and for

supporting your child in fourth grade!

Welcome to Fourth Grade! Parent Orientation 2012-2013.

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