Welcome Parents to 4th Grade Back to School Night
Mrs. Kelly TysonD-3
Schedule
8:50 - 9:30 ARRIVAL & MORNING BUSINESS
9:30 - 10:30 MATH
10:30 – 10:45 ELA
10:45 - 11:15 RECESS
11:15 - 11:45 LUNCH
11:45 – 12:00 ELA
12:00 – 12:50 SOCIAL STUDIES
12:50 – 1:30 SPECIAL
1:30 – 2:30 ELA
2:30 – 2:50 WIN
2:50 – 3:30 SCIENCE
3:40 Pack-up and Dismissal
SPECIALSMonday – ELA
Tuesday – MusicWednesday – Library
Thursday – GymFriday – Art
Positive Behavior Support Plan
▪ School-wide initiative
▪ CARES rules
▪ Kit Kats
HAB Binder
H – Homework (missed) LogA – Assessments for Reading, Writing, Math,
Studies, ScienceB – Behavior Log
• Will go home every Friday – sign and return Monday
4th Grade Procedures
▪ Check website if student forgot to copy homework or was absent
▪ Calling home for forgotten materials
▪ Birthday Celebrations
▪ Sign-up Genius for conferences
Homework
• About 40 minutes on average
• 15 to 20 minutes of nightly reading & log
• Nightly math
• Reading Response journal entries (every other week)
• Homework binder
• Email me of any problems with homework
4th Grade Math
Envisions• Decimals
• Fractions
• Geometry
• Multiplication
• Division
• Problem Solving
• Online component
• First in Math
▪ Daily homework assignments -found in practice book
▪ Blue math notebook (formulas, example problems)
▪ Blue math folder - vocabulary▪ Windshield Page in homework
binder▪ quizzes, tests▪ 2nd attempts
4th Grade Social Studies
● Pennsylvania
● United States
● State Fair - June 7th
9:30 School
2:30 Parents
6th Grade Science
Science is a discovery activity – a process for developing new knowledge
• Skeletal System• Soils, Rocks and Landforms• Magnets and Electricity• Animal Studies• District Tests• Occasional homework
ELA
Journeys Program –touches on all avenues (District Overview on website)
Reading ComprehensionGuided Reading
SpellingOral Fluency
Decoding skillsGrammar/vocabulary
Writing – Writer’s Notebook (WNB)* Learn new strategies to enhance all
domains of writing
● Young Author Books
Writing - Journeys
* Unit 1 – Write to Express
* Unit 2 – Write to Respond
* Unit 3 – Write to Persuade
* Unit 4 – Write to Narrate
* Unit 5 – Write to Inform
* Unit 6 – Poetry
Independent Reading* 15 to 20 minutes a night• Reading log• Reactions* 20 books a year (4 a quarter) “ A Goal”* Variety of genres – 1 Non-fiction per M.P.* Reading response journal – once every other
week * Read aloud ( model comprehension strategies)
Team Fall Conferences
★ 4th graders attend
•November 19th (Afternoon)
•November 20th (Afternoon & Evening)
•November 21st (Morning)
• Sign-up Genius - will email link when ready and post on
my website
Field Trips
Churchville Nature Center –
October 24, 2018
Other Information• PSSA Assessment Dates
English/Language Arts April 1-5 Mathematics April 8-12Science April 29-May 3Make-up May 6-10
● NAEP Testing - just notified by state (2/6/19)Mathematics, reading and science
● Email is the best form of communication• Please check website for important information and updates• Tyson Teller• Google Classroom
Please welcome…
D-3’s Homeroom Moms
Chris DuHaimeMerri Lewis
Any questions? Thank you for coming. I am looking forward to a FANTASTIC year!
Let’s go
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