2014 Curriculum Night

Ms. Mary Hirsch-Language ArtsMrs. Paige Webber-

Math and

Science

We will use Reading Street as a resource. The spelling and vocabulary words are pulled from the story we read each unit in Reading Street.Reading selections from Reading Street include fiction, fables, folktales, mythology, non-fiction, biography, and poetry. Our class will also be reading various picture books, non-fiction reading passages, and novels. We will be reading all the time!

There will be no AR this year at OSUE. We have replaced Renaissance with iReady.

I will be using Book Adventure in my classroom to motivate students to read. It is a program where students take quizzes on books they’ve read and earn rewards. (This won’t be taken for a grade)

Reading journals will be used for independent reading.

Students should be reading 20 minutes EVERY Night! Don’t forget to make it fun !

Based on Mississippi history and state informationTaught through the Language Arts ProgramGrades can range from daily work, to projects, to group work.The Jackson field trip plays a vital role in our social studies curriculum.

Social Studies

Math Teaching Common Core Standards with a variety of resources including Ready Common Core, enVision, teacher created materials and interactive notebooks.http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/curriculum-and-instruction/curriculum-and-instruction-other-links/common-core-state-standards

ScienceTeaching Mississippi 4th Grade Science Frameworks through hands on activities such as gardening, pizza making, rocket building and launching, ice cream making, and pancake making.

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/curriculum-and-instruction/science Science Project is required but entry into fair is notRocket launch in spring may require a small fee.

Homework is assigned each day, and it is checked the following morning.Graded for completion and effortReinforces skills and concepts

Tests x4Projects x3Quizzes x2Daily Grades and Homework x1

Please check your child’s Tuesday folder each week for graded assignments. You can also monitor your child’s grades through Parent Connect.

We are a PBIS school which means we focus and praise positive behavior. For those who achieve all classroom and school goals, there are reward parties and other special weekly privileges and rewards.

For those students who have difficulty maintaining positive behavior we have a discipline log and ladder.

Our Brunch time is 10:10 and our recess time is 10:40. On Monday and Tuesday, Ms. Hirsch’s homeroom starts the day in Math and finishes the day in LA. The reverse is true for Mrs. Webber’s homeroom.On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Ms. Hirsch’s kiddos start the day with her. And again the reverse is true for Mrs. Webber’s homeroom.

Ms. HirschMonday-ComputerTuesday-PEWednesday-MusicThursday-ArtFriday-PE/Health

Mrs. WebberMonday-PE/HealthTuesday-ComputerWednesday-PEThursday-MusicFriday-Art

Agendas-Once all students have agendas we will sign them each day. Students are responsible for writing their own homework and notes in it. Each student has a purple homework folder that is to come back and forth to school each day.

We love email. Please do not hesitate to email either of us with any question or concern. We will do our best to answer as soon as possible but please know that after 4 we may not answer until the next day. pwebber@ossdms.org and mahirsch@ossdms.org

Where: Jackson Mississippi When: Spring Time: 5:00- 9:30???Places: Agriculture Museum, Sports Museum, and Science Museum, and Capital Students will bring a sack lunch and eat dinner at a pizza buffet in HattiesburgCost per student will be around $50.00Students will wear their fourth grade t-shirt

Where: Beauvoir When: FallTime: during school dayCost per student will be around $6.00Students will wear their fourth grade t-shirt

We love having parent help and visitors. Please just send us an email to find out a good time.

OSUE office 228-875-4367mahirsch@ossdms.orgpwebber@ossdms.org