Welcome parentsto 4th grade

2011-2012School Year

Welcome to Fourth Grade! We will introduce

you to our team and the curriculum.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. You don’t even have to raise your hand.

Fourth Grade Assessments Reading

Dibels (Fluency) Benchmarks

(End of each quarter) EOG (3rd week of May)

Math Unit Assessments Benchmarks

(End of each quarter) EOG (3rd week of May)

Writing 4 Assignments

2 - On-Demand 2 - Content

Science Unit Assessments

Social Studies Unit Assessments

Check the Weekly Newsletter and Website for Important Dates!

Reading Reading Habits

Read independently

Vocabulary & Word Work Strategies used to figure out

word meanings.

Comprehension & Connections Strategies used before,

during, and after reading.

Accelerated Reading (AR) Students:

Read novels from a wide ranging list and then take short computer quizzes to test comprehension.

Earn points based on the difficulty of the book and their performance on the quiz.

Are expected to keep a Reading Log to document their reading at home. Each week they need to read for a minimum of 80 minutes (20 min/day).

Keep track of your child’s progress by logging into

Renaissance Home Connect – More info 9/29/11

Writing Types of Writing

Literary- narrative, poem, diary Informational- report, essay,

presentation Practical-rules, instructions, reading

logs Writing Assignments (4)

Narrative (2) Content (2)

Objectives include: Writing variety, focus, organization,

support & elaboration, style, conventions

Math Curriculum: Math Expressions

Numbers &OperationsAlgebra

Measurement

Data

Geometry

Accelerated Math (AM)

Come to Accelerated Math Night

Thursday, September 29!!

Reminders to be sent home

Science Hands-On Programs Topics Explored

Food Chemistry Rocks and Minerals Animals Magnetism and Electricity

Social Studies

Harcourt Topics Explored

North Carolina history Geographic regions Economic principals Resources state wide Supply and demand

Homework About 50 minutes of HW Monday-Thursday.

Daily 20 minutes of Reading Math work

Due Friday Reading Passage, Spelling Work, Reading Summary

Newsletter goes home every Monday and is posted on our website with assignments and important information for the week.

SOAR time

www.dillard4th.pbworks.com Calendar Team Information AR and AM Field Trip Information and online

payment Tons of Resources

WCPSS Student Code of Conduct (New)

SOAR Infraction Sent home to communicate concerns over

minor classroom misconduct

Level I-III Violation Sent home to communicate more serious

concerns about behavior May require conference with administration

Questions ????• Add your email to parent list• Ways to contact us

Mr. Boynton ~ kboynton@wcpss.net Mrs. Manzone ~ hmanzone@wcpss.net• Dillard Drive Elementary 919-233-4200• Be sure to check out our weekly updates at:

http://dillard4th.pbworks.com/

Thank you for coming!

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