Welcome Parents!WE ARE SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE HERE! WE WANT TO SHARE SOME IMPORTANT FOURTH

GRADE INFORMATION WITH YOU! LET’S START WITH…

The Leader in Me

Habits are behaviors that you repeat without thinking about them.

Here at Estes, we are working to include 7 specific habits into our

daily lives. They are:

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and…

Behavior PlanOur fourth grade team uses a clip

system to track behavior. Each student is responsible for his/her

choices. Every students’ clip starts on GREEN:

As we make good choices, our clips move up!

But, if we make bad choices, our clips move down.

• In fourth grade, reading becomes more than simply practicing the skill

of reading. We will take all of our previous knowledge about reading

and use it to discover more complex text. The curriculum includes:

Reading

Also…

Writing: We write about our reading everyday.

We use the R.A.C.E. acronym to answer questions about our reading.

Restate the Question

Answer the Question

Cite the Source

Explain

We will also write narratives, informative, persuasive papers, as well as other types during our content time.

Math

Our math curriculum is broken into several broad areas of

study. These are placed in the year as follows:

Social Studies

In fourth grade, we will study North Carolina. This curriculum

includes a look at North Carolina’s:

Science

We will have so much fun in Science this year! Our curriculum includes:

Homework

Homework is very important in fourth grade. We use it to practice skills that we have learned in class. It is also a great opportunity for your

student to work on Habit 3 “Put First Things First” and organization.

Your student has a schedule for their weekly homework. Please make sure that your student completes homework every night (Mon.-Thurs.)

Your student has a list of Spelling Homework activities. There is an assignment for each night. If it is missing, please let your student’s teacher know.

And…

ETC…

We have several optional activities for families to participate in.

These raise money for our school and buy materials for our classroom! They include:

Our Website!

http://www.buncombe.k12.nc.us//Domain/3311

Or Google Estes Elementary School

Thank you!!! Please check out your child’s teacher’s

website to stay current on all information!

We thank you for your support and look forward to a great fourth grade year!!