Welcome to 4th Grade Parent Night2015 - 2016

READING• ELA grades are 50% Reading, 10% Spelling, 10% Language,

30% Writing

• Reading Grades come from Cold Reads, Essential Questions, and skill based Tests.

• Cold Reads will be kept at school in a portfolio

• Reading instruction last for 2 hours of uninterrupted time each day.

• AR

WritingFocusing on different types of writing•Informative•Opinion•Narrative•Daily/Journal WritingDiscuss Writing using text evidence

MATH•High Yield Routines•Basic Facts•Various Ways to be assessed•Multiple choice, multi select, Hot spot, extended response•GoMath Series

•Useful Math Websites• ixl.com• Mobymax.com• sumdog.com• Multiplication.com• Math4kids.com

Science•Taught as informational text in reading

•Students will participate in hands on activities and inquiry.

•National Geographic

Social Studies•Taught as informational text in reading

•Using Social Studies Weekly

•Focus is on Florida History.

Science Book Social Studies Weekly

DEA TestingProgress Monitoring Tool

Students will take this assessment 3 times in the school year.

FSA

Florida Assessment Portal

Florida Standards Assessment February 29th – March 11th FSA (Florida Standard Assessment) Grade 4 English Language Arts Writing Component (paper based)

March 28th – April 8thFSA (Florida Standard Assessment) Mathematics (paper based)

April 11th – 22nd FSA (Florida Standard Assessment) Grade 4 English Language Arts (computer based testing)

Ways to help your child at home.

•Talk about text

•Demand evidence in every day discussions / disagreements

•Read aloud or read the same book and discuss with evidence

•Read non-fiction texts aloud or with your child

•Have fun with non-fiction in front of them

Technology•Focus•ixl.com•sumdog.com•Mobymax.com •Multiplication.com•Math4kids.com

•Logins 10 digit username Password is wmmddyear

•Thinkcentral.com

Conferences