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Welcome to Back To School Night
4th Grade
2015 – 2016Mrs. PurdhamMs. Hetchkop
Please feel free to sign up for a conference in the hallway outside of your child’s teacher’s door. Be sure to make yourself a reminder of the date and time
General Schedule
9:15 Arrival/ Un-pack/ Morning Work
9:40 – 11:00 Math
11:00 – 11:15 Snack
11:15 – 12:15 Specials (Art, Music, P.E., Media, Counseling)
12:15 – 12:50 Whole Group Reading
12:50 – 1:55 Recess/Lunch
1:55 – 3:00 Small Group Reading and Writing
3:00 – 3:35 Science/Social Studies
3:35 – 3:50 Silent Reading/T.A.T./Dismissal
Communication• Teachers can be reached through email,
notes and phone calls• Please check your child’s home folder, math
folder, and sign the assignment book nightly • Emails are checked in the a.m. and p.m.;
please do not email midday about your child’s transportation or immediate matters, but instead call the office
• Other important information can be found on the 4th grade website and through weekly update emails
Organization• Place for everything and everything in
its place• Assignment Book – sign each night, look
for reminders and notes• Desks and cubbies are checked on a
regular basis• Each subject has its own colored folder• Please help by checking the home folder
- clean out papers regularly• Absent folders
Classroom ManagementWe expect all Stone Mill students to follow the rules and expectations that have
been set for them.
• Ground Rules• Warnings are always given• Check assignment book and/or email for comments about
behavior• Letters are written by students to parents and others involved• Bullying Prevention Program• Chance Store – Positive reinforcement program consistently
used by all 4th grade teachers.• Works like money – teaches saving, planning, decision
making and prioritizing• Students earn chances for bringing back notices the next
day, work study skills and following directions.• “Marble Jar” – the class works together as a community to earn
“class parties”
Odds and EndsBirthdays• Announced on PA, recognized in classroom,
store bought treats may be shared in the lunchroom
• Summer birthdays are celebrated on a child’s half birthday
Volunteers• Room Parents are needed to plan class
parties for Halloween and Valentine’s Day• Volunteers are only needed at the
beginning of the year for science prep but may be called upon sporadically for other tasks
Odds and EndsInstrumental Music• Students are responsible for missed work
because instruction continues • Instrumental music occurs throughout the day
on ThursdaysChorus• Tuesdays 2:45 – 3:20• Due to high enrollment, no new lessons are
taught during this timeMemory Books• Chronological record of student work and
photographs from the year, creative outlet, also displays final copies of your child’s work
Math• Classes are heterogeneously grouped • To determine math levels the following
criteria was used:- MAP-M scores from previous year- quarterly and final math levels and grades from previous year- pre-assessments given in June of 3rd grade- principal and teacher input- performance on units from previous year
• Compacted Math Class – students were placed in this class according to criteria mandated by MCPS
Math• Please be sure that your child is
completing math homework nightly and that they bring home their yellow math folder every day
• Basic math facts should be practiced as often as possible- IXL.com is a great resource for practicing facts and other math concepts
• For further questions please contact your child’s math teacher
• Please email your child’s math teacher to be added to the math distribution list
Reading• Developing skills and teaching students to apply them to all content areas• Higher Order Thinking Questions• Critical Thinking, Analyzing and Synthesizing• Reading to Learn vs Learning to Read• Emphasis on non-fiction texts• Materials used to teach reading include: novels, expository text, read alouds, Junior Great Books, William and Mary
Reading• Historical Fiction• Realistic Fiction• Informational• Poetry and Plays• Greek Myths• Fantasy• Biographies/Autobiographies
Reading• Grouping is flexible within the classroom
and changes throughout the year based on need
• 4th grade goal is to read 24 books independently
• Students will complete a Reading Record to respond to the literature they have chosen
- the Reading Record is due at the end of every marking period
- please be sure to sign next to each book title to indicate that your child has read the text- Five Finger Rule
Word Study• Pre-assessment given to determine
current spelling stage• 10 – 15 words are given each week
from your child’s spelling stage• Personal words can also be chosen
from student work and content related vocabulary
• Spelling packets may be completed at student’s convenience over a two week period
WritingEvery marking period contains one of each of the following writing assignments centered around a topic:•Narratives•Opinion•InformativeStudent rough drafts will be graded for content, process and production (research), and use of language (grammar, conventions, and other skills taught during the quarter)
ScienceStudents will participate in
experiments and put the scientific process into action!
Life ScienceChemistry
Earth ScienceEngineering
Social Studies• Baldrige Classroom Environment• Geographical Settlement Patterns
in MD and USA• Native Americans and their
Regions• Map Study• Colonization
Field Trips
• Coincide with Curriculum 2.0 in the subject areas of reading, science, and social studies
• Parents will be chosen at random to participate from those that volunteer
Grading and Reporting• Rubrics are used so that students know what is expected• Informal Assessments are given throughout instruction• Informal and formal grading will be used in the form of N, I, P, ES• Grades also come from class observations and discussions• Learning Skills – Work Habits and TASS (Thinking and Academic Success Skills)• Check marks are given for assignments that are checked for completion