COVINGTON SCHOOL, 4th GRADE!

Mrs. Boss – Mrs. Monroy – Mrs. Wolniakowski

WELCOME TO THE 2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR!

OUR MISSION

LEARNING TODAY FOR A SUCCESSFUL TOMORROW

LEARNING AND SUCCESS IN D123

EXPLORE

LEARNING

CAREER

HAPPINESS

CHALLENGE

ACHIEVE

LITERACY

POWER

MATH SCIENCE

EXPERIENCEEDUCATION

GROW

LEARNER

WISDOM

THINKER

STAMINAGRIT

EXPERT

BELIEVE

DIFFERENCE

OUTSTANDING

TOGETHER

SUPPORT

CONFIDENCE

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

BELIEVETODAY

SUCCESSFUL TOMORROW

SMILE

HISTORY

ART

WEALTH

FAMILY

COMMUNITY

TEACH

THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS

OUR DISTRICT CONTINUES TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW, COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE CCSS AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR YOUR CHILD’S EDUCATION, PLEASE VISIT:

http://www.corestandards.org/.

Keep Calm&

Support Common Core

WHAT YOU CAN DO

REPORTING OF PROGRESS AND GRADING

THIS YEAR, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A STANDARDS BASED REPORT CARD FOR LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES.

SKYWARD- OUR INFORMATION SYSTEM IS ALWAYS LIVE, THEREFORE GRADES CAN BE SEEN AT ANY POINT IN TIME. REPORT CARDS WILL BE PRINTED AT THE END OF EACH TRIMESTER.

STUDENT LEAD CONFERENCES WILL TAKE PLACE IN OCTOBER AND APRIL.

AS ALWAYS, YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER WILL REACH OUT TO YOU IF CONCERNS ARE PRESENT IN ANY AREAS.

BALANCED LITERACY WE WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK OUR

LITERACY BLOCK INTO THREE SUB AREAS:

“WIN,” OTHERWISE KNOWN AS OUR ENRICHMENT PERIOD

WORDS THEIR WAY (WTW), OUR WORD STUDY PROGRAM WHICH FOCUSES ON SPECIFIC PHONOLOGICAL SKILLS THAT ARE TAUGHT IN A PROGRESSION

CORE LITERACY – NEW READING AND WRITING SKILLSNOTE: IN MOST CASES, YOUR CHILD WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT TEACHER FOR

“WIN” AND WTW. THOSE TEACHERS MAY CHANGE AS THE YEAR GOES ON

MATHEMATICS Over the past three years our math curriculum

transitioned from Everyday Math to Common Core State Standards for Math. These are based on the highest state standards across the country designed to ensure all students are college and career ready. The major change in our district is the gradual change from a spiraling math curriculum to deep understanding of specific grade level standards that are built upon, but not repeated each year.

EUREKA MATH, NEW YORK

SCIENCE

WE WILL BE COVERING THREE MAJOR UNITS IN SCIENCE THIS YEAR:

MAGNETS AND ELECTRICITY

EARTH MATERIALS

PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE CYCLES

SOCIAL STUDIES TOPICS

The Role of Government in the US and other Countries

Voting

Process

Early Western Civilizations

Book Report Projects

One Book Report Per Trimester.

Fiction Book

Historical Fiction Book

Biography/Autobiography Book

PBIS - THE COUGAR CODE

BE RESPECTFUL

BE RESPONSIBLE

BE SAFE

Helpful Hints:•PLEASE SEND GYM SHOES FOR PE DAILY

•LUNCH BALANCES CAN BE CHECKED AND PAID ON SKYWARD

•PLEASE MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARRIVE NO EARLIER THAN 8:15, SO THEY ARE SUPERVISED BY TEACHERS UPON THEIR ARRIVAL EACH DAY

•STUDENTS SHOULD BE READING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES EACH EVENING AT HOME

•ON LATE START DAYS, STUDENTS ARRIVE ONE HOUR LATE(THE FIRST LATE START IS TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2)

STAYING INFORMED

“LIKE” D123 ON FACEBOOK

&FOLLOW D123 STAFF

ON TWITTER!

Monthly Newsletters

Parent University

-Parent University was started last year to help our parents, care givers, and community members learn about what is happening in our schools and classrooms. It is a window in to explain and engage others about how our school district is changing to make our children successful in the 21st century.

The first topic is: Measuring Successful Learning

September 16th 6:30-7:30pm OLHMS

Other Parent University Opportunities are found in the Family Calendar or online. D123.org

Join: Covington PTO

$5 dollars to join! $10 per family

Your money helps with Field Day, Assemblies, School Supplies, and much more!!

Locate and Like: Covington School PTO on Facebook

Remind 101

REMEMBER!

WE ARE A TEAM! WORKING TOGETHER, TEACHERS AND PARENTS

CAN MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE IN WHAT AND HOW A CHILD LEARNS. YOUR SUPPORT AND VALUE OF EDUCATION IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED!

FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT ANY TIME WITH CONCERNS, QUESTIONS, OR IDEAS THAT YOU MAY HAVE!

THANKS FOR COMING TO CURRICULUM NIGHT!

I LOOK FORWARD TO AN AMAZING YEAR!

REFRENCES

DUTY, K., & JONES, J. (2013) 3 KEY IDEAS FOR PARENTS ABOUT THE COMMON CORE; WWW. HELLOLITERACY.BLOGSPOT.COM