WELCOME!

We appreciate your undivided attention!

Please silence your phones.

Questions will be answered by the teachers at the end of the presentation.

COMMUNICATION IS KEY

Student Agendas -

Liberty / Teacher’s websites Parent Portal / ASPEN

HOUSEKEEPING Coming Up / Ongoing:

Book Fair Picture Day Boosterthon Fundraiser

Student Schedules – tentative! Snacks-healthy & clean…water ONLY

liquid The student # must appear on your

checks for lunch, ASP and anything else! This is crucial for the bookkeeper and helps ensure that the money you send in is directed to the correct account!

READING & LANGUAGE ARTS

Reading, Writing, and Grammar will be integrated.

Students will be taught to read closely in an effort to build comprehension and to promote evidential writing. We want them to read like a detective, and write like a reporter

Students will be assessed with STAR Reading, Accelerated Reader, Benchmark tests, teacher made tests.

Students should strive to master grade level writing and speaking

Mrs. Basel, Mrs. Costa, Ms. Braden, Mrs. Blohm, Ms. Mercer, Mrs. Hrouda, Mrs. Stuart, Ms. Amos

GA MILESTONES Rigorous knowledge and skills needed to

succeed in college and/or careers Relevant content and application of

knowledge through high-order thinking skills Integration of reading and writing into all

subjects Balance of fiction and non-fiction Academic vocabulary Text-based answers The push is away from repetitive review of

basic skills to more critical thinking. Less “identifying” and more “analyzing” and “evaluating”

Writers display a sense of audience

https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/default.aspx

CLOSE READING LITERACY THROUGH CLOSE READING WILL BE PERVASIVE

Close reading describes, in literary criticism, the careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of text. Such a reading places great emphasis on the single particular over the general, paying close attention to individual words, syntax, and the order in which sentences and ideas unfold as they are read.

Text complexity: difficulty level and quality

Evidentiary responses: meaning comes from the text; written responses, work independently

CC WEEKLY RDG HOMEWORK

Let’s look at an example! MARGO’S DILEMMA One day everything in Margo's life came

crashing down around her. She lost her job.…..

These are sent home each week and uploaded to the ELA teacher’s websites.

EXPECTATIONS

Evidentiary Written Responses From Text Complete Sentences Proper Grammar and Punctuation Correct Spelling

STUDENT EXAMPLES

PARENT INITIALS ON COMMON CORE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

This is a great opportunity to help your child!

Students have their previous answers with them while answering the questions in class!

BRING YOUR OWN LEARNING DEVICE

We recognize and embrace the technology that is available as student learning tools.

BYLD forms to allow your child to bring in a Nook or Kindle will be sent home this week

Any books loaded onto the device, must be loaded at home prior to bringing the Nook or Kindle to school

Use and security of these devices are the sole responsibility of the parent and student

MATHEMATICS

Go Math! Curriculum – see Syllabus

Standards for Mathematical Practice Focus on process vs. product Must defend their mathematical reasoning

Resources this year

Homework every night

Math Day in March

Mrs. Basel, Ms. Braden, Mrs. Daugherty, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Werner

SCIENCEMrs. Johnson, Mrs. Jones, Ms. Pitts, Mrs. Stuart, Ms. Braden, Mrs. Basel

TEXT-Science: A Closer Look (Georgia Edition) Course Description: This year we will discuss and work with the

following topics: Ecosystem Weather Forces and Motion Solar System Sound and Light Health (with a separate book)

HOMEWORK: Assigned Tuesdays and due on Wednesday; review notes in Science

folder regularly with your child. Upcoming quizzes and tests will be noted in the agenda.

Parents, ask your child what they learned in Science today.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Jones, Ms. Pitts,Mrs. Stuart, Ms. Braden, Mrs. Basel

Units of Study• Native American Cultures• European Explorations• Colonial America• The American Revolution• The New Nation• Westward Expansion

HOMEWORK:• -assigned weekly on Wednesday night and due the following day • -review notes regularly with your child• -upcoming quizzes and tests will be noted in the agenda.

THANK YOU!The 4th grade teachers would like to thank

each you for coming tonight. We appreciate your partnership with us in helping your child succeed.

We are looking forward to a great year.

Please stop by the Book Fair this evening for family night. They will be open until 7:00 pm.

AIM Curriculum Night immediately following this presentation in the Gifted classroom (Mrs. McCall #652/Mrs. Heath #653), if applicable

5th Grade Curriculum Night beginning at 7:00 PM