Welcome Parents to 4th Grade Back to School Night

Mrs. Kelly TysonD-3

Schedule

8:50 - 9:30 ARRIVAL & MORNING BUSINESS

9:30 - 10:30 MATH

10:30 – 10:45 ELA

10:45 - 11:15 RECESS

11:15 - 11:45 LUNCH

11:45 – 12:00 ELA

12:00 – 12:50 SOCIAL STUDIES

12:50 – 1:30 SPECIAL

1:30 – 2:30 ELA

2:30 – 2:50 WIN

2:50 – 3:30 SCIENCE

3:40 Pack-up and Dismissal

SPECIALSMonday – ELA

Tuesday – MusicWednesday – Library

Thursday – GymFriday – Art

Positive Behavior Support Plan

▪ School-wide initiative

▪ CARES rules

▪ Kit Kats

HAB Binder

H – Homework (missed) LogA – Assessments for Reading, Writing, Math,

Studies, ScienceB – Behavior Log

• Will go home every Friday – sign and return Monday

4th Grade Procedures

▪ Check website if student forgot to copy homework or was absent

▪ Calling home for forgotten materials

▪ Birthday Celebrations

▪ Sign-up Genius for conferences

Homework

• About 40 minutes on average

• 15 to 20 minutes of nightly reading & log

• Nightly math

• Reading Response journal entries (every other week)

• Homework binder

• Email me of any problems with homework

4th Grade Math

Envisions• Decimals

• Fractions

• Geometry

• Multiplication

• Division

• Problem Solving

• Online component

• First in Math

▪ Daily homework assignments -found in practice book

▪ Blue math notebook (formulas, example problems)

▪ Blue math folder - vocabulary▪ Windshield Page in homework

binder▪ quizzes, tests▪ 2nd attempts

4th Grade Social Studies

● Pennsylvania

● United States

● State Fair - June 7th

9:30 School

2:30 Parents

6th Grade Science

Science is a discovery activity – a process for developing new knowledge

• Skeletal System• Soils, Rocks and Landforms• Magnets and Electricity• Animal Studies• District Tests• Occasional homework

ELA

Journeys Program –touches on all avenues (District Overview on website)

Reading ComprehensionGuided Reading

SpellingOral Fluency

Decoding skillsGrammar/vocabulary

Writing – Writer’s Notebook (WNB)* Learn new strategies to enhance all

domains of writing

● Young Author Books

Writing - Journeys

* Unit 1 – Write to Express

* Unit 2 – Write to Respond

* Unit 3 – Write to Persuade

* Unit 4 – Write to Narrate

* Unit 5 – Write to Inform

* Unit 6 – Poetry

Independent Reading* 15 to 20 minutes a night• Reading log• Reactions* 20 books a year (4 a quarter) “ A Goal”* Variety of genres – 1 Non-fiction per M.P.* Reading response journal – once every other

week * Read aloud ( model comprehension strategies)

Team Fall Conferences

★ 4th graders attend

•November 19th (Afternoon)

•November 20th (Afternoon & Evening)

•November 21st (Morning)

• Sign-up Genius - will email link when ready and post on

my website

Field Trips

Churchville Nature Center –

October 24, 2018

Other Information• PSSA Assessment Dates

English/Language Arts April 1-5 Mathematics April 8-12Science April 29-May 3Make-up May 6-10

● NAEP Testing - just notified by state (2/6/19)Mathematics, reading and science

● Email is the best form of communication• Please check website for important information and updates• Tyson Teller• Google Classroom

Please welcome…

D-3’s Homeroom Moms

Chris DuHaimeMerri Lewis

Any questions? Thank you for coming. I am looking forward to a FANTASTIC year!

Let’s go