Welcome to Curriculum Night
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Welcome to Curriculum Night
Mrs. Perks4th grade
Gifted Self-ContainedKyrene Monte Vista
Tonight’s Topics Goals/Expectations Educational Philosophy Quality of Work Helping Your Child at Home Social Studies Health Science Technology Homework Grading Classroom Management Communication
Goals Becoming responsible for their own
learning
Understanding that mistakes are a way of learning
Becoming thinkers and problem solvers
Goals and Scales› Active learners› Learning Notebooks
I can follow written and oral
directions.
Educational Philosophy
High Expectations
Mindset: Fixed vs Growth
Support
Consistency
Accountability
Responsibility
Quality Work Proper Heading on Pager (Name,
Number, Date, Assignment) Erase Completely Write Within Margins of Paper Read Directions Before Beginning Follow Multi-Step Directions Check Work Carefully Write Legibly (Print and Cursive) Take Time to do Personal Best
Helping Your Child at Home
Relax You are a “guide” Don’t take over for your child Expect your child to work hard to learn Have your child explain the problem and his
thinking out loud Show all work Examine why solutions are correct and
incorrect Help your child connect math with daily life Point out your own activities that involve
mathematics Ask questions
Social Studies Geography and Mapping Skills
Arizona Studies
Economics of Arizona
Explorers and Missionaries
Prehistoric and Modern Day Native Americans
Health Being Healthy Curriculum
Human Growth and Development(Permission only to participate)
Science (Inquiry Based) Animal & Plant
Science Magnetism &
Electricity Weather &
Water Renewable &
Nonrenewable Energy
Technology Project Base Learning and Research Google Doc Electronic Portfolios Word (word processing, inserting clipart, saving
files, and printing) PowerPoint & Frames (Slideshows) Excel (Collecting data and graphing) Publisher (Card and brochure making) Inspiration (Presentations, organizing data) Internet searching and safety
Homework Kyrene 4th grade: 40 minutes nightly Math homework: Every Night Reading: (Every Night) Projects (Not included in my homework)
Math fact practice – nightly (If your child needs it)
If all homework is turned in completed and on time – Success Club
If not - then study hall (I still expect all homework to be turned in even if late or sick.)
Grading ABC’s
› 90-100% A› 80-89% B› 70-79% C› 60-69% D› 0 – 59% F
Rubrics and Scales
Classroom Management The 3 B’s Honey Drops Whole Brain Learning (WBL) Ron Clark’s “The Essential 55” Character Clips Mr. Potato Head
Communication Yellow Communication Folders (Home on Monday – back on Tuesday)
‘Back’ Folder:Papers stay home Agenda: Homework, Behavior, Goals, Reading and Math min. Webpage: Monte Vista Webpage kyrene.org
Perks’ FYIs Student phone calls
Thank you for Coming this Evening!
Any questions?