Welcome to Fourth Grade! Parent Orientation 2012-2013.
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Welcome to Fourth Grade!
Parent Orientation 2012-2013
Monday Folders
Please sign every week!!! Folders will contain handouts,
graded work, and materials to be signed
Each paper with a failing grade should be signed and returned, to the teacher of that subject, on Tuesday.
Folders that are not returned within 5 days may result in the loss of recess.
Absences/ Tardies
School begins at 7:50 Students are tardy at 7:55 and
should be signed in by a parent in the office.
Please remember to send in a written excuse any time your child is absent. If applicable, please provide a doctor’s excuse. Excuses must be sent within three days of the child’s return to school.
Please note the importance of having your child to school on time.
Make-Up Work
When your child is absent, it is most beneficial to him
or her to get the missed work. Please remind your child to pick up this work on the first day back to
school and return it within three days.
Parent Portal
PowerSchool is an excellent tool parents can use to carefully monitor their children’s academic performance in school.
Log-ins and passwords are the same as last year.
Please make sure you visit the office during regular hours to obtain a log-in & password.
Conferences
One or more conferences will be scheduled with all parent/guardians this year.
Should you have concerns or questions, please contact the teacher to set up a time to meet. You can do this by calling the office, sending a note or emailing the teacher.
Classroom Rules
Follow all directions Keep hands, feet, and all other
objects to self Keep work area neat Talk only with permission Respect others and self
Consequences
Name on board – Warning Name + check – Recess Detention Name + 2 checks – Time out in
another classroom Name + 3 checks – After School
Detention Severe disruptions – immediately
sent to office
Mid Term Deficiency Notice
If a student has an average of 70 or below a notice will be sent home for parent notification and signature.
(Will not receive if not applicable)
Parent/Student Handbooks
If you have questions about school rules or policies, please consult the Parent/Student Handbook in the front of your child’s planner. There is a tremendous amount of useful information there.
The school website contains much of the same information as well as other important things to know such as the dress code.
http://meadows.ga.vce.schoolinsites.com/
Students have received planners. These can be kept inside the binder and serve as a means of daily communication between home and school.
*Signing your child’s planner nightly will help him/her be more responsible for homework.
Planners
Conduct, Pride Blasts & Field Trips
Students earning an E in conduct in all academic classes will attend the blast.
Conduct Grades*Students will receive conduct grades in
each academic class. Excellent: 0-2 Recess Detentions Satisfactory: 3-5 Recess Detentions Needs Improvement: 6-8 Recess
Detentions Unsatisfactory: 9 or more Recess
Detentions
Other InformationLunchroom Procedures
Green, yellow & red cupsClass tickets
Quiet Zones
Language Arts
L.A. Class Times
AM - 7:50-10:45or
PM - 10:45 - 2:40
Weekly Assignments to look for:
Drops in the Bucket (replacing DLR) Writing Warm-ups (on back of Drops,
completed in class) Word Study (replacing spelling
words) Short Story Vocabulary Words Grammar Skills (should be written in
planner)
Weekly Quizzes (Counts Once)
Not Necessarily on Fridays! Drops in the Bucket Word Study Quiz Short Story Quiz (Multiple Choice
and short answer Extend Your Knowledge insert) These will count as two separate grades.
Grammar Quizzes periodically
Extended Learning Week Extended Learning Assessment – blind
read with questions focusing on previous weeks’ skills.
Literary Terms Assessment Intensive Writing One of the changes with the CCGPS
curriculum is an increase in higher order thinking. Therefore, all weekly assessments will contain application…NOT recall.
Accelerated Reader
Library will be closed on Wednesdays for both students and parents.
Two daily grades will be given at the end of each semester for AR points and AR average.
Individual AR guidelines will be sent home in Monday folders prior to beginning date.
BRAG is no longer an AR celebration. It is now determined by semester average and conduct mark.
• Place Value
• Rounding
• 2, 3, & 4-Digit Multiplication
• Prime/Factors
• Long Division
• Fractions- Including Addition, Subtraction, & Multiplication
• Decimals
• Geometry
• Measurement
• Line Plot Graphs
Mathematics
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Skills Covered In 1st 9 Weeks
This unit includes place value, rounding, multiplication (two, three, and four digits), prime/factors, and long division (one and two digit divisors by up to four digit dividends).
Skills students have the most difficulty with…
Long Multiplication Ex. 236 x 45
Long Division Ex. 597 ÷ 71
Rounding “About” & Estimate are signals to round
Basic Math Facts At this point, Students should know
all basic multiplication and division facts 0-12.
Students should review math facts daily!
If the student does not know the facts to automaticity then they should continue practicing daily until they do.
Students should practice +, -, x, and ÷.
What is the Big 4?
Everyday we start with a Big 4 Everyday students should review
correct answers Covers different topics in math At least once every 2 weeks we
will give a daily grade on Big 4 Questions on the quiz are almost
word for word from the packet.
What place value is the digit 4 in the following number?
8432
Tyrone bought 2 apples, 7 oranges, 2 boxes of cereal, and 3 plums. How many pieces of fruit did he buy?
If a paper clip is two inches long, about how long is the pencil?
What is the name of a triangle with three equal sides?
Grading Policy for MathThere are 2 categories for
grades:
Tests & Daily Grades
Daily Grades : Big 4 Quiz, Homework,
In-class assignments, Quick checks
Test Grades: Unit & Chapter Tests count twice
Math Homework
•Assigned most nights M-Th
•May be taken up or checked in class
Every night students should review math facts and the Big
4.
Math Homework Grade:
Your child will begin each nine weeks with a 100 for homework. Each time homework is not completed 5 points are deducted from that 100.
Science & Social Studies
Instructional Materials
Science/Social Studies books
Binder Active Board
Social Studies/Science Units
Geography Native Americans Explorers Early Colonization American
Revolution A New Nation Westward
Expansion
The Night Sky Solar System Water Cycle Weather Light Sound Simple Machines Web of Life
Science/Social Studies Homework
Homework is very light.
Study guides- Students will always have a study guide before each unit test.
Vocabulary sheets-Students that keep up with their vocabulary sheet will be rewarded with an “extra” 100 on the day of the vocabulary test.
Science/Social Studies Grading Policy
Test grades: 2xs Quizzes and daily grades: 1x Sound Project:2xs
We encourage parents to contact us by email but you can also call the office and leave a message or write a note in your child’s [email protected] [email protected]
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Pastries for Parents– Parents are invited to eat with their
child in the cafeteria from 7:50-8:20 on the days specified for their homeroom class.
Breakfast cost $2.25 per person. Russell – Sept. 25 Matthews & Haygood – Oct. 2 Wiggins & Williamson – Oct. 9 Purvis & Dixon – Oct. 16 Garvin & Carney – Oct. 23
Be sure to join PTO! Our school’s success is greatly
impacted by the level of support demonstrated by our parents and teachers.
PTO Officers:
Katherine McDonald, President Jennifer Clark, Vice President
Amy Roberson, Secretary Leann Creamer, Treasurer
Amanda Moye, Fundraising Chair Jenny Manning, Fundraising Co-Chair
Lisa Truxel, Fundraising Committee Angie Fortner, Fundraising Committee
Sheena McKinnis, 2nd Grade Rep. Shannon Brinson, 3rd Grade Rep.
Amy Maddox, 4th Grade Rep. Wendy Phillips, 5th Grade Rep.
Brandy Messex, Arts & Crafts
Please feel free to greet your child’s teachers briefly as
we dismiss.
Fifth grade’s Orientation will begin very soon.
Thank you for attending and for
supporting your child in fourth grade!