Fourth%20Grade%20Curriculum

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Fourth Grade Curriculum

• Mr. Fall's Class

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Communication

• E-mail Michael.Fall_at_fhsdschools.com
• E-mail is the best form of communication during
  the day. I will check my e-mail several times a
  day.
• I will send a weekly Class News e-mail. This
  will be in place of the standard paper
  newsletter. If you do not receive e-mail, I will
  send home a printed copy.
• Daily reminders!
• Website http//fhsdinde.sharpschool.net
• The website is a very informative tool for
  building information and grade level information.
  Please check this weekly.

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Questions?

• Please use the parent communication card on your
  childs desk to write any questions you have. If
  there is time left we can go over them at the
  end. If not, I will address the questions
  through personal communication or a common
  newsletter.

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Schedule

• 855-930 Intervention/Spelling Menu
• 930-1030 Math
• 1030-1050 Math Intervention
• 1050-1135 Content
• 1135-1205 Reading/Writing Mini-lesson
• 1205-105 Specials
• 105-115 Daily Objectives
• 115-210 Recess/Lunch
• 215-315 Readers Workshop
• -independent
  reading
• -skill groups
• -guided reading
  groups
• 315-400 Communication Arts
• -strategic
  interventions
• -reading/writing
  conferences
• 400-405 Dismissal

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Daily Objective

• Students monitor their daily objectives as we go
  through their day. This allows students to know
  their learning objective. Clear targets allow for
  greater student achievement. It also allows
  students the knowledge to explain their learning
  to others.
• Objective sheets are taped to their desk and
  added to throughout the day. The sheets are sent
  home daily for parent and child to review.

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Home Folder

• The Green plastic folder will be your childs
  home folder. This should be checked and returned
  to school daily.
• The folder will contain a communication log,
  calendar, daily objectives, returned work, notes,
  and homework.
• Teacher/Parent Communication form is located in
  the green home folder. This can be used for
  individual student communication. Such as
  individual reminders, behavior concerns, or
  celebrations.

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Specials

• Day 1 Art Mrs. Fritsche
• Day 2 Music Mrs. Houchins
• Day 3 P.E. Mrs. Fuehrmeyer

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Morning Routine

• Students are learning independence and time
  management through their morning routine.
• Students identified as developing expectations or
  not meeting expectations on common assessments
  will meet to be taught in a small group or
  one-on-one setting during intervention time.
  Students progress will be monitored closely to
  improve student learning.
• Students meeting expectations or needing
  enrichment are working on individual tasks at
  this time.

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Curriculum

• The Fourth Grade team has developed a common
  pacing guide for all the curriculum and
  assessments throughout the year. Students are
  taught the same objectives and assessed at the
  same point of the year. Each teacher has her
  unique teaching style, but the objectives are the
  same. Student learning has increased through
  common assessments and expectations.

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Math

• Math Fluency Expectations
• 1st Quarter---Students to be able to complete 50
  addition/subtraction facts in 3 min. with at
  least 85 accuracy.
• 2nd Quarter---Students to be able to complete 50
  multiplication facts (up to the 12 times tables)
  in 3 min. with at least 85 accuracy.
• 3rd Quarter---Students to be able to complete 50
  division facts (up to the 12 times tables) in 3
  min. with at least 85 accuracy.
• 4th QuarterContinue to maintain the fluency in
  all areas.

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Math Routine

• Daily Routine
• Number Sense
• A quick math warm up activity that allows
  students to use mental math.
• Lesson
• A lesson on that days objective with guided and
  independent practice.
• Maintaining Concepts and Skills
• A review of what has previously been taught.
  (This may been done at different parts of the
  day, orally, with partners, as a group, or
  independently.)

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Math Curriculum
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Investigating 5 digit numbers Add/Sub money Investigating length Shapes and angles Exploring fractions Telling time Multiples/factors/arrays Multiplication properties (2 x2 digit) 3 dimensional shapes Perimeter/area Fractions Long Division Mean, median, mode,range Money Estimation/patterns Geometric transformations Data/probability Large numbers MAP PREP Decimal fractions Capacity Weight/volume Division
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Readers Workshop

• Reading Mini-lesson
• Students are taught whole group a reading
  strategy. The strategy is modeled and shown how
  to apply it to their own reading.
• Independent Reading
• Students have an Book Club text with daily
  assignments.
• Students also have independent Choice books.
• Guided Strategy Groups
• Students are pulled to work on reading strategies
  in small groups. Students have set goals and are
  working towards improving their reading.
• Students maintain a reading/writing binder.
  This holds their logs, goals, book club info,
  vocabulary, Daily reading skills practice,
  writing drafts, and completed writing projects.

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Reading Curriculum
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Establishing Readers workshop routines Identifying story elements in fiction and nonfiction Inferring Sequencing Summarizing Paraphrasing Figurative Language Main Idea/Details Drawing Conclusions Compare and Contrast Authors Purpose Cause/Effect Main Idea/Details Compare and contrast Figurative Language Fact and Opinion Inferences Authors purpose MAP PREP Monitor Understanding Inferring Fact and opinion Compare and contrast Cause and effect
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Content

• Fourth grade is a big shift for students. They
  begin to gain academic responsibility. One way
  we easy students into this is by switching for
  content subjects. (Science, Social Studies, and
  Health)
• Mrs. Demling-Health
• Mrs. Ostmann-Science
• Mr. Fall-Social Studies
• Students rotate to a new content every 12-13
  days. Students will get one rotation of each
  content each quarter.

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Health Curriculum
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Nutrition Healthy lifestyle Illnesses and diseases Safety Drug Awareness Body systems Body systems
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Science Curriculum
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Scientific method Matter Rocks and Minerals Ecosystems Electricity
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Social Studies Curriculum
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Maps and globes Regions of US Early history timeline Government Lewis and Clark Expedition MO History Westward expansion Gold Rush Slavery/Civil war (MO role)
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Spelling

• Spelling lists are generated through common
  spelling patterns that students are expected to
  learn in 4th grade. These spelling patterns are
  studied and practiced throughout the week.
• Personal words come from students writing and
  missed words. These are words that each student
  needs to work on individually.
• Applied Words are words that follow the same
  spelling pattern, but are not studied. This is
  to assess the students ability to apply the
  spelling pattern.
• Spelling words are listed on the Independence
  website, under Fourth Grade.

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Vocabulary

• Students have core vocabulary through reading,
  math, and the content areas. These words are
  taught within the context of the lesson.
• Students also have a Word of the Day. These
  are common and uncommon words fourth graders
  should know. Studies have shown students reading
  ability improves through expanding vocabulary.

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Writers Workshop

• Writers Workshop allows students to explore many
  aspects of writing. We use authentic literature
  as mentor text for student writing.
• Writers workshop includes
• Writing Process
• Grammar/Convention Practice
• Applied spelling
• Writing effectively to communicate

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Writing Curriculum
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Writing community Responding to literature How-to writing Report writing Responding to literature Persuasive letter writing Report writing Responding to literature Expository (famous MO report) Story writing Responding to literature Poetry writing Report writing
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Homework

• Weekly practice
• 60 min of independent reading. Please monitor!
• Record a summary of weekly reading.
• Math practice
• Communication arts practice
• Homework is sent home on Friday and due the
  following Friday.
• Please review homework with your child. Some
  things may be difficult for your child and they
  will need your support. Talk through the process.

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Classroom Management
Each day students start the day on green or
Ready to Learn. Students may move up or down
the chart based on classroom behavior. Students
will earn character credit bucks for each level
above white that they climb. The number of bucks
you can earn will change from day to day so you
have to be on your toes. Be excellent students
each day! The student who's job that day is "the
banker" will make sure the class gets their bucks
before dismissal . Students will put their
bucks in their wallet. At the end of each
quarter students will be able to spend their
bucks in a classroom store.
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Eagle Expectations
RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY HONESTY FRIENDSHIP
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Snack

• Students will be allowed to have a snack and
  drink in the morning. We have a late lunch, so a
  healthy breakfast and snack will be important.
• We are a Peanut-Free room. We have several
  students with peanut allergies. Please be
  mindful of this when sending snacks with your
  child. If your child does NOT have the allergy,
  they may have items made with peanuts, but we are
  asking that students not bring in any type of
  nuts as a snack.

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Birthday Treats

• We love treats to celebrate birthdays.
• Please follow these guidelines
• Please read labels! Try to pick nut free items.
• Please no cookie cakes or items that would need
  to be cut in class. This is very time consuming.
• Store bought items only.

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Questions??
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