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El Sierra - 4th GradeElementary SchoolCurriculum NightWelcome!
Our goal is to instill the love of learning in your children!
Fun Facts About Us...OMrs. Wyatt OMrs. Iaquinto
Important Info to Remember
OAssignment Notebook/Website – homework
OHomework Notices
ORoom Coordinators/Volunteers
OEmail/Phone calls
Important Info ~ Cont.
O Students should not arrive before 8:10
O Please keep us aware of any transportation changes by calling the office.
O Healthy morning snack
O Water Bottles
Rules to Live ByO Be safeO Be responsibleO Be respectful
O Consequences
BirthdaysO If you would like, you may donate a
book to your child’s classroom or the LRC in your child’s name.
O If you would like, you may send a small non-edible treat such as a pencil.
O Please do not send birthday party invitations to be passed out at school.
Types of Communication
O Conferences November 19th (5:00 – 8:00 p.m.) November 23th (8:00a.m. – 3:45 p.m.)February 10th (evening)February 11th (evening)
O PowerPTC.net
O Twitter - @ElSierra4th, @PrincipalLynde
O Monthly Newsletter
Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
OHigh Five ProgramO I know myself.O I control myself.O I am a team
member.O I think about
others.O I make responsible
choices.
O School FamiliesOMorning
MeetingsOSecondStep
Curriculum - empathy
Measure of Academic Progress (MAP)
O Students are tested three times per academic year.
O Reading, Math, and Language Usage
O SQUIRREL
O Data is used to group students and specific lessons are taught at their instructional level.
O It is our goal to have each student demonstrate academic growth in each subject.
iPads
OOur Goal -Ouse as an
instructional toolOgive another
outlet for creativity
O Odds and EndsO iPad should come
to school charged – they cannot charge at school
O Leave your charger at home
O GamesO Indoor recess
What will reading instruction look like?
OShared Reading – skills and strategies are taught whole class
OGuided Reading Groups ODaily Independent ReadingONovel StudiesOBUZZingOFluency Practice - poetry
How will we become better writers?
O 6 +1 Traits (ideas, conventions, sentence fluency, voice, organization, word choice, presentation)
O Progressive JournalO PoetryO Narrative, Expository, PersuasiveO SpellingO GrammarO Vocabulary – Red Hot Words, Wordly
Wise
Math
OResources to use – (Math in Focus) School Home Connection Newsletter, textbook, workbook, spiral
OSmall groupsOHomework – 4 to 5 days a weekOMultiplication facts – practiceOExit slipsOChange to math report card
Science
OWeatherOMagnetism and ElectricityOSolar SystemOHealthOResources - binder, spiral,
study guides
Social StudiesO5 Regions of the United
StatesONortheast, Southeast,
Midwest, Southwest, and West
OSocial Scientists - economist, historian, geographer, political scientist
OHands on approach
How can you support your child’s learning?
O Read each day – ask your child what they read about
O Multiplication facts O Learning experiences (museums, Downers
Grove Public Library, science fair, The Reading Games)
O Check their take home folder each day and planner
O Websites (links are on the ES website)O IXLO Tumblebooks O Spelling City
Things Unique to 4th Grade
OField Trips - Planetarium, Naper Settlement
OTeacher’s petOPenny partiesOOrchestraOHigh Fives – Friday Raffle
Housekeeping
OHandbook - sign receipt for handbook
OIncludes school calendarOReview discipline sectionOPTA Fundraisers - Box Tops,
Market Day, Campbell Soup Labels
