Welcome to Class 4-411!
Welcome to Class 4-411!Please sign in with a computer.
Please pick up the chaperone consent form.anur childs name, and
their t-shirt size. Arrival and Dismissal Policy Academic
instruction begins at 8:50 Monday-FridayDismissal will be in the
schoolyard at 3:10 daily.Students can only be dismissed to adults
listed on their blue card.If your child has permission to walk home
alone or to leave with someone else, please send in a handwritten
note.Children on the bus list will always remain on the bus list.If
your child attends an outside after school program, we will always
dismiss them to that program.
Weekly ScheduleMonday - Swimming*Tuesday - ScienceWednesday -
ComputersThursday - DanceFriday ScienceReading WorkshopStudents
will be advised to read texts with great depth, thoughtfulness, and
attentiveness to detailsThis year you will see an increased
emphasis on the skills of authors craft, interpretation, growing
and revising ideas, and thinking across texts and genresIncrease of
emphasis on writing about our reading (evidence based)Students, as
a general rule of thumb, should read approximately page a
minuteStudents will be encouraged to read more nonfiction textsMake
sure your child has books he/she loves and are reading books that
they can understand. Kids who are holding books they adore get a
lot of reading done!
Reading ExpectationsStudents should be reading at least 30
minutes every night Students should be jotting post-its or writing
in their readers notebooks nightly- coming home today!
Reading Units of StudyInterpreting Characters: The Heart of the
StoryReading the Weather, Reading the World: Purposeful Reading of
NonfictionHistorical Fiction Book ClubsReading History: The
American RevolutionInterpretation Book ClubsLittle Things are Big:
Making Meaning from Poems and Poetic Craft in Literature/Test
PrepNonfiction Book Clubs: Author StudiesSolving the Mystery Before
the Detective: Inference, Close Reading, Synthesis, PredictionWord
Study Students have taken an assessment to determine their
levelStudents will have class work and quizzesThis will strengthen
vocabulary development along with studying spelling rules and
patternsWriting WorkshopContinued emphasis on the writing process
while learning how to become sophisticated writers (more
intentional authors craft)Increased emphasis on revision and
editing Students should always edit their writing each time they
write. *Please encourage this at home
Writing Units of StudyThe Arc of Story: Realistic FictionThe
Personal and Persuasive EssayHistorical FictionBringing History to
LifeLiterary EssayTest PrepJournalismRevisionMathematicsEmphasis on
building solid conceptual foundation before moving towards
algorithms and other short-cuts.Students should be fluent with
their basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
facts.Students should keep their notebooks neat, organized, show
all their work and thoroughly explain how they determined an answer
Inquiry & Project-based instruction will take place in both
grade level and accelerated groups.
Mathematics Units of StudyPlace Value, Rounding, Algorithms for
Addition and SubtractionMultiplication and DivisionMeasurement
ConversionsAddition and Subtraction of Angles and GeometryOrder and
Operations with FractionsDecimals and FractionsSocial StudiesIn 4th
grade we study New York State History from Native American
Civilizations through Industrialization. Students will complete
projects in school and at home. We would like them to work with
partners on these projects. We will send more information about
partner projects as the time gets closer. There will be an emphasis
on learning how to take research notes and how to use technology to
present findings.Homework Students will fill in a homework plan
book to promote independenceStudents should read for 30-40min. each
night or 3 - 4 hrs per week at home in a book at their levelWriting
should take about 10 minutes when assigned- free writes, reading
responses, social studies, self-reflectionsMath assignments should
take 10-15 minutes when assignedOther homework assignments will
include Word Work, Vocabulary, Social Studies, and special
projects.Please check homework folders for notices regularly.Please
check the email address you provided us for updates regarding our
class.NYS Testing Information 2016English Language Arts (ELA):
April 5-7Mathematics: April 13-15Science: Performance Test: May
25-June 3Written Section: June 6Kind & GentleStudents will
engage in weekly character education lessonsWe will have weekly
meetings as a class to discuss ways we can be K & G with each
other
Special ProgramsHip-Hop Dance- (September-October) -Performance
October 30thJuilliard Partnership Nutcracker Project
(November-December)Various educational field tripsField Trip Policy
form (white sheet)Lunch LeadersCamping (May 5-6)RemindersLunch
FormsWe must collect one from every studentSchools Supplies were
donated by the PTANo outside pens, please!Class ParentIf you are
interested, please email usE-mail AddressPlease provide an accurate
e-mail address that we can use to contact you throughout the yearIf
you do not have an e-mail address please provide a current phone
numberIf you contact us, please allow 48 hours for us to
replyPlease feel free to contact us at any time:
[email protected]
