WELCOME TO WELCOME TO FOURTH GRADEFOURTH GRADEWELCOME TO WELCOME TO

FOURTH GRADEFOURTH GRADE

Mr. Lip,Mr. Lip,

Ms. Dotterer & Mrs. VerHaegheMs. Dotterer & Mrs. VerHaeghe

What It’s Like to Be a 4th Grader

• “Pre – Adolescent” stage *Girl’s Menstruation Lesson*• Growth spurt – (girls may forge further ahead)• Recommended 10 hours of sleep at night• Social

-values friends opinions and belonging to informal “clubs” formed by children

-very competitive• More Independent

-But also does not want to stand out from their peers. Desire to be independent and conform.

• Self-conscious• Desires Privacy• Sense of humor

Remember all children develop differently and are unique!

What It’s Like to Be a 4th Grader

• Develops Decision Making/Planning Skills• Considers Future Careers• Capable for social conscience on complex

issues (poverty, war)• Takes on increased responsibility• Can read for pleasure

– May be wide discrepancy in reading and ability• Better coordination & fine motor control• Applies basic skills to acquire new information

and problem solve

Contact Us & Communication

• (586) 439 - 4405• Notes in your child’s planner

• Emailaverhaeghe@waw.misd.net

clip@waw.misd.netddotterer@waw.misd.net

• 4th GradeWebsite• Pinewood Folder (H.W. & Stays at Home)

• Friday Folders – VerHaeghe Only• REMIND TEXT

• 4 Report Cards• 2 Conferences

Specials

• Library / 21 Things Technology Curriculum

• Library Check Out

• Art ½ Year / Music ½ Year

• Gym

• Chinese

Panther Pride

• Purple = Super Student. Wall of Fame!

• Blue = Way to Go!• Green = Ready to

Learn• Yellow = Make Better

Choices• Orange = Teacher’s

Choice• Red = Parent Contact

*Students can move up & down throughout the day*

Rewards• Praise• Daily Pesos for following 3 Rules

– Raffles for Prizes

• Student of the Month • Clip Chart Wall of Fame• Peso Pantry• Monthly School Wide Behavior Incentive

Party – Must be in good standing to attend.

Leaders &7 Habits of Happy

Kids• Habit 1: Be Proactive• Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind• Habit 3: Put First Things Firs• Habit 4: Think Win-Win• Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood• Habit 6: Synergize• Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

** Eating Lunch with K-1****Data Binders**

Language Arts

• READING• WRITING• SPEAKING• LISTENING• VIEWING

– Fluency/Accuracy– Genres (Fiction &

Non Fiction)– Comprehension

Strategies– Grammar/Editing– Word Study/Vocab– Spelling (Test on

Thursdays)

Language Arts

• Reading Binder & Response Journal• Guided Reading Groups, Novel Studies,

Literature Circles/Book Clubs, Read Alouds & D.E.A.R. for Balanced Literacy Instruction

• Individual Reading Assessments to monitor student reading levels & NWEA

Reader’s Workshop• Uses Self-Selected Just Right Books from Classroom Libraries, Novel Sets, Book Room

Resources assigned by teacher.

• 10 – 15 Minute Whole Class Mini Lesson introducing a specific concept/teaching point focusing most often on comprehension and fluency. Anchor Charts made for reference.

• Modeling of skill with class Read Aloud. – Million Dollar Shot– Tiger Rising– Sadako & The Thousand Paper Cranes– Poppy– Tale of Despereaux– Far Away Home: Orphan Trains or Train to Midnight: Underground Railroad

* Non-Fiction: Scholastic News Subscription, Social Studies articles, Science Textbook, variety of Non-Fiction self-selected texts

Reader’s Workshop• Active Engagement in students’ own self-selected texts

at their reading level.

• Individual/Group Conferences, Guided Reading Instruction, & Assessments done during this time.

DRA/Fluency tracked in Data Binder

• Written Response in student’s Reader’s Response Journals pertaining to skill taught in mini-lesson.

• Share Out

Spelling/Word Study• Differentiated Lists assigned on

Fridays– 20 pattern words– Tic Tac Toe Homework assigned due

following Thursday before Test– Effort/Achievement Tracked in Data

Binder

Spelling/Word Study

• Post-Test on Thursday

– Total = 20 words we will pick off of the list of 25 that was sent home.

Writing • GENRES

– Personal Narrative– Narrative Story– Persuasive Letter– Informational Book– State Research Project– Poetry

• WRITING PROCESS– Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing– Sometimes 1 step only. Will see the “good, bad and the ugly”– Edit/Revise with Peer, Self, and Teacher Conference

Daily Journals and Binders Stay in Class.

Writing• Writer’s Workshop

– Mini lessons teach the use of skills such as focus, organization, details, word choices/voice, conventions, similes, metaphors & other figurative language, leads, endings, transition words in isolation and “show don’t tell”

– Author’s Craft with read alouds– Author’s Chair to share

• Assessment– Homework WRITE and TELL will be in stages– Journals (Fluency) 6-15 mins. Non stop– Track Words Per Minute in Data Binder– Assignments

• Informal Observations• Star, Check, Minus• Rubric

Math• Place Value, Number Sense and Operations• +, -, x, ÷ Whole Numbers Multiplication of 2 & 3 digit factors Long Division with 1 digit divisors

23 341 l23÷3X 4 X 23

• Partial Products Dad - Divide• Lattice Multiply - Multiply• Traditional Sister - Subtract

Array Brother – Bring Down

*4th Grade Parent Math Night in Dec. or Jan.

Math• Estimate Sums, Products, Differences, & Quotients• Patterns (In & Out Boxes)• Read, Interpret, and Compare/Rename Decimals & Fractions• Add, Subtract, Multiply Decimals & Fractions• Equivalent Fractions, Simplifying Fractions, Mixed Numbers &

Improper Fractions• Problem Solving• Graphing Data, Analysis and Probability

– Mode, Mean, Median & Range• Geometry

– Identifying, Drawing, Labeling, Measuring angles– Lines, Rays, Segments– Classifying 2-dimentional figures– Symmetry

• Measurement (rulers, meter sticks, protractors, compass)– Standard and Metric Conversions– Perimeter and Area formulas for squares, rectangles, parallelograms and

triangles.– Measuring Angles

Math• Student Reference Book (SRB)

– NOT your typical textbook– Page numbers to reference on all Study Link H.W.

• Family Letters– Sent home at the beginning of each unit. Keep!!

It has the outline of the unit, essential vocabulary and ANSWER KEYS to homework!

• www.EveryDayMathOnline.com– Look for link on our 4th grade webpage. Pin number in their

planner.

– www.xtramath.orgGREAT practice for mastery of math facts.

Pin number in their planner.

Math Mastery Tracked in Data Binder – Study Facts!!

Science• Measurement Conversions (Customary & Metric)• Scientific Method

– Investigations and Experiments• Life Science

– Living Things– Ecosystems

• Earth Science– Earth in Space and Time– Energy

• Physical Science– Properties & Changes of Matter– Magnetism, Electricity– Force & Motion

**Non-Fiction Reading to tie into Reader’s Workshop**

Social Studies• Foundations in S.S.

– Examine public issues related to MI– Position Papers

• U.S. in Spatial Terms– Use maps, globes, satellite images to study human and

physical characteristics of U.S. regions• Human Geography in U.S.

– Push & Pull forces of migration and how it influences culture• Exploring Economics

– Characteristics & principals of market economies• Our Federal Government

– Purpose of having a government and laws– U.S. Constitution, functions of Executive, Legislative & Judicial

Branches• Rights & Responsibilities of Citizenship

– Bill of Rights– Core Democratic Values

**Non-Fiction Reading to tie into Reader’s Workshop**

Grading

• 100 – 90% Advanced Proficient 1• 70 – 89 % Proficient 2• 55 – 69 % Partially Proficient 3• Below 55 % Not Proficient 4

• You will still see each teacher use a personal system of stars, checks, or comments for informal observations or assessments.

HOMEWORK• You can expect Math Homework Monday –Thursday.• Generally any other assigned homework is given as

needed and is ALWAYS marked in red in the planner.• Anything not finished in class is considered

homework and due next day• Daily – Math Study Links• Weekly - Spelling Homework & Write and Tells

*Study Buddy Carol Helps Stay Organized!

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP YOUR

CHILD SUCCEED?• Attendance• Eat breakfast

– If eating breakfast at school, come on time

• Send your child to bed on time

• Establish a homework routine

• Go over and sign planner daily.

• Fix Mistakes on Friday Folder Papers

• Check Pinewood Folder and sign & empty Friday Folders

• Sign and return tests• Help review for tests• Drill basic math facts

– Fact Triangles– www.xtramath.org

• Read with your child• Stay in contact with the

teachers• Praise their strengths and

accomplishments

Parties• Birthdays

– Treats will be eaten with Homeroom. Please give at least 1 day notice. Include necessary serving supplies. Not to leave class to pass out around building during school day.

• Halloween• December Holiday• Valentine’s Day

Please No Nuts!

Field Trip & Volunteers

• Classroom Volunteers needed for preparation of materials and other classroom functions

• Social Studies – Ford Rouge Plant?

• Science - Cruise down the Clinton River into Lake St. Clair & Metro Beach Nature Tour – Water sampling– Wild life preservation lessons

Distance Learning in TPC

Chaperones will be coordinated by homeroom teachers.

4th Grade Website

• Please visit www.pinewood4thgrade.weebly.com

4th Grade Website• It is our hope you will utilize this page as a

communication, resource, and study tool for you and your child. Here you will find:

– Games– Tutorials– Videos– Announcements– Policies and Procedures– Pictures– H.W. Assignments in Planner

-Content information: Study Guides, Resources for reinforcement and enrichment

-Helpful Websites

*Please notify us of any technical difficulties or missing information you encounter.*

THANK YOU FOR COMING!

• WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU THIS YEAR!