Welcome to Grade 4Welcome to Grade 4Room 212Room 212

Mrs. PetersMrs. Peters

Mrs. MaddenMrs. Madden

Mrs. YoungMrs. Young

Co-Teaching ClassroomCo-Teaching Classroom

Team TeachingTeam Teaching

Mrs. PetersMrs. Peters

ScienceScience Mrs. CumminsMrs. Cummins

Social StudiesSocial Studies

Switch about 3 times per week

Advantages: Good preparation for 5th

grade and middle school Meeting another teacher Change of environment Opportunity to work with

children in another class

Math ExpressionsMath Expressions

1 hour a day1 hour a day whole group lessonswhole group lessons Small group lessonsSmall group lessons Mental Math Mental Math

exercisesexercises Homework 3-4 times Homework 3-4 times

per weekper week Family newsletter for Family newsletter for

each Chaptereach Chapter

Language ArtsLanguage Arts

Writers WorkshopWriters Workshop Writing ProcessWriting Process Six TraitsSix Traits Daily Journal WritingDaily Journal Writing Response JournalsResponse Journals Words StudyWords Study

ReadingReading Trade BooksTrade Books Whole groupWhole group Small groupSmall group Leveled BooksLeveled Books Book ClubsBook Clubs Self-determined Self-determined

learnerslearners Independent ReadingIndependent Reading

Social StudiesSocial Studies

New York State historyNew York State historyExplorersExplorersNative AmericansNative AmericansErie CanalErie CanalColonial TimesColonial TimesWar of 1812War of 1812Revolutionary WarRevolutionary WarGovernmentGovernmentImmigrationsImmigrations

ScienceScience Plant and Animal ClassificationPlant and Animal Classification Scientific Method/Science ToolsScientific Method/Science Tools States of MatterStates of Matter Water Cycle and WeatherWater Cycle and Weather EcosystemsEcosystems Magnets and ElectricityMagnets and Electricity WeatherWeather PlantsPlants Minerals and RocksMinerals and Rocks

Homework ExpectationsHomework Expectations Math 3-4 times per weekMath 3-4 times per week Word Study daily use word sort cardsWord Study daily use word sort cards Reading 15-20 minutes dailyReading 15-20 minutes daily Math facts dailyMath facts daily Occasional Science/Social StudiesOccasional Science/Social Studies Check and sign Agenda dailyCheck and sign Agenda daily

NYS AssessmentsNYS Assessments

ELAELA

MayMay

MATHMATH

MayMay

SCIENCESCIENCE

May May

Behavior IncentivesBehavior Incentives

Star BehaviorStar Behavior

Marble JarMarble Jar

WheelWheel

BINGO boardBINGO board

Sign up!Sign up! Fall Student/Parent/Teacher Fall Student/Parent/Teacher

ConferencesConferences

-Back of the room-Back of the room

Field Trip ChaperonesField Trip Chaperones

-On Chalkboard-On Chalkboard

Email listEmail list

““Frog Sitters”Frog Sitters”

Communication Communication Communications is Communications is

the Key to successthe Key to success Monthly newslettersMonthly newsletters Never hesitate to call Never hesitate to call We are here to helpWe are here to help Questions and Questions and

comments are comments are welcomedwelcomed

Your child always Your child always comes first!comes first!

Students

Parents

Teachers

SUCCESS