Welcome to 4th Grade

Mrs. Brown – Social Studies

Mrs. Franz – Math

Mrs. Selgrade - Science

Responsibilities

                                  

• Homework books signed every night-discipline /progress charts signed over the weekend

• Tests and other papers must be signed

• Projects must be turned in on time and all homework copied into homework books

• Student is responsible for all missed work when absent

Expectations

• Be able to work in groups cooperatively

• Be prepared for class with the proper supplies and homework complete

• Follow class/school rules (which are posted online)

• Accept and respect all fellow 4th graders and any adult in charge

                            

                                                      

Discipline/Progress Chart

Fourth Grade’s Discipline System

• Students are expected to follow the rules of the classroom and school

• A broken rule will result in a √ on their discipline chart

• Charts will be graded on Friday afternoon– Charts are to be signed every weekend and

returned on Monday

Communication

• E-mail– Mrs. Brown

cbrown@saintannies.org

– Mrs. Selgrade mselgrade@saintannies.org

– Mrs. Franz nfranz@saintannies.org

• Teacher Web

Teacher Web• Homework assignments, class news, photos and

updates will be posted weekly on Teacher Web

*Homework put on Teacher Web is subject to change. Your child’s assignment book is the best source of information*

Special Projects/ Activities

• Create an animal in its environment

• Women in history• See a site in PA• Cookie map of PA• Oral poem each

Holiday• Secret Valentine Pal• International Lunch• And many other fun

projects

ILA • Reading Focus:

– Includes whole class, small groups, guided reading and silent reading.

– Students use anthologies as well as LAB workbooks

– After each unit is finished, a vocabulary and theme test will be given.

*SSR: Each child is required to have a book for SSR at all times.

• English Focus:– Types of sentences– Parts of speech– Word Study & Figurative

Language

– This will be taught in correlation with the reading series, as well as the Voyages English Textbooks and English workbooks

– We focus on a variety of Creative Writing assignments

Sitton Spelling

• 500 High-Use Words • Students should know #1 - 335

• Each week students will receive a list of 5 “new” words

• Cloze Tests use the 5 new words AND any of the previous learned words

• Homework reinforces the skill that will be tested that week

Math

• Math Focus: – For the first half of

the year, the students will review basic math skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

– The second half of the year, an emphasis is placed on long division, double digit multiplication and fractions

• Presentation Copybook

• Grading Components:– Weekly Quizzes– Tests/Projects– Group Work– Homework– Math Maintenance

ScienceScience Focus:• Earth Science

– Oceans

• Life Science– Plants– Humans– Animals

• Physical Science– Elementary Chemistry* 2 texts are used

Projects –January (assigned a month in advance)

Occasional Homework

Copybooks are graded 1st and 3rd Trimester*Experiments are recorded in back of copybook

Social Studies

• Geography• PA’s place in the

world and country

• Map of PA• Placements of

borders, rivers, and cities

• History• Famous

Pennsylvanians • Government

• Tests/Projects

Field Trips

• Octagonal School House – Fall• Camden Aquarium – Fall• Target Service Project – Winter• Paper Mill - Spring• Harrisburg – Spring

– Chaperones are needed for field trips (but must have clearances up to date to be considered)

Reading for Enjoyment

• 5 AR books must be read each trimester for a reading grade– 5 = 100– 4 = 90– 3 = 80– 2 = 70– 1 = 60– 0 = 60-

• A book should always be available for SSR

• Always encourage the children to read different kinds of books

We look forward to working with you to make this a fun and

successful year!