Welcome to Open HouseAt Pinewood Elementary

4th Grade with Ms. Trill, Ms. Kesslick, Ms. Schoen, and Ms. Shah

From Primary to Intermediate

Things that are the same as 3rd Grade:

• Home/school contact• Homework• Occasional projects• Have classroom tools ready

(paper, pencils, etc.)

Student responsible for self: his/her classwork, behavior, and homework

• Mini Lesson• Independent Reading• Conferring (with the teacher,

partner, and class)• Shared Reading• Read Aloud• Books Clubs

Reading Workshop

Curriculum Area of Study: Reading

• Comprehension and analysis of both fiction and nonfiction selections

• Reads for information• Reads for pleasure

• Spelling • Vocabulary development• Word analysis skills• Grammar • Conventions• Speaking and listening skills

Curriculum Area of Study: Reading

Increased proficiency in:

Curriculum Area: Language

• Listens for information

• Can carry on a collaborative conversation

• Can tell about an experience

• Remembers details of spoken conversations

• Can ask and answer questions to clarify information

Curriculum Area: Language• Understands nonverbal clues

• Understands the importance of word choice

• Expresses an opinion about information read

• Speaks clearly in large and small groups

Curriculum Area: Writing

• Creates a plan for a writing idea

• Makes additions and revisions to the written piece

• Produces a published copy

Curriculum Area of Study: Writing

• Writes narratives of real or imaginary events

• Writes to show information after completing research

• Writes to give an opinion

• Writes to persuade

Curriculum Area: Mathematics

• Ten Minute Math• Mini Lesson• Stations• Problem Solving

Curriculum Area: Mathematics

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking

• Number and Operations

in Base Ten• Number and Operations -

Fractions

• Measurement and Data

• Geometry

What About Homework?

• Weekly homework calendar • Daily math, reading, and

words their way• Math work is completed on

the homework calendar• Reading is completed in the

reading log (minimum of 30 minutes)

• Behavior is recorded on the calendar

Check Folder NIGHTLY!

September 16-20\homework_calendar_16-20.docx

What About Homework?Words Their Way

Parent LetterWords Their Way\WTWDear_Parents.doc

What About Communications?• School newsletters, teacher notes and letters will be sent home in the pocket of the planner/agenda.

• The planner/agenda will be checked daily for parent notes.

QR Codes on Homework• Download the app!

• QRAFTER

• Scan the code- your device will automatically take you to a designated location.

Progress Reports / Report Cards

• A, B, C, D, F grades will be used as well as percentages

• 1, 2, 3, 4 for work habits and conduct(Excellent, Very Good, Satisfactory, Needs Improvement, Unsatisfactory)

•Student ability for each standard will be included

“The parent is the first teacher, the home is the first school and reading is the first lesson.”

We have a partnership.

Important Questions for Children:

What do you think?and

Why do you think that?

Questions?