Back-To-School Night

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Back-To-School Night

• 4th Grade
• Mrs. Schuett

435-4844
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Agenda

• Introduction
• What We Will Study in 4th Grade
• Fieldtrips
• Volunteers
• Homework/Agendas
• Questions

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Language Arts

• Vocabulary Skills
• Synonyms, antonyms, root woods, prefixes
• Literature
• Fantasies, fables, myths, legends, fairy tales
• Multiple-paragraph essay
• Introductory, supporting, concluding
• Expository and Narrative
• Presentations
• Science Experiment Volcano and Circuit
• Social Studies County Report

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Math

• Place Value
• Decimals and Fractions
• Negative Numbers
• Large Number Multiplication and Division
• Factors, Multiples, and Prime Numbers
• Area and Perimeter of Rectangles
• Geometry

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Science

• Electricity and magnetism
• Build simple series and parallel circuits
• Ecosystems
• Dependency on the environment
• Rocks and Minerals
• Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
• Earth Surface
• Volcanoes

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Social Studies

• Geographic Features of California
• Four regions
• Spanish Exploration
• Colonization and influence of missions
• Gold Rush
• Effects on settlements
• Statehood
• New government
• Agricultural and Industrial Economy
• Railroad, new industries, water system

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Fieldtrips

• Imax and State Capitol
• Mountain Man Presentation
• Railroad Museum/Old Town
• Sacramento
• Discovery Museum Rock Exhibit Presentation
• Bernhard Museum
• End of the Year BBQ

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Volunteers

• Art Docent
• Thursday Folders
• Projects
• Field trip Chaperones
• Party Planners

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Homework

• Recorded in Agendas/Web site
• Given Monday through Thursday
• Read 30 minutes each night
• Responsibility Class
• Used to give students time to complete
  unfinished homework
• 2 days to make up missed work when ill

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Accelerated Reading and Math

• Star Test
• Goal Assignments
• Setting Benchmarks
• Points and Objectives

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Questions???