Welcome To Curriculum Night

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Welcome To Curriculum Night!

• Please sign up for a Fall Parent/Teacher
  Conference before you leave tonight.
• Make sure you take a form to purchase Story
  Works. This magazine connects with Language Arts
  standards.
• Read and respond to the prompt or question that
  your child left for you in their Writers Notebook
  (half composition book).
• Im so happy that you were able to join us
  tonight!!!

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Meet Mrs. Zeitlin

• I have been a teacher for 11 years. This is my
  12th year of teaching.
• University of Missouri-Bachelors Degree
• Lesley University-Masters of Education
• 1999 Teacher of the Year
• Mentor Teacher
• Leadership Team Leader, Teacher Advisory
  Council, Local School Council, Professional
  Educator Representative
• Extended Day Teacher

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• I have taught 1st, 2nd, and 4th grade. This is
  my 7th year teaching 4th grade. 4th is my
  favorite.
• I am originally from St. Louis, Missouri.
• My husband is a second grade teacher at Shiloh
  Point.

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Website

• Please visit our school website frequently
• for
• Important dates
• Newsletters
• 4th Grade Curriculum
• What we are doing in class
• Blogs

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Report Card and Grading Fourth Grade teachers at
Shiloh are piloting standards based assessment. 
This does not translate into different
instruction, but will more effectively
communicate to parents student performance in the
various areas within the subjects of math and
language arts.  It is a work in process, and will
be better explained to everyones satisfaction
during conferences.  Students will receive only
a percentage grade in Science and Social Studies.
100-90 A 89-80 B 79-70 C 69
and Below F
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• MATH
• Houghton Mifflin Math Program
• Much more computation
• Variety of experiences
• Daily routines
• Discussion
• Partner small-group activities
• Homework Workbooks
• Games
• Manipulatives
• Explanation and alternate solving methods
  encouraged

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Multiplication

• Students must be proficient in their
  multiplication facts
• EVERY math topic we will encounter this year will
  require multiplication mastery long
  multiplication, long division, fractions,
  decimals.
• Practice every night!!!!!!

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READING/ LANGUAGE ARTS The integration of
reading, writing, listening, grammar and speaking
are fundamental to learning and
thinking. BALANCED LITERACY PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Shared Reading, Independent Reading, Read Aloud,
Guided Reading, Shared Writing, Independent
Writing, Word Study, Literature Circles
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• Shared Reading
• Children observe, share in the reading, respond
  to the text, and reread the text together.
• Guided Reading
• Students meet in small groups with others at the
  same instructional reading level to work on
  strategies to boost comprehension, fluency and
  work on strategies to become better readers.
• Independent Reading
• Students will be given time to practice the
  skills they have learned while learning to choose
  just right books.

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Literature Circles

• Students are put into groups where they will all
  read the same piece of literature.
• The members of the groups will all be assigned a
  special job each time they read in class. Then
  they will share and teach this job to the rest of
  their group.
• First book will be read with the teacher until
  all students understand the meaning of each job.

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Readers Notebook

• Respond to Literature
• List of books read, someday books, genres
• Response Paragraph starters
• Vocabulary

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• Writing
• Students will be involved in daily writing
  activities to boost their skills as thinkers and
  communicators.
• Journal Writing
• Writing Process
• Modeled Writing-mini-lessons on narrative,
  persuasive, descriptive, and expository writing.
• Independent Writing

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Becoming Better Writers

• Writers Toolkit
• Students will keep a 3 ring binder of tools to
  help them as writers, works in progress,
  published pieces of writing
• Writers Notebook
• Ideas for writing

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• Science
• Ecosystems and Living Things
• Weather and Space
• Scientific Process
• Simple Machines
• Light and Sound

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Social Studies

• The Native American Regions
• Exploration of America
• Colonial America
• American Revolution
• Westward Expansion
• The Civil War

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Homework

• Students should not spend more than 90 minutes
  per night. This time should be budgeted in the
  following manner
• 15 minutes looking for assignment
• 11 minutes calling a friend for the assignment
• 23 minutes explaining why the teacher is mean and
  just does not like children
• 8 minutes in the bathroom
• 10 minutes getting a snack
• 7 minutes checking the TV Guide
• 6 minutes telling parents that the teacher never
  explained the assignment
• 10 minutes sitting at the kitchen table waiting
  for Mom or Dad to do the assignment
• JUST KIDDING!!!!!!

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HomeworkThe Truth

• Students should have approximately 40 minutes of
  homework every night.
• 20 minutes of reading
• 20 minutes of practice and review
• Please review student agendas for homework
  completion and upcoming quizzes/tests

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Agendas

• Homework is written in them nightly
• Nightly reading is written in the bottom section
  (title of the book/magazine/newspaper is enough)
• Parent signature required only if there is a note
  from Mrs. Z
• This is a great communication tool between the
  teacher and parents.
• Shiloh is trying to save paper. ?

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Responsibilities

• Teacher- Teach the curriculum for Fourth grade,
  Re-teach /clarify when necessary, be prepared to
  teach the day, communicate with parents their
  childs progress and upcoming evaluations.
• Student- Do the 4th grade work, pay attention, be
  prepared for school (bring home study materials
  if necessary and have homework completed at
  home), ask questions when needed, Share daily wok
  with parents.
• Parents- Help study, sign assignment book, check
  Friday folders, make sure your child has all of
  his/her supplies, provide a quiet study/homework
  time and place.

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Classroom Management

• I am very Fair, but I have high expectations in
  behavior and responsibilities.
• Students earn tickets for making good choices in
  behavior and responsibility.
• Team Points

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Rewards/ Consequences

• Tickets
• Free Think Friday20 minutes of free choice
  centers/games
• Class Store every 4 weeks (must have certain
  number of tickets)
• Wisdom Walk
• Homework/Parent Signature missing will earn
  wisdom walks