Welcome to 4 Zinck

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Welcome to 4 Zinck

• Curriculum Night

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Tonights Tasks

• PowerPoint overview of Grade Four expectations
• Overview of Classwebsite
• Question and Answer

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Personal Best

• All students arrive in Gr4
• at different levels.
• Teachers Role
• 1. Take you child socially,
• emotionally and academically as
• far as he or she can go.
• 2. Teach the outcomes set out by the
  Department of Education.
• Encouraging your child to achieve their personal
  best in all they do is my number one goal this
  year.

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Curricular Outcomes

• Outcomes are skills that students should achieve
  by the end of the school year.
• Grade specific outcomes can be found on the class
  web site
• http//hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/jmmoore/Gr4Outc
  omes.htm

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Gr4 Big Concepts - Math

• Assumption Addition and Subtraction facts are
  WELL secured in your childs knowledge.
• Big Concept Multiplication Facts (Nov)
• Big Concept 3x1 multiplication 3x1 division

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Gr4 Big Concepts - Science

• Habitats
• Light
• Sound
• Rocks and Minerals
• Do you know a speaker in one of these areas?

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Big Ideas concepts in Technology

• Student email
• Internet Research
• Beginning EXCEL
• Powerpoint Presentations
• Microsoft Word

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Gr4 Big Concepts Social Studies

• Geography of Canada
• Canadian Landscapes (Arctic, Maritime etc)
• Symbols of Canada
• Canadian Government
• Explorers Past and Present

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Gr4 Big Concepts - Health

• Study Skills and Work Habits
• Second Step (Change in February)
• Body Systems
• Healthy Lifestyles
• Media Awareness

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Gr4 Big Concepts - ELA

• Writing Process
• Reading Strategies
• Genre Study
• Speaking Opportunities
• RAC Read Across Canada

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The Grade Primary 1, and 2 Reader
Emergent reader -beginning to understand that
words need letters, that letters and words have
specific sounds, and that a person reads from
right to left. They realize that print contains a
message and they use memory as a reading
strategy. EARLY READER -beginning to read word
for word. Students begin to realize there are a
number of strategies they can use when reading.

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The Grades 3, 4 and 5 Reader

• Transitional reader- is beginning to integrate a
  variety of reading strategies such as predicting,
  using picture cues, sounding out, etc. Students
  are able to adapt their reading to different
  kinds of text. With teacher support, they will
  comment upon and criticize texts.
• Fluent reader- is able to read automatically and
  with purpose. They only become aware of the
  reading strategies they use when they encounter
  something difficult. They will compare text to
  their own experiences and they find reading to be
  meaningful and enjoyable.

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The Grade 4 Writer

• Writes in a full sentence.
• Uses capitals and periods CONSISTENTLY.
• Uses prewriting strategies.
• Self edits writing (with a checklist).
• Conferences with peers to discuss how their
  writing can improve.
• Selects pieces to share with an audience.
• Writes in CURSIVE (transition in Nov/Dec)
• WRITERS NOTEBOOKS!

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Grade 4 No Excuse Words
about large really few once believe again other
always theyre there their special would something which
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• Student Writing Exemplars - Grade 4, Level 3,
  "Untitled"
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• Hi my name is Linda! Today I woke up this
  morning and noticed something very strange
  everything is upside down out of place and
  backwards. I turned on the news turns out there
  is no gravity. Oh no!
• As I was driving to work my car was floating
  in the air spinning. Finally I got to work. I
  started out my day by working at the cashier. My
  first customers items would not stay in the bags
  so we had to double bag them and tied it up. My
  second customer had her bags tied up no problem
  But when she opened her purse her thing s went
  all in the air.
• Finally it was my break I tried to make coffee
  but nothing would stay put. I give up!
• My last customer nothing went wrong he only
  bought bananas so he didn't need a bag. It was
  going perfect until I open the register
  everything spilled out. He left but he stole a
  dime, I think.
• Gravity was soon restored. We cleaned up the
  store and everything was back to normal.

Ideas Organization Voice Sentence Fluency
Word Choice Conventions
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Assessment

• Ongoing in the classroom.
• Common to other grades (PFI Plan)
• Projects/Tests/Observations/Daily Work
• Rubrics give the expectations when the work is
  assigned.
• Weekly Reports (not all year long)
• DRA Reading Assessment
• THREE report cards!!

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General Rubric
4 GREAT JOB!!! Every aspect of your work has met or exceeded the expectations. Your work shows effort, care and attention. BRAVO!
3 GOOD WORK! Your work has met the expectations. Maybe there were just a couple mistakes or ways you could improve.
2 YOUR ALMOST THERE!!! You have done okay, but there are ways in which you could improve. (Suggestions will be made as to how the student can improve). Your work is slightly below what is expected in grade four.
1 ATTENTION NEEDED!!! Please follow the given directions and put more effort into your work. Your work is not at grade level.
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Class Climate and Learning Environment

• Shift of Responsibility.
• Students become aware of how they learn best.
• Teacher sometimes leads, sometimes observes,
  always encourages.

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Homework and Home Support

• Homework assigned in a package on WEDNESDAY and
  is due the following TUESDAY beginning in mid
  October.
• NO SPELLING HOMEWORK
• Unfinished work assigned as homework.
• Set the homework routine now!
• Please do not sign agendas unless the work is
  complete write a note
• Gr4 parents become more of an observer.
• Homework problems reported to me so we can find a
  solution that works. (See homework policy)
• ? Im a parent too! I know the challenge of
  homework ?

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Were all in this together!