Welcome to Room 212

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Welcome to Room 212s Open House

• A fourth grade curriculum overview
• and room routines presented by
• Mrs. Lynch

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I Feel Like I Know You Already
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In Fourth Grade Students Will

• Switch to Reading to Learn
• Participate in at least 40 minutes per night of
  homework
• Strengthen their independence and become active
  and responsible agents in their learning

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Open Court Reading

• Provides phonics, reading, comprehension, and
  written language skills
• Units covered are Risks Consequences, Dreams
  to Jobs, From Mystery to Medicine
• Genres discussed are
• tall tale
• fantasy
• realistic fiction
• historical fiction
• play
• biography
• informational article
• Skills covered in these reading selections
• authors purpose
• cause and effect
• compare and contrast
• inferencing
• fact and opinion
• drawing conclusions
• Supplemented with authentic literature of
  Charlotte's Web and Because of Winn Dixie

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Spelling

• Phonetically based
• 10 words per week
• Practice in class and at home
• Test on Fridays
• www.spellingcity.com
• Daily spelling

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Book Reviews

• Assigned monthly, starting in October
• Various genres are explored
• Written report and oral presentation for grade

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Writing

• Expected to write complete sentences and up to
  five paragraphs with detail on one topic
• MCAS, ELA Long Composition
• Type of written work to be completed
• - narrative
• - informational- persuasive
• Writing Process
• - pre-write
• - draft
• - revise
• - proofread
• - publish

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Cursive

• No formal instruction
• Weekly practice as homework
• Grade expectation ONLY for publication of
  written language
• Just try your best

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Math Investigations in Number, Data, and Space
and EDC

• K-5 Mathematics Curriculum
• Units cover these concepts
• multiplication/division
• data analysis
• 2-D geometry and measurement
• addition/subtraction/number system
• fractions/decimals
• 3-D geometry and measurement
• patterns/functions/change
• Supplemental materials used to support
  multiplication, division, time, money, and
  measurement
• Everyday Counts Math used daily
• -money
• -patterning
• -graphing
• -place value
• -measurement

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Science

• Hands on, interdisciplinary approach on
• Animals/Ecosystems
• Plants/Ecosystems
• Teaching Resources Carolina Biological science
  kits, Open Court Reading Program, and teacher
  created materials
• Taught by me!

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Social Studies

• Interdisciplinary approach taught by the Fourth
  Grade Team, 2 times a week
• Major Concepts
• Regions of North America and Central America -
  Mrs. Brown
• Map globe skills and Mexico - Mr. Thomsen
• National historical sites and Canada - Miss
  Christopherson
• Immigration and citizenship - Me

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Second Step
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Second Step

• Social and Emotional Learning
• Bringing all students up to high levels of
  academic achievement requires effective
  intellectual social and emotional development.
• Benefits
• Focus on school work
• Manage emotions
• Improved behavior in the classroom
• Builds bonds with peers and faculty

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Room 212 and Its Unique Personality

• Questions at the door
• Morning work
• Announcements - Thursdays we RULE
• Snack, working
• Homework
• Our website http//teachersites.schoolworld.com/we
  bpages/MLynch2
• Tickets
• Puddles
• Answer of the Day
• Class Compliments
• Birthdays
• Compliment of the Day
• Principals Pride

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Homework

• Mondays
• Agenda book
• Whiteboard
• Class webpage
• Home/school folder
• Independently completed, note if problems
  completing
• Assessed for report cards
• Homework pass

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MCAS

• NOTHING to get anxious about, but needs to be
  taken seriously
• ELA Long Composition - March
• ELA Reading - March
• Math - May
• Practice in many forms

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Yes, Its True

• Yoga
• Brain Gym
• Movement
• Classical music
• Poetry Break
• Think outside the box
• Convince me
• Learning is messy
• Mistakes are needed to learn
• Not yet
• Mrs. Locklin ROCKS!

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The Real Stars

• Thank you for the privilege of teaching your
  children. I appreciate who they are and I will
  support and challenge them to become more both,
  academically and socially.

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Thank You for Your Attention!