Ms. Decker

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• Please be sure to sign in on the table by the
  door.
• Find your childs seat.
• You may look through the materials on or inside
  your childs desk.
• I will discuss all of the materials on the desk.
  You may fill out the homework helper paper, if
  you wish. Please list any students (and that
  students teacher) that would be able to bring
  you your childs homework if he/she misses
  school. There are pens on the front table.

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Northern BedfordFourth Grade Classes

• Welcome, Parents and Guardians!

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Welcome to Fourth Grade!

• Your childs teachers this year are
• Mrs. Lisa Blackburn 4A
• Mrs. Paulette Baur 4B
• Mr. Matthew Wasilko 4C
• Mrs. Kathy Wright 4D

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All About Mrs. Lisa Blackburn

• Grew-up in Snake Spring Valley on a Dairy Farm
• Graduated from Elizabethtown College
• Masters Degree from Gannon University in
  Curriculum and Instruction
• Substitute Teacher for 3 Years
• 11th Year of Teaching at NBC
• Husband Justin Sons, Nate-6 and Owen-3

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All About Mrs. Paulette Baur

• Lived in Pennsylvania until the age of 16. Moved
  to Florida for 20 years.
• Graduated from the University of South Florida.
• Currently working on my Masters Degree in Reading
  and Literacy.
• Sixth year of teaching. Third year at N.B.C.
• Married for 19 years to Gary.
• Have two amazing teenagers, Katelyn and Alex!

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All About Mr. Matt Wasilko

• 17th year of teaching
• 14th year of teaching at NBC (5th grade2 yrs and
  4th grade 12 yrs)
• Taught for 3 years in North Carolina
  (6th grade2 yrs and 5th grade 1 yr)

• Married to Renee (almost 18 years)
• One child, William 9th grade
• Dog, Sasha

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All About Mrs. Kathy Wright

• Lived in the Cove most of my life.
• Graduated from Northern Bedford
• Graduated from Penn State University
• 11th year teaching Grade 4 at NBC
• Married to Ty
• 2 Children, Dylan (15) and Kara (12)
• Cares for 4 pets at home

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Grade 4 Goals

• To give your children the academic and social
  skills they need to progress to fifth grade.
• To provide a supportive and fun classroom
  environment.
• To help your children make new friends and
  discover new interests.

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Class Subjects

• The subjects we cover during fourth grade are
• Language Arts which include Spelling, English,
  Writing, and Reading
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies

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Reading Skills and Strategies taught according to
PSSA standards and anchors

• Character Traits and Motivations
• Compare and Contrast
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Making Judgments
• Using Story Structure
• Answering Questions
• Plot Conflict Resolution
• Authors Purpose and Perspective
• Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
• Locating Information

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More Reading Skills

• Text Structure Cause and Effect
• Drawing Conclusions
• Reference Sources
• Predicting Outcomes
• Using Graphic Organizers
• Fact and Opinion
• Recognizing a Theme
• Following Written Directions
• Narrative Forms

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Reading Skills Continued

• Character, Setting, and Plot
• Sequence, Story Events
• Text Structure
• Using Story Structure
• Making Inferences
• Using Context Clues
• Main Idea and Details
• Figurative Language
• Summarizing
• Paraphrasing
• Using Graphic Aids

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Accelerated Reader

• Students will take the Star Reading Test at the
  beginning of each marking period to determine
  their ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development).
• Students are to read books that are within their
  ZPD.
• Students are required to meet their individual
  goal each marking period.

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English skills taught according to PSSA
standards and anchors

• Sentences- Subjects/Predicates
• Prepositional Phrases
• Clauses/Phrases/Complex Sentences
• Nouns
• Pronouns
• Adjectives
• Verbs
• Adverbs
• Review of Grammar

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Math Skills taught according to PSSA standards
and anchors

• Understand Whole Numbers and Operations
• Time, Data, and Graphing
• Multiplication
• Division
• Geometry Algebra
• Fractions Probability
• Measurement Decimals
• Perimeter, Area, Volume

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Science taught according to PSSA standards and
anchors

• The Nature of Science
• Scientific Knowledge and Reasoning
• Change and Its Effects
• Designing and Conducting Investigations
• Scientific Instruments
• Systems and Their Parts
• Using Models
• Identifying Patterns in Nature

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Science taught according to PSSA standards and
anchors

• Organisms and the Environment
• Living Things and Life Processes
• Adaptations
• Inherited Characteristics
• Ecosystems
• Change and the Environment
• Humans and the Environment

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Science taught according to PSSA standards and
anchors

• Matter, Energy, Force, and Motion
• Physical Properties of Matter
• Energy
• Force and Motion
• Earth and Space
• Describing and Measuring Weather
• Earth, Sun, and Moon

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Social Studies taught according to PSSA
standards and anchors

• Geography and Landforms
• Earths Resources
• Graphing
• Plotting Points on a Grid

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Social Studies Continued

• Pennsylvania Unit
• Including topics such as the Johnstown Flood of
  1889, Pennsylvania Mainline and the Allegheny
  Portage Railroad

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Spelling Writing

• Spelling
• Different from previous years.
• Students will be tested weekly on ten select
  words.

• Writing
• Collins Writing Program 5 types of writing
• 5-paragraph format (narrative, persuasive,
  informational)

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Specials Classes

• Your child will take the following specials
  classes
• Gym
• Computer
• Library
• Art
• Music
• Guidance

• They also have the opportunity to take recorders
  class in the morning from 755-820.

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Classroom Community

• Our classroom is a community. In our community,
  we have expectations to help us get along with
  each other.
• Our classroom expectations are
• Follow direction the first time given.
• Keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself.
• Use appropriate language and behavior at all
  times.
• Be kind and respectful always treat others as
  you would like to be treated.

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Homework

• Grade four students can receive up to 45 minutes
  of homework per evening.
• Weekly reading assignments
• Homework not completed before class time will be
  finished at recess time.
• Parents need to check that the homework is
  completed before they sign the childs agenda.
• We do not assign homework on weekends.

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Tardiness

• School starts at 820 A.M.
• If you arent in the classroom by the time the
  bell rings, please check in at the school office
  before coming to class.
• Please be on time and prepared each day.

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Field Trips

• Currently, we do not have a field trip planned!
  Our yearly field trip was always on May 31st due
  to the anniversary of the Johnstown Flood. We
  will be checking into other possibilities in the
  near future and will let you know when the
  information becomes available.
• There has been an increase in the cost for the
  annual bowling trip. The cost will be 5 per
  child.

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Lets Have a Great Year!