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Welcome to Curriculum Night! Presented by the Fourth Grade Team

Welcome to Curriculum Night! Presented by the Fourth Grade Team. Jennifer Hall Vicky Williams Taryne Galindo. Becky Hood Brenda Alexander Jan Pendery. Jennifer Hall. Room 501 (469) 633-2930 4th Year at Spears Graduate of Texas A&M Commerce 12th year teaching. Vicky Williams.

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Welcome to Curriculum Night! Presented by the Fourth Grade Team

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  1. Welcome to Curriculum Night!Presented by the Fourth Grade Team Jennifer Hall Vicky Williams Taryne Galindo Becky Hood Brenda Alexander Jan Pendery

  2. Jennifer Hall • Room 501 • (469) 633-2930 • 4th Year at Spears • Graduate of Texas A&M Commerce • 12th year teaching

  3. Vicky Williams • Room 502 • (469) 633-2931 • Tenth year at Spears • Graduate of Stephen F. Austin • 12th year teaching

  4. Taryne Galindo • Room 503 • (469) 633-2933 • SixthYear at Spears • Graduate of UNT • 6th year teaching

  5. Becky Hood • Room 504 • (469) 633-2933 • First year at Spears • Graduate of UNT • 13th year teaching

  6. Brenda Alexander • Room 505 • (469) 633-2934 • 9th year at Spears • Graduate of Texas A&M • 22nd year teaching

  7. Jan Pendery • Room 506 • (469) 633-2935 • 10th year at Spears • Graduate of Texas A&M • 28th year teaching

  8. Fourth Grade Behavior System • Grade Level Planner • Daily Signature • “Doing What’s Right” • Money/Behavior Bucks • Extra Recess Bank

  9. Snack Information • Snack-time 9:00 – 10:00 • Healthy snacks: crackers, fruit, vegetables, cheese, yogurt, etc. • No cookies, chocolate, candy, soft drinks, etc. • We do not stop our learning for snack time. Students know to open their snacks quietly and to continue working, so that there is no interruption or distraction.

  10. Birthday Celebrations • The State of Texas has revised the guidelines for birthday treats at school. Parents may only provide cupcakes, cookies, donuts or water for their child’s birthday. It is preferable that the items be purchased rather than homemade to ensure that they are all prepared in an environment with a Certified Food Handler. • Food items for birthdays may be dropped off in the office either before school or during the day. They will be delivered to the classroom by the office staff. • Effective Aug., 1, 2006, Texas Public School Nutrition Policy specifically prohibits guest speakers and other school visitors from providing Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value (FMNV) and all forms of candy to elementary school students. • If you would like to bring a special lunch for your child on his/her birthday or any other day, please remember, you may ONLY provide lunch for your child. We cannot allow you to bring lunch to other students.

  11. Social Studies Texas Regions/ Native Texans Explorers Texas Independence Railroads/Cattle Drives Important Texans Science Plants Food Chain/Food Web Phases of the Moon Electrical Circuits Fossils/Fossil Fuels Water Cycle Units for Fourth Grade

  12. Geometry Measurement Graphing Probability Problem Solving is integrated throughout each objective. Math Information • Place Value • Rounding • Addition • Subtraction • Multiplication • Division • Fractions • Decimals/Money

  13. Language Arts Written Expression *Reflective *Persuasive *Informative *Personal Narrative *Poetry Skills and Mechanics Focus: Capitalization, Usage/Agreement, Punctuation, and Spelling ***STARR WRITING TEST: March 1st***

  14. Spelling • The spelling lists are determined by the district and will be available on the 4th grade website for you to print. • Spelling pre-tests will be on Monday. Spelling tests will be on Friday.

  15. Reading OUR FOCUS IN READING IS MAINLY ON INFERENCING AND DRAWING CONCLUSIONS. WE WILL ALSO BE REVIEWING SUCH CONCEPTS AS SUMMARIZATION, MAIN IDEA, STORY ELEMENTS, CONTEXT CLUES, MULTIPLE-MEANINGWORDS, SEQUENCING, CAUSE/EFFECT, AND FACT/OPINION. *SOCIAL STUDIES WILL ALSO BE INTEGRATED INTO READING THIS YEAR.

  16. STARR TESTING DATES • Writing: March 1 • Math: April 26 • Reading: April 27

  17. Homework Policy • Students will access homework every Friday on the 4th grade website. Students will print their homework packets and bring turn in on the following Friday, • The packet will include a variety of activities which will change periodically. Students who do not have their homework ready to turn in will go to study hall during recess time. • Math homework will be posted and completed on www.pearsonsuccessnet.com.

  18. Field Trips • Story Telling Festival (Fall) • Frisco Safety Town (Fall) • Additional Spring field trip to be determined *Specific information will be sent home at a later date.

  19. Grading Policy Students who score below a 70% on a test will be given a second opportunity to take the test for a maximum score of 70% except for spelling tests. Behavior and Work Habits will be reflected on the report card.

  20. Fourth Grade Website • http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/spears_4th/ • Spelling lists • Weekly Update • Important dates • Special Assignments • Weekly homework • Link to math homework

  21. That concludes our presentation. Thank you for coming tonight. We look forward to a terrific year!

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