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Mrs. Stein's 4th Grade Back to School Night
- 1. WELCOME TO BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT 2015! Mrs. Stein’s 4th Grade
- 3. Communication • •Assignment Book / Binder •Phone- (609) 737- 4008 •E-mail matthewstein@hvrsd.org •Class website and Oncourse •Instagram - tgmrstein
- 4. Birthdays •Fall - Friday, Oct 16th (to represent birthdays Sept.1st-Nov.30th ) •Winter - Thursday, January 14th (to represent the winter birthdays Dec. 1stt-Feb.28th) •Spring - Wednesday, April 20th (to represent the spring birthdays March 1st-May 31st) •Summer - Tuesday, June 2nd (to represent the summer birthdays June 7th June 1st t-Aug. 31st )
- 5. Classroom Environment • Fostering a sense of community through Responsive Classroom techniques • Citizenship award / weekly positive student award • Classroom jobs • Morning meetings • Logical consequences
- 6. Miscellaneous • Buddies (1st grade Mrs. Emhof) • Snack (When, how long, and what) • Locker procedure and how they look • Field Trips (State House and Liberty Science Center. Dates - TBD)
- 7. Everyday Math Different websites that we will be using in math class are XtraMath, Study Island, and IXL • Whole Numbers • Fractions • Geometry and Constructions • Decimals and Percents • Data and Probability • Measurement • Algebra • Problem Solving • Logical Thinking
- 8. Science Units: Weather & Water, Human Body, Energy & Forces • Seeds of Science • Foss Weather & Water Kit • Many nonfiction books to enrich the science curriculum • Keep an organized notebook. Notes will be graded. • Hands-on experiments following the Scientific Method • Tests after each unit • NJAsk Science
- 9. Social Studies New Jersey • NJ Map Skills • NJ Government • Mid-Atlantic Region Regions of the United States • Mid-Atlantic continued • New England Region • Southeast Region • Mid-West/Great Plains Region • Southwest Region Unit Tests/ State Fair
- 10. Reading and Writer’s Workshop •Daily targeted “mini-lesson” provides students with a repertoire of strategies. •Leveled library + ample time for “eyes on text” using engaging and instructionally appropriate materials (leading to growth in comprehension and fluency). •Research also shows importance of time spent engaged in writing process. •Individualized instruction: 1-on-1 conferring and targeted strategy groups as needed. •Share: Students gather to discuss how they used focus skill, and teachers connect the work done in reading & writing. (The reading & writing units are closely aligned!) •Cross-disciplinary approach: Highlight connections between daily teaching points and texts we read in science or social studies.
- 11. Reading and Writing Continued •Balanced Literacy Components: •Interactive read aloud •Shared reading/close reading •Guided reading • Modeled writing • Shared writing • Word Study
- 12. Have a nice evening!