1. WELCOME TO
4TH GRADE CURRICULUM
NIGHT
Miss. Gibson Room 305
Lawton Elementary
2. This will be my 4th year of teaching.
Started career at Riverside Elementary School in Battle
Creek, teaching 3rd grade
Mentor teacher this summer at the SESLA summer school
program at Scarlett
Accepted my “dream job” with AAPS this summer to be
closer to family and friends and to be part of a wonderful
community
3. We’d love to have your help this year.
Please sign up. We couldn’t do it
without you! Thanks!
4. PLEASE CHOOSE A TIME THAT FITS WITH
YOUR SCHEDULE: NOV. 3, 4 AND 6TH
5. A TYPICAL DAY IN 305
Morning Routines
Specials
Afternoon Routines
Closing Up the Day Routines
6. HOMEWORK
•Math homework link will be sent home Monday-Thursday evenings, it is
expected that students return their homework the next day
•Wednesday Write Night
•If they need extra time to finish the work, they will be given a homework
club invitation during our second recess to finish up any work
•Homework will focus on math fluency and reading fluency
•Students will record their homework assignment in their planner each day.
It is expected that parents initial the planners
•Feel free to use the discussion suggestions in the newsletters that I will send
each week. I will include helpful links in all areas of academics.
•It is important at this time to reinforce responsibility and organization.
Please do not bring your child's homework or planner if they forget it at
home.
7. School To Home
Connection
•Weekly Newsletter
•Classroom Blog
8. STANDARDS-BASED REPORT CARDS
Fall, Winter and Spring Marking Periods
First Marking Period: November 12
Second Marking Period: March 17
Third Marking Period: June 12
Report cards will be sent home with your
student.
Based on a variety of achieved learning targets,
and social responsibilities
9. READING
Within our reading program we will teach grade level curriculum as
well as differentiated material that will expand your child’s reading
skills. Areas of emphasis include, but are not limited to:
Literal comprehension Predicting
Interpretive comprehension Persuading
Vocabulary Summarizing
Fluency Topic/Main Idea/Details
Gathering Information Analyzing
Nonfiction Story Elements
Taking Part in Literary Discussion
Phonics
Novel reading
Author’s mood and purpose
10. WRITING
Your students will have many opportunities
throughout the year to practice writing for
different purposes. The following are some
examples of types of writing students may
be doing in fourth grade.
Narrative Journaling
Informative Autobiographies
Paragraphs Research papers
Descriptive Poetry
Note taking Editing
Process writing Persuasive/argumentative
11. SPELLING
• Words Their Way
• Guided Spelling Instruction during reading block
• Key is to carry this work over to their draft books
12. MATH
Everyday Math Curriculum
Math Recovery Supplements
Math Workshop or Guided Math where students are
successful, independent and tracking their own
progress
13. Everyday Math Units
Unit 1: Naming and Constructing Geometric Figures
Unit 2: Using Numbers and Organizing Data
Unit 3: Multiplication and Division; Number sentences
and Algebra
Unit 4: Decimals and Their Uses
Unit 5: Big Numbers, Estimation and Computation
Unit 6: Division; Map Reference Frames; Angles
Unit 7: Fractions and Their Uses: Chance and
Probability
Unit 8: Perimeter and Area
Unit 9 Percents
Unit 10: Reflections and Smmetry
Unit 11: Dimensional Shapes, Wgt, Volume and
Capacity
Unit 12: Rates
14. Number sense: Focusing on the concepts and
development of strategies rather than the
memorization of facts
Number Words & Numerals
Structuring Numbers
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Place Value
Looking ahead: Make It-Take It Night for
parents. Is there interest in this?
15. S.M.A.R.T TIME
Targeted learning for each student
Differentiated instruction to help students
achieve grade level standards and offer
enrichment for students who are progressing
above grade level
30 minutes of direct instruction in a number of
concepts
16. SCIENCE
Three science units will be taught:
Nature’s Recyclers
Matter
Watery Earth
17. SOCIAL STUDIES
Using the context of the United States, fourth grade students learn
significant social studies concepts within an increasingly complex
social environment. They examine fundamental concepts in
geography, civics and government, and economics through the
lens of Michigan history and the United States. Expectations that
particularly lend themselves to being taught through a historic,
geographic, civic, or economic lens are denoted.
18. FIELD TRIPS
Independence Lake JUNE 10
Lansing JUNE 11
Natures Recyclers TBD
If you would like to chaperone one or more of
these field trips please sign up
19. OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
A healthy snack in the afternoon helps a student focus
during the day.
We have several nut allergies in the building. Please take
this into consideration when sending snacks or providing
treats for classroom celebrations.
Thank you to those who have already made donations to
our class. Our wish list consists of; chlorox wipes, kleenex,
dry erase markers, pens, loose leaf paper, index cards,
magazines and chapter books.
20. Birthday Books: Send in a wrapped new or old
book to add to our classroom library. The
birthday girl/boy’s picture and special birthday
message will be in the book and added to our
birthday book collection. Let's join together to
make Birthday Books a memorable (and healthy)
way to celebrate!
21. STAR OF THE WEEK
Each day we will celebrate the student of the
week
Classmates and families members will write a
letter to contribute to the memory book
The star will be featured on our classroom blog
23. IN CONCLUSION
Please know we have an open door policy
Feel free to ask us questions and let us know if you
need help with your child. If we don’t know the
answer, we will seek out the information.
General philosophy:
4th Graders work very hard at school all day. They are
learning academics and good study behaviors, including
being responsible for themselves.
The goal is to hold the child accountable in a 7 Habits
Approach. Your child’s teacher will use methods to
motivate them. Your child may make mistakes, forget
items, etc. That is a part of learning. It’s okay to make
mistakes as long as we learn from them!
