Transcript Welcome to Open House!

Welcome to Open House!
WHILE WAITING…
Please complete all the forms in the colored
folder & leave the folder with forms on your
child’s desk when you leave:
• Inclement Weather form
• Safety Village Field Trip Permission Slip
• Safety Village Waiver
• Mad Lib list sheet (adjective, verb, etc.)
• Permission for PG movies
COMMUNICATION
• The most important key to a successful experience in
4th grade.
• My blog is the main tool for communication.
• www.cobblearning.net/sidesaliens
• Thursday papers
• Weekly behavior sheet- will be in front pocket- go
ahead and sign- no marks is good news
• Email- [email protected]
• Please contact immediately if you have a question or
concern—do not stew about it- I’d rather you
communicate to me than let frustration build up.
Central Intelligence
• Your child’s multi-pocketed folder is called his/her CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE.
• The first two pockets will serve as their Thursday folder.
• PAPERS TO SIGN AND RETURN-The first pocket will hold
papers that need to be signed and returned as well as
important flyers. Please keep the flyers at home.
• PAPERS TO KEEP AT HOME-The second pocket will contain
graded papers. Please take papers out of this pocket. Go
over the papers with your child to make sure they learn
from his/her mistakes.
• The papers in the other pockets are still works in progress
or are reference papers for classwork. If taken out, your
child will not have needed materials.
READING LOG
• Students are asked to read 20 minutes daily
with a goal of 400 minutes per month.
• On the reading log, the students needs to
record the # of minutes read each day.
• List the books in the gray square.
• Parents should sign every Thursday night to
help the child keep up with the record
keeping.
• Go ahead and sign your child’s log for tonight.
AR Points
• AR points are NOT REQUIRED,
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highly encouraged and rewarded.
• Each nine weeks those students that earn 20 AR
points are invited to a reading celebration.
• Books should be within their reading level and
students should earn an average of 80% or higher
on the tests.
• Check blog for access to Home Connect which
will allow you to see your child’s AR test record
WHAT’S NEW? Grades
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90 – 100 = A
80 – 89 = B
75 – 79 = C
70 – 74 = D
69 or below = F
• The grades from last semester of 4th grade will be
evaluated when determining 5th grade awards.
Common Core Standards
• The CCS affect reading, language arts, & math.
• Emphasis on reading skills and writing in
science and social studies.
• Rigor – performance tasks, higher-order
thinking, text complexity, and written
explanations across content areas
• http://www.cobbk12.org/commoncore/
Our Daily Schedule
7:55 Math
8:50 Specials
9:35 Reading/Language Arts
11:21 Lunch, Restroom
11:51 Recess
12:15 More math
12:50 Social Studies and Science
Math
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Place value, rounding, decimals
Multiplication (4 digit x 1 digit, 2-digit x 2-digit)
Factors, Multiples
Long division with 1-digit divisors
Measurement (length, mass, capacity, time)
Geometry (angles, 2D figures, symmetry)
Algebra skills (use of variables, symbols)
Problem Solving
Fractions (order, equivalence, +, -, x)
Specials
• Will be posted weekly on the BLOG
• Be sure to wear tennis shoes on PE days.
• On music days, students need to be prepared
with recorder, music binder and pencil.
Reading & Language Arts
• Vocabulary Building: orange workbooksee password list for online access
• Spelling program: Words Their Way list
with Spelling city practice- see
password list for Spelling City access.
Tests are usually on Fridays.
• Reading program: combination of shared
reading, guided reading and independent
reading.
• Writing focus: opinion pieces,
informational pieces, and narratives
Social Studies
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Economics
Map and Globe skills
Native Cultures
Early Exploration
Colonization
American Revolution
Government
Westward Expansion
Science
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Water
Weather
Force and Motion (simple machines)
Light
Sound
Space
Ecosystems
Protective Adaptations
Online Textbooks and Resources
• In your stack of papers, you have a
personalized list of websites, usernames and
passwords for your child.
• Please keep this copy near your computer to
help your child access all resources that will
help him/her be successful.
• Your child will have a copy at school to
reference.
Scholastic Book Club
• Students will be given the opportunity to order
books from Scholastic at very reasonable prices.
• I will send home flyers, but you can always go
online and order books.
• ONLY online orders will be submitted
• NO CHECKS should be sent to school –please pay
online
• See blog for access to Scholastic website and
book orders
Cobb Virtual Library
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Great research resources!
Available at home
Username: cobb
Password: bird
Important Information
• Water bottles, snacks
• Birthdays/V.I.P.: Treats (individual
portions) are welcome.
• If there is a change in your child’s
afternoon transportation, it must be done
in writing to the school before the end of
the day. Please use official CCSD bus pass
for changes in bus transportation.
From the Nurse
• Please re-confirm any allergies, medical
problems, etc.
• Please stop by the clinic to update your child’s
clinic card, if necessary.
• Please remember that ALL medications need
to be checked in at the clinic by a parent.
From the Attendance Clerk
• Absent & Not Taken to the Doctor – Please
send a note from the parent stating the dates
and illness.
• Absent & Taken to the Doctor – Please send in
a doctor’s note.
• Tardy – Please send in doctor’s note, dentist’s
note, or dated note from parent.
Other Information
• Tuesday, August 20th - Trained Parent
Volunteer Training, 9:00-10:00 A.M.
• Monday, August 26th - Trained Parent
Volunteer Training, 1:00 - 2:00 P.M.
How to Be Successful
in Fourth Grade
• Agenda – check daily to keep updated on
homework
• Check & sign your child’s reading log and
behavior report every Thursday.
• Read!
• www.cobblearning.net/sidesaliens
• Practice math facts.
• Have a homework routine & designated location
• Pack up the night before.
• Be diligent and VERY NEAT!
• Strive for excellence!
Leave Folder and Paperwork 
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Mad Libs for Students
Inclement Weather Forms
Field Trip Forms
Permission to watch PG movies
• Questions?
THANK YOU FOR COMING