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Southern Delaware School of the Arts
Fourth Grade
Miss Grise and Mr.Turssline
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Mrs. Boggs
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Agenda Books – Homework and Notes
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Daily communication
The Mailbox
E-mail – Best possible way to reach us!!
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[email protected]
[email protected]
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Phone: (302) 436-1066
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Mailbox folder;
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Graded assignments and school handouts will go home daily. Keep in mind some
days there will be only a few things in the folder.
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8:10 - 8:15
8:15 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:30
10:30 – 10:50
10:50-11:40
11:40-12:12
12:15 - 1:45
1:45 - 2:25
2:25 – 2:45
Morning Tasks
Math
Language Arts
Recess
Arts
Lunch
Language Arts
Social Studies/Science (weekly)
Dismissals
ARTS
Monday-Art
 Tuesday-Dance
 Wednesday- Drama
 Thursday- Vocal Music
 Friday-Instrumental Music
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S-Show Respect
D-Dress Your Best
S-Strive for Success
A-Attitude is Everything!
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Money- builds foundation for economics
study and development of mini society
Purchase Stamp
Monthly Auction
Start Up Money for business
Students learn the value of money and the
importance of earning and being responsible.
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Money system for positive reinforcement of classroom and school rules and
expectations.
Purchase stamps, auction items, builds foundation for mini society.
School wide incentives, dragon days, etc…
1ST – VERBAL WARNING
2ND– PARENT CONTACT
3RD– PARENT CONTACT/TIME OUT IN ROOM
4TH – PARENT CONTACT/TIME OUT IN BUDDY ROOM
4TH –PARENT CONTACT/DETENTION
5TH – CONTACT COUNSELOR/PARENT CONFERENCE (WITH
PREVIOUS DOCUMENTATION)
6TH – OFFICE REFERRAL
Ultimately, we want students to realize there are both positive and negative
consequences for their decisions.
You thought you were sending your child to
school, but last week we felt like doctors. Writing
the prescription for your child…
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Writing-Administered a formal
DSTP 3rd grade writing prompt. Score is
based on Delaware Writing rubric.
Anchors are used to help guide coring.
A score of 3 is considered standard.
This is a class goal to improve writing.
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DIBELS- measures how fluently your
child reads. Children are given a
passage and are given one minute to
read. Words correct per minute is your
child’s score. The goal is to be over
100 words per minute. If your child
scored below 65 wpm, we have
identified that they need immediate
attention and help with reading.
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Placement Test- How well did your
child do on a test intended for
beginning year fourth graders. Below
79% in total score identifies an area of
weakness in your child’s ability to
comprehend
FLUENCY
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Please include fluency practice as part of your child’s nightly
homework. The passage will be sent home on Monday. Each
evening have your child do a one minute timed reading. Then record
the number of words per minute they read on the included graph.
They should read the passage Monday through Thursday and it
should be sent back on Friday with your signature. Together we can
help your child be a better reader.
•Repeated Reading
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•Practice reading the same passage over and over
•Practice reading to parents or siblings
•Paired Reading
Child and parent read book aloud together
Parent’s reading slightly leads or follows, depending on child’s need and desire
Choral Reading
Parent and child read text together
Child selects book and assigns parts with parent
Fluency is the ability to read with appropriate rate, accuracy, phrasing,
expression, and comprehension.
Students who are fluent readers are better
able to devote their attention to comprehending text.
Language
Arts
Math
Social
Studies
Science
Reading
Number
Sense
Geography
Land and Water
Vocabulary
Communication History
Electricity
Magnetism
Writing
And Grammar
Problem
Solving
Economics
Solar System
Spelling
Computation
Civics
Structures of Life
ELA &
Social Studies
Weekly Tests &
Projects
(count twice)
Daily Practice
Comp. Questions in
R.A.R.E. response
format
Writing Pieces
Count twice
Book Adventure
Indian River School District Grade Scale:
A = 100 – 93, B = 92 – 85, C = 84 – 75, D = 74 – 70, F = 60 and below
Math & Science
Informal/Formal
Observations &
Checklists.
Folder (Science)
Labs /Group Work
Tests & Quizzes
Indian River School District Grade Scale:
A = 100 – 93, B = 92 – 85, C = 84 – 75, D = 74 – 70, F = 69 and below
Grading is accomplished in multiple ways.
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Traditional average for recording grades:
A(100 – 93), B(92 – 85), C(84 – 75), D(74 – 70), F(69 and below)
Point system for some LAB pages, DAB pages, and Science
and Social Studies folders. (EX. 19/20 or 7/10)
Rubrics for writing, projects and labs.
Check system for other student work.
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Monday - Thursday
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40 minutes per night
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Read 15 – 20 minutes a night.
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Write a note if it seems to be taking to long or your
child is having difficulty.
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Child is responsible for bringing materials home and
back to school the next day.
(A forgotten assignment is an incomplete assignment.)
FOURTH GRADE in the School of
the ART S!!
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Hands- on learning!!!!
Dramatic interpretations-bringing history alive!!!
Creativity is encouraged!
Thinking outside of the box!
Expect it to be a little different than the way you did it!
Working together to create a well rounded child!!
Book projects, research projects, colonial day, invention,
mini-society, mentor project village, cd making, Delaware
Day, Meaningful Economics, Geo Pact, etc…
FIELD TRIPS
NYC is still a possibility
“A Little Mermaid “or
“Beauty and the Beast”
-possible parent to lead
fundraising to offset
costs
-Money will need to be
collected by November
to secure seats. Once I
book tickets I have a 15
day window to purchase
tickets.
-Odessa- living 18th
century style
-Ingram’s Pond
SDSA 5K RUN for the Arts
Organized and Run by the 4th Grade!
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1 or 2 parents to oversee
the run
All parents to help get
sponsors!!!!
Thank you ahead of time
for making this a
success!!!
START COLLECTING BASKET
ITEMS NOW!!!
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Start collecting items and gift
certificates now so that it is not
such a rush with the run too. Is
there a parent willing to
coordinate this as well???
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Cottage Café
Solstice Restaurant
Pier One
Mary Kay
Spa By the Sea
Magnolia’s Restaurant
Bethany Beach Gardens
Touch of Italy Bakery
Atlantic Book Warehouse
Handbags
Jewelry
THANK YOU FOR COMING!!!!
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The hardest part of raising a child is teaching them
to ride bicycles. A shaky child on a bicycle for the
first time needs both support and freedom. The
realization that this is what the child will always
need can hit hard. ~Sloan Wilson
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Fourth grade is like riding the bicycle. Your children will need to become
independent learners and they still need the support of all of us to make them
be able to eventually yell:
“No Handlebars!!”