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GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL

August 25, 2014

Grade 4 Macaws – Hummingbirds - Toucan

Mission Statement

To prepare children in grades TK – 5 for the global society in an educational environment that is small, academically rigorous and accountable. The school encourages its students to become knowledgeable, self-motivated, critically thinking people who respect, understand and can communicate with people from cultures different from their own.

Who We Are

Who We Are

We strive to be:

Inquirers

Knowledgeable

Thinkers

Communicators

Principled

Open-minded

Caring

Risk-Takers

Balanced

Reflective

¨  Triadic Agreements

¨  Caring School Community

q  Learner Profile

q  Class Agreements

Class Agreements

¨  Show Respect

¨  Solve Problems

¨  Make good choices

How We Organize Ourselves

¨  English Language Arts: Ms. Mills

¨  German Language Arts: Frau Mihailovic

¨  Mathematics: Ms. Bavelas & Frau Prieto

¨  UOI: Integrated with ELA, GLA, and Math

A,B,C Pattern Rotation

¨  4th grade has three classes and each class will be rotating between the three 4th grade teachers.

¨  Students will visit all three classrooms each

day for instruction in each subject are. Each week, students start in a different classroom and this 3 week rotations repeats throughout the year.

Schedule Rotations Macaws Hummingbirds Toucan

Week A ELA GLA Math GLA Math ELA Math ELA GLA

Week B GLA Math ELA Math ELA GLA ELA GLA Math

Week C Math ELA GLA ELA GLA Math GLA Math ELA

English Language Arts Inquiry

Reading Standards

Writing Standards

¨  Reader’s Workshop: ¤  Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Teaching Reading

n  Minilessons n  Independent Reading n  Guided Reading n  Books Clubs n  Reading Responses n  Book Talks

¨  Writers Workshop: ¤  Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Writing

n  Opinion – Personal and Persuasive Essays n  Narrative Writing – Realistic Fiction n  Informational Writing – Bringing History to Life n  Opinion Writing – Literary Essay v  Author’s Celebrations

English Language Arts Inquiry

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Language Standards

¨  Word Study ¤ Prefixes, suffixes and root words ¤ Content related vocabulary ¤ Figurative language

¨  Daily Message ¤ Conventions of standard language

German Language Arts Inquiry

¨  two different settings: the German Language Level Groups and the grade level classroom

¨  grade level classroom: ¨  Reading ¨  - Gathering Information/Key Ideas from Text ¨  - Informational Texts - PYP Unit Texts ¨  - Literature: poems, stories…

¨  Writing ¨  - Composition of Text (letter, poem, description, autobiography…) ¨  - Paragraph Structure ¨  - Peer Editing (“Schreibkonferenz”)

Mathematics Inquiry

¨  Vocabulary Building ¤  Vocabulary Index Cards ¤  Quizlet

¨  Problem Solving Strategies ¤  In-Class Mini Lessons ¤  enVision – Visual Learning Animations

¨  Differentiation ¤  Learning Centers – Multiple Intelligences ¤  Khan Academy

¨  Assessment ¤  Celebration – Show what you know ¤  I Can Statements – Accomplishment & Goal Setting

Mathematics Inquiry

Common Core

5 Main Domains

enVision Math

¨  Operations and Algebraic Thinking ¤  Multiplication & Division ¤  Generate & Analyze Patterns

¨  Number & Operations in Base Ten ¤  Place Value ¤  Addition & Subtraction of Whole Numbers ¤  Number Sense: Multiplying by 1-Digit Numbers ¤  Developing Fluency: Multiplying by 1-Digit Numbers ¤  Number Sense: Multiplying by 2-Digit Numbers ¤  Developing Fluency: Multiplying by 2-Digit Numbers ¤  Number Sense: Dividing by 1-Digit Divisors ¤  Developing Fluency: Dividing by 1-Digit Divisors

Mathematics Inquiry

Learning Centers

Differentiation

Integrated with UOI

¨  Number & Operations – Fractions ¤  Fraction Equivalence and Ordering ¤  Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Mixed

Numbers with Like Denominators ¤  Extending Fraction Concepts

¨  Measurement & Data ¤  Measurement Units & Conversions ¤  Solving Measurement Problems

¨  Geometry ¤  Lines, Angles, and Shapes

Units of Inquiry

1st Unit of Inquiry

Sharing the Planet

Electric Atmosphere

¨  Sharing the Planet Electric Atmosphere

¨  How We Organize Ourselves Mission Matters q  Who We Are

Invaluable Values q  How The World Works

Rock and Roll q  How We Express Ourselves

Awesome Authors ¨  Where We Are in Place and Time

Eureka

q  Communication q  Homework q  Volunteers q  Fieldtrips

How the World Works

Communication

¨  Student Communication Planners ¨  Red Folders ¨  Weekly Newsletters ¨  Goethe Website ¨  E-mail

¤ Ms. Mills: k.mills@goethecharterschool.org ¤ Frau Mihailovic:

s.mihailovic@goethecharterschool.org ¤  Ms. Bavelas:

m.bavelas@goethecharterschool.org

Homework

¨  English Language Arts ¤  Daily Reading – at least 15 min.

¨  German Language Arts ¤  Daily Reading Log – at least 15 min.

¨  Mathematics ¤  Weekly Homework Packets

*Some nights, students will be receiving homework from more than one subject. We will do our best to always make sure it is never too much *While we never have homework on Fridays, occasionally there will be a summative assessment to be worked on at home. *Most importantly, homework should always be practiced or researched for an UOI project.

Volunteer Opportunities

¨  Room Parents ¨  Goethe Cafés ¨  Classroom Clean-up ¨  Copies ¨  Reading with students in English and German ¨  At-home prep work ¨  Field Trips

How We Express Ourselves

Multiple Intelligences

Naturalist

Mathematical-Logical

Verbal-Linguistic

Musical-Rhythmic

Visual-Spatial

Bodily-Kinesthetic

Interpersonal

Intrapersonal

¨  Howard Gardner’s theory www.lauracandler.com/strategiesmultipleintelligences.php ¨  Birthday Celebrations

q  Uniform policy: Uniform is Uniform q  Earthquake Kits q  Student Supplies q  Sign-in q  Wish List q  Wonderings

Reminders

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Lets make it a great year!