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An Overview of Grade 4

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Catherine McNamara-GTJessica Michelson-GT

Krista Shaul-Reading Intervention Anne Hager-Reading Intervention Hope Fields-Reading Intervention

Support Staff

Daily Schedule9:05 Arrival9:05-9:25 Breakfast9:25-10:40 Math10:40-11:40 Related arts11:40-12:25 Writing 12:25-12:55 Recess12:55-1:25 Lunch1:25-2:25 Content2:25-3:40 Language Arts3:40-3:55 Announcements/Dismissal

Related Arts ScheduleDavid

MurphyErin

FowlerHeather Walker

VictoriaChanda

Mon. 10:40-12:10PE/Media

10:40-11:40Technology

10:40-11:40Music

10:40-11:40Art

Tues. 10:40-11:40Music

10:40-12:10PE/Media

10:40-11:40Art

10:40-11:25PE

Wed. 10:40-11:25PE

10:40-11:40Music

10:40-12:10PE/Media

10:40-11:40Technology

Thurs. 10:40-11:40Art

10:40-11:25PE

10:40-11:40Technology

10:40-11:40Music

Fri. 10:40-11:40Technology

10:40-11:40Art

10:40-11:25PE

10:40-12:10PE/Media

Art is very fun! However, it can be very messy. Please don’t wear your finest clothes. Media is held once a week. We’re thrilled to have lots of new books to share this year. All students will have the opportunity to check out books. Music is one hour a week. Come ready to move, sing, and play instruments.In P.E. always wear your tennis shoes. No jewelry please. Please send in a note if your student can not participate.Technology offers our students an opportunity to develop computer literacy skills that they will need to be successful in the future. Band and Orchestra is an opportunity for all students in grades 3-5 to learn how to play an instrument.

Welcome to Related Arts

ReadingThis year we will be using the Common Core Curriculumwhich is a more cohesive and rigorous curriculum.

In 4th grade, your child will read widely and deeply from a In 4th grade, your child will read widely and deeply from a range of high-quality, increasingly challenging fiction and range of high-quality, increasingly challenging fiction and nonfiction texts from diverse cultures and time periods.nonfiction texts from diverse cultures and time periods.

Building knowledge about subjects through research projects Building knowledge about subjects through research projects and responding analytically to literary and informational sources and responding analytically to literary and informational sources will be key to your child’s continuing success. will be key to your child’s continuing success.

Guilford’s Schoolwide Reading Guilford’s Schoolwide Reading IncentiveIncentive

Guildford’sGuildford’s

This incentive will run from October to March.This incentive will run from October to March.

Students are to read at Students are to read at leastleast 20 minutes every night. 20 minutes every night.

Students will receive a reading reward if they read at Students will receive a reading reward if they read at leastleast 20 20 days of each month (October through March).days of each month (October through March).

At the end of the year, the students that have participated at At the end of the year, the students that have participated at leastleast 5 months will be invited to our 5 months will be invited to our Guilford’sGuilford’s Readers are Leaders Readers are Leaders picnic.picnic.

More information will be coming home in Friday folders in Sept.More information will be coming home in Friday folders in Sept.

Language Arts 44thth graders will write stories or essays that are graders will write stories or essays that are

several paragraphs long. several paragraphs long. By devoting significant time and effort to By devoting significant time and effort to

producing numerous written pieces over short producing numerous written pieces over short and extended timeframes throughout the year, and extended timeframes throughout the year, he or she also will gain control over many he or she also will gain control over many conventions of grammar, usage, and conventions of grammar, usage, and punctuation as well as learn ways to make punctuation as well as learn ways to make himself or herself understood.himself or herself understood.

What are the Common Core What are the Common Core Standards?Standards?

The standards are the result of a national The standards are the result of a national movement to provide an equitable, coherent, movement to provide an equitable, coherent, focused, and rigorous curriculum.focused, and rigorous curriculum.

The standards will enable our students to be The standards will enable our students to be college and career ready in order to compete college and career ready in order to compete globally.globally.

Common Core at a Glance■ Summarizing the key details of stories, dramas, poems, and nonfiction

materials, including their themes or main ideas. ■ Identifying and judging evidence that supports particular ideas in an author’s argument to change a reader’s point of view.

■ Integrating information from several print and digital sources to answer questions and solve problems.

■ Writing opinions that offer reasoned arguments and provide facts and examples that are logically grouped to support the writer’s point of view.

■ Writing stories, real or imaginary, that unfold naturally and developing the plot with dialogue, description, and effective pacing of the action.

Where Can I Get More Information?Where Can I Get More Information?

HCPSS SMART PagesHCPSS SMART Pages More information about Howard County’s More information about Howard County’s

Math CurriculumMath Curriculum Specific grade level standardsSpecific grade level standards Optional activities you can do at home to Optional activities you can do at home to

support your studentsupport your student

http://smart.hcpss.wikispaces.nethttp://smart.hcpss.wikispaces.nethttp://smart.hcpss.wikispaces.nethttp://smart.hcpss.wikispaces.net

ScienceCurriculum• The Big Picture

• A Global View

• Closer to Home

• Electricity and Magnetism

Project• New this year!• Science projects will be displayed

during our Night of Excellence.• Look out for more information after

the year starts.

Social StudiesStudents will learn about the

history of Maryland

• MD; The First People

• MD; From Settlement to State

• MD; Growth and Change

• Modern Maryland

Math• Students will progress through

similar math topics at varied instructional levels.

• Topics include Measurement, Geometry, Algebraic Thinking and Numbers and Operations in Base Ten/Fractions.

• For more information visit Howard County Public School website

STEMIn an effort to help students understand thespectrum of careers that exist they will learn thecontent and skills of Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics.

These behaviors include engagement in inquiry,logical reasoning, collaboration andinvestigation.

Title 1 CompactTitle 1 Compact Being that we are a Title I school, we will have Being that we are a Title I school, we will have

an agreement describing the responsibilities of an agreement describing the responsibilities of the teachers, students and parents in order to the teachers, students and parents in order to ensure the success of our students.  This ensure the success of our students.  This compact or agreement will be sent home closer compact or agreement will be sent home closer to conference time for you to review.  During to conference time for you to review.  During parent/ teacher conferences the students will parent/ teacher conferences the students will have the opportunity to set additional reading have the opportunity to set additional reading and math goals.and math goals.

Homework Policy Expect to see homework Monday through Thursday. Usually Word Study, Math, and 20 minutes of

reading. Parents should check the assignment book and sign if

homework was successfully completed. Students are expected to spend between 40 and 60

minutes on homework each evening. If homework is taking longer than 60minutes please notify the teacher.

Send a note if there is a problem with any assignment.

CommunicationFriday folders provide important school notices.

Home folders provide graded work of your child’s progress.

Email

Erin Fowler– erin_fowler@hcpss.orgHeather Walker – heather_walker@hcpss.orgVictoria Chanda – victoria_chanda@hcpss.orgDavid Murphy– david_murphy@hcpss.orgAlison Kordonski – alison_kordonski@hcpss.org

CommunicationFeel free to send in or drop a note in the Agenda book.Contact the office whenever you need to talk with a specific teacher; we look forward to our conferences aswell!

Guilford Elementary School7335 Oakland Mills RoadColumbia, MD 21046410-880-5930410-880-5935 (fax)

Respect for self and others

Ownership of words and

actions

A positive attitude

Responsibility for learning

Reminders

Label all coats, backpacks, lunchboxes ~ anything you want to be returned, if lost Field trips ~ (tentative) *Newseum *Fort McHenry * In-house Science

Reminders

Birthdays ~ Will be announced on WGES if the permission form is returned.

Fall Festival on October 31st ~ * Replaces Halloween activities, therefore it is more inclusive.

* Students will not wear costumes.

We look forward to a year of

collaboration and success!