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Welcome to 4 th Grade Parent Night 2011 – 2012. “ Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve.” Mary Kay Ash. Reading. Ways Parents Can Help: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Welcome to 4th Grade Parent Night
2011 – 2012
“ Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve.” Mary Kay Ash
Reading Ways Parents Can Help:
“Life Text” - Read things together in everyday life
• directions for cooking
• Happy Meal boxes
• subscription to a child’s magazine such as Sports Illustrated for Kids, American Girl, etc.
Reading (Continued)
Questions to Ask –
• How does this relate to you?
• How would this make you feel?
• Does this remind you of another story/character?
• What “movie” do you see playing in your head?
Read with your Child –
• Read together orally
• Echo Read
• Reread short sections
Writing Kinds of Writing:
• Journal / Daily Writing
• Wakulla Writes
• Narrative – telling a story
• Expository – writing to explain
Writing papers are graded using a 6.0 rubric (6 being the highest)
Writing (continued)
State proficiency level – 4
FCAT Writes Test date:Tuesday, March 6, 2012
How to help at home:
- keep a journal
- write letters, email
- write about reading
TechnologyAR Home connect:
https://Hosted187.renlearn.com/60382/HomeConnect/Login.aspx
• Allows parents to monitor student progress toward AR goal, see how their child on last AR test, and see reader certification level.
• Teachers will have sent or is sending home letter with login information.
Technology (continued)
Activities for Social Studies Bookwww.eduplace.com
Click student, then follow directions
Math and Reading Book online
www.thinkcentral.comhttps://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do
Username: 10 digit ID numberPassword: Learn
Social Studies book onlinehttps://secure.eservices.eduplace.com/eservices
sign in:User name:
fourthgradestudent Password: cesfourth
Successmaker ProgramFCAT Explorer Username and passwords to
come
MathNext Generation Standards
Fewer skills covered but more in depth knowledge of skill required
Example Math ProblemsMargot placed 5 cookies in each of
125 bags for a bake sale. What is the total number of cookies in all of the bags?
Gridded Response
Math ProblemShawn's dad was fixing the fence. He
dropped his bucket of nails and of them spilled out onto the ground. Which fraction is equivalent to 6/24 ?
Josie is planning a kickball tournament for her school. So far 112 students have signed up to play. Josie would like to have at least 12 teams. If each team has 11 members, how many students will she need to sign up?
Math
• Useful Math Websites• ixl.com
• Practice basic facts
• Go Math! textbook series
Walk to WinWhat is Walk to Win?
• Walk to Win is a new approach to reaching the needs of all students. The purpose of Walk to Win is to provide extra support for each student in the areas of reading in which he/she has difficulty in.
Walk to Win…How will Walk to Win be
implemented?
• Walk to Win will begin on Monday, October 3.
• Each teacher (5) will focus on a specific reading skill. Students will go to one teacher a day for approximately 30 minutes each morning.
• Students will NOT receive a grade from the Walk to Win teacher, only extra support and/or enrichment.
Parent Conferences
Thank you for your support! We look forward to a great year of
learning!Mrs. HamesMrs. HardenMrs. Hatfield
Mrs. HarveyMrs. Parks
