Welcome to 4

th
Grade!
Daily Schedule
8:45-9:05 Breakfast
9:05-11:05 ELA/Social Studies OR Math/Science/Health
11:05-11:35 Recess
11:35-12:05 Lunch
12:05-12:50 Related Arts
12:50-1:20 Spanish
1:20-3:20 Math/Science/Health OR ELA/Social Studies
3:20-3:30 Stack & Pack
Math
Mr. Sines & Ms. K
Whole Numbers
Multiplication and Division
Fractions
Decimals
Measurement
Geometry
Patterns
Math Homework
Assigned Monday-Friday
Review sheets twice a week (20 each quarter)
Teacher selected classroom based homework
assignments twice a week
Friday: Practice facts

Math Resources

Valuable Websites:
https://smart.wikispaces.hcpss.org/SMART+Pages
https://learnzillion.com/
Save the Date:
4
th
Grade Family Math Night September 23
rd

Science
Mr. Sines & Ms. K

Units of Study
Quarter 1: The Big Picture
Quarter 2: A Global View
Quarter 3: Closer To Home
Quarter 4: Electricity and Magnetism

Health
Mr. Sines & Ms. K
Units of Study
Quarter 1: The Brain
Quarter 2: Nutrition and Fitness
Quarter 3: Safety, First Aid, and Injury Prevention
Child Abuse Unit will be covered during the quarter,
as well
Quarter 4: Disease Prevention and Control
A permission slip will be sent home a week before we
begin to cover A.I.D.S. and H.I.V. during this quarter


Reading and Language Arts
Mrs. Mattingly & Mr. Levine
Variety of genres
Focus on building stamina
Essay writing
Grammar skills
Vocabulary strategies and word study
Verbal communication
ELA Homework
Assigned Monday-Friday
Read 20 minutes every night
Word study activities
Quick writes
Social Studies
Mrs. Mattingly & Mr. Levine
Fully integrated into reading and language arts
Units of Study
Quarter 1: Maryland: The First People
Quarter 2: Early Settlements
Quarter 3: Colonial America
Quarter 4: Maryland in Business
New This Year...
Departmentalization (Teachers teach either
Math/Science/Health or ELA/Social Studies)
Spanish!
Daily 30 minute lessons from World Language teachers in
the students homeroom class
Strengths Development
Goal setting
Identifying and building on student strengths and
interests
1-2-3 Magic
1-2-3 Magic
No more moving clips! Students were giving too much attention to
the colors instead of the behavior that got them there
Self-Assessment Forms will no longer be used by classroom teachers
Limits interruption of instruction and keeps students in the classroom
Students reflect on their own actions and choices instead of being told
what they did wrong by an adult
3 Warnings = 1 Time Out, 3 Time Outs = 1 Office Referral
Students start each class with 0 warnings, but time outs from previous
classes are still noted so that the third time out in a day becomes an
office referral
Parents/guardians will be notified of time outs via student agenda
books


Assessments
Quarterly Reading, Writing, and Math Assessments
MAP (Measure of Academic Progress): Fall and Spring
Untimed computerized, adaptive test (adjusts based on student answers)
Grades 1-8
Designed to measure and predict academic growth as well as identify
instructional strengths and needs of students
Reading and Math
PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers):
Spring
Computerized, adaptive summative assessment
Designed to determine student attainment of Common Core State Standards
Reading and Math

Things to Look Forward to!
Bobcat Bonanzas
The Golden Ticket
Pep Rallies
Turkey Trot
Field Trips
Enrichment Fair
Field Day
Quiz Bowl