Gates open 8:40 Mineweaser: First bell 8:55 Day 1: Music/Library - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Gates open 8:40 First bell 8:55 Last Bell 9:00 9:00-9:50 Science/Social Studies 9:50-10:30 Specials 10:30-12:00 Math 12:00-12:20 Lunch 12:20-12:40 Lunch Recess 12:45-1:25 Enrichment Specials 1:30-2:40 ELA 2:40-2:50 Recess 2:50-3:25 Writing 3:25-3:30 Pack Up 3:30 Dismissal

Mineweaser: Day 1: Music/Library Day 2: Art/Mandarin Day 3: PE/STEM Herr: Day 1: Art/Mandarin Day 2: PE/STEM Day 3: Music/Library Perko: Day 1: PE/STEM Day 2: Music/Library Day 3: Art/Mandarin

Into Reading Series - Vocabulary, comprehension and grammar. Quizzes and comprehension tests throughout the units. Reading:

• Monthly Reader’s Checklist - First one is due September 9th

Writing:

• Students will be required to complete and type 1 to 2 writing pieces

each month using Google Docs. This writing will be completed in

• class. However, it may need to be completed at home if time

management is a problem. Vocabulary:

• Students will learn weekly vocabulary in class.

Achieve3000

• Online reading tool based on a each students lexile level
• Students are required to complete two Achieve3000

lessons a week

• Students will have time in class Mon-Thurs as well as 1

computer lab time a week

• Students will need to complete the two lessons and their

journal sheet to go along with it

• If students DO NOT finish in class, this will become extra

homework

• Students may always complete Achieve3000 at home for

extra practice!!

Reading and Language Arts Standards

• Drawing inferences from text
• Determine theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in

text

• Summarization of text
• Describing characters/setting/events using text evidence
• Poetry
• Point of View
• Comprehending/interpreting informative texts

• Opinion Writing
• Writing of informative/explanatory texts
• Writing Narratives
• Research Paper

• Go Math! Series
• Aligned with Common Core Standards
• Daily math stations and small group instruction
• Homework will be assigned nightly and due the next day
• Fast Facts each week

○ Multiplication Q1, Mixed Facts Q2, Q3, Q4

• Mid-Chapter Quizzes and End of Chapter Tests

○ Students may make corrections on tests for a better score.

• Imagine Math - 2 lessons per week in class
• Imagine Math Facts

Math Standards

• Fluently Add and Subtract Multi-Digit Whole Numbers
• Multiplication Strategies to Build Fluency

○ Four, Three, and Two-Digit by One-Digit ○ Two-Digit by Two-Digit

• Division Strategies to Build Understanding

○ Dividing Multi-Digit Numbers to the Thousands by a One-Digit Number

• Exploring and Proving Fraction Equivalence
• Composing and Decomposing Fractions

○ Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers ○ Multiplication of Whole Number by a Fraction

• Geometry

○ A point, line, line segment, ray, parallel lines, and perpendicular lines ○ Measuring Angles, Right angles, acute angles, and obtuse angles

• Word Problems and Real-World Scenarios

• Arizona History
• Arizona/US Geography
• Arizona History Project due May 4th

Arizona History Project-DUE MAY 4th Research Paper and Poster Directions:

• Choose a place to visit in Arizona.
• Travel to the location with your family.
• Spend time exploring the area, taking many pictures, and reading

about the location. Take at least one picture of the location with you in it!!

• Pick up any brochures or postcards to help with your research paper

and poster. When you return home…

• Research your location using the Internet, books from the library, and

resources you picked up while visiting the area.

• Type a five paragraph (with many detailed sentences!) research

paper about the area you visited.

• Create a poster or Google Slides displaying pictures and information

about your trip.

Research Paper:

• The first paragraph should give the basic details about history (how it

was formed or built, the year, where it is located, the best time of year to visit).

• The second paragraph should include what makes this site so unique

to Arizona and why it is important

• The third paragraph should tell 5 new facts you learned about where

you visited.

• The fourth paragraph should include why you think people should visit

this location.

• The fifth paragraph should tell what your family enjoyed most about

your visit. Poster OR Google Slides: This should include all of your pictures with captions underneath them. Any postcards or brochures you collected while on the trip. (If Google Slides, then just bring to share)

AIMS Science Test in April - Only in 4th Grade

• Life Science
• Electricity and Magnetism
• Weather/Earth Science
• The Scientific Method

• Chromebooks will be used in the classroom daily

for Achieve3000, Imagine Math, Google Classroom etc.

• Students who do not appropriately use

technology in the classroom will lose the privilege to use technology at school, which will greatly affect their grade.

• Math: (daily) and turned in the next day
• Reading: (daily) 20 minutes each night and a

monthly Reader’s Response Checklist *If homework is one day late, it will receive half credit. Projects:

• Arizona History Project - due May 4th

If possible, try to notify if known ahead of time. Students will have the number of days they were absent to make up the work.

Please contact in advance; any snacks will be shared during afternoon recess. Please keep in mind we have serious peanut and nut allergies.

Students will be able to have a morning snack daily before specials. Snack will be eaten

• utside.

Please make sure that it is a healthy snack. Cookies, candy, chips and other unhealthy snacks will not be allowed.

As needed basis (special projects, field trips, etc…)

• Please check Infinite Campus often! All

grades will be updated weekly!

• Weekly newsletters will be sent home on

Friday afternoons

• Please sign agendas each night. Notes

may be written in agendas.

• Google Classroom will be used for in-class

assignments daily.

• Please email with any questions or

concerns!

• Agenda- Will be filled out daily. Please

review this with your child each night prior to signing it. When homework is turned in and agenda is signed they will receive decision

• dollars. If not signed or homework is not

turned in student will lose decision dollars.

• Late Work – Students must turn in assignments
• n their due dates. Any late work of any type

is worth ½ credit.

Handouts

:

• 4th Grade Information Brochure
• Reader’s Response Checklist - first one due

September 9th

• Arizona History Project Directions

Please let us know if you did not receive the newsletter email last Friday!!

We are in need of donations for our classroom auctions! The items should be small and INEXPENSIVE (fun stickers, trinkets, cool pens, erasers, keychains, etc.) The items do not need to be brand new, just clean! Think Dollar Tree and dollar bins at Target and Walmart! Thank you!

Gates open 8:40 First bell 8:55 Last Bell 9:00 9:00-9:50 Science/Social Studies 9:50-10:30 Specials 10:30-12:00 Math 12:00-12:20 Lunch 12:20-12:40 Lunch Recess 12:45-1:25 Enrichment Specials 1:30-2:40 ELA 2:40-2:50 Recess 2:50-3:25 Writing 3:25-3:30 Pack Up 3:30 Dismissal

Mineweaser: Day 1: Music/Library Day 2: Art/Mandarin Day 3: PE/STEM Herr: Day 1: Art/Mandarin Day 2: PE/STEM Day 3: Music/Library Perko: Day 1: PE/STEM Day 2: Music/Library Day 3: Art/Mandarin

Into Reading Series - Vocabulary, comprehension and grammar. Quizzes and comprehension tests throughout the units. Reading:

• Monthly Reader’s Checklist - First one is due September 9th

Writing:

• Students will be required to complete and type 1 to 2 writing pieces

each month using Google Docs. This writing will be completed in

• class. However, it may need to be completed at home if time

management is a problem. Vocabulary:

• Students will learn weekly vocabulary in class.

Achieve3000

• Online reading tool based on a each students lexile level
• Students are required to complete two Achieve3000

lessons a week

• Students will have time in class Mon-Thurs as well as 1

computer lab time a week

• Students will need to complete the two lessons and their

journal sheet to go along with it

• If students DO NOT finish in class, this will become extra

homework

• Students may always complete Achieve3000 at home for

extra practice!!

Reading and Language Arts Standards

• Drawing inferences from text
• Determine theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in

text

• Summarization of text
• Describing characters/setting/events using text evidence
• Poetry
• Point of View
• Comprehending/interpreting informative texts

• Opinion Writing
• Writing of informative/explanatory texts
• Writing Narratives
• Research Paper

• Go Math! Series
• Aligned with Common Core Standards
• Daily math stations and small group instruction
• Homework will be assigned nightly and due the next day
• Fast Facts each week

○ Multiplication Q1, Mixed Facts Q2, Q3, Q4

• Mid-Chapter Quizzes and End of Chapter Tests

○ Students may make corrections on tests for a better score.

• Imagine Math - 2 lessons per week in class
• Imagine Math Facts

Math Standards

• Fluently Add and Subtract Multi-Digit Whole Numbers
• Multiplication Strategies to Build Fluency

○ Four, Three, and Two-Digit by One-Digit ○ Two-Digit by Two-Digit

• Division Strategies to Build Understanding

○ Dividing Multi-Digit Numbers to the Thousands by a One-Digit Number

• Exploring and Proving Fraction Equivalence
• Composing and Decomposing Fractions

○ Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers ○ Multiplication of Whole Number by a Fraction

• Geometry

○ A point, line, line segment, ray, parallel lines, and perpendicular lines ○ Measuring Angles, Right angles, acute angles, and obtuse angles

• Word Problems and Real-World Scenarios

• Arizona History
• Arizona/US Geography
• Arizona History Project due May 4th

Arizona History Project-DUE MAY 4th Research Paper and Poster Directions:

• Choose a place to visit in Arizona.
• Travel to the location with your family.
• Spend time exploring the area, taking many pictures, and reading

about the location. Take at least one picture of the location with you in it!!

• Pick up any brochures or postcards to help with your research paper

and poster. When you return home…

• Research your location using the Internet, books from the library, and

resources you picked up while visiting the area.

• Type a five paragraph (with many detailed sentences!) research

paper about the area you visited.

• Create a poster or Google Slides displaying pictures and information

about your trip.

Research Paper:

• The first paragraph should give the basic details about history (how it

was formed or built, the year, where it is located, the best time of year to visit).

• The second paragraph should include what makes this site so unique

to Arizona and why it is important

• The third paragraph should tell 5 new facts you learned about where

you visited.

• The fourth paragraph should include why you think people should visit

this location.

• The fifth paragraph should tell what your family enjoyed most about

your visit. Poster OR Google Slides: This should include all of your pictures with captions underneath them. Any postcards or brochures you collected while on the trip. (If Google Slides, then just bring to share)

AIMS Science Test in April - Only in 4th Grade

• Life Science
• Electricity and Magnetism
• Weather/Earth Science
• The Scientific Method

• Chromebooks will be used in the classroom daily

for Achieve3000, Imagine Math, Google Classroom etc.

• Students who do not appropriately use

technology in the classroom will lose the privilege to use technology at school, which will greatly affect their grade.

• Math: (daily) and turned in the next day
• Reading: (daily) 20 minutes each night and a

monthly Reader’s Response Checklist *If homework is one day late, it will receive half credit. Projects:

• Arizona History Project - due May 4th

If possible, try to notify if known ahead of time. Students will have the number of days they were absent to make up the work.

Please contact in advance; any snacks will be shared during afternoon recess. Please keep in mind we have serious peanut and nut allergies.

Students will be able to have a morning snack daily before specials. Snack will be eaten

• utside.

Please make sure that it is a healthy snack. Cookies, candy, chips and other unhealthy snacks will not be allowed.

As needed basis (special projects, field trips, etc…)

• Please check Infinite Campus often! All

grades will be updated weekly!

• Weekly newsletters will be sent home on

Friday afternoons

• Please sign agendas each night. Notes

may be written in agendas.

• Google Classroom will be used for in-class

assignments daily.

• Please email with any questions or

concerns!

• Agenda- Will be filled out daily. Please

review this with your child each night prior to signing it. When homework is turned in and agenda is signed they will receive decision

• dollars. If not signed or homework is not

turned in student will lose decision dollars.

• Late Work – Students must turn in assignments
• n their due dates. Any late work of any type

is worth ½ credit.

Handouts

:

• 4th Grade Information Brochure
• Reader’s Response Checklist - first one due

September 9th

• Arizona History Project Directions

Please let us know if you did not receive the newsletter email last Friday!!

We are in need of donations for our classroom auctions! The items should be small and INEXPENSIVE (fun stickers, trinkets, cool pens, erasers, keychains, etc.) The items do not need to be brand new, just clean! Think Dollar Tree and dollar bins at Target and Walmart! Thank you!