4th Grade Parent Night

RED BLOCKMrs. MeredithMrs. Powers

Mrs. Robinson

BLUE BLOCKMrs. BrittainMrs. McBeeMs. Parrish

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Mrs. Powers’ Class

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Mrs. Robinson

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Mrs. Brittain @MrsBrittain4CCE

Mrs. McBee @MrsMcBee4CCE

Ms. Parrish @LParrish4CCE

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Email: All of our email addresses are on the newsletter each week.

Phone: 254-761-5755 Conference Days: Mondays and Fridays Conference Time: 12:50-1:50 We are here every day until 4:00. Email is the best way to contact us. We will respond

within 24 hours.

Contact Information

Departmentalized Classrooms Centers/Hands-On Activities (few paper

activities) Small Groups Community Supplies (scissors, glue, map pencils,

markers)

Computer lab as needed Library once a week

In the Classroom

Mrs. Meredith & Mrs. Brittain Multiplication Facts Multiplication quizzes every Friday We encourage parents to help with homework. We are available for homework help Monday-

Thursday from 7:30 a.m.-8:00 a.m. Think Through Math (see PAWS folder for login

info.)

Math

Mrs. Powers & Ms. Parrish Students must read at home (reading log:100+ min.) We are working on . . .

Comprehension Accuracy Fluency Completing 5+ books this year

Geography & History of Texas Field trip to Austin in the spring

Reading & Social Studies

Mrs. McBee & Mrs. Robinson Narrative & Expository Compositions Grammar Skills Revising/Editing Lab Experiments (once weekly) Science lessons correspond with weekly lab

Writing & Science

Here is the link to the TEA website that gives shows you everything that your child will learn this year. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148

Directions Click on the subject, Click on the words Subchapter A.

Elementary Scroll down to the 4th Grade Section

4th Grade Curriculum

Students bring this home every night. Check the front pocket for important notes. Send notes for the teachers in the front

pocket. Graded papers go home each Wednesday.

PAWS Folder (Take Home Folder)

  When will homework be assigned?

A packet will go home on Friday and is due the next Friday. This will include math, reading, language, the reading log, and the math facts log.

  What are your child’s homework responsibilities?

We expect homework to be neat and completely finished by the given due date.

If help is needed, visit the appropriate teacher from 7:30-8:00 Monday-Thursday.

What happens if a student does not complete the homework? The student will go to study hall during recess to complete the

assignments.

Homework

Positive Rewards System School-Wide Program Can be earned in any class Used to purchase items in the 4th

grade store

Panther Pride Passes

Writing (2 days) Revising/Editing Narrative Composition Expository Composition

Math Reading

STAAR Testing

Tests are in March and April this year.

Conferences will begin the last week of September and continue until the end of October.

Sign up tonight in your child’s homeroom.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Children’s Symphony (November 13) MHS Pep Rally (Date TBD) Austin Field Trip (Spring 2015) Woodgate Intermediate Tour (May

2015)

Field Trips

Questions

Please, visit your child’s homeroom to sign in and get more information

about school and classroom activities.