Open House4th Grade Team

Welcome to 4th Grade!

“Teachers and students go hand-in-hand as learners…

or the don’t go at all.”

-Barth, Learning by Heart (2001)

Our Mountain Lions, Lean Mean Learning Machines!

Meadow Ridge is striving to create a collaborative culture

that…1. Focuses on Learning rather than

teaching.

2.We collaborate as a Grade level Team and plan alongside our greater Meadow Ridge Team including ESL & Resource, Reading and Math specialists.

3. Create a culture of care, for you, each other and our kids!

The BIG ideas of a Collaborative Culture

1. We accept learning as the fundamental purpose of our school and we examine all practices in light if their impact on learning.

2. We are committed to working together to achieve our collective purpose and we cultivate a collaborative culture through developing high performing teams.

3. We assess our effectiveness on the basis of results rather than intentions. Individuals, teams, and schools see relevant data and information and use it to continuously improve.

Reading & Math “What I Need” or WIN time!

3o minutes of daily targeted learning time in reading , in addition to the 150 minute Literacy Block

20 minute of daily targeted math in addition the math block..

For all students 3rd – 5th grade no matter where they fall on the continuum of learning.

Flexible and fluid based upon individual student needs.

Don’t be late, your learning can’t wait!

At 7:55 students enter classrooms, and we want them too! Please do your best to get them here between 7:45-7:50 as class begins at 8:00.

Pledge of allegiance/announcements

8:00 Learning begins

11:00 -11:30 or 11:30-12:00 Lunch/Recess

2:30 Students are dismissed.

Building a community of Readers and Writers!

Daily schedule

Establishing routines

Classroom culture of Care

Expectations/Classroom management

Healthy Snacks

Birthday celebrations: No food, gifts but feel free to donate a book in your child’s honor to our classroom library!

Reading Workshop

Utilizes the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model.

This is the backbone of the workshop model.

I do… you watch, listen & learn.

We do…Together.You do with a partner

or small group.You do…

Independently!

Readers Workshop: Structure

MINI -LESSONRead Aloud with

explicit modeling of strategies.

Guided Reading1:1 ConferencesIndependent daily

readingShared learning

Roles and responsibilities of Workshop

Students will…Read/WriteShareListenDiscussReflectLive and grow as a reader/writer

Teachers will…ShareModelMonitorTrackListenLive and grow as a reader/writer

How Writers Work… Same Structure

Mini-Lesson: I teach, you listen/learn.

Independent writing

Small group instruction

conferencingPartner timeShare out

=60 minute block

Our students will be designing their own reader’s and writer’s notebooks.

Take a look…When the time

comes, we’d love to have your help in sending in items they can use to decorate their notebooks.

Writer’s Notebook…

Portable writer’s notebooks are used to record noticings, wonderings, observations, sketches, conversations, ideas.

Students need a pen or pencil to carry along with their notebooks

Author, Lester Laminack calls his idea notebook a “Spy Notebook.” He never leaves home without without his secret weapon … his pen and something to write about.

Idea Notebooks

Additional Information

Additional Balanced Literacy Information Can be found on our Website

Math Block

Aligned Math Curriculum.

.Math Scope & Sequence

Program features

Skills practice: IXL can be accessed at home on their iPad.

Home and school partnership:

Specials

Library will be flexed this year and students may check out books during Independent Reading time.

Computer lab: 1x week for 50 minutes.

Music: 2x’s week for 30 minutes

Art: 1x a week for 1 hour

PE: 2x’s week for 30 minutes

Communication is Key!

I am here because I love kids. I want to make a difference in their lives and impact them in a positive way.

If you ever have a problem, question or concern, please let me know.

If I don’t know or am not aware, I can’t help you or your child.