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THE WILEY WAY Respect Yourself Have a positive attitude Take care of my body Be prepared to learn Do My Best! Respect Others Keep hands and feet to myself Use kind polite words Be a good listener Help, share and include others Respect Property Take care of what I use Put things where they belong Help clean what is messy and dirtyTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to Curriculum Open House
Please sign in on your homeroom teacher’s sheet beside your child’s name.
Wiley ElementaryWiley Elementary2012-20132012-2013
Welcome to 4Welcome to 4thth Grade! Grade!Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Brandt, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Brandt, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. McCannMrs. Johnson, Mrs. McCann
THE WILEY WAY Respect Yourself Have a positive attitudeTake care of my bodyBe prepared to learn
Do My Best!
Respect Others Keep hands and feet to myself
Use kind polite wordsBe a good listener
Help, share and include others
Respect PropertyTake care of what I use
Put things where they belongHelp clean what is messy and dirty
Classroom Procedures:
• Morning Work• Homework• Assignment Book• Website• Daily Schedule• Monday Folders
Global Competency Matrix
• Investigate the world• Recognize perspectives• Communicate ideas• Take actionWiley ‘s Guiding question:“How do perceptions connect and
influence our world?”
Mathematical PracticeCommon Core
1. Make sense of problems and persevere insolving them.2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.3. Construct viable arguments and critiquethe reasoning of others.4. Model with mathematics.5. Use appropriate tools strategically.6. Attend to precision.7. Look for and make use of structure.8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MATHStudents will be engaged in discussions, sharing of approaches to problem solving and becoming student leaders in the classroom.
• Multi-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
• Measurement: angles, area/perimeter• Represent and interpret Data• Fractions and decimals• Algebra (solving for unknown
variables)
Reading WorkshopReaders will be engaged in discussions, novel
studies, and projects. Genres in Fiction:
Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Traditional Literature (fairy tales, folktales, fables, myths, legends), Poetry.
Genres in Non-Fiction:Informational
Deeper understanding of textthemesCROP-QVSMain idea and detailsMaking InferencesCharacter perspective and motivationsResearch projects
Writing Workshop
We will have 2 state wide writing assessments.
The Writing Process• Prewriting
• Writing the First Draft
• Revising• Editing and Proofreading
• PublishingPapers: opinion, short research,
informative, narratives real or imagined
All writing focuses on:
• Organization
• Support
• Style
• Conventions
Writers will discuss, and share their writing.
Science • Rocks & Minerals• Animal Habitats• Magnetism & Electricity• Landforms
Social StudiesNorth Carolina history, government, economy,
geography, environmental literacy, and culture.
Focus on critical thinking
Hopeful FieldtripsScience museum
State capitol and legislative bldg
NC Symphony
Oakwood Cemetery
History museum
Thank you for coming!