To
Fourth Grade
At
Southeast
Elementary
Classroom Teacher- Mrs. Kuzminski
Site Principal-Lindy Risenhoover
Building Principal-Lynette Talkington
Common Core
Oklahoma Academic Standards
Jenks Curricula Continua
Primary Teaching Tools
Reading
The Comprehension Toolkit
*Focuses on “Reading as Thinking”
*Builds key thinking strategies for increased comprehension
*Supports time for shared reading, guided reading groups, small
groups, independent reading, and collaborative discussions.
*Students read a variety of genres.
*Matches students with “just right” reading texts.
Fountas & Pinnell Word Study
*Builds word knowledge through instruction
in phonics, spelling patterns, high frequency
word knowledge, vocabulary development,
and word-solving actions.
Mathematics
Everyday Mathematics
*Emphasizes conceptual understanding while
building a mastery of basic skills.
*Relates math to real life situations.
*Hands-on activities
*Practice through Games
*Cooperative learning through partner and
small-group activities
*Home and School partnership
www.everydaymathonline.com
Mathematics & Common Core
1.Make sense of problems and persevere in solving
them.
2.Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3.Construct viable arguments and critique the
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.
Open-Response Problem Solving
Ryan walked past the toy store on Tuesday. He saw
some wagons in the window. Ryan counted 20
wheels.
How many wagons did Ryan see in the window?
______________ wagons
Draw or write to explain how you know.
What Math Will Look Like
Our third step in the alignment process occurs this school year….we will be using the
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics as the basis for teaching and
learning.
What does that mean for what you will see coming home or hear being talked about
by your child?
1. You’ll see a continued emphasis on the thinking reflected in the mathematical
practices.
2. You’ll see weekly work in open-response problem solving.
3. You’ll see continued use of the EDM games….please access these online from
home as well.
4. What will be a little different is the focus on units of study….with an opportunity
to go deeply into the standards during the unit. In order to do this with the
resources of EDM, we are approaching the lessons a little differently. We’ve
gathered the lessons from throughout the year that help us teach deeply and
thoroughly into the standard (s) of unit 1. So you may see a lesson 2.1 followed
by a lesson 3.4, followed by a lesson 4.2. This is because these lessons help us
address the standards for the unit and give students the instruction, practice, and
thinking opportunities for those standards.
We will not lose the spiraling structure of EDM, because we will continue to bring
the standards from each unit into the open response problem solving weekly
opportunities and into the ongoing fluency expectations for each grade level.
Everyday Mathematics Units of Study
Unit 1
Unit 1a: Content Standard: Develop understanding of number & operations in base 10
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Demonstrate competence generalizing place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers
(Standards 1, 2, 3)
Unit 1b: Content Standard: Develop understanding in operations & algebraic thinking
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Demonstrate competence using the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems (Standards
1 & 2)
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Demonstrate competence gaining familiarity with factors & multiples (Standard 4)
Unit 1c: Content Standard: Develop understanding of number & operations in base 10
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Demonstrate competence using place value understanding & properties of operations to perform
multi-digit arithmetic (Standards 4, 5, 6)
Unit 1d: Content Standard: Develop understanding in operations & algebraic thinking
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Demonstrate competence generating & analyzing patterns (Standard 5)
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Demonstrate competence using the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems (Standard
3)
Unit 2
First Semester
Units
Content Standard: Develop understanding in measurement & data
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Demonstrate competence solving problems involving measurement & conversion of measurements
from a larger unit to a smaller unit. (Standards 1, 2, 3)
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Demonstrate competence representing and interpreting data (Standard 4)
Everyday Mathematics Units of Study
Unit 3
Unit 3b: Content Standard: Develop understanding of number & operations with fractions
 Demonstrate competence extending understanding of fraction equivalence & ordering
(Standards 1, 2)
Unit 3c: Content Standard: Develop understanding of number & operations with fractions
 Demonstrate competence building fractions from unit fractions by applying & extending
previous understandings of operations on whole numbers (Standards 3, 4)
Unit 4
Second Semester
Unit 3a: Content Standard: Develop understanding of number & operations with fractions
 Demonstrate competence understanding decimal notation for fractions & comparing
decimal fractions (Standards 5, 6, 7)
Content Standard: Develop understanding in geometry
 Demonstrate competence drawing & identifying lines & angles, & classifying shapes by
properties of their lines & angles (Standards 1, 2, 3)
Content Standard: Develop understanding in measurement & data
 Demonstrate competence in geometric measurement i.e., understanding concepts of
angle and angle measurement (Standards 5, 6, 7)
Science and Health
Science and Technology for Children:
*Students make their own discoveries
*Knowledge is actively constructed by the learner
*Hand-on
*Scientific reasoning skills
*Units of Study
-Animal Studies
-Electric Circuits
-Motion & Design
Harcourt Health Focus
*Safety
*Healthy-Habits
*Decision-Making Skills
*Interpersonal Skills
Social Studies
TCI
The Pre-K- Twelfth grade social studies
curriculum is to develop responsible,
action-oriented citizens with a
personal, global, and historical
understanding of cultural diversity and
community.
Character Education & Tribes
Character Education
*Compassion
*Honesty/Integrity
*Respect
*Self-Discipline
*Courage
*Perseverance
*Responsibility/Accountability
*Team Work
Tribes
*Attentive Listening
*Appreciation/No Put Downs
*Right to Pass
*Mutual Respect
*Safety
Language Arts
Write Source
Writing:
 Process of
writing
 Forms of writing
 Tools of learning
 Proofreader’s
guide
 Grammar/editing
Word Work:
 Word groups
 Pretesting
 Word
hunt/sorts/usage
Additional Resources and
Experiences:
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Communicating through
writing
 Personal narratives
 Poetry Forms
 Figurative language
 Story writing
 Expository writing
 Compositions
 Letter writing
 Writer’s Workshop &
Writing Crafts
Writing Process
 Pre-writing
 Drafting
 Editing/revising
 Publishing
Zaner Bloser Cursive Writing
World Language
*Emphasis on the Spanish Language
*Integrated into the curriculum
*Develops awareness
*Appreciation of other cultures
*Cultural comparisons
Fourth Grade Essential 20
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When responding to an adult, you must
answer by saying, “Yes Ma’am,” or “No Sir.”
Make eye contact.
Congratulate classmates.
During discussions, respect other
students’ comments, opinions, and ideas.
If you do well or win, do not brag. If you
lose, do not show anger.
Always say thank you when someone gives
you something.
Surprise others by performing random acts
of kindness.
Do not ask for rewards.
Homework will be turned in each day when
it is due by every student with no
exceptions or excuses.
Subject transitions will be swift, quiet, and
orderly.
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Be as organized as possible.
When work is assigned, do not moan or
complain.
Obey rules with substitutes the same as you do
with me.
Do not save seats in the lunchroom.
When in line, keep hands to yourself and move
quietly.
Be positive and enjoy life!
Accept that you will make mistakes. Learn
from them and move on.
No matter what, be HONEST!
Carpe Diem! Seize the Day!
Be the very best person you can be.
Technology
Integrated into the daily routine…
*Information Retrieval
*Student Productivity
*Problem Solving
*Decision Making
*Communication & Collaboration
*Lesson Delivery
*Keyboarding and Use of Technology
grades
Goals
Student Goals
*Love of Learning
*Independent
*Responsible
*Compassionate
*Resourceful
*Flexible
*Knowledgeable
Teacher Goals
*Support and Nurture
*Develop Talents
*Meet Individual Needs
*Integrate Learning Styles
*Connect Curriculum to the Real-World
*Challenge and Grow
*Partner with Parents
Homework is typically given Monday
through Thursday evenings. Homework is
due the following morning. If a child
doesn’t complete daily assignments they
may have unfinished work that becomes
homework as well. All children should read
at least 20 min. each evening. Each Friday, I
a weekly reading report is due. This is a
written response to what they have been
reading at home each evening. We will
start this after Labor Day.
Fourth grade uses the Jenks Policy when grading.
We use the 3-2-1 scale.
3=85%-100% of the time-consistently successful
2=75-84% of the time-Progressing
1=below 74%-Needs improvement
We grade our papers with the number correct out
of the number of problems.
For example : 8/10=80%
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Tribes Expectations
Essential 20
Bonus Bucks
Clipboard
Lunch is at
12:35
For safety reasons,
please check in at
the front office
before going to the
cafeteria. You need
a visitor badge.
Classroom Schedule
8:50 Class Begins
8:50 Announcements
8:55-9:25-Morning Work/
Morning Meeting
9:30-10:30 Math
10:30-10:50-Snack & Read
to Self
10:50-11:45 Reading
11:45-12:30 Writing/Word
Study
12:35-1:15 Lunch/Recess
1:15-1:35 Read Aloud
1:35-2:30 Science/SS
2:30-2:50 Agenda/Jobs/Pack
up
2:50-3:30 Speicals
3:30 Dismissal
Library – Tuesdays 1:15-1:35
Computer Lab – Thursday
11:30-12:25
Spanish Class – Fridays
2:00-2:45
Baby Binders
Agendas
Yellow Homework
Folder
Two Way Communication
Emails
Notes
Phone Calls
Conferences
It is a partnership
in
your child’s learning
Rose Hill – Nov. 14th
Oklahoma Capitol/State
History Museum –
March 13th
Visit to East IntermediateTBD
Things you can
volunteer for include…
Quilting Squares
Pumpkinology
All sorts of PTA Signups
School Phone Number: 299-4415 ext. 5800
Classroom Phone Number: 299-4415 ext. 6856
E-mail Address: jennifer.kuzminski@jenksps.org
Website: www.jenksps.org --southeast
elementary—staff webpages—Jennifer Kuzminski
Good Website to Visit
Math-
Ixl.com
Everdaymath.com
Social Studies-
Shephardssoftware.com
Typing PracticeTypingpal.com
Back to School
THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE
TONIGHT!!!
Together We
Can!!!