To
Fourth Grade
At
Southeast
Elementary
Classroom Teacher- Patti Long ,
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.
C – Comprehension
A- Articulation
F- Fluency
E-Expanding vocab
“Reading Minutes”
Reading Responses
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
Everyday Mathematics Units of Study
Unit 1
Unit 1a: Content Standard: Develop understanding of number & operations in base 10

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

Demonstrate competence using the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems (Standards
1 & 2)

Demonstrate competence gaining familiarity with factors & multiples (Standard 4)
Unit 1c: Content Standard: Develop understanding of number & operations in base 10

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

Demonstrate competence generating & analyzing patterns (Standard 5)

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

Demonstrate competence solving problems involving measurement & conversion of measurements
from a larger unit to a smaller unit. (Standards 1, 2, 3)

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
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.
Regions of the U.S.
• Related to Westward Expansion
• NE, SE, MW, SE , W
• Explorers
• Geography
• States and capitals – on a map
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:



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
Fourth Grade Essential 20










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.










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
Add your own text here
•
•
•
•
On time – next day late (unless absent
– child’s responsibility to ask)
Redo it – corrected score
New Report Card - math strands
Scale: 3- 85%-100 , 2-85%-70%, 1-69%
& below
Add your own text here
Lunch: 12:35-1:15
(Please sign in if you are eating with your
child.)
Specials: 2:45-3:30 (call office if
the “going home” plan changes)
Operation Aware – Jan.
Leadership Lunch – Mrs. Berkinshaw
Junior Achievement – 2nd sem 8 weeks
Homework/Baby Binder/Agenda – initial, if
necessary
 Reading time – Response due Monday
 Learning Logs/Big Binder
Homework Problem Solving:
 “I left my homework at school!” (“Hmmm, how
can you fix that?”)
 Ideas – call a friend, get to school early, do part
 Places for hw: “In your hand or in your
backpack.”

Two Way Communication
Emails
Notes
Phone Calls
Conferences
Rose Hill School, Perry, OK – Nov. 6
A day in a 1910 schoolroom
 “Authentic” dress and lunch
 Very small classroom – 2 parents- lottery for those slots
OKC – Capitol and History Museum –
Spring


Guests welcome – meet us there
Bring lunch
Things you can
volunteer for include…
School Phone Number: 299-4415 ext. 5800
Classroom Phone Number: 299-4415 ext. 6852
E-mail Address: patti.long@jenksps.org
Website: www.jenksps.org --southeast
elementary—staff webpages
Back to School
THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE
TONIGHT!!!
Leave a “high five” for your child
Pick up test scores