Welcome To 4th Grade
Parent Orientation
• Karen Springer- Team Leader
• Lynette Campbell
• Callie Hartmann
• Pam West
• Rachel LeMeilleur
• Kristen Jones
• Tracy Kotlar
Time Tracker
•Please check and initial your
child’s tracker each evening.
•Homework and other
important information will
be written there
Behavior Card
• This will be kept in your child’s
binder
• Parents are asked to sign and
return the behavior card daily.
• A lost card results in an automatic
‘N’ on the report card.
Student ID Tags
• Students must wear their tags every day.
• A lost ID is $2 and a lost lanyard is $1.
Tuesday Take-Home Folder Day
• Graded papers will be sent home on
Tuesdays.
• Parents are asked to look at the papers
with their children.
• Some papers will request a signature, and
we ask that these papers be returned the
following day.
• All other papers should be kept at home
Graded Assignments
• Correcting mistakes on graded papers
is an excellent learning tool.
However, it is fourth grade policy that
we do not give extra credit for
making corrections. We ask that all
students do their best work the first
time.
Homework/Class Work
• We utilize recess detention for incomplete
homework.
• Class work which is one day late will have
10 points deducted.
• Class work which is two days late will have
20 points deducted.
• Class work which is three days late will
have 30 points deducted, and any later
than that will receive a zero. This is in
compliance with Katy ISD policy.
Regular Homework
Assignments
• Reading log due each Tuesday
• Math - Monday through Thursday
• Science and language as needed
Check your child’s planner for daily
homework assignments!
Make-Up Work
• Make-up work will be provided to
students who have been absent.
• Students have one day for each
day they were absent to make up
the work after they return to
school.
Transportation Home
• If your child will be going home a different
way than usual, please send a note with
your child in the morning. Emails & phone
calls to the teacher are no longer
acceptable.
• We are not allowed to let a student
change his/her way home without written
permission.
• If your child is a walker or bike rider,
please make sure you have told your
child’s teacher how you want your child to
go home when a “rainy day” plan is called.
Conferences
• Parent-Teacher conferences will be held
during the first semester.
• If you wish to schedule a conference at
any other time, please leave a message
for your child’s teacher by calling the
school.
• We respectfully request that conferences
be scheduled in advance. We will not be
able to hold conferences on a drop in
basis.
• If you would prefer, we will also be
holding telephone conferences this year.
Toys
• Students should not bring any type of toys
or recess equipment to school. We do not
want these items to be lost or damaged.
• Cell phones must be in backpacks and
turned off during school hours.
• Confiscated phones will be turned into the
office for parent pick up.
Lunch
• Parents are welcome to eat lunch with their
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children in the cafeteria. Cell phone use is no
longer allowed in the cafeteria.
Parents are asked to sign in at the front office
and get a visitor’s sticker.
Check with your child’s teacher if you are unsure
of their lunchtime.
You can pre-pay for your child’s lunches in the
cafeteria or on-line. Please make sure that you
put money in an envelope and label it with your
child’s name and teacher
Parents may not provide food for any child other
than their own
Medication
• All medication, including cough
drops, should be sent to school in
its original container accompanied
by a note from the parent.
Birthdays
• Parents may provide cupcakes or cookies
for their child’s class to enjoy after lunch.
Please check with your child’s teacher
regarding possible food allergies.
• Party invitations are not to be passed out
at school.
Curriculum
• Math
• Science
• Reading and Word Work
• Language Arts
• Social Studies
Math
• Weekly fact practice quiz – 3 min.
• Big Ideas this Year:
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2 digit x 2 digit multiplication
Long division
Measurement/Geometry
Fractions/Decimals
Problem Solving
Deep thinking questions
Number lines
• What to do at Home:
– Count money; practice fast facts
– Complete homework
Math Homework
• Incomplete
• Complete
Science
• Physical Properties of Matter
– Size, Mass, Volume, States (solid, liquid, gas)
• Forms of Energy
– Sound, Electrical, Light, and Heat
• Earth and Space
– Soil, Weather, Movement of Water, Patterns of
Change: Moon
• Organisms and Environments
– Food Webs, Ecosystems, Adaptations, Life Cycles,
Inherited and Learned Traits
Reading
• Reading Comprehension Skills
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Context clues
Main idea
Drawing conclusions
Cause and effect
Predicting outcomes
Author’s purpose
Character traits and feelings
Fact and opinion
Using charts and graphs
Sequencing
Point of view
Basal/Leveled Readers
Novel Units/Children’s Literature
Reader’s Workshop
Guided Reading
Word Work
• Replaces the previous spelling program.
Prefixes, suffixes, patterns, and root words
will be taught.
• High-frequency words will be tested in class
and recorded as a reading grade each 9
weeks.
• There is no longer a spelling grade on the
report card.
Language
• Grammar
• Mechanics
• Sentence Structure (complete/incomplete,
run-ons, combining, clauses, and phrases)
• Parts of Speech
• Holistic Scoring
• Writing Process
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Brainstorm
Rough Draft
Revise
Edit
Publish
Writing
• Writer’s Workshop
• Types of Writing – expository and narrative
• Six Traits of Writing
Social Studies
• Map Skills
• Texas History
• Junior Achievement
Important Dates!
• STAAR Writing Test
April 1 and 2
• STAAR Math Test
April 22
• STAAR Reading Test
April 23
District Level Assessments will be
administered in reading, writing, math, and
science throughout the year.
Questions?????
The Fourth Grade website contains the following:
•Science Vocabulary
•Math Vocabulary
•Special Events/Notifications
•Online textbook links
•Test retake policy
•This Powerpoint presentation
Thank you for coming!
We look forward to a great
learning year!