Welcome to Curriculum Night!

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Stonewall Tell E.S.

2015-2016
4th Grade Superheroes

4th Grade Superheroes

Mr. Botts
Mrs. Brewer
Ms. Chester
Ms. Gray
Mrs. Henry
Ms. Kinsey
Ms. Lane
Mrs. Randolph
Ms. Tate
Mr. Thompson

4th Grade Superheroes

In 4th grade, we as a team believe that all students can

learn and succeed. Due to our beliefs, we have made
decisions as a grade level to support our students
success.
Collaborative Planning
Themes/Integration
Nightly Homework (some weekend homework at
the discretion of the teacher)
Parent Communication/Conferencing
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Special Programs

Mrs. Henry serves as our EIP

teacher.
EIP is a program aimed
towards allowing students to
receive extra support in the
areas of reading and math.
Students can enter and exit EIP
throughout the school year.
Speech Mrs. Winborne
TAG Mrs. Miller

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Mr. Thompson and Mr.

Botts serve as our Special
Education Teachers.
Students that have been
identified through RTI and
SST processes may
qualify for Special
Education.
These students receive
Individualized Educational
Plans (IEPs) for
instruction and learning.

More on E.I.P.

EIP Eligibility for Placement Criteria for 4TH Grade

Students that perform below level on diagnostic testing:
Star Assessment
DRA2
Baseline Assessment
Words Their Way
Teacher Recommendation
The purpose of EIP is to support students who may have gaps
in learning so that they may be successful with on grade level
curriculum. Goal: to help students reach grade level
performance in order to exit out of EIP
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Policies and Procedures

eSchool Plus

Teacher (Attendance, Post Assignments w/ Grades, Enter Report Cards, Email Parents)
Parent (View Student Assignments)

Weights
Homework 10%
Classwork/ Projects 40%
Tests 50%
Grading Policy
90 100 A
80 - 89 B
70 - 79 C
0 - 69 F

Progress Reports

Progress Skills Checklist

A checklist of where your child is academically on the curriculum

covered
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
End of the Year

Report Cards

4 times annually (twice a semester)

Mid October
Mid January
Mid March
Last day of school if all the students accounts are cleared to the
school, cafeteria, and library

Creative Arts

Time:
8:50am 9:35am
-Physical Education
-Music
-Art
-Technology Lab
-Media Center
The students do get grades based on participation and
performance. Any problems with these grades are to be directed
to the creative arts teacher.

Georgia Standards of Excellence

The Georgia Standards of Excellence, also known as

GSE, is a state MANDATED curriculum for instruction
that helps teachers prepare students to become college
and career ready.
Georgia Standards of Excellence is only taught in
English Language Arts and Math.

Ensures that students are measured against the same

expectations
Higher order thinking questions
More rigor

www.georgiastandards.org

Georgia Performance Standards

(G.P.S.)

The Georgia Performance Standards, also known as

GPS is a state MANDATED curriculum for instruction
that helps teachers, students, and parents know topics
and areas that must be covered and mastered for a
particular grade level.
The G.P.S. standards are only taught in Science and
Social Studies.
www.georgiastandards.org

Big Ideas in Reading

Development of reading comprehension for

students to gain meaning from the text.
Emphasis on text complexity and
sophistication in grade level texts that will
promote appropriate rigor.
ELA & Reading are infused within 4 units
where their skills are taught through our
extended texts, writing, and various unit
tasks.

Extended Texts

Who Was Neil Armstrong?

by Roberta Edwards

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly

Cleary

George Washingtons Socks: A time

Travel Adventure by Elvira Woodruff

Our World of Water: Children and Water

Around the World by Beatrice Hollyer

Big Ideas in Language Arts

Complete / Complex
Sentences
Nouns
Subjects & Predicates
Simple & Compound
Sentences
Adjectives & Articles
Contractions
Pronouns
Possessives

Verbs
Adverbs
Capitalization
Punctuation (Quotation
Marks, End Marks, Commas,
Apostrophes)
Subject Verb Agreement
Dictionary, Thesaurus and
Glossary Skills
Conjunctions and
Prepositions
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Big Ideas in Writing

Focuses on writing different types of writing:

Opinion
Informative/Explanatory
Narrative
Research projects
Infusion of technology in writing
Effective communication
Speaking and listening in a range of settings
Academic, small group, whole class

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Big Ideas in Math

Unit 1. WHOLE NUMBERS, PLACE VALUE, & ROUNDING IN

COMPUTATION
Unit 2. MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION OF WHOLE NUMBERS
Unit 3. FRACTIONS & EQUATIONS
Unit 4. OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS
Unit 5. FRACTIONS & DECIMALS .
Unit 6. GEOMETRY
Unit 7. MEASUREMENT.

Big Ideas in Math

Standards for Mathematical Practice

Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics
Use appropriate tools strategically
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

Big Ideas in Science

Earth Science
Weather
Star and Planets
Physical Science
Light and Sound
Forces
Life Science
Ecosystems
Habits of Mind
Scientific Method
Inquiry Tools
Scientific Investigations
Use of charts and graphs to collect data

Big Ideas in Social Studies

History
Native Americans
Explorers
Colonization
American Revolution
Westward
Expansion/The New
Nation
Geography
Physical and man
made features
Affects of physical
features on humans

Government
Federal system of
government
Functions of
government
Character Traits
Economy
Economic Concepts
related to historical
events.

Big Ideas in Health

School Bus Safety/School Rules

Personal & Mental Health
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Nutrition
Communicable and Chronic Diseases
Family Living/Growth and Development
Healthy Kids, Smart Kids

Work and Study Habits

Puts forth effort

Uses research skills
Participates in individual, group, and class project
Uses time wisely
Completes class assignments
Completes homework
Follows direction
Works independently
Writes legibly
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Social Skills

General conduct
Shows self discipline
Follows school and class rules
Accepts responsibility for actions
Respects the property of others
Interacts cooperatively with others

Technology Integration

The 4th grade team integrates technology throughout

our instruction as a means of preparing students to
become digital learners. The 21st century thinker is
able to collaborate, problem solve, think critically, and
communicate effectively.

Google Classroom
Class Dojo
Web 2.0 Tools (Moby Max, Measuring Up Live, Ten Marks, Learnzillion, etc.)
Study Island
Mobile Devices
eBeams
Class/Grade Level Websites

Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs)

A student growth percentile (SGP) describes a students growth relative to other

students statewide with similar prior achievement
Calculations based solely on achievement

SGPs not only show how individual students are progressing, but they also can
be aggregated to show how groups of students, schools, districts, and the state
are progressing

Each student obtains a growth percentile, which indicates how his or her
current achievement compares with that of his or her academic peers
Academic peers are other students statewide with a similar score history
Priors are the historical assessment scores used to model growth

Growth percentiles range from 1 to 99

Lower percentiles indicate lower academic growth and higher percentiles
indicate higher academic growth

Students also receive growth projections and growth targets, which describe
the amount of growth needed to reach or exceed proficiency in subsequent
years

Students at all ranges of academic achievement can show growth

Georgia Milestones Assessment System

Date: April 12- 26

Replaces the CRCT, EOCT, and Writing Assessment
Removes the Georgia Writing Assessment and CRCT-M
High Quality Assessment
Supports College and Career Readiness
3rd 8th and High School
Highly Rigorous
Shows student growth over the academic year
Georgia students will be able to compete nationally and internationally

Georgia Milestones Assessment System

Question Types:
Selected Response (Multiple Choice)
Constructed Response
Extended Response

GMA Cut-Scores

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877

8 85
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4t 8
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0
5t 8
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Lan 3r 8

875

8 85
0 0
0
8 85
0 0
0
8 85

864
874

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GPS Cut-Scores

Cont Grad
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Area

On Exceeds
Leve
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Scie 3rd
nce
Soc 3rd
ial
Stu 4th
dies
5th

800
800

850
850

800

850

800

850

4th

800

850

5th

800

850

GMAS Content Weights

See handout
Link:
2015 - 2016 GMAS Content Weights

Field Trips

We will need financial assistance in the areas of field

trips and books to enhance the students instruction.
We hope to take at least four field trips this year.
Field trips can be on-site or off-site.
More information will be forthcoming, as the year
progresses.

Contact Information

Email is the most convenient and easiest way

to contact us. Notes sent by the students are
also efficient.
Contact Ms. Velasquez for information
regarding lunchroom accounts.
Remember, the teacher is the 1st channel that
should be utilized to communicate before
communication occurs to grade level chairs,
administrators, system administrators, or
board members.

Thank You...

for taking the time to attend Curriculum Night!

Questions? Feel free to ask or speak with your

childs teacher!

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