4th Grade Expectations

Helpful Hints for a Successful Year

• Communication between a parent, teacher and child is essential to having a successful year

• Please check your child’s planner nightly. It needs to be initialed daily by a parent-Vital so you know what your child is learning  ***Planner cost = $5.00

• Monday – Thursday: will not have homework every night in Social Studies and Science. These subjects are more project based.  Occasionally your child will come home with their Science Journals to study vocabulary. 

• Homework in 4th grade should take no longer than 40 minutes per night.

If you have questions please do the following

• You can write a note in your child’s planner, I’ll see it when I stamp it.

• Email- I check during the school day and will respond back within 24 hours.

• You can call the front office and they will give the message to me

Crew Member’s Responsibility Agreement

• Attentive Listening

• Mutual Respect

• Appreciation/ No put downs

• Right to pass

Dress Code

• Please remember that all students must be in uniform daily except for "Dollar Thursday's" 

• "Dollar Thursday's" allow students to bring $1.00 to their homeroom class to dress "down"o This money is collected by the school and distributed to

your child's homeroom class. Teachers can purchase anything needed for their classrooms. 

• Reminders:o ALL students must wear tennis shoes except for

Thursday'so ALL hi-jab's must be navy blue or whiteo ALL polo's/shirts MUST have Manara Academy logo

Our Websites

• Please look on the manaraacademy.org website to find our individual pageso The websites are located under the "Staff Directory"

section• On the sites you will find weekly updates such as

o Newsletters If you would like a hardcopy please request one with

your homeroom teachero Homework updateso Manara News/Events

 

4th grade schedule

 Monday Schedule8:00- 8:25                       Morning Meeting in homeroom                        8:25/8:30- 9:40              1st rotation/students in H.R. 9:45- 10:55                     Hoyt @Art/rest of students extra time                                          w/ Mrs. Mercer or Miss. PJ11:00- 11:55                   2nd rotation   11:55- 12:25                   Lunch12:25- 12:45                   Recess12:45- 1:05                     Dear time/aloud reading1:05- 2:05                       P. E. (all 4th grade)2:10-3:15                        Final rotation3:15-3:30                       Closing circle

4th grade schedule

 Tuesday Schedule8:00- 8:25                       Morning Meeting in homeroom                        8:25/8:30- 9:40              1st rotation/students in H.R. 9:45- 10:55                     Hoyt @Art/rest of students extra time                                          w/ Mrs. Mercer or Miss. PJ11:00- 11:55                   2nd rotation   11:55- 12:25                   Lunch12:25- 12:45                   Recess12:45- 1:05                     Dear time/aloud reading1:05- 2:05                       P. E. (all 4th grade)2:10-3:15                        Final rotation3:15-3:30                       Closing circle

4th grade schedule

 Wednesday Schedule8:00- 8:25                       Morning Meeting in homeroom                        8:25/8:30- 9:40              1st rotation/students in H.R. 9:45- 10:55                     Hoyt @Art/rest of students extra time                                          w/ Mrs. Mercer or Miss. PJ11:00- 11:55                   2nd rotation   11:55- 12:25                   Lunch12:25- 12:45                   Recess12:45- 1:05                     Dear time/aloud reading1:05- 2:05                       P. E. (all 4th grade)2:10-3:15                        Final rotation3:15-3:30                       Closing circle

4th grade schedule

 Thursday Schedule8:00- 8:25                       Morning Meeting in homeroom                        8:25/8:30- 9:40              1st rotation/students in H.R. 9:45- 10:55                     Hoyt @Art/rest of students extra time                                          w/ Mrs. Mercer or Miss. PJ11:00- 11:55                   2nd rotation   11:55- 12:25                   Lunch12:25- 12:45                   Recess12:45- 1:05                     Dear time/aloud reading1:05- 2:05                       P. E. (all 4th grade)2:10-3:15                        Final rotation3:15-3:30                       Closing circleT

4th grade schedule

Friday schedule-8:00- 8:30 Morning Meeting8:35- 9:20 Social Studies/Science Hoyt homeroom (A) 9:25-10:10 S.S./Science Mercer homeroom (B) 10:15-11:00 S.S./Science Pjtrovic homeroom (C) 11:05- 11:35 Lunch 11:40- 11:50 Clean up/Back up for the day 11:50- 12:30 Community Circle every 3rd Friday12:35- 12:55 In Class Recess*on the Fridays we do not have Community Circle we will have 4th grade team building and/or work on our expedition. 

Learning Targets

1st 9 week overview Social Studies: •  Community• Citizenship• Map Skills  

Science: Earth• Science Goals• Safety• Tools• Objects in the Sky- Moon/Sun-Affect the Earth• Weather• Seasons• Bodies of Water

Sept 22nd-Nov 23rd, 2011

(Our learning targets are based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills- TEKS)

Learning Targets

1st 9 week overview Math: •   Place Value• Adding/Subtracting • Rounding whole numbers/decimals• Subtracting Across Zeros• Multiplication Meaning/Facts• Division Meaning/Facts 

   Homework will USUALLY be given Monday-Thursday 

Sept 22nd-Nov 23rd, 2011

(Our learning targets are based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills- TEKS)

Language Arts Curriculum Information

* Textbooks:- Texas Treasures by McGraw-Hill* Writing: students will complete multiple essays throught the year. This will prepare them for the STAAR test and help build their writing skills.* Homework: every week students have a spelling list and reading assignment sent home to prepare for Friday tests.    -Spelling:  Students should write their spelling words four to five times a week.  They are only required two times for a grade    - Reading:  Students are encouraged to read every day at home for at least fifteen minutes.  They are expected to know their assigned reading so they can pass their reading quiz on Firday.

First Quarter Learning Targets(Our learning targets are based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills- TEKS)    

• I can write journal responses to various topics .• I can practice editing skills.• I can complete journal entries using higher-order thinking

skills.• I can learn new sight words and review old sight words.

      (spell, define, and use in a sentence). • I can write a three paragraph essay and use the writing

process to complete a final draft.• I can read with understanding and comprehension.  • I can gather information, organize my thoughts, and present

to the class.

Important dates for the year

Student Lead Conferences- Dec 14th-16th • Dismissal on those day will be at 1pm• Student Lead conferences are MANDATORY for a

guardian and THE STUDENTWriting STAAR- March Math  STAAR- April 26th Reading  STAAR April 27th

The STAAR is the new State Mandated test and their are many differences with this test.  Biggest:it is a

time test (5hrs)

Expeditionary Learning

• Expeditionary Learning (EL) is an instructional approach that focuses on teaching in a rigorous and engaging way.

• Elements of an Expedition

• Integrated subjects, linked with overarching Guiding Questions

• Field Studies and expert visitors• Character education, including service• Final project or performance demonstrating

learning goals

Expeditions• Water, Water, Everywhere?

• Field Studies and Guest Speakers

• This expedition is a science based expedition with language arts and math integration within.

** All field studies and months are approximate, as we begin confirming and setting up events we will notify you.**

• December- Lake Lewisville Nature Preserve• December/Jan Onsite Virtual Field Study on

Erosion and Weathering• January-Denton Water Treatment Plant • January-Expert Speaker on Wells 

Assessments/Science • Lab Journal Entries • Teacher Observation/ Anecdotal Records• Projects/ Presentations• Lab Work• Tests• Labs/Cooperative learning groups

Assessments/Social Studies

• Teacher Observation/ Anecdotal Records• Projects/ Presentations• In Class work• Tests• Groupwork

Assessments/Math

• Teacher Observation/ Anecdotal Records• Projects/ Presentations• In Class work/Centers• Tests• Groupwork

***All TESTS that students score below a 70% on may be corrected

Assessments/Language Arts

• Teacher Observation/ Anecdotal Records• Projects/ Presentations• In Class work• Tests• Groupwork

Special’s and Language Teachers

• Kelly Ford- Art• Micah Grimes-Health Fitness• Amal Alazzeh- Arabic• Gamal Kahla- Arabic• Sohier Mohsen- Arabic• Farhanza Ghazizadeh- French