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Me PuzzleFeel free to
complete your child’s puzzle
about themselves!
4th Grade
Curriculum
Night
Presented by: Mrs. Jolin
Cerritos, A Leadership Academy
You have brains in your head, You have feet in your shoes, You can steer yourself, any direction you choose. Dr. Seuss
Before I forget….O White papers are for questions.
O There is a piece of paper on your child’s desk that you can write a note to them for
tomorrow morning.
O Feel free to take the Me Puzzle with you.
Meet Mrs. Jolin
O Bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University
O I love to play and watch all sports, and in the fall I coach volleyball at Altadena.
O Avid movie watcher and reader!
O Family
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…
O Birthdays: No birthday treats please, or
invitations at school.
O Dress Code: District Handbook
O Snacks: Limit to one snack please. Students can
bring water into the classroom, but please stick
with water (even for snack).
O Transportation Changes: Please call the office,
if the change needs to be made during the school
day.
O Lunch Money: Pay online or send money in an
envelope to school. Lunches are $2.50.
Classroom ScheduleO Lunch will be daily from 11:45-12:25. We have recess from 11:45-12:05,
and lunch from 12:05-12:25.
O I will be picking the students up from outside at 7:40, and we will begin
our learning at 7:45. It is very important that your child is on time to
school to maximize their learning. We do a lot of community building, and
it is important for all students both academically and socially to be able to
share and make connections.
O Uninterrupted Times are: Math: 8:30-10:00 (M, T, TH, F) 8:00-9:00 (W)
Language Arts: 12:30 – 2:30(M, T, TH, F) 9:00-10:30 (W)
O Our Class Schedule is as follows:
Monday: Music with Mrs. Attanucci
Tuesday: Art with Ms. Rogers
Thursday: PE with Mrs. Martin
Friday: Library with Mrs. Nordahl
Classroom ManagementO Positive Reinforcement will be used on a daily
basis.
O Working towards goals
O 7 Habits language and leadership will be used
O Everyone is a leader in something!
O Guiding the children to feel and be successful!
O Class Dojo
Contacting Mrs. Jolin
O By phone: (480) 541-2362
O Email: [email protected]
O Weekly Newsletter/Note through
email on Friday.
O Class Website
White Binders
O Check your child’s agenda and binder every night. Please sign their agenda. This shows that you’ve seen what the homework is.
O Please do not take anything out of the binder that isn’t in the back pocket!
ReadingO We will be working to create a balanced literacy
environment.
O We will use Expeditionary Learning as our main focus in
curriculum, this includes novel studies and close reading.
O We will also be focusing on all genres of literature, and
comprehension of the different genres.
O Independent work will include: literature response journals,
publish writing, grammar activities, spelling, and vocabulary
activities.
O Group work will include: Paired reading, reading groups,
cooperative learning.
O We will also use Junior Great Books to delve deep into
literature
O Points For Pages: Students will read 2 books each quarter
and respond to literature questions.
O Grammar – Students will have daily practice in applying their knowledge of language skills.
O Writer’s Notebooks –This is a place for students to do some personal writing, write poetry, create lists, etc.. This is a place for seed ideas, connections, and crafting techniques.
O Writing Everywhere: Writing will not just be done during writing time, but all of the time. We will work on different writing concepts and genres, and we will focus on writing skills through the common core standards.
O Conventions Tests- Students will take a weekly conventions test on Wednesdays using their spelling words, and different grammar skills.
Writing
O Dictation sentences will be given for spelling.
O Spelling words will be taken from the Harcourt
series adopted curriculum.
O Basic sight words will also be used in the
sentences, and students will be expected to use them properly.
O Old spelling words will be used in future weeks
to help promote learning and not memorizing.
O This practice will be used because it relates to the 4th grade writing standards.
Conventions/Spelling
The Power of MathO Engage New York is lesson based, and encourages
critical thinking.
O Investigations will be used to reinforce and guide math concepts.
O Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) will promote problem solving.
O Math facts are critical!!! (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) Please encourage practice!
O We will be discussing all areas of the fourth grade common core standards place value, number theory, number connections, long division, problem solving, multi-step multiplication, geometry, algebraic concepts, fractions, etc.
O Science concepts: Scientific Method, Water and
Weather Cycle, Electricity, Renewable and
Nonrenewable Resources, and Animal Classification
and Adaptation.
O Social Studies concepts: ARIZONA!
O Technology: PowerPoint, SHARE, Pixie, Google,
Microsoft Word, PBL units, SMARTBoard, etc.
Homework or Home PracticeO Homework will be assigned nightly, or there will be
something for the students to work on nightly.
O Read nightly for 20-30 minutes.
O Math homework must be turned in the next morning, and I will check for completion, and then we will go over it as a class.
O Practice Multiplication Facts each night
O Homework will not count as a part of a “grade,” but will be reflected on the behavior section of their report card.
O The students will write the homework in their agendas each night, and the agenda needs to be checked/signed each night.
O Students are responsible for completing their homework. It is not intended to be homework for you.
The Seven
Habits
Cerritos, A Leadership Academy
O Based on the work of Stephen and Sean Covey
What Are the 7 Habits?
We only get one chance to prepare our students for
a future that none of us can possibly predict.
What are we going to do with that one chance?
~Stephen Covey
Why a Leadership Focus?
We believe that every child possesses leadership skills.
We believe that every child will serve as a leader in some way, either in their careers or with family and friends.
We believe that character education is essential.
We believe that students must be taught how to collaborate with others.
We believe that leadership training will have a positive impact on student achievement.
O Each student in the class will have a Leadership Notebook and reflect on a daily/weekly basis.
O SMART Goals will be created by the students to achieve
O We will be making weekly, monthly, and quarterly goals.
O There will be academic goals, as well as personal goals.
O Spring Conferences will be student led, and this is a time where you will get to see your child’s progress and data.
The Year of Letter GradesO Letter grades will be assigned this year for each
subject, and each subject will also include a behavior
grade (P, D, AC)
O Grades will be updated on the Parent Portal on the
Kyrene Website. The students will also have access to their grades, so that they can be responsible to look.
When you go on the website, you can get a code
from our technology department. I do not have those
for you, nor does Cerritos.
O Grades will be updated on a regular basis, and I would
recommend checking your child’s grades on Monday, but I do update throughout the week, especially after
an assessment.
