Welcome to Curriculum Open House

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Wiley ElementaryWiley Elementary2012-20132012-2013

Welcome to 4Welcome to 4thth Grade! Grade!Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Brandt, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Brandt, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. McCannMrs. Johnson, Mrs. McCann

THE WILEY WAY Respect Yourself Have a positive attitudeTake care of my bodyBe prepared to learn

Do My Best! 

 Respect Others Keep hands and feet to myself

Use kind polite wordsBe a good listener

Help, share and include others 

 Respect PropertyTake care of what I use

Put things where they belongHelp clean what is messy and dirty

Classroom Procedures:

• Morning Work• Homework• Assignment Book• Website• Daily Schedule• Monday Folders

Global Competency Matrix

• Investigate the world• Recognize perspectives• Communicate ideas• Take actionWiley ‘s Guiding question:“How do perceptions connect and

influence our world?”

Mathematical PracticeCommon Core

1. Make sense of problems and persevere insolving them.2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.3. Construct viable arguments and critiquethe reasoning of others.4. Model with mathematics.5. Use appropriate tools strategically.6. Attend to precision.7. Look for and make use of structure.8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

MATHStudents will be engaged in discussions, sharing of approaches to problem solving and becoming student leaders in the classroom.

• Multi-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication & division

• Measurement: angles, area/perimeter• Represent and interpret Data• Fractions and decimals• Algebra (solving for unknown

variables)

Reading WorkshopReaders will be engaged in discussions, novel

studies, and projects. Genres in Fiction:

Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Traditional Literature (fairy tales, folktales, fables, myths, legends), Poetry.

Genres in Non-Fiction:Informational

Deeper understanding of textthemesCROP-QVSMain idea and detailsMaking InferencesCharacter perspective and motivationsResearch projects

Writing Workshop

We will have 2 state wide writing assessments.

The Writing Process• Prewriting

• Writing the First Draft

• Revising• Editing and Proofreading

• PublishingPapers: opinion, short research,

informative, narratives real or imagined

All writing focuses on:

• Organization

• Support

• Style

• Conventions

Writers will discuss, and share their writing.

Science • Rocks & Minerals• Animal Habitats• Magnetism & Electricity• Landforms

Social StudiesNorth Carolina history, government, economy,

geography, environmental literacy, and culture.

Focus on critical thinking

Hopeful FieldtripsScience museum

State capitol and legislative bldg

NC Symphony

Oakwood Cemetery

History museum

Thank you for coming!