Welcome to Fourth Grade!

Feel free to write a note to your child on the paper provided at your table.

Please sign up for the December Parent/Teacher Conferences.

Mr. Wasser's class

My experience

My education

Get to Know Mr. Wasser

A little more about me

I can be reached most easily at bwasser@socsd.org

Please visit my web site at http://blogs.socsd.org/bwasser/ You can reach it easily through the CLE web page

Office hours by invitation or appointment

School/Class Schedules

Ø School day begins at 9:15 and ends at 3:28.

Ø If your child is going to be picked up (early or on time), please send a note with his or her first and last name.

Ø Lunch is from 1:15-1:35 followed by recess.

Ø Snack is approximately at 11:00.

Snack Reminders

• Please send a healthy snack with water only.

• Suggestions

- fruit - vegetables

- crackers - pretzels

- apple sauce - yogurt

• Please label your child's water bottles.

• Due to food allergies, students are not permitted to share snacks.

Class Goals

• Develop responsibility

• Learn new skills

• Discover new interests

• Make new friends

• Have fun and support each other

• Grow as respectful members of the community

Classroom Community

• Our classroom rules help us get along with each other:

• Be respectful and responsible.

• Be organized and follow directions.

• Be on time.

• Be prepared.

Classwork and Homework

Ø Students are expected to come to class prepared everyday.

Ø All assignments are expected to be completed neatly and on time.

Ø Students are expected to read no less than 20 minutes at home at least 5 days per week.

Ø All reading in and out of school must be recorded on the Reading Log worksheets.

Math, Science & Spelling HW

Effort is expected at all times.

Tests and Quizzes

Ø Students will be given advance notice of all tests or quizzes.

Ø Please check the Homework Organizers for test announcements.

Ø The students will be able to take home the graded and corrected tests for you to see.

Ø Please go over the tests with your child. (corrections made with a marking pen)

Ø Please sign completed tests and have your child return them the next day.

Class Subjects

• ELA

• Math

• Science

• Social Studies (with Ms. Murphy)

• Specials: • Physical Education • Technology • Music • Art

Reading

Every child is looking for a “just right” book and must carry it with them at all times.

o This book must go home and return back to school

every day!

o The students are welcome to borrow books out of our classroom library, which is organized by reading level, genre and author.

Writing• Each student has a personalized Writer’s Notebook.

• This notebook is dedicated solely to writing.

• After each unit of writing, we will select one entry, (out of several) to publish.

• At least four o the following writing pieces will be published: • Realistic Fiction• Narrative Essay: Personal Life• Non-fiction- Compare/Contrast Essay• Non-fiction- Informational Article• Historical Fiction: American Revolution• Response to Literature: Theme

Word Study

• Spelling

• Words Their Way/Spelling City

• Vocabulary

• Vocabulary words will be generated from units of study and current readings.

MathWe will be using the Investigations Program

Ø Unit 1: Arrays, Factors MultiplesØ Unit 2: Data Analysis and ProbabilityØ Unit 3: Multiplication & DivisionØ Unit 4: Geometry & MeasurementØ Unit 5: Addition, Subtraction & the Number System

Ø Unit 6: Fractions & DecimalsØ Unit 7: Geometry & MeasurementØ Unit 8: Multiplication & DivisionØ Unit 9: Patterns, Functions & ChangeØ www.vmathlive.com

Science Units• What is science? • Properties & Making

Observations.

• Ecosystems• Producers (Green Plants)

• Consumers and Decomposers

• Food Chains & Food Webs

• Human Effects on Ecosystems

• Data Analysis and Graphing

• Measurement

• Length, Mass, Volume & Temperature

• Healthy Lifestyles

• Digestion

• Nutrition

• Healthy Habits

• Energy, Magnetism and Electricity

Science (continued)

• Throughout each of these units, we will be incorporating both reading and writing.

• Students will be researching both on the Internet and through other resources.

• Students will be working both independently and collaboratively throughout the school year.

• We will study and practice the methods of both science and engineering.

Science Process Skills

• Observation

• Classification

• Measurement

• Collaboration

• Questioning

• Inferring

• Making predictions

• Drawing conclusions

• Controlling variables

• Experimenting

• Making models

• Communication

Engineering Design Process

• Design Task

• Brainstorm

• Design

• Build• Test

• Redesign

• Share

https://youtu.be/PcZg51Il9no

How You Can Help

• Check your child's Take Home Folder daily

• Check the HW Planner

• Make sure your child has the necessary supplies

• Provide a good breakfast

• Encourage good sleeping habits

• Avoid unnecessary absences

• Math Practice

• Skills practice

• Math games

• Encourage and model independent reading

• Read with your child

• Keep in touch with me

State Assessments

• ELA

• April 5-7

• Math

• April 13-15

• Science

• Performance Test: May 25 - June 3

• Written Test: June 6

Field Trips

• The Bronx Zoo

• Tallman Park

• West Point

Birthdays• Students are welcomed to bring in a snack to share with the class

in celebration of their birthdays. • Please let me know at least 2 days in advance if you would like to

send in a birthday snack for the class.

• There are 23 students in the class

• Please provide necessary supplies with the snack (plates, forks, etc.)

• Any summer birthdays are more than welcomed to share their “half-birthday” with the class.

• Students with food allegies may eat only what is provided by their own parents.• They are welcome to bring in a special snack for themselves when we

celebrate another child's birthday.

Let’s Have a Great Year!

Student

TeacherParents

My experience

My education

Get to Know Mr. Wasser

A little more about me

I can be reached most easily at bwasser@socsd.org

Please visit my web site at http://blogs.socsd.org/bwasser/ You can reach it easily through the CLE web page

Office hours by invitation or appointment

Tests and Quizzes

Ø Students will be given advance notice of all tests or quizzes.

Ø Please check the Homework Organizers for test announcements.

Ø The students will be able to take home the graded and corrected tests for you to see.

Ø Please go over the tests with your child. (corrections made with a marking pen)

Ø Please sign completed tests and have your child return them the next day.

Science Units• What is science? • Properties & Making

Observations.

• Ecosystems• Producers (Green Plants)

• Consumers and Decomposers

• Food Chains & Food Webs

• Human Effects on Ecosystems

• Data Analysis and Graphing

• Measurement

• Length, Mass, Volume & Temperature

• Healthy Lifestyles

• Digestion

• Nutrition

• Healthy Habits

• Energy, Magnetism and Electricity

Science (continued)

• Throughout each of these units, we will be incorporating both reading and writing.

• Students will be researching both on the Internet and through other resources.

• Students will be working both independently and collaboratively throughout the school year.

• We will study and practice the methods of both science and engineering.

Science Process Skills

• Observation

• Classification

• Measurement

• Collaboration

• Questioning

• Inferring

• Making predictions

• Drawing conclusions

• Controlling variables

• Experimenting

• Making models

• Communication

Engineering Design Process

• Design Task

• Brainstorm

• Design

• Build• Test

• Redesign

• Share

https://youtu.be/PcZg51Il9no