about us! we are excited to be team teaching this year! we will prepare students to be...
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About us!We are excited to be team teaching
this year! We will prepare students to be
academically successful, socially aware, scientifically literate, and respectful, responsible citizens in the global community.
Curriculum Writer’s Workshop Balanced Literacy with a focus on
Reader’s Workshop Math Workshop Problem-Based Learning (STEM) Whole-class and small groups Projects: Home and school-based!
LanguageArts
What is Problem-Based Learning?
Student-centered and experimental Builds on or challenges student
schema/knowledge Develops critical and creative thinking Creates effective problem-solvers Highly context-specific: based on real-life
situations Promotes collaboration and interdependence
Reading & WritingReading Standards
Inferring Identifying Theme Describing Characters &
Setting Comparing/Contrasting Genres Point of View Using Text Features Main Idea Summarizing Collaborative Discussion Making Connections Reading with Accuracy &
Fluency
Writing Standards
o Opinion Pieceso Expository Essayso Narratives: Real &
Imaginaryo Publishing with
Technology
Focused on:
• Clear topics• Evidence• Transitions• Conventions• Figurative Language• Dialogue
ReadingWe are committed to creating Avid Readers.
Reader’s Workshop Will Include: Whole-Group Instruction Guided Reading/Target Groups Independent Reading Reading Informational (NF) texts Literature Circles/Book Clubs Wordly Wise- Vocabulary & NF passages
By the end of 4th Grade students should be able to…
Discuss and have detailed and meaningful conversations about their reading-thinking.
Critically analyze texts and make connections.
Our overall goal is to bring all students towards high levels of
Reading Literacy!
Writer’s Workshop Write for a variety of purposes and audiences Shared writing Guided writing Independent writing Words Their Way (learning word patterns)-
in lieu of traditional Spelling Every PBL will have a writing piece to it
Math Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Whole Numbers and Place Value- writing, comparing and computation
Fractions- adding, subtracting, multiplying & comparing
Geometry- lines, angles & shapes
Measurement- includes conversion, area & perimeter
Algebra- order of operations & algebraic expressions
It is very important that students continue to practice multiplication tables!
MathMath Workshop Will Include: Dreambox- Replaces First in Math Manipulatives- base 10 blocks, fraction tiles,
geometric shapes, etc. Games- playing with partners/groups to
practice specific Math skills Reasoning- explaining their
thinking/problem-solving Problem-solving- working through real-life
problems Small-Group
& Engineering
Forces & Motion Matter: Properties and Change Energy: Conservation and Transfer Earth History and Landforms Earth and the Universe Ecosystems Molecular Biology Engineering projects
Social StudiesOur focus is on North Carolina…..
Geography (including landforms) History Civics and Government Culture Economics
Homework
Reading Comprehension Practice
Math Projects Unfinished Work
30 minutes
each night
Fiction, Non-Fiction & Poetry:
Given nightly
Skills practice:Students should
complete one
column each night
Given well in advance of due date
Must be completed that night
so that students
are prepared
for the next day
Communication Folders will be sent home on Tuesdays. Please sign and return all assignments. Return on Wednesday.
Grades Grades are recorded in PowerSchool. Parents have
direct access to grades by logging in. Please let me know if you have any questions. If you forget your login information, please contact our data manager, Mrs. Cragan. She has access to passwords.
Scale:A 93-100B 85-92C 77-84D 70-76F 69 and below
Homework is not graded
Grades
Students will have the opportunity to correct their grades and earn some additional points, based on their efforts.
Behavior In order to facilitate learning, all students are
expected to follow rules and procedures. Poor choices prohibit the students' ability to
succeed and meet his/her potential. SOAR is a school-wide program designed to
promote good behavior. Pasvankas’ class will use Class Dojo Kenny’s class will use a 1-2-3 system Please review your child’s day with him or
her
Pasvankas’ Class Dojo
Demo
In lieu of character cards, we will use Class Dojo. After you create an account, you can check on your child’s behavior and participation anytime!
Volunteers Needed Class Parent Math 24 Jr. Great Books New this year: Clubs Additional class activities General help!!!! You must have a current background
check on file with CCS in order to volunteer!
Contact InformationMs. Katherine Pasvankas [email protected] ext. 605, after 3:15 pmMs. Ragin Kenny [email protected] ext. 603, after 3:15 pm Email is the best way to communicate with us. We
will check our email between 4:00 and 6:00 pm each day and will be happy to respond to any questions or concerns.