back to school night 2021 -2022
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Back to School Night2021 - 2022
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Meet the 4th Grade Team
Ms. LewisMs. LewisMs. LewisMs. Lewis: [email protected]
Ms. DixonMs. DixonMs. DixonMs. Dixon: [email protected]
Ms. AndersonMs. AndersonMs. AndersonMs. Anderson: [email protected]
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Co-Teachers
Ms. Idell: Ms. Idell: Ms. Idell: Ms. Idell: [email protected]
Ms. Wiberg: Ms. Wiberg: Ms. Wiberg: Ms. Wiberg: [email protected]
Ms. WilsonMs. WilsonMs. WilsonMs. Wilson: [email protected]
Mr. VillacrusisMr. VillacrusisMr. VillacrusisMr. Villacrusis: [email protected]
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Communication• Inform the office and the homeroom teacher of any
absences and planned late arrivals.
• Teachers will respond to parent communications within
48 hours in accordance with the ASFS Handbook.
• Ms. Lewis will send out a Weekly Update email each
Sunday. This email will include important information
and reminders about the week ahead.
• Look for the “Red Folder” every Wednesday with
announcements and student work. Look for papers to
sign and return
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Daily Routines• Announcements begin at 8:55 am. 8:55 am. 8:55 am. 8:55 am. Instruction begins
immediately after announcements.
• Students should arrive each school day with their
fully-charged iPad. Chargers should stay at home.
Students take their iPads home every day.
• Student fill in their agenda each morning with daily
assignments and reminders.
• Growth mindset practices. Growth mindset practices. Growth mindset practices. Growth mindset practices. ALL students can learn
and grow with practice, perseverance, and effort.
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Fourth Grade -- Increasing Responsibility• Emphasis on self-advocacy, organization, and
study habits.
• Balance of leadership and academics in school:
Tech Crew, Safety Patrols, Band, Orchestra,
Lego Robotics, Odyssey of the Mind
• Instrumental Music: Students are responsible
for making up classwork missed during
instrumental sectionals.
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Homework• Students will be responsible for obtaining four
“green lights” on Reflex Math each week (Monday
through Sunday). Begins next Monday.
• Students are strongly encouraged to read for at
least 30 minutes each night.
• Students will have one at-home project in VA Studies
each quarter and will need to study for tests.
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Grading • ASFS is adopting standards-based grading this year.
Students will no longer receive letter grades.
• Students will receive a quarterly progress report with 4
to 6 standards for reading, writing, math, science, and
social studies.
• For each standard, the progress report will indicate one
of the following:
-- Meets standard
-- Approaching mastery
-- Developing mastery
-- Insufficient evidence
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Class Dues
● Fourth Grade Dues:
– Virginia Studies Weekly
– Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation Guest Historian
-- Global Celebration activities
-- No field trips permitted at this time.
-- $15 per student
● Please make checks payable to Arlington Science Focus
School. Submit checks to homeroom teacher. Thank you!
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Mathematics• Math Workshop -- promotes math discourse and real
world problem-solving
• Independent Tools: Reflex Math and DreamBox
• SOL test at the end of the year
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Topics of StudyTopics of StudyTopics of StudyTopics of Study::::
Place Value
Multidigit Addition and Subtraction
Decimals
Fractions
Probability
Multidigit Multiplication and Division
Geometry
Measurement (Customary and Metric)
Reading• Important shift toward “structured literacy” based on
the science of reading
• Systematic and explicit instruction in:
-- Phonics
-- Fluency
-- Vocabulary and Growing Words
-- Reading comprehension
• SOL at the end of the year
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Book Groups and Novel StudyBook Groups and Novel StudyBook Groups and Novel StudyBook Groups and Novel Study
Realistic Fiction
Nonfiction
BiographiesHistorical Fiction
Writing • Writer’s Workshop: teaches the writing process
• Systematic and explicit instruction in:
-- Grammar
-- Writing Mechanics
• Daily Language Review
• No SOL at the end of the year
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Writing GenresWriting GenresWriting GenresWriting Genres
Realistic Fiction
Persuasive Essay
Informational Essays
Literary EssaysPoetry
Virginia Studies • Unit Tests – Students must study!
• At home projects -- one per quarter
• SOL test at the end of the year
• Organize and save all work at home!
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Topics of StudyTopics of StudyTopics of StudyTopics of Study:
VA Geography and Early Inhabitants
First Permanent English Settlement
Colonial Virginia
American Revolution
Building the New Nation
The Civil War
Reconstruction
The 20th CenturyGovernment and Economics
Science• Theme: Our Place in the Solar System
• Science City; Investigation Station
• No SOL this year … but fourth grade material is
covered in fifth grade SOL
• Organize and save all work at home!
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Topics of StudyTopics of StudyTopics of StudyTopics of Study
Resources
The Solar System
Earth, Sun, and Moon Relationship
Weather
Ecosystems
Plants and AnimalsOceans
