Central Elementary School

Mrs. Thompson

Welcome to Mrs. Thompson's 4th Grade Class!

Welcome to

Fourth Grade!

Math 4

Science

Mrs. Thompson

Announcements

Dear Parents and Students,

Welcome back to an exciting year at CES! My name is Mrs. Thompson and I will be one of the fourth grade teachers. I will be teaching Math and Science to all fourth grade students. I will also be teaching Writing to my homeroom students. I am looking forward to a great new school year! Open House is scheduled for Thursday, August 9 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

I look forward to meeting you!

Enjoy the remainder of your summer!

Mrs. Thompson

Class Routines & Daily Schedule

Morning routine for homeroom students is to come in quietly and get settled in. This would involve getting your pencils sharpened, and making sure that all homework papers were organized to turn in to each teacher. On Tuesday morning, it would involve showing the homeroom teacher the signed, weekly newsletter. Every day of the week it would involve taking out the agenda and showing a parent signature so that parent/teacher communication is daily.

8:30 – 9:00 Bus Arrival, Breakfast, Morning Announcements, Independent Reading or Writing

9:05 – 9:50 Specials

9:55 – 10:30 Writing

10:30 – 11:02 Science (Mrs. Thompson’s Class)

Virginia Studies (Mrs. Overstreet’s Class)

11:03 – 11:35 Virginia Studies (Mrs. Thompson’s Class)

Science (Mrs. Overstreet’s Class)

11:35 – 12:05 Reading Intervention / Enrichment

12:05 – 12:50 Lunch / Recess

12:50 – 2:13 Reading (Mrs. Thompson’s Class)

Math (Mrs. Overstreet’s Class)

2:15 – 3:30 Math (Mrs. Thompson’s Class)

Reading (Mrs. Overstreet’s Class)

3:45 Dismissal

Weekly Resource Schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
P.E.	Music	P.E.	Art	Library

A Glance at the Week

Parents, please, check your student's Monday folder, each week for important information.

The 4th grade newsletter will be sent home each week in the Monday folder.

Please check your student's agenda, daily, for updates on assignments and other important information.

Reading Millionaire Logs are due each Friday morning!

Weekly Homework Assignments	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Math					.
Science
Writing					.

Homework

I believe homework is an essential part of a child’s education. It is valuable because it reinforces the skills taught in class, teaches responsibility, and prepares the students for the future, as homework will get much more demanding in the years to come.

Homework is usually assigned on Monday through Thursday nights. It should take approximately 40 minutes to complete, give or take, depending on each individual student. At times, the students will be working on bigger projects, which may need to be finished at home. I will never give homework on a subject that has not been covered in class. Homework should be a time to reinforce skills learned during the school day. I will generally always give a little bit of math homework and students are to read a minimum of 20 minutes per night. They should also be practicing their math facts each night. Any work that was not completed in class may also become part of your child’s homework. For those nights that homework does not take as long, students should be encouraged to read for a bit longer, write a letter to a friend, write a journal entry, or anything else along those lines.

Your child will keep track of their assignments in the agenda. They will be responsible for writing down their assignments each morning during morning work. Please sign the bottom of the agenda each day after your child’s homework had been completed. I often use the agenda to communicate to parents regarding missed homework assignments, or other issues that may have come up throughout the day. It is essential for you to check your child’s assignments and agenda each day. I appreciate your support in this matter!

If your child has not turned in their homework the following day, he/she will be required to stay in for recess and will have to complete the assignment at home to be turned in the next day.

Thank you so much for your support! Together, we can help your child to have a wonderful year in fourth grade!

August Important Dates

Thursday. August 9, 2012 - Open House (Meet your 4th grade Teacher) 1:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012 - First day of school for students

September Important Dates

Holiday, Monday, September 3 - Labor Day

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - Interims

October Important Dates

Friday, October 12, 2012 - End of the First Grading Period

Monday, October 15, 2012 - No School for Students - Teacher Planning Day

Friday, October 19, 2012 - Report Cards for First Grading Period

Class Rules

Students are rewarded for positive behaviors through daily, weekly, and nine week reward incentives. Negative behaviors are recorded on a clipboard. Too many negative behaviors will result in a phone call home or an office referral. A student discipline form will be sent home at the beginning of the year. Our fourth grade rules are consistent across both classrooms.

1. Be in class on time and have all materials ready.

2. Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself.

3. Listen to directions the first time they are given.

4. Use appropriate and polite language.

5. Always do your BEST!

Grading Policy

98-100 A+
95-97   A
92-94   A-
89-91   B+
86-88   B
83-85   B-
80-82   C+
77-79   C
74-76   C-
71-73   D+
68-70   D
65-67   D-
64- Below F

Absences & Make Up Work

Attendance is key to a successful school year. It is very important that your child is in school and on time every day. If your child needs to be absent, all work missed will be gathered and given to the student upon return to school. The newsletter which is sent out the first day of the week will assist the student if absent. It has quiz and test dates as well as homework assignments listed, telling what assignments to do or study one week ahead of schedule. All make-up work is to be completed and turned in two days after the student returns to school.

First Nine Weeks Math 4 Objectives

4.1 The student will

a) identify orally and in writing the place value for each digit in a whole number expressed

through millions;

b) compare two whole numbers expressed through millions, using symbols (>, <, or = ); and

c) round whole numbers expressed through millions to the nearest thousand, ten thousand, and

hundred thousand.

4.4 The student will

a) estimate sums, differences, products, and quotients of whole numbers;

b) add, subtract, and multiply whole numbers;

c) divide whole numbers, finding quotients with and without remainders; and

d) solve single-step and multistep addition, subtraction, and multiplication problems with

whole numbers.

4.3 The student will

a) read, write, represent, and identify decimals expressed through thousandths;

b) round decimals to the nearest whole number, tenth, and hundredth;

c) compare and order decimals; and

d) given a model, write the decimal and fraction equivalents.

3.5 The student will recall multiplication facts through the twelves table, and the corresponding

division facts.

4.14 The student will collect, organize, display, and interpret data from a variety of graphs

First Nine Weeks Science 4 Objectives

Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic

4.1 The student will plan and conduct investigations in which

a) distinctions are made among observations, conclusions, inferences, and predictions;

b) hypotheses are formulated based on cause-and-effect relationships;

c) variables that must be held constant in an experimental situation are defined;

d) appropriate instruments are selected to measure linear distance, volume, mass, and

temperature;

e) appropriate metric measures are used to collect, record, and report data;

f) data are displayed using bar and basic line graphs;

g) numerical data that are contradictory or unusual in experimental results are recognized; and

h) predictions are made based on data from picture graphs, bar graphs, and basic line graphs.

Force, Motion, and Energy

4.2 The student will investigate and understand characteristics and interaction of moving objects. Key

concepts include

a) motion is described by an object’s direction and speed;

b) forces cause changes in motion;

c) friction is a force that opposes motion; and

d) moving objects have kinetic energy.

4.3 The student will investigate and understand the characteristics of electricity. Key concepts

include

a) conductors and insulators;

b) basic circuits (open/closed, parallel/series);

c) static electricity;

d) the ability of electrical energy to be transformed into heat, light, and mechanical energy;

e) simple electromagnets and magnetism; and

f) historical contributions in understanding electricity

Contact Information

Mrs. Thompson

Central Elementary School

4th Grade Teacher

434-946-9700

dthompson@amherst.k12.va.us

.

Attachment	Size
Welcome to 4th Grade Newsletter.pdf	289.64 KB
Homework policy.pdf	164.97 KB
Win_the_4th_Grade_World_Series[1]-1.pdf	377.67 KB