Welcome to Back to School Night!

La Costa Meadows4th Grade

Thursday, August 22nd

Introducing…Your 4th Grade Team!

O Cheri BaileyO Caren ChervenyO Lauren Mitchell

O Susan SmithO Meghan Walsh

4th Grade CurriculumO Language Arts

O Houghton MifflinO Language WorksO DIRT

O WritingO Informative ExplanatoryO NarrativeO Opinion

O ScienceO GeologyO Electricity & MagnetismO Ecosystems

O MathO Place ValueO DecimalsO FractionsO MeasurementO GeometryO Algebra

O Social StudiesO California

Independent ReadingO Each student is responsible for having their

own reading book at their independent reading level

O Focus on finishing the book within two weeksO Nightly Reading Homework

O Mon-Thurs + one weekend dayO August-December 15 pages/nightO January-June 20 pages/night

O Take AR quizzes after finishing book and aim for 80% or higher

O www.arbookfind.com

3 Point Response1. Write a complete sentence with a capital

letter and a period.2. Use words from the question in your

answer.3. Include evidence to support your answer.

ExampleQuestion: What is your favorite color?Response: My favorite color is yellow because it is bright and cheerful.

Making Every Minute CountO If you need to take your child out of

school for an appointment, please make every effort to do so at the end of the day.

O It is very helpful if you let me know if your child will be absent or leaving early so I may prepare work for them.

O Students are responsible for missing work while they are absent

SuppliesO Thank you so much for your amazing

generosity! So many supplies have been brought in so far!

O Please help us keep the classroom as distraction-free as possible:O No large pencil boxesO No pencil sharpenersO No playthings (cute “tchotchkes”)

O Check our Weekly Newsletters for any supplies needed throughout the year

TechnologyO LaptopsO NetbooksO iPadsO Video Conferencing

Report Cards, Grading, AwardsO Grade Breakdown:

O 90-100% 4O 85-89% 3+O 80-84% 3O 75-79% 3-O 70-74% 2+O 65-69% 2O 60-64% 2-O 59% and below 1

O AAAO 75% of report card grades are “4’s”

O EEEO All “E’s” on report card

Field Trips• USS Midway

• Mission San Juan Capistrano

• Gemological Institute of

America

4th Grade Pizza Raffle

All classes are participating!Raffle tickets given throughout the monthApproximately 10 students from each classMonthly pizza lunch

Thanks for coming

tonight!!

O Bailey – Room 33O Cherveny – Room

30O Mitchell – Room 6O Smith – Room 7O Walsh – Room 29

Please go to your child’s classroom for more information on

your child’s individual teacher!