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	Linwood Monroe Arts Plus

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Welcome to 4th Grade at Linwood Monroe Arts Plus THE DAY IN THE LIFE OF 4th GRADERS WELCOME TO 4th grade!  We have an exciting learning adventure planned for the year ahead. We look forward to working with you to make this a successful year for everyone. Curriculum Goals Following is a brief outline of this year’s topics aligned with District curriculum guidelines and MN State Standards: Language Arts Reading •    identify main ideas and supporting details •    sequence of events and ideas •    comprehension strategies (inference/interpretation) •    summarize fiction and nonfiction •    analyze elements of literature(characters, plot, purpose) •    to be able to identify elements of different types of genres(example:      realistic fiction, memoir, nonfiction…) •    develop self- monitoring and self-correcting strategies •    improve accuracy and fluency •    author studies Word Study Skills •    structural analysis •    reading vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms, homophone) •    dictionary skills •    spelling, grammar, punctuation Writing •    narrative/ narrative memoir •    producing literature (poetry, plays, songs) •    nonfiction research/literary nonfiction •    functional writing •    writer’s notebook •    response to literature •    individual letters Math Textbook:  EveryDay Math •    demonstrate mastery of addition & subtraction basic facts •    read, write & compare whole numbers up to 5 digits •    identify & describe 2 & 3 dimensional shapes •    count money & write amt. using dollar & cents notation •    solve number stories •    tell & show time to nearest minute •    measure line segments to nearest ¼ inch and centimeter •    know multiplication facts: 0,1,2,5,10 •    division Social Studies        •    Geography map and globe skills •    Minnesota History            •    US regions Science •    Magnets •    Scientists and Inventions •    Water •    Electricity UNIQUE AND SPECIAL Families All Matter Families All Matter is an interdisciplinary curriculum that focuses on families. There are ten themes in this curriculum are: 1) Families Are Different 2) Race/Ethnicity 3) Divorce/Break Ups 4) Lesbian and Gay Family Members 5) Socio-economics 6) Immigration 7) Adoption 8) Disability 9) Aging 10) Religion Within this unit, students will listen to books read by parent/guardian volunteers. The volunteers introduce the story, read the story, lead a short discussion, and share ideas for journaling. We are planning on having our Families All Matter Curriculum during the month of October. In addition to this wonderful curriculum, we will be having a guest artist come and teach us about journaling and another guest artist teach us about photography or digital media. We will be using the ideas from our journal to write a memoir and have a photography project accompany the memoir. We cannot wait to see the finished products! EXTRA!   EXTRA! The 4th Grade Opera Every year one of the most popular residencies in our ARTS program is the 4th Grade Opera Residency!  During this 3-week residency 4th graders create an original opera. We work together as a grade level in the morning. YES…this takes the place of our regular morning classes. Our Drama teacher, Mr. Williams is our director. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to work with a “real life composer”. Stephen Houtz is that person who helps us write our songs. Other specialists, like Mrs. Kroetsch, our music teacher, and Sarah Haus, our dance teacher, will collaborate with us to bring the arts to life in our production. This year our plans are to be in our Opera Residency by the end of January.  The exact dates are not known, but we’ll let you know as soon as we finalize them. We invite you to join us during our Opera Residency. We especially count on our parents to help us with sets and costumes!  There isn’t a more exciting time in 4th grade. We literally start out with a blank slate and by the end of the 3 weeks, we have a story, usually 10 or more songs, costumes, sets, and an experience that will stay with us for a life-time. We have one evening performance which is usually on a Thursday evening. All 4th graders are expected to be there.  We also perform at the Friday Gathering.  Stay tuned for more information on our opera!  THE Ins and OUTs of OUR DAY The Responsive Classroom Monroe uses the Responsive Classroom approach to foster and develop positive social skills.  Developed by teachers, this approach consists of practical strategies for bringing together social and academic learning throughout the school day.  The components of RC include:  morning meeting, rules and logical consequences, guided discovery, academic choice, classroom organization, and connecting with families. Classroom Expectations Getting Along…     Golden Rule:     Treat others how you want to be treated         *Respect each other         *Listen when someone is talking         *Cooperate with others Study Skills…         *Use time appropriately         *Give your best effort.         *Complete assignments on time. Consequences…         * Take A Break         *Take A Break Social Conference with student/teacher Conference         *Buddy classroom Take A Break          *Administrative conference         *Parent contact. Homework Students are expected to be reading daily for 20 minutes.  In addition, math Study Links will be coming home most week nights.   Fourth Grade SCHEDULE  9:10-9:30       MORNING MEETING  9:30- 10:30    READING 10:30-10:45    READ ALOUD 10:45-11:45    WRITING * 11:45-12:15    LUNCH 12:15-12:35    RECESS 12:45- 1:45     SPECIALIST   1:45-2:45      MATH *   2:45-3:20      FLEX   3:20-3:30      CLOSING MEETING   3:30              TO BUSES * Mrs. Young’s class switches writing and math times COMMUNICATION IS KEY TO SUCCESS Contact Information Please feel free to call us at school, 293-8690     Andrea Willard       ext. 1403 Sue Young               ext. 1404 Liz Hanson              ext. 1406 or e-mail us: andrea.willard@spps.org susan.m.young@spps.org liz.hanson@spps.org School Supplies for the 4th Grade 2009-2010 6 Folders with brads 3 spiral notebooks 72 pkg of pencils 2 glue sticks scissors box colored pencils box markers box crayons 2 highlighters 2-3 boxes tissues 1 pkg notebook paper 4 pk dry-erase markers Composition notebook (writer's notebook)

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