Elementary Schools Curriculum Night! Wednesday, July 31, 2019 Mrs. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome to Navarrete Elementary School’s Curriculum Night! Wednesday, July 31, 2019 Mrs. Whitlark’s & PTO’s Opening Remarks — 5:00-5:15 PM Fourth Grade Homeroom Session 1 — 5:15-5:35 PM Fourth Grade Homeroom Session 2 — 5:40-6:00 PM

Reading Curriculum • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys  Building vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension • Whole group/Small group instruction • Scholastic News Magazines • Author & Novel Studies • Informational Comprehension • Literature (fictional) Comprehension • Accelerated Reader ( AR )

English Language Arts Curriculum Cross Curricular Writing • Grammar Skills • Writing Process • Explanatory, narrative, opinion pieces – Up to five detailed paragraphs • 6 traits (ideas, organization, sentence fluency, word choice, voice, and conventions) • 25 Spelling words per week, weekly Friday tests

Mathematics • Fourth Grade Math Rotations • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt GO MATH! curriculum • Major Topics Taught: – Place Value & Operations with Whole Numbers (Multiplication & Division) – Fractions & Decimals - Geometry, Measurement, Data

Science & Social Science Integrated Curriculum Unit 1 — Mesoamerican Civilizations Unit 2 — Natural Disasters Unit 3 — American Indians Unit 4 — Forces and Energy Unit 5 — European Explorers Unit 6--Colonization

$40 Extra-Curricular Activity Fee • Field Trips – Thursday 09/26/19 Childsplay Theatre’s The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at The Herberger Theater - December 16 or 17, 2019 Casa Grande Ruins National Monument - Zelma Basha Salmeri Gallery • Program – Childsplay Artist-in-Residence Deconstruction Zone: Edward Tulane • On-site Activities (little to no cost) - Grand Canyon National Park Classroom Ranger’s Archeology Program -The Fortier STEM Experience

Use Infinite Campus Parent Portal to: • Pay Extra- Curricular Activity (ECA) Fee • Track Your Child’s Academic Progress • Verify Daily Attendance • Access Messages • View Quarterly Progress Reports and Report Cards

• Navarrete Character Traits – Six pillars of good character (Respect, Responsibility, Caring, Trustworthiness, Citizenship, and Fairness) • Positive Reinforcement – Verbal Praise – Awards – Fourth Grade Currency – Quarterly Auctions • Community Building - Community Circle ( Class meetings/Olweus Bullying Program)

Homework • Unfinished classroom assignments • 160 MobyMax Math minutes per quarter • 20 minutes of personal reading • Spelling Lists are introduced on Mondays. Choose activities from the back to practice throughout the week in preparation for Friday’s test.

Follow the Hawk Nightly to Soar in Fourth Grade!