Dear Fourth Grade Families,
Welcome to fourth grade! We are glad to have your child in our classrooms this year!
Throughout this school year, your child will be learning many things. All instruction in our classrooms will be based on the new Common Core State Standards as well as the Colorado State Standards for fourth grade. There are state standards for the following subjects: reading, writing, mathematics, science, civics, history, and geography. These standards may be found at the Colorado Department of Education’s website: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/documents/OSA/k12_standards.html and at www.corestandards.org. Your child should always understand what he/ she is learning and why. It is our goal for all students to meet or exceed every standard for fourth grade.
Given that our goal is proficiency in all standards, it is important that we work as a team to help your child learn as much as possible. Learning does not stop when school stops. There are many things you can do at home to help your child be a better learner and progress towards standards. Please make sure that your child comes to school unless he/she is ill. Also, many fourth graders come to school without enough sleep. It is recommended that your child gets around eight to ten hours of sleep each night. Coming to school prepared allows your child to learn more effectively in our classrooms.
At times your child may have difficulty meeting a standard. In this case, we will meet with your child in a smaller group setting and try to teach the same standard in another way. If your child is struggling with something, please contact us so we can alter our instruction to benefit your child as well as give you suggestions on how to help your child at home.
During the school day, we work with your child approximately six hours a day. During these hours, your child will be in two different classrooms, one for math, science, and social studies, and another room for literacy.
During the different parts of our day, we expect your child to follow our classroom expectations. We do not have time to constantly redirect any student. So it is our expectation that rules are followed 100% of the day.
We hope this handbook will be a quick and helpful way for you to locate information about this school year. Together we can provide your child with every opportunity to have a successful and positive year!!!
4th Grade Team
Welcome to fourth grade! We are glad to have your child in our classrooms this year!
Throughout this school year, your child will be learning many things. All instruction in our classrooms will be based on the new Common Core State Standards as well as the Colorado State Standards for fourth grade. There are state standards for the following subjects: reading, writing, mathematics, science, civics, history, and geography. These standards may be found at the Colorado Department of Education’s website: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/documents/OSA/k12_standards.html and at www.corestandards.org. Your child should always understand what he/ she is learning and why. It is our goal for all students to meet or exceed every standard for fourth grade.
Given that our goal is proficiency in all standards, it is important that we work as a team to help your child learn as much as possible. Learning does not stop when school stops. There are many things you can do at home to help your child be a better learner and progress towards standards. Please make sure that your child comes to school unless he/she is ill. Also, many fourth graders come to school without enough sleep. It is recommended that your child gets around eight to ten hours of sleep each night. Coming to school prepared allows your child to learn more effectively in our classrooms.
At times your child may have difficulty meeting a standard. In this case, we will meet with your child in a smaller group setting and try to teach the same standard in another way. If your child is struggling with something, please contact us so we can alter our instruction to benefit your child as well as give you suggestions on how to help your child at home.
During the school day, we work with your child approximately six hours a day. During these hours, your child will be in two different classrooms, one for math, science, and social studies, and another room for literacy.
During the different parts of our day, we expect your child to follow our classroom expectations. We do not have time to constantly redirect any student. So it is our expectation that rules are followed 100% of the day.
We hope this handbook will be a quick and helpful way for you to locate information about this school year. Together we can provide your child with every opportunity to have a successful and positive year!!!
4th Grade Team