Welcome to Back to School Night!
Ms. Thompson
¨ Language Arts:
ü Daily
ü Novel Study: Island of the Blue Dolphins; Brother Eagle, Sister Sky; Zia; What Was the Gold Rush; By the Great Horn Spoon; The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps; Esperanza Rising; Love That Dog
ü Reading: iReady, Comprehension, Literary Elements, Literary Devices, and Fluency
ü Writing: iReady, Writer’s Notebook and 6+1 Traits
ü Spelling/Vocabulary: Every 5 day week
ü Silent Reading/Accelerated Reader (Daily; 15-20 minutes in class)
ü Read Aloud coupled with Cursive or Skills
ü Cursive: Handwriting without Tears
¨ Social Studies:
ü Incorporated with Novel Study Units
ü California’s regions, early explorers, missions, and gold rush to modern day
ü Our California, Scott Forseman publisher
ü Missions Research Report in the spring. Menu of choices will be provided. J
ü Field Trips: Old Sacramento/Train Museum and Empire Mine (Dates TBD). Volunteers will be needed (must be TB and Fingerprint cleared).
¨ Math:
ü Daily
ü enVisionMath Common Core, by Pearson
ü Mathematical concepts and applications
ü Focus on number sense and basic facts, especially multiplication fluency up to 10x10
¨ Science:
ü Three times per week (M, W, F) with Ms. Curry
ü Foss publishers
¨ PE:
ü Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
ü Warm-up; Stretching; Cooperation/Teamwork; Basic Skills; Fitness
ü Spark Curriculum
¨ Music:
ü Once a week (Thursday) with Ms. Azar
¨ Technology:
ü Once per week Chromebook Lab
ü Typing, word processing, and research skills
ü GoogleDocs
ü STAR Reading Test and AR Quizzes
ü SBAC Practice
ü Pearson Realize, iReady
¨ Art:
ü Tuesdays
ü Elements of Design: line, shape, form, texture, and color
ü Principles of Composition: balance/symmetry; perspective/space; and repetition/pattern
¨ Community Meeting:
ü Friday
ü Reflection, Lifeskills, and Sharing
¨ Student Recognition:
ü Learning Club Leaders and Jobs (Friday)
ü Planner Check (Friday)
ü Bucketfiller (one student per week)
ü Birthday (may bring treat to share w/class; please provide napkins, utensils as needed)
ü Super Star Reader (Schoolwide, AR Goal end of each quarter)
ü Academic Achievement (Schoolwide, end of each quarter)
ü Citizenship (Schoolwide, end of each quarter)
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¨ Homework: Frequency, student planner, and teacher website
¨ Class Website:
ü Announcements, Classwork/Homework Calendar, and Resources
ü http://fres.wpusd.k12.ca.us/subsites/Daniela-Thompson/
If you have any questions or concerns, I can be reached through e-mail or call the office. A response will be provided within 24 hours.
Thank you for entrusting me with your child. I’m looking forward to a fabulous year with your 4th grader!
Ms. Thompson
Email:
Office: (916) 434-5255