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 Room Parents

Delfino Price Westrick

● Kristen Rueckel ● Lisa Webster ● Asheley Bumgardner

● Gina Paridy ● Allison Strunk ● Kelly Brandenburg

Biggs Bottini/Sacher

● Duane Whyte ● Magdalena Simpson

● Sofia Ocampo ● Erin Murray

Role of Room Parents:

· Assist Homeroom teachers with PTO Volunteer Sign-Up

· Track and distribute donations for pre-determined class use
· Coordinate special projects for your homeroom teacher as needed
· Implement class activities during Teacher Appreciation Week
 4th Grade General Information
● Homework- will be given on Monday. They can work on this anytime
throughout the week, and it will always be due on Friday. Any work not
completed in class will also need to be completed at home for
homework.

● Friday Email- We like to keep our parents in the loop! Look for an
email each Friday to keep updated on what is happening at Austin
and in 4th grade!

● Communication- The best way to communicate with us is through

email. Keep in mind our planning period is not until 9:20-10:05 for us to
respond to emails. We will always answer within 24-48 hours, during
school hours.
 4th Grade General Information
● Dojo Points- This is how we manage our classroom behavior and send
pictures with what we are doing in class for the week! Please check this
daily to see how your child did at school for the day!

● Infinite Campus- Please make sure you are familiar with checking your
child’s grades through infinite campus. If your child has not turned in an
assignment, we will list it as missing. As 4th graders, we want them to be
more responsible with turning in their assignments.

● Canvas - We will be posting online assignments and important information

for our students on Canvas. Your child can show you what the Canvas
classrooms look like and how to access their assignments. Please ask them
if you’re interested in exploring Canvas.
 4th Grade General Information

Grading:

Homework= 25%

Classwork = 45%

Tests/Quizzes = 30%

*If a student receives a grade lower than a 70, they can re-do the
assignment for a grade of up to 70. This is called a recovery grade.
 4th Grade Field Trips

Fernbank (in school) - Ecosystems: September 21st

Dunwoody Nature Center - Water Cycle: October 10th

Atlanta History Center - Road to Freedom: February 20th

**Please be on the lookout for emails with more information on

permission forms and payments. Payments will be made through the
PTO Membership Toolkit.
 Math
Unit 1: Numerical Reasoning: Place Value Unit 2: Reasoning with Patterns
Understanding, Addition and
Subtraction of Whole Numbers

Unit 3: Multiplication and Division of Unit 4: Investigating Fractions and

Whole Numbers Decimals

Unit 5: Exploring Angles Unit 6: Reasoning with Shapes

Unit 7: Culminating Capstone Unit Resources:

Xtra Math/Math Facts Practice (Daily)
IXL
Kahoot / Quizziz
New Math Curriculum Workbooks - Coming Soon
 Science
Unit 1: ECOSYSTEMS Unit 2: WEATHER
- Roles of organisms - Water Cycle
- Food Webs / Food Chains - Weather Maps / Instruments
- Changes to an environments - Cloud types and formations

Unit 3: SOLAR SYSTEM Unit 4: LIGHT AND SOUND

- Stars, planets, and moon phases - Transparent, Translucent, Opaque
- Earth’s orbit and tilt - Reflection and Refraction
- Technology used - Strength and Speed of Sound

Unit 5: FORCE AND MOTION Resources:

- Balanced and Unbalanced - BrainPOP
- Gravitational Force - IXL
- Simple Machines - Quizziz / Kahoot
 English Language Arts (ELA)
Reading Writing

● DEAR ● Personal Narratives

● Fictional Texts ● Informative Essays / Research
○ Short Stories, Novels, Plays, and Poems
● Opinion/Argumentative Essays
○ Explore genres of fictional stories
● Non-Fiction Texts ● Response to Reading (RACE)
○ Informational Passages ● Summaries
○ Reference Articles & Text Features

Language Usage Online Programs

(More may be added as the year progresses)
● ReadWorks
● Grammar ● Scholastic Storyworks
● Greek & Latin root words ● BrainPop
● IXL
 Social Studies
Unit 1: Forming a New Nation Unit 2: Governing a New Nation
(American Revolution) (U.S. Government)
● French and Indian War ● Structure of Government and
● 1765 Stamp Act Bill of Rights.

Unit 3: Expanding a New Nation Unit 4: Dividing a Nation

(Westward Expansion) (Civil War)
● The War of 1812 ● Uncle Tom’s Cabin
● Louisiana Purchase ● Effects of the War

Unit 5: Rebuilding a Nation Unit 6: Becoming a Responsible

(Reconstruction) Spender
● Effects of Reconstruction of ● Elements of a Personal
American Life Budget
 ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages

Who? Ms. Costello

Where? Room 2202

(End of Kindergarten and 3rd grade hallway on the main floor)

Why?
- Curriculum Information
- Testing
- Exit criteria
Questions???