4th Grade

Greetings From Our Fourth Grade Team!

  

Our 4th Grade Team Consists of: 

4-1- Ms. Sanderson and Ms. Mironov

4-2- Ms. Gouzos and Ms. DiBlasi

4-3- Ms. Verdemare

4-4-  Ms. Rohweder

4-5- Ms. Acevedo

4-8- Ms. Nirenberg and Ms. A

Our fourth grade students are currently reviewing our math skills from Module 1 (Place Value) all the way up to Module 5 (Fractions). 
We are working on reading with a lens of  power and perspective in reading and writing graphic novels using skills they learned when we worked on narrative writing. We are also studying immigration in New York.  

Reading

September/October
Interpreting Characters
(Fiction)

October/November
Weather (Nonfiction)

December
Detail and Synthesis
Close Reading of Fiction

January
Reading History: The 
American Revolution
(Nonfiction)

February
Intro Into Historical
Fiction

February/March
Test Preparation

April/May
Historical Fiction

May/June
Reading With A Lens of
Power and Perspective
(Fiction)

 

 

 

 

 

Writing

September/October
Realistic Fiction

October/November
Personal/Persuasive 
Essays

November/December
Literary Essays

January
Bringing History to Life
(NonFiction)

February
Compare/Contrast
Essays 

February/March
Test Preparation

April/May
Historical Fiction
Writing

May/June
Graphic Novels
Writing in Pictures

 

 

Math

September/October
Place Value, Rounding
Addition, and Subtraction

October/November
The Metric System

November/December
Multi-Digit
Multiplication and Division

January
Geometry

February/March
Fractions

April
Decimals/Test 
Preparation

May
Decimals

June
Measurement Conversions

 

Social Studies / Science

September
The Geography of NY State

October
Native Americans: First 
Inhabitants of NY State

November
European Exploration of the 
New World/Focus on New Amsterdam

December
Colonial Period in NY

January
French and Indian War/
The Revolutionary War

February
The Revolutionary War

March
Freedom and the New Nation

April
Immigration in NY State

May
Industrialization in NY State

June
The Civil War
and Westward Expansion

Science

September/October

October/November

November/December

January

February

February/March

April/May

May/June

Grading Policy for Reading

Report Card Grades
Based On		 Grade Criteria
Teacher's College reading level benchmarks

1st Marking Period

November

N or below= 1

O/P= 2

Q/R= 3

S or above= 4

2nd Marking Period

March

O or below= 1

P/Q= 2

R/S= 3

T or above= 4

3rd Marking Period

June

P or below= 1

Q/R= 2

S= 3

T or above= 4

Grading Policy for Writing

 Report Card Grades
Based On		  Grade Criteria

  Scaled score on
post on-demand assessments using Teachers college rubric for scoring. If multiple writing units occur during the marking period, the final report card grade is based on the average of all the post on-demand assessments. Deciding whether to round a half point up or down for the final grade is at the teacher’s discretion based on performance throughout the unit.

  
Number of Points Scaled Score
1-11 1
11.5-16.5 1.5
17-22 2
22.5-27.5 2.5
28-33 3
33.5-38.5 3.5
39-44 4

Grading Policy for Math

Report Card Grades
Based On		 Grade Criteria
 Average of test scores given during the marking period  

Level 1

 1-55%
Level 2 56-78%
Level 3 79-88%
Level 4 89-100%

Grading Policy for Social Studies

Report Card Grades
Based On		 Grade Criteria
Average of all assessment(s) and/or project(s) given during the marking period
Level 1 1-55%
Level 2 56-78%
Level 3 79-88%
Level 4 89-100%

4th Grade Calendar

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