4th Grade!

Welcome Back!

I am so excited

you’re here!

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Message from Mr. Curry

Video Greeting

All About Me

Mrs. Jennifer Handwerk

hanjen@wilsonsd.org

Ext 3432

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-Graduated from Northern Lehigh HS.

-Graduated from Kutztown University.

-This will be my 30th year of teaching.

- Family: husband works at Mack Trucks, and we have 3 children.

- I enjoy outdoor activities in all seasons, and anything involving water sports.

-I am a HS cheerleader coach, WEA elementary grievance chairperson, ACE trained lobbyist for children’s rights.

All 4th Grade will follow this Schedule

Fourth Grade Daily Schedule

8:30-8:50 Arrival ⭐

8:50-9:15 Morning Meeting

9:15-10:15 Writing

10:15-10:35 Recess #1⭐

10:35-11:50 Reading

11:50-12:30 Specials 🎨🏈 🎶📚

12:30-1:00 Lunch⭐

1:05-1:55 Science/Social Studies

1:55-2:15 Recess #2 ⭐

2:15-3:20 Math

3:25 Dismissal ⭐

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Specials Schedule:

Day 1: Library (books)

Day 2: PE (sneakers)

Day 3: Discovery

Day 4: Art

Day 5: Music

Day 6: Rotating Schedule

Readers Workshop

-Lucy Calkins Unit of Study

• Self chosen books
• Fiction and Nonfiction exploration
• Small groups
• Word study

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Homework: 15-20 minutes of reading.

Parent Overview LINK

Reading and Writing

ELA

Writing Workshop

-Lucy Calkins Units of Study

• Narrative
• Informational
• Persuasive
• Opinion

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MODULE 1 - Place Value and algorithm for + and -

MODULE 2 -Metric Conversions

MODULE 3 - MULTI-DIGIT MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION

MODULE 4 - ANGLE MEASURE AND PLANE FIGURES

MODULE 5 - FRACTION EQUIVALENCE, ORDERING, AND OPERATIONS

MODULE 6 - DECIMAL and FRACTIONS

MODULE 7 - EXPLORING MEASUREMENT WITH MULTIPLICATION

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Homework: 3-4 problems to review daily skills

Parent Assistance and Homework Pages LINK

Eureka Math

Mathematics

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Trimester 1 - Changing Earth /Electricity

Trimester 2-Electricity / Earth + Space

Trimester 3 - Earth + Space / Energy Works

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Assessments will be completed through hands on experiments, projects, and assessments.

Parent Resources LINK

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Let’s Explore

Science

-Trimester 1: Geography/ Early PA Settlers

-Trimester 2: Revolutionary War/ Famous PA historians

-Trimester 3: PA Government/ Economics

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FIELD TRIP: HARRISBURG CAPITOL BUILDING

*Assessments will be completed through tests, performance tasks, and classwork.

Parent Resource LINK

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Welcome to Pennsylvania

Social Studies

Daily supplies that will enhance the learning environment.

• Earbuds/headphones
• Water Bottle
• 2 inch 3 ring binder
• Pencil pouch with 3 hole punch
• 1 pack of markers
• Pencils
• Tissues/sandwich and gallon bags/lysol wipes/sanitizer

Parent Letter LINK

A small item that is easy to carry/open

We will have a working snack time in the morning.

Please, bring a healthy snack

and water bottle daily.

Communication Binder

• Bulldog Binder
• Assignment Book
• Please check daily for all important papers, hw, tests, etc. coming home.
• Building a Bulldog Link

Class Dojo

• This is our main form of communication
• Please let office know of changes to dismissal plan.
• Please try to sign up if you are able 😁
• Morning Meeting Link

Please be on time.

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• Doors will open to all students at 8:30. Breakfast count is taken the day before if your child is eating in the morning.
• Doors will close at 8:50. If you are running late you must enter the front doors by the office.
• 4th Grade will be dismissed at 3:25 from the playground doors by the basketball court. Please be on time to pick your child up.

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Please, don’t forget…

IMPORTANT:

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1. Chromebooks will be going home nightly with fourth and fifth grade students this year. The school district is offering insurance for the chromebooks in case of any unforeseen accidents. You can purchase the insurance when you log into your student’s skyward account. $20

2. Please update skyward if you have not already done so. If you need

assistance, contact the office ext 1610.

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