Welcome to Mrs. Walden's Fourth Grade Class
2011-2012
| Grading Scale |
Grade Percentages |
Basic School Rules |
A 93-100
B 85-92
C 77-84
D 70-76
F 69 or below |
Tests 40%
Daily Work 30%
Quizzes 20%
Participation 10%
| Bee responsible!
Bee respectful!
Bee safe!
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Read for 20 minutes each day.
EXCELLENT YEAR! HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER!
Easy ways to help your fourth grader: Have a regular bedtime, eat well-balanced meals, get plenty of exercise, practice multiplication facts 10 minutes each night, use your cursive, read for 15-20 each night, and study notes and vocabulary especially in Virginia History and Science.
Please feel free to go to the links at the bottom of the page to practice skills in English, math, or social studies. Below are the topics that are covered each nine weeks (give or take a week or two depending on how well the class doing).
The SOLs, curriculum framework, and pacing guides are all located on the school's website for each subject. Click the link below - www.wcs.k12.va.us, click schools, click High Point Elementary, click resources, and lastly click on the subject resource that you are searching.
| 1st Nine Weeks |
2nd Nine Weeks |
3rd Nine Weeks |
4th Nine Weeks |
Math Topics:
Number Sense
Computation/Estimation
Patterns, Funtions, Algebra
Bar/Line Graphs
English Topics:
Oral Communication
Reading skills using fiction and nonfiction
Narrative Elements
Synonyms/Antonyms
Prefixes/Suffixes
Virginia History:
Regions of Virginia
Early Inhabitants of Virginia
Science Topics:
Scientific Method
Virginia's Natural Resources
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Math Topics:
Multiplication/Division
Patterns, Functions, Algebra
Spaced Review
English Topics:
Reading skills using fiction and nonfiction
Cause/Effect
Summarizing/Compare & Contrast
Draw Conclusions
Reference Materials
Spaced Review
Virginia History:
Jamestown
Early Government
Revolutionary War
Founding Fathers/Documents
Spaced Review
Science Topics:
Weather
Earth, Moon, Sun
Spaced Review
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Math Topics:
Geometry
Fractions
Probability
Spaced Review
English Topics:
Reading skills using fiction and nonfiction
Sequencing
Author's Purpose
Text Structure
Spaced Review
Virginia History:
A New Nation
Civil War
Reconstruction
Spaced Review
Science Topics:
Motion
Electricity
Spaced Review
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Math Topics:
Measurement
Spaced Review
SOL Practice Tests
English Topics:
Reading skills using fiction and nonfiction
SOL Practice Tests
Virginia History:
Civil Rights
20th Century Virginia
SOL Practice Tests
Science Topics:
Plants
Animal Adaptations
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