Back to School Night Slideshow

Thank you to all the parents that attended Back to School Night. We hope you enjoyed our presentations. Here is our slideshow presentation from the event. Please let us know if you have any additional questions. 

Back To School Parent Night

Hello 4th Graders and Families,

This week we will continue to work on finishing beginning of the year assessments and complete math placements. Your child will receive a letter with their placement for the year. Extended math placement is designed to meet the needs of students who demonstrate knowledge beyond the current year's curriculum. These students also typically demonstrate the ability to think critically and apply mathematical concepts beyond computation. Several pieces of data are used in determining which placement is best for each child. Please note that all math classes provide a rigorous and engaging curriculum. Differentiation and remediation of skills is provided in each classroom to help address the individual needs of each student. We appreciate your patience as we finish evaluations and determine placement.

If you would like to learn more about your child's year, please come to back to school night on Thursday from 6-7 PM. This is a parent only event and will begin in the MPR. We will share information about our year, where to find resources to support your child's learning, and give you a glimpse into what a typical day in 4th grade looks like. If you are unable to attend, we will send home any information you missed and post our slideshows on our blog. 

Thanks for your support!

The 4th Grade Team

Let the learning begin!

Hello 4th grade Mustangs and Families,

Thank you for returning forms and completing our Back to School surveys. We are excited to get our year going this week by learning more about your child's academic abilities.

• All 4th graders will be taking the beginning of the year math test. The results of the beginning of the year math test will be used to determine your child's math placement for this year in collaboration with other data we have already collected on your child. It will take a while to get all the tests corrected and the data analyzed for placement. We will send a letter home once all placement decisions have been made. 
• All 4th grade students will take the DIBELS test this week beginning on Tuesday. The DIBELS test is a reading assessment that measures reading fluency and accuracy. 
• DRA, which stands for the Developmental Reading Assessment, will also be given this week. This test often takes a few days for students to complete and it will take us a few weeks to test every student. This test is used to measure a student's ability to read for meaning and will establish an independent reading level.
• Some students will be taking the COGAT test this week. The COGAT or Cognitive Ability Test is the placement test for IDS or Interdisciplinary Studies. It is the name for the gifted program in CFSD. Students who qualify for IDS will attend Science with a specialist teacher instead of their homeroom teacher. IDS classes this year will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1-3 PM. In order to participate in testing, your child must have a form turned in by Monday and have not tested in the previous year. 
• The Core Classes will switch for Math and Reading this week to begin assessments. Mrs. Moricz' class will not be switching. Her students will take both Math and Reading assessments in her class.

If you would like to learn more about the curriculum your child will be learning this year, please click on the curriculum link above. In addition, you can find each classes daily schedule by visiting our individual websites. We hope we will see you at Parent Night on August 21st from 6-7 PM.

The 4th Grade Team

Back 2 School

Welcome 4th Grade Mustangs and Families! 

This website will help you stay connected with everything you will learn this year as a 4th grader! You can access your teacher's websites, find out about upcoming events, and even explore websites to expand your learning. Please bookmark this page on your computer and check it often for important information. 

Manzanita Open House is Wednesday, August 6th from 1-3 PM. This is an opportunity for you to tour your new classroom, meet your homeroom teacher, and greet some of your classmates. Please bring your school supplies with you to get set up for the first day. The supply list link above will show you which items you will need for the new year. 

The first day of school is August 7th. Please plan on arriving on time…our day begins at 8:00 AM. Make sure you know how you will go home at the end of the day and what you will be doing for lunch. Each classroom has a refrigerator to store student lunches. You may also buy school lunch by bringing cash or putting money on your lunch account. Additional information about this program can be found on the Manzanita homepage. 

*** Update: Parents please read the security and pick up procedures page for this year. You will find the link up at the top.

We are looking forward to a great year together! See you soon!

The 4th Grade Team