WEBSITES:

For Parents:

Charles Campagne Elementary School Website

Charles Campagne PTA Website

Bethpage Public Library

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The Secret Codes to Fourth Grade

Language Arts

Treasures Activities www.macmillanmh.com/

Treasures Reader http://macmillanmh.com/ose

Access Code: F5BAB9FOCB

Math

www.macmillanmh.com

Access Code: B9F9244F00

Scholastic Book Order

www.scholastic.com/bookclubs

User name: kaneclass

Password: books

Quick Links for kids

Math

Cool Math 4 Kids	Fun brain	Math Playground	Kings Math	Kidscom
Interactive Math	Create a Graph	Enchanted Mind- Tangrams	A Plus Math	Math Activities
AAA Math	A+ Math	All Math	Math Forum	Multiplication
Math Stories	Pattern Blocks	Math Mastery	Prongo	Edu 4 Kids

Language Arts

Scholastic	Dositey	Time For Kids	Read Write Think	Crayola
Starfall	Rhyme Zone	English-Zone	Magic School Bus	Harry Potter
Enchanted Learning	Storybook Online	Jan Brett	Berenstein Bears	Kids Konnect.com
Learning Planet	World Village	Lil’ Fingers	Kid’s Mysteries	Puzzle maker
Magic Keys	PBS	Aesop’s Fables	Primary Games	Kidport
Funschool	Gamequarium	Starfall	Funschool	Yahooligans

Science, Social Studies, etc.

Arty Astro	White House	Kids Domain
Funology	Maps 101	World Almanac for Kids
Space Kids	Sesame Workshop	Girltech
Make your own snowflake NEW	National Geographic	Fun Ranch
Kiddy House	Fact Monster	Ezschool
Zoom School	Encyclopedia	Virtualogy
Congress for Kids	Bonus	Ben’s Guide: Government
Kids Astronomy	Space	Space Flight

NEW! Volcano World	NEW! Volcano Kid Quiz
NEW! Graphing Coordinates	NEW! Coordinates Map Game	NEW! Probability Game	NEW! Coordinate Space Game	NEW! Algebra Game

Character Education: Our school will continue this year with our Character Education program. Each month will focus on a different character trait, and class discussions and/or activities will follow. As always, modeling positive behaviors is a great way for children to learn how to be great citizens.

SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER: RESPONSIBILITY

– Perseverance, Personal Best/Patience, Self-Discipline

DECEMBER - FEBRUARY: RESPECT

- Citizenship

MARCH - APRIL: HONESTY

- Good Judgement, Integrity, Courage

MAY - JUNE: EMPATHY

- Kindness

September:

October: Masi, Collin, Frank, Samantha, Eleni, Nicholas P.

November: Marcus

December: Julia

January: Ms. Kane, Hayley, Chris, Chelsea

February:

March: A.J., Steven, Michael, Elena

April: Brandon, Carissa, Matthew

May: Marilena

June: Oliver, Dylan, Andrew

July: Jessica, Amanda

August: Nicholas C.

Reminders: State requires that each student read 25 books a year.

READ!! READ!! READ!! READ!!

STATE TESTS: 2010-2011

ELA - May 4^th - 6^th 2011

MATH – May 11^th – 13^th 2011

SCIENCE - Performance Test - May 31^st – June 3^rd 2011

Written Test - June 6^th 2011

v EXTRA HELP – Every Tuesday & Thursday

8:45 – 9:15

NY State Learning Standards for English Language Arts

· Standard 1: Language for Information and Understanding

· Standard 2: Language for Literacy Response and Expression

· Standard 3: Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation

· Standard 4: Language for Social Interaction

ELA Assessment: The fourth grade ELA test will be administered in May. It is a 3 day exam with three sections:

Part I	Reading Comprehension (multiple choice questions after several reading passages)
Part II	Listening/Writing Section: take notes after listening to a story, answer questions, and complete a writing piece about what you heard
Part III	Writing Section: After reading a short story, students will complete a graphic organizer and writing piece about what they read.

ELA STATE TEST

Section	Subject	# of M/C Questions	# of Short-Response Questions	# of Extended-Response Questions	Total # of Questions	Approx. Testing Time
1	Reading	43	0	0	43	70 Minutes
2	Listening/ Writing Mechanics	8	3	0	11	30 Minutes
3	Reading/ Writing	0	4	1	5	60 Minutes
Total		51	7	1	59	150 Minutes

To view a sample of the assessment, click on the link below:

http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/elaei/07exams/home.htm

Math Assessment: The fourth grade math assessment will be given in May. It is a two day exam with the following components:

MATH STATE TEST

Section	# of M/C Questions	# of Short-Response Questions (2Credit)	# of Extended-Response Questions (3 credit)	Total # of Questions	Approx. Testing Time
1	45	0	0	45	70 Minutes
2	0	8	4	12	70 Minutes
Total	45	8	4	57	140 Minutes

To view a sample of the assessment, click on the link below:

http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/3-8/math-sample/home.htm

Science Assessment: The fourth grade science assessment will be administered in June. It is a two day exam with the following components:

Part I (no time limit)	30 multiple choice questions plus 12 open-ended questions
Part II Performance	Magnetism/electricity, ball and ramp, measurement (volume, balance scale etc.), displacement

To view a sample of the assessment, click on the link below:

http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/sciei/science4.html

Comprehension Strategies

(Multiple Choice questions)

Ø Read the directions

Ø Read the title

Ø Review questions

Ø Read and underline the Main Ideas in the story

Ø Look back and answer questions

Ø Check your work

Listening Comprehension

Strategies:

q Sit up straight, feet on the floor

q Pencils are on your desk; nothing is in your hands

q Eyes are on the reader

q Think about what the reader is saying - make pictures (images) in your head to help you remember

Taking Notes:

ü Only write down important details (Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?)

ü Do not write in complete sentences

ü Skip lines

ü Abbreviate when possible

ROAR Like a Lion

Read the question.

(What does the question ask you?)

Organize your thinking.

Answer the question.

Review your answer:

· Did you answer the question?

· Does it make sense?

· Did you check your spelling, capital, punctuation, language, etc?