Mrs. Deborah Sands
4th Grade
Frackville Elementary Center
e-mail: dsands@northschuylkill.net
Homework Helpline Info Connect Number:
462-3000 ext.7417
Educational Experience: H.S.
diploma
Bachelor
of Science Degree in Elementary Education -
Masters
Equivalency
Teaching Experience: Substitute
Teacher all grade levels,
6th
Grade Teacher, Remedial Math and Reading Teacher, 4th Grade Teacher
present position ( 25 years)
Classroom Rule:
The Golden Rule: Do unto
others as you
would have them do unto you.
Discipline Procedure:
as per Student Handbook
Homework Assignments:
written on board, copied in
assignment
book, reported to Homework Helpline
4th Grade Curriculum
Vocabulary
Practice Reading Stories
Skills Practice Pages
Comprehension Tests
Skills Tests
Independent
LANGUAGE
Mechanics of Grammar
Practice Worksheets
Narrative Writings
Informational Writings
Persuasive Writings
Daily Journal Writings
**Sentence writing in all
content areas
SPELLING
Homework Book
Practice Worksheets
Sentences
Tests
VOCABULARY OLYMPICS
2 Words each day
4 Nine Weed Tests
SOCIAL STUDIES
Map Skills
PA Geography
PA History
PA Economics
PA Government
Current Events
Projects
SCIENCE/HEALTH
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Earth Sciences
TECHNOLOGY
Computer Classes
MATH
Place Value
Whole Number Operations
Fractions
Decimals
Problem Solving
PSSA STANDARDS
Stressed in all content areas
READING/LANGUAGE/SPELLING: Harcourt Collections is a balanced
comprehensive program to help students become lifelong readers. www.harcourtschool.com
MATH: Harcourt Math developed for meeting PA
State Standards. www.harcourtschool.com
SCIENCE: McGraw Hill Science developed for meeting
National Science Standards. www.mhscience02.com
www.amnh.org/resources/mhscience
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Macmillan/McGraw
Hill. www.macmillanmh.com/socialstudies/2000/student/infographic/4pa/