Back to School Night 2013

Mrs. Parkin & Mr.Wallington

Room Parents

•Parkin:Beth GushoSarah ChisholmNicole CorumStephanie Co

•Wallington:• Konee Rofick-

Williams• Amy Christen• Dana Marcus• David King• Daniela Davis

About Lynne Parkin

About Morris Wallington

• We each teach core subjects to our respective multi-age homerooms.

• Mrs. Parkin teaches 3rd grade math.

• Mr. Wallington teaches 4th grade math.

Math

•Daily Student Activity Book pages done in class

•Homework and Remembering

•www.ThinkCentral.com

•Mega Math and Unit Tests

•www.bcs34.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us for fact practice. All multiplication facts to 12 mastered ASAP

•https://www.thelearningodyssey.com (individualized learning path developed after NWEA test on 9/23 & 9/24)

•Frequent basic facts practice at home

•Homework is self-checked and is not collected

Pilot of Math Expressions

Math Facts Goals

3rd Grade Math 4th Grade Math

•Addition Facts 0-10 (30 facts in two minutes)

•Subtraction Facts 0-10(30 facts in two minutes)

•Multiplication Facts 0-10(50 facts in three minutes)

•Division Facts 0-10(50 facts in three minutes)

•Addition Facts 0-10 (100 facts in five minutes)

•Subtraction Facts 0-10 (100 facts in five minutes)

•Multiplication Facts 0-12(100 facts in five minutes)

•Division Facts 0-12(100 facts in five minutes)

End of Year District Goals:

Language ArtsLanguage Arts

•Writing Process

•Paragraph Design

•Grammar

•Fantasy

•Fairy Tales

•Tall Tales

•Legends

•Realistic Fiction

•Nonfiction

•Poetry

Reader’s Workshop •Just Right Books

Writer’s Workshop

Spelling • spellingcity.com with Words Their Way

Cursive•Handwriting Without Tears

Social Studies

•Michigan Studies

•Geography

•Government

•History

•Economy

Science

Daily Homework Blog

• Mrs. Parkin’s Blog• www.parkinbcs.blogspot.com

• Mr. Wallington’s Blog• www.wallingtonbcs.blogspot.com

Daily

Blog

How much homework?

Most homework is finishing daily class work.

Daily:

Math (Compass Learning and/or Homework/Remembering pages)

Reading (at least 20 minutes for 3rd, 30 minutes for 4th)

Practice basic math facts (at least 15 minutes)

In Quarters 2 and 3, there is Spelling homework.

Practice typing.

Read!

Field Trips

• Rouge Factory Tour

Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013

     Parkin/Wallington, Davis/Seley 

• Detroit Historical Museum

Thursday, March 6, 2013

Parkin/Wallington, Davis/Seley

• Community Reading (May 2013. 8+ Drivers will be needed.)

Class Parties

– Halloween Party – Thursday, October 31th

– Holiday Party – Friday, December 20th  

– Valentine’s Day Party – Friday, February 14th

– Reading to Superbowl – Friday, January 31

– End of the Year Party – Thursday, June 12th, all day

Please join us! Contact your room parent to volunteer!!

•You may send in a birthday treat or non food item like a pencil or eraser tops etc.. for your child to share with his/her homeroom if you choose.

•All treats must be NUT FREE!

•We celebrate in the afternoon.

•Please email your child’s teacher the day before so we make time for your child’s celebration!

•You may drop off your treat when you drop off your child.

•There are 27 students in one homeroom.

•Please send in treats that are individually portioned for each student.

•All 27 treats should be identical. (flavor, size, etc.) Children enjoy “fairness.”

•Please provide 27 napkins.

•Beverages are not necessary.

Birthday Treats

We are so thankful to work with such supportive parents!

Mr. Morawski and Mrs. Chinn will be beginning their presentation in the Media Center at 7:00 pm

Thank you for coming tonight!