Welcome to 4 th grade Mr Parker B23

Welcome to 4 th grade Mr. Parker B-23 Back to School Night 2016 -2017

About Me • My 12 th year teaching in the public school setting My 19 th year in teaching as a profession • 4 th year teaching 4 th grade; 10 th year at Stonegate where I have taught third – fifth grade & 12 th year in this district • Committed to your child learning and succeeding this year and years to come • I have 2 dogs, 2 cats, 4 chickens, 10 & 20 gallon freshwater aquariums, and a 75 gallon salt water tank underway… • Received BA from Sacramento State in Psychology in 1991 • Received teaching credential from Sac State in 2005 • I like kayaking, hiking, SCUBA diving, and roller derby

Daily Schedule Regular Day Schedule • School starts at 8: 00 • Students line up on wall outside classroom @ 7: 55 • School is dismissed at 2: 30; 12: 45 on minimum days • All Quads and classrooms are closed until the first bell rings at 7: 55. All students and parents are to wait on the other side of the red line on the playground or in the cafeteria until the first bell. All parents/guardians are to wait near the office within the fire lane when picking up their students at the end of the day. This is a district/contract policy that needs to be followed and will be enforced.

Classroom Rules • • • Come from Whole Brain Teaching “Class”, “Yes” Rules & Expectations Class Dojo “Oh, Yea!” vs. “Mighty Groan”

Daily Homework • • • Reading Spelling Contract* Math homework* Interactive Notebooks (adding color)* Check homework planner daily for occasional additional homework or parent notifications • Please check their homework planner daily * Time in class is given to start/complete Homework should not take longer than 75 minutes a night. Please contact me ASAP if your child is exceeding that amount of time consistently.

Homework Policies Homework is not optional! Homework completed = good grades Homework= wonderful test scores

While you were out. . . … • In the case that your child is absent: – You may send a sibling to collect classwork – The number of days that your child is absent is the number of days that your child has to make it up once they have returned In the case that you will be on vacation: – Please let the office know 2 weeks prior to get an independent study contract put in place – Please let me know via email, phone or note to get homework/classwork together 2 weeks prior

Typical Day in 4 th Grade 8: 00 -8: 20 Correct Daily H/W practice 8: 25 -10: 00 Go Math! 10: 00 -10: 15 Recess 10: 15 -11: 17 English Language Arts 11: 17 -12: 02 Lunch 12: 02 -1: 05 English Language Arts Standards: Spelling, Vocabulary, Grammar & Writing 1: 00 – 1: 30 -1: 42– 2: 15 Language Development Recess Social Studies/Science 2: 15 -2: 30 Homework Planner/Pack Up

Reading & Language • We will be covering the Common Core Standards via Interactive Notebooks this year • Hatchet & Island of the Blue Dolphins will be two of our chapter books that we will completing an in-depth study.

Math • Go Math! 4 th Grade Units: • Place Value & Operation w/ Whole Numbers – Addition & Subtraction up to one million – Multiply 1 -digit by 4 -digit, Multiply 2 by 2, Divide 4 by 1 • Fractions & Decimals – Add & Subtract like denominators – Multiply fractions by a whole number • Geometry, Measurement, & Data – 2 -D figures, Angles, Perimeter & Area, & Conversions

Social Studies & Science • Taught through an environmental lens using the EEI Curriculum • California’s physical features and the human influences • Native Indian Peoples of California • The beginnings of statehood including early California economies, the Franciscan missionaries, and the gold rush. • Plants, the Flow of Energy through Ecosystems, Decomposers, & Microorganisms • Salmon/Trout in the Classroom

VAPA & PE • The Visual & Performing Arts Program is in place this year! • There are five rounds of the four disciplines: Visual Arts, Theater, & Music. • We have VAPA on Tuesdays from 10: 15 – 11: 15 • We have PE from 8: 00 – 9: 00 on Wednesdays.

Potential Field Trips The Fourth Grade team is planning three field trips this year: • • Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park U. C. Davis Theater California History Museum & State Capital & the IMAX • We will be fundraising this year to help raise monies in order to be able to pay for these field trips.

Assessments • We will have weekly assessments in the areas of Comprehension, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar. There will be math quizzes every couple weeks and assessments in the middle and end of each unit.

Together we can make a difference • Schedule 20 minutes of special time everyday to listen to your child read. Check-in & assist with homework. • Provide a quiet workplace for your child to complete their homework. • Go to the school library, public library, or to the local bookstore once each week and read a new book together. • Have your child read and reread familiar books. The repeated reading helps to establish a habit of fluent reading. • Check their backpacks daily, check the school & district websites for great links for your child, support homework, attend parent conferences, go to parent trainings and events, volunteer if you can, sign papers to return to school, speak with your child daily about school, and be there for your child! • Volunteer Policy – If you choose to volunteer in your child’s classroom district administration would like for us all to follow a few simple rules.

Contact • • • School Email fparker@wusd. k 12. ca. us Personal Email mrfparker@hotmail. com School Phone (916) 395 -0960 4 th Grade Website stonegate 4 thgrade. weebly. com Class Dojo Behavior Management Tracker & Messenger

I am Looking forward to a Wonderful School Year!!