Curriculum Overview 2024-2025

Friday, October 13, 2023

Happy Friday!

Parkin's kids are SWIMMING! Every Tuesday and Friday. Students need a swimsuit, towel, and goggles (optional) in a swim bag.

For the yearly swim/Gym schedule, please click on/or copy-paste the link on the right-hand side of the blog

The following assignments should be written in your child's planner, which is inside their zipper binder.  Parents, please use this blog to 'cross-check' with your child's planner. They should be completing their planner every day in class.

Homework
Reading
3rd graders - Read 20 mins (minimum) each night
4th graders - Read 30 mins (minimum) each night
(Bring in a chapter book to read in class. You will keep your book inside your binder)

Word Study - Show your score to your parent by clicking on the results button on Powerspelling.com
List 3 is now in your spelling account. Complete all word study games by Sunday 10/15. The test is on Monday 10/16 (see link under Language Arts) 

Talk About - Explain one type of lead and one type of ending in your narrative writing
Previous Talk About Topics:
Show your Pixton Summary to a parent. Problems logging in? Use the class join code azu3t4
- Summarize what we read from our class novel, Tales of a Fourth-Grade Nothing
- Tell 3 facts about Constitution Day (use page 144 in your planner to help you)
Talk About - Summarize what we read from our class novel, Tales of a Fourth-Grade Nothing

Math
4th Grade - Unit 2 Family letter. Worksheet
3rd Grade Study from your Section B review (Please have a parent sign it if you forgot yesterday) The Checkpoint Quiz is on Monday
- 30 mins of iReady Math Path each week
(you may split this into shorter 10 mins sessions 3 times per week if you prefer)
- Xtramath 3 times per week Complete 1 session (about 5-7 mins - Click "continue" until Mr. C says, "You're done!")
To access iReady:
- Go to the Birmingham Public Schools Website
- Scroll Down to ClassLink (bookmark this site) Log in
- Click on the iReady App and select Math Pathway
To access Xtramath:
Account setup directions were sent home on the XtraMath flyer.
- Type XtraMath into your browser (bookmark this site)
- Login with your 4-digit PIN (the last four numbers on your account number)
- Complete 1 session (about 5-7 mins - Click "continue" until Mr. C says, "You're done!"
Click the link to access Illustrative Math Family Support Materials 
Click the link to access Illustrative Math Family Videos

Social Studies
Talk About Indigenous Peoples Day
Previous Talk About Topics:
Tell a parent what cardinal directions are
- Tell a fact about a Michigan Lake

Science
Talk About - Explain what surface tension is
Previous Talk About Topics
- How does water react to different surfaces?

If you would like to place a book order please click on the link on the right side of the blog. To place an order - Set up a username and password (of your own choice) and please link your account to our class using the following code: GKQKW  
Each $ spent earns our class points that I can use to purchase new books for our classroom library! Thank you

The details about this fundraiser are printed on a small 
flyer that went home inside your child's blue folder.