1. Mrs. Robin London rlondon@cbsd.org
Welcome to Room 303!
Mrs. Robin London

2. Who am I?
13th year teaching – career change after 16 years in Human Resources
6th year in 4th grade after 7 years in 5th grade
Married for almost 28 years to UD college sweetheart
Son Michael, 25, teaches Math at CB South (3rd year)
Daughter Dani, 23, works for Gallo Winery (2nd year)
Two dogs – Kooly (greyhound) and Ellie (hound mix)

3. Daily Schedule Reminders: Sneakers on Monday for Gym
Library books due every other week on Wednesday
Recorders on Friday (starting mid-October)

4. Math 4th grade goal – mastery of multiplication facts
Go Math! pilot program
Practice Facts
– 3 times a week (will be used as a math station)
– will be used as a math station
Weekly Facts Quizzes
Students must show mastery of all computation facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) at the end of fourth grade = 50 problems in 3 minutes with 100% accuracy

6. Go Math! GO Math! in your classroom
GO Math! K–8 offers an engaging and interactive approach to covering new state standards. Its seamless digital path and Write-in Student Edition ensure that students can access content at appropriate levels of depth and rigor. Over the past five years, GO Math! has provided trusted content to over seven million students in every U.S. state and 72 countries. GO Math! provides teachers with in-depth instructional support, embedded Professional Development videos and tips, and a wealth of differentiated instruction resources to ensure the depth of instruction required for student success.
GO Math! in your classroom
Harvard Research Report shows significant improvement in student achievement
The Journal Readers' Choice Silver Award: Best Math Program & Formative Assessment
Personalized & adaptive instruction with the Personal Math Trainer® & HMH Player®
HMH Player®, GO Math®, and Personal Math Trainer® and design are trademarks or registered trademarks of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 
More information on Go Math! can be found in the testimonial video provided at the following link, click here. Additional information on Go Math! related to the resources that are available through the program can be found at the following link, click here.

7. Writing
Writer’s Notebook
A place for your child to record his/her ideas and try out different writing strategies
Used every day in class
Spelling
Pretest on Mondays
Homework - 3 pages in Spelling Journal due on Thursdays
Weekly quizzes on Fridays
5-Paragraph Essays
Personal Narrative
Expository/Informational
Opinion
4th grade goal – building writing stamina to write 5-paragraph essays

8. Reading Teaching students to be metacognitive and be strategic readers
Students should be able to have a “conversation” about their book, not give just a summary!
Students should always have two DEAR books
20 Book Challenge – goals each marking period and book log for the books they read.
4th grade goals
– building reading stamina while using reading strategies to deepen comprehension of material read
– enjoying reading

9. Social Studies Social Studies Alive!
– students will have login and password to access textbook and study tools from home
Social Scientists and Peopling of America
Regions of the Country
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
West
Pennsylvania
4th grade goal – reading nonfiction text and using text features to remember important facts
Family photos and visitors are always welcome to supplement textbook lessons

10. Science – with Mr. Lesher
Electricity
Watery Earth
Matter
4th grade goal – reading nonfiction text and using text features to remember important facts

11. Updates to Report Cards
Letter grades added in Reading, Math, Writing, Science, and Social Studies
Learning Indicators will be reported with a +, M, /, - instead of E,M,A,LP
Report card in grades K-3 is unchanged
Trimesters!

12. Second Chance Learning

13. Building our Classroom Community
Morning Meetings
– rotate PODs to learn more about each other
Chip Challenge
working together towards a class reward
Friday ticket drawing
– includes bi-weekly Lunch Bunch

14. Homework
Homework will be assigned each night (except weekends/holidays and a light load during special events)
DEAR – working towards their 20 book challenge – keep reading! (estimated time about 20 minutes each night)
Math homework to follow up on math skills taught that day, as well as “Spiral Review” section
Spelling due on Thursdays, and weekly quiz (20 words plus 4-5 challenge words) on Fridays
Study for SS/Science quizzes – study guides will always be provided with ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WILL BE COVERED ON THE QUIZ

15. Homework Homework Books It is their responsibility!
I will check them in the first marking period
It is their responsibility!
Backup plan – my website
Missed homework
Contact me if your child is CONSISTENTLY spending more than 40 minutes each night doing homework and/or shows FREQUENT frustration when doing homework.
Graded Work will come home each WEDNESDAY in Homework Folder

16. 4th Grade Expectations Paws for PRIDE
Respect
Individual Responsibility
Determination
Empathy
Appropriate behavior with classmates and adults
Ability to follow verbal and written directions
Be independent!
All students need to work toward becoming INDEPENDENT THINKERS
WE NEED TO LET THEM BECOME INDEPENDENT THINKERS!

17. Special Events Pumpkin Math – October 31st
Need 5 parent volunteers to come in and carve pumpkins
I will send out an /Sign-Up Genius in the beginning of October for pumpkins, supplies, and volunteers
Gingerbread Houses – December
Need 5 parent volunteers to come in and help us build our gingerbread houses
I will send out an /Sign-Up Genius in the beginning of December for supplies and volunteers
Field Trip - Pennsbury Manor – May

18. Home & School News Fourth Grade Benefits Race For Education
Race is on November 3rd
Fourth Grade Benefits
Scholastic News magazines
Classroom library books
Various classroom supplies (electric pencil sharpeners, chairs, etc.)

19. BOX TOPS!

20. PEANUT and NUT-TREE Safe!

21. Write a short note back to your child on the back of his/her letter to you