10/05/2009

Today was such a great day and a wonderful way to start our week! This morning we almost finished the summer project presentations. We have two more tomorrow. We have really been enjoying them!!! It is going to be a fabulous week!

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD TO BRING SHARPENED PENCILS TO SCHOOL EACH DAY!

PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR CHILD WITH A PERSONAL PENCIL SHARPENER TO KEEP IN HIS/HER BINDER!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

We have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

Language arts:
Memoirs were due today! Ask your child if he/she finished in class! If he/she did not, please help your child edit the rough draft and finish the final copy and the checklist. In the final copy packet, there should be a paragraph on each page and a picture on each page. They can also decorate the covers. Right now we are just working on complete sentences, capital letters in all the right places, and neatness! If your child needs “final copy paper,” please have him/her ask me!

Science:
Water cycle quiz on Friday! Your child brought home a review sheet today! Please initial this review and have him/her turn it in before the quiz on Friday! Today we also talked a lot about the process that utility companies use to get clean water to us. Very interesting!

Math:
3rd Grade: HL 2.1 Finish Journal Page 30.

Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Today we took a practice multiplication timed test. Please get that signed tonight. Tonight’s homework is JP 40-41 and SL 2.6. Be careful, we are skipping 2.5 until tomorrow! Our geo-museum projects are due on October 9th. If you are still not strong in your knowledge of addition, subtraction, or multiplication facts, please study them for ten minutes!!! I am estimating that our Unit 2 test will be on Monday the 12th. This test will include an addition and subtraction fact test as well as a multiplication fact test. Both will have 100 problems and the kids will be timed for five minutes.



REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Our first book order is due October 14th! The book order letter and magazines are coming home today!
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

Upcoming events:
•3 / 4 Coney Bingo Night! Please come for an evening of fun! Friday October 9th

Price: $5.50 per person includes Coney Dog, chips, drink and a cookie. Extra Coney Dog $1.50. Bingo Fun & Candy prizes included! No family would ever be excluded for financial reasons. Please contact Adam Hartley if you need assistance at ah07bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us Questions: contact Dawn Walton 248-855-1910 or dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net


A 3/4 Coffee with the Principal has been scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd at
9:00 am in the Cafeteria. Please join us as Adam Hartley openly addresses any questions
and concerns you might have.



IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined


Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

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