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We had a super day! We started out by reading a few chapters in Maniac Magee. We are loving this story. In the afternoon we joined Mrs. Truesdell in the Media Center for more research on our Native American tribes. Today we learned how to use books to take notes on our tribes. Next week we will use websites to add to our notes. We are learning that you can never have enough information when you research!!!


BOOK ORDERS: Just a friendly reminder that the December order is due Dec. 2. Mrs. Miller added the clickit January order form today in case you wanted to submit an order from that catalog. You can view it now.

Reflections Contest Entries now being accepted!
The theme this year is “Beauty Is…” and the possibilities are endless. All BCS students are eligible to submit their creative works. There is a category for everyone… so all artists, dancers, photographers, musicians, writers and filmmakers - get creative! Turn in your entry between November 30th and December 8th, and be entered in a drawing for some great prizes. The first 100 entries get an early bird gift! For rules and entry forms, go the BCS Website and click on Reflections. Pay special attention to the entry rules, particularly dimension requirements. Questions? Please contact Rita Brown at ritabrown001@comcast.net


*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:

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

Language Arts:
Paragraph Practice “A Thanksgiving Guest” due Monday, December 14th.
For this assignment, students will upload the final draft to their wiki “language arts” page from home by Dec. 14th. You may create the final draft using Word or Power Point. This is your choice!

We are reading Maniac Magee….a tall tale that is a newberry medal winner.

Spelling:
Assignment #2 Due/Test December 7 (Monday)

List #2 Compound words. Choose your spelling words from A, B or C. You need a parent to sign off on the choice you make. Complete the definition activity on Moodle (up to 2 attempts) and Play 3 games from Spellingcity.com.


3rd Grade Math:
Review due tomorrow
Test tomorrow
HL 4.8
JP 98 # 4 only (We did the rest of this page in class together.)
GO online and complete the bar graph and measurement assignments. This should be done by Monday.

Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade) are 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:
JP 114-116 SL 5.4 Today we talked about Partial-Products Multiplication. We will soon talk about lattice. Next week, the kids will learn the traditional method that you grew up with! Our Unit 5 test will probably be on Thursday, December 17th.


BOOK ORDERS:
The December order is due Dec. 2.
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books


IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

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

PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!

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 and Ed Technology