11/30/2009

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends!
Today we began reading Maniac Magee! We used examples from the book to talk about dramatic irony. Ask your child to tell you about the main character, Jeffrey and his home situation. This afternoon we began researching early Native American tribes native to Michigan. We took time today to learn about the differences in primary and secondary sources using pictures related to each tribe. It was exciting to work with Mrs. Truesdell for this research. We will continue this on Thursday. Get ready for another great day tomorrow!


*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 (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:
Finish JP 90 (we did all of this in class together)
HL 4.6
Study facts 8-10 for 10 minutes


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:
Get your test letter signed.

JP 106-108 SL 5.1

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

11/24/2009


Today was a terrific Tuesday! We worked so hard on creating a resource map for the peninsulas of Michigan. We created a voice thread for the continents and oceans. During language arts we wrote a detailed paragraph of what we are thankful for this year and put it on our wiki to share with you!
Have a Happy and Happy Thanksgiving!

*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:
A few students need to complete the personal narrative powerpoint, import it into voice thread and post it to the language arts page of your wiki. Today was the last day to complete the powerpoint in class. If your child does not finish, he/she should complete it at home and upload it to voice thread and the wiki by Monday. A few students have emailed it to themselves to complete this assignment.

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:
Study multiplication facts 4-7 for 5 minutes each day over break!

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:
Study your multiplication and division facts for five minutes each day over break!



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

11/23/2009





We had such a wonderful Monday! The kids are so excited that they have a short week and you could feel that excitement in the air! We took our first spelling test of the year today and worked on our current social studies unit. We also completed our personal narrative powerpoint, imported it into a voice thread and uploaded it to our wiki this morning. Book order forms came home on Monday and are due on
December 2. We encourage you to order online. Each time you do, our class receives a book for our classroom library.
It was a fun day!


*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:
A few students need to complete the personal narrative powerpoint, import it into voice thread and post it to the language arts page of your wiki. Today was the last day to complete the powerpoint in class. If your child does not finish, he/she should complete it at home and upload it to voice thread and the wiki by Monday. A few students have emailed it to themselves to complete this assignment.

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:
HL 4.5 and Study multiplication facts 0-5 for 10 minutes.

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:
Study mult/div facts for 10 minutes.
Study review to prepare for tomorrow’s test.



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

11/20/2009




Today was awesome! We worked so hard finishing the final drafts of our personal narratives in class. We are publishing these in powerpoint and will post them to our wiki. Today will be the last day we will work on it in class. If your child does not finish, he/she should complete it at home and upload it to voice thread and the wiki by Monday. A few students have emailed it to themselves and will be finishing this over the weekend.

Next week we do not have school on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday! I hope everyone has a fabulous holiday weekend!!!
*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)

Spelling:
Due/Test November 23rd (Monday)

List #1 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:
Study multiplication facts 5, 6 and 10 for 10 minutes each day this weekend.

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:
Today we took a practice division timed test with 100 problems. Your homework is to get it signed, study your division facts for ten minutes, and to finish your review which you started in class! Our Unit 4 test will be on Tuesday, November 24th. It will include a multiplication and a division fact test (each with 100 problems for five minutes). Study your facts!!!





BOOK ORDERS:
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

11/19/2009

We were so busy today! This morning we spent a lot of time working on our personal narratives! You will see it come home today or Friday if your child did not finish it. This afternoon we had the best time starting our next social studies unit on Michigan’s geography! The kids and I were thrilled to awesome landforms in Michigan that were made by glaciers. Get ready for a fabulous Friday.

*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)

Spelling:
Due/Test November 23rd (Monday)

List #1 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.

Language Arts:
We are writing personal narratives in class.

3rd Grade Math:
HL 4.4
Take the 2-4 multiplication timed test by Friday!


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:
Today we took a practice division timed test with 50 problems. It needs to be signed tonight! JP 101-104 SL 4.10 Our Unit 4 test will be on Tuesday, November 24th. It will include a multiplication and a division fact test (each with 100 problems for five minutes). Start studying your facts!!!





BOOK ORDERS:
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


***We are swimming on Tuesday and Thursday. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


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

11/18/2009

Today was a wonderful Wednesday!
Izzy is going to share a highlight of our day.
We got our Michigan Books for Social Studies and we looked through them. A “Picture Tour” as Mrs. Butzin would call it. We learned about our States History, Native Americans, and we also watched a video about Michigan. It was awesome! …written by Izzy

*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)

Spelling:
Due/Test November 23rd (Monday)

Social Studies:
Review/Test/Study for vocabulary due Tuesday

List #1 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.

Language Arts:
Paragraph Practice (P2)was Nov. 18th “Autobiography” (Wednesday)



3rd Grade Math:
JP 84
HL 4.3
Take 2-4 multiplication timed test by Friday!


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:
Today we talked more about metric measurement. It can be confusing, so I gave your kids a paper called, “Metric Measurement” and it should help! Your kids are bringing you a blue letter for you to read tonight. Tonight’s home work is JP 100 SL 4.9 Our Unit 4 test will be on Tuesday, November 24th. It will include a multiplication and a division fact test. Start studying your facts!!!




BOOK ORDERS:
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


***We are swimming on Tuesday and Thursday. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


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

11/17/2009

Today was a Terrific Tuesday in room 204! This morning I was out at a district writing workshop meeting and got the most glowing report from our guest teacher. She said our class was so respectful and cooperative. I am so proud of them and missed them greatly while I was away! In the afternoon we began drafting our personal narrative and took the social studies moodle assessments. Get ready for a great another great day!

*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)

Spelling:
Due/Test November 23rd (Monday)

Social Studies:
Review/Test/Study for vocabulary due Tuesday

Language Arts:
Paragraph Practice (P2)due Nov. 18th “Autobiography” (Wednesday)
We planned each step in our planner on the monthly calendar.

3rd Grade Math:
HL 4.2 and study multiplication facts 2-4 for 10 minutes

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 96-97 SL 4.8 Our Unit 4 test will be on Tuesday, November 24th. It will include a multiplication and a division fact test. Start studying your facts!!!




BOOK ORDERS:
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


***We are swimming on Tuesday and Thursday. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


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

11/16/2009

It was such a great day today! This morning we worked hard on brainstorming for our personal narrative writing assignment. We were also encouraged by a wonderful model piece entitled ”The Great Gerbil Escape”. This afternoon we worked hard to finish up our second social studies unit which we will take a short quiz on tomorrow along with our vocabulary quiz! We also had some time to work on our cursive today! What a busy Monday!

Today your child is bringing home a flyer about an Earth Day Poster Contest. We had some time in class to go online and look at examples of posters from previous winners. If your child chooses to create a final poster and enter the contest, all of the information is on the flyer!

*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)

Spelling:
Due/Test November 23rd

Social Studies:
Review/Test/Study for vocabulary due Tuesday

Language Arts:
Paragraph Practice (P2)due Nov. 18th “Autobiography” (Wednesday)
We planned each step in our planner on the monthly calendar.

3rd Grade Math:
HL 4.1 and get unit 3 test signed and return tomorrow


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 93-95 SL 4.7 Our Unit 4 test will be on Tuesday, November 24th. It will include a multiplication and a division fact test. Start studying your facts!!!



BOOK ORDERS:
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


***We are swimming on Tuesday and Thursday. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


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

11/12/2009

*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)

Spelling:
Due/Test November 23rd

Social Studies:
Review/Test for vocabulary due Tuesday

Language Arts:
Paragraph Practice due Nov. 18th “Autobiography” (Wednesday)
We planned each step in our planner on the monthly calendar.

3rd Grade Math:
Take the subtraction and multiplication on lined test
read HL 3.10 with parents


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 90-92 SL 4.6 due Monday

BOOK ORDERS:
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


***We are swimming on Tuesday and Thursday. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


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

11/11/2009

Students received their report cards yesterday. Please sign the envelope and return in to school with your child. You will keep the report at home. Conferences begin today, and I am so excited to meet with each of you! IF you have a conference today, I stapled your conference time in your child’s planner for you yesterday. Have a wonderful evening!


*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)


Moodle:
This was Wednesday!

Spelling:
Due/Test November 23rd

Language Arts:
Paragraph Practice due Nov. 18th (Wednesday)
We planned each step in our planner on the monthly calendar.

3rd Grade Math:
Review due tomorrow
Test tomorrow
Study and subtraction and multiplication facts for 10 minutes
HL 3.8 and HL 3.9
MB 3.8
(We had time 10 minutes to work on homework in class today.)

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 87-89 SL 4.5

BOOK ORDERS:
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


***We are swimming on Tuesday and Thursday. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


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

11/10/2009

What a fabulous day we had in room 204! I am such a lucky teacher…to have such an amazing group of kids! Thank you boys and girls for being the BEST each day! Students received their report cards today. Please sign the envelope and return in to school with your child. You will keep the report at home. Conferences begin tomorrow, and I am so excited to meet with each of you! IF you have a conference tomorrow, I stapled your conference time in your child’s planner for you. Have a wonderful evening!


*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)


Moodle:
Due tomorrow (Wednesday)

Spelling:
Due/Test November 23rd

Language Arts: Paragraph Practice due Nov. 18th (Wednesday)
We planned each step in our planner on the monthly calendar.

3rd Grade Math:
Get review signed tonight
Review due Wednesday
Test Thursday
JP 76 due Wednesday
Study and subtraction and multiplication facts for 10 minutes

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 85-86 SL 4.4

BOOK ORDERS:
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


***We are swimming on Tuesday and Thursday. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


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

11/09/2009

We’ve had a marvelous Monday! Today is Amelia’s 8th birthday! We celebrated with yummy chocolate chip cookies! Thanks Amelia!

We worked hard to start a new writing assignment in class. We are going to be writing personal narratives. Ask your child what topic he/she has chosen to write about. We will begin our brainstorming in class tomorrow! Today we also received our first spelling homework assignment of the year. Ask your child about it!

*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)

Ed Tech:
Due Wednesday
Moodle:
Due Nov. 11

Spelling:
Get assignment signed 11/9/09
Due/Test November 23rd

Language Arts: Paragraph Practice due Nov. 18th (Wednesday)
We planned each step in our planner on the monthly calendar.

3rd Grade Math:
Get review signed tonight
Review due Wednesday
Test Thursday
HL 3.7 due tomorrow (Tuesday)

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 82-84 SL 4.3

BOOK ORDERS:
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


***We are swimming on Tuesday and Thursday. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


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 Tec

11/05/2009

Just a reminder that there is no school for the kids on Friday. We have a records day to work on report cards. They will come home to you on Tuesday the 10th!
Have a super fun Friday with your family! I will miss you…


*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)

Ed Tech: Due Monday; A handout came home.


Language Arts: Paragraph Practice due Nov. 18th (Wednesday)
We planned each step in our planner on the monthly calendar.

3rd Grade Math:
Go online and take the addition timed test and MB 3.7

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:
Get your test letter signed. JP 80-81 SL 4.2




BOOK ORDERS:
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


***We are swimming on Tuesday and Thursday. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


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 Tec

11/04/2009

We had the best day today! This morning we had a chance to meet with Ms. Llewellyn for a long time to work on voice thread and our wikis. We are learning so much and it is so exciting! This afternoon we read the final story in our reading theme of Journeys. Ask your child what it was about!

Just a reminder that there is no school for the kids on Friday. We have a records day to work on report cards. They will come home to you on Tuesday the 10th!


*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)


Social Studies:
Get vocabulary review signed by a parent.
Vocabulary Review due Thursday and quiz on Thursday.


Language Arts: Paragraph Practice due Nov. 18th (Wednesday)
We planned each step in our planner on the monthly calendar.

3rd Grade Math:
Complete handout and MB 3.6

4th Grade Math:
JP 78-79 and SL 4.1


BOOK ORDERS:
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


***We are swimming on Tuesday and Thursday. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


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

11/03/2009

We had such a wonderful day today! This morning we had a chance to create a continent voice thread and embed it to our wiki. You can view it from home tonight. This afternoon we worked on social studies and we had a chance to learn about common and proper nouns. Tomorrow we will get to complete our communities voice thread. We are getting good at this program!

Just a reminder that there is no school for the kids on Friday. We have a records day to work on report cards. They will come home to you on Tuesday the 10th!

Mrs. Frishman and I are looking for a SECOND year FOURTH grade parent and child who would be willing to represent our classes during open house in our classrooms. You would simply answer questions about your experiences over the past two years at BCS. Open house is November 15th from 1:00-3:00. If you would be willing to do this with your fourth grade child, please email either of us! This is a great opportunity for those students who wanted to be a BCS ambassador! Thanks so much!


*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)


Social Studies:
Get vocabulary review signed tonight by a parent.
Vocabulary Review due Thursday and quiz on Thursday.

“Community Hot Spots” assignment was due on Tuesday, November 3rd. Please email the pictures to your school email account. We will save these to our hard drives at school and complete the rest of the project in class.

Language Arts: Paragraph Practice due Nov. 18th (Wednesday)
We planned each step in our planner on the monthly calendar.

3rd Grade Math:
HL 3.6 and MB 3.5

4th Grade Math:
Nadda!


BOOK ORDERS:
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


***We are swimming on Tuesday and Thursday. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


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 T

11/02/2009

We had a wonderful Monday in room 204!
Mrs. Frishman and Mrs. Butzin are looking for a SECOND year FOURTH grade parent and child who would be willing to represent our classes during open house in our classrooms. You would simply answer questions about your experiences over the past two years at BCS. Open house is November 15th from 1:00-3:00. If you would be willing to do this with your fourth grade child, please email either of us! This is a great opportunity for those students who wanted to be a BCS ambassador! Thanks so much!


*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:


Moodle: One student needs to return this assignment.

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)


Social Studies:
Get vocabulary review signed tonight by a parent.
Vocabulary Review due Thursday and quiz on Thursday.

“Community Hot Spots” assignment is due on Tuesday, November 3rd. Please email the pictures to your school email account. We will save these to our hard drives at school and complete the rest of the project in class.

Language Arts: Paragraph Practice due Nov. 18th (Wednesday)
We planned each step in our planner on the monthly calendar.

3rd Grade Math:
HL 3.5

4th Grade Math:
We have our Unit 3 test tomorrow. It will include an addition and subtraction fact test as well as a multiplication fact test. Please turn in your review tomorrow!


BOOK ORDERS:
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


***We are swimming on Tuesday and Thursday. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


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
Mrs. Frishman and Mrs. Butzin are looking for a second year FOURTH GRADE parent and child who would be willing to represent our classes during open house in our classrooms. You would simply answer questions about your experiences over the past two years at BCS. Open house is November 15th from 1:00-3:00. If you would be willing to do this with your fourth grade child, please email either of us! This is a great opportunity for those students who wanted to be a BCS ambassador! Thanks so much!

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