We had the most terrific Tuesday! This morning we read and discussed chapter 6 in Sign of the Beaver. In chapter 6 today, Matt wakes to find himself feeling better. The elderly Indian returns to the cabin to bring him food. Matt, feeling instinctive trust for this man, reveals that he is all alone, waiting for his family to return. The man introduces himself as Saknis, and Matt is confirmed in his earlier intuition about having been watched from the forest: Saknis has indeed been observing Matt for some time. We are excited to continue reading and see if they become friends!
In the afternoon we worked on our Michigan Civil War poster assessment with our group. We also checked the links on our wiki for the conferences. Get ready for an awesome Wednesday!
HAT DAY
Thursday, April 15th is hat day!!! You can pay one dollar to wear any hat you want! This money will help us purchase two laptops for the City Mission community service project! Your child is free to bring in his/her dollar at any time before the 15th and I will hold on to it until it is time to be turned in. This will be a lot of fun!!
*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 are swimming now!
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)
After completing TWO brainstorm webs. Type your first draft. Then, edit and revise your work. You will now have the computer’s help with some spelling, word choice (using the thesaurus) and grammar issues. However, the ideas and details will always come from you!
You DO NOT need to print out your paragraph. When your final draft is saved on your computer, access our class wiki page (from this blog) and click on student portfolios. Click on edit page, click the images icon, select browse and find your paper. Double click to upload. It should then appear on your wiki page. Save the page then test to see if it works.
Spelling: Unit 9 due Tuesday, April 27th
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 9.3 and 9.5 We had 10 minutes to work on our homework in class today!
**Before you take the timed tests, please practice! You can do this by clicking on the link posted on our site. You don't need to log in to practice. Click on "thatquiz” in the top left hand corner. Choose Integers, arithmetic. Set the quiz for addition or subtraction (50 in 3 min) level 10.
Then, when you're ready to take the tests, click on your name. Type in your password and take timed tests that have been set for you.
Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade) are 30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division in 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!
4th Grade Math:
JP 261-262 SL 9.6 (On JP 261 and SL 9.6 you may round to the nearest whole percent and use a calculator!)
Social Studies: We are learning about Michigan and the Civil War!
Science: We will begin our study of variables after the break!
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
BOOK ORDERS:
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books
REDUCING TRASH AT BCS-TRASH FREE FRIDAYS
• Use a lunch box or reusable sack.
• Pack a cloth napkin and reusable utensils.
• Put food in reusable food and drink containers.
• If you must use a disposable plastic bag, wash it out and keep reusing it.
• Purchase your snacks in bulk size and repack into individual reusable containers.
• Pack fresh fruit since it doesn't require any additional packaging.
Disposable lunches can create between 4–8 ounces of garbage every day.
That can add up to as much as 100 pounds per year!
If you buy lunch, please buy only what you believe you can eat and try not to have any waste!!
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!
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined
Our Co-curricular Schedule: (We GYM Monday, February 1 through Friday, March 5)
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
