9/30/2010

We had a thrilling Thursday! In the morning we worked on our sound scripts with our groups. In the afternoon, we shared our summer projects with our classmates and uploaded sound videos to our wikis. We also started viewing other group videos and started a discussion tab. Today we enjoyed Engineering Tech and Swim!

Dates to Remember:
3/4 Coney Bingo Night -It's a yearly tradition!
Date: October 15 6:30-8pm Location: BCS Cafeteria
Loads of prizes, food and fun! $5.50 per person payable at the door. RSVP in advance to Kathleen Mastrangelo atciao.andiamo@yahoo.com
WE all have mail today!

*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

We swim on Tuesday and Thursday! Bring all necessary swim items for these days!

Here's what we have for you today:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Cranbrook Field Trip permission slip due ASAP!

Science: Upload your summer tech project to your wiki portfolios. You will put your tech project on your “science” page and title it “Summer Project”! If your project is not a tech project, you will bring this into the classroom to share. If you have a tech project, you will be sharing from your wiki portfolio page on Thursday.

Language Arts: We are working on our Me You See writing in class!

3rd Grade Math:
Review due tomorrow…we went over the review today as a class and students are bringing it home tonight. (You must bring your review to class in order to take the test.)
Unit test on Friday!

Due Monday: Go online and take The “Telling Time”, “Elapsed Time” and “Counting Money” quizzes on thatquiz.org.
Take the TIMED addition and Subtraction test on thatquiz.org.
*You will want to practice your addition and subtraction facts before taking these tests as they will count in your grade.

Students will bring the review home tonight as a study guide for the test on Friday.
All students must turn in their review on Friday in order to take the test.

Students can use their math journal, home link book and Student Reference Book for additional practice of unit 1 skills!

How to take online tests:
Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)
Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins

4th Grade Math:
JP 36-37 (JP 37, #5E is a challenge. Please feel free to help!) SL 2.4 Today we took a practice multiplication fact test in class. There were 100 problems that they had to complete in five minutes. Please encourage your child to practice nightly if this did not go so well. Please sign the test so I know you saw it! Geo-Museum projects are due on October 11th! You are welcome to borrow a Geo-Template from me if you need one!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!
Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

9/29/2010

WE had a Wonderful Wednesday in room 204! This morning we worked in partnerships to help each other “dig deeper” for details to share in our brainstorming for the “Me You See” draft. In the afternoon we began working with our group on script to convince the “Greenworld Music Company“ to use either the best conductor of sound in the new speakers they will be building. Tonight, please look for a field trip letter on bright orange paper. Tonight, please upload your summer tech project to your wiki portfolios rather than emailing them. You will put your tech project on your “science” page and title it “Summer Project”! If your project is not a tech project, you will bring this into the classroom to share. If you have a tech project, you will be sharing from your wiki portfolio page on Thursday. Today we enjoyed Spanish and Engage!

Dates to Remember:
3/4 Coney Bingo Night -It's a yearly tradition!
Date: October 15 6:30-8pm Location: BCS Cafeteria
Loads of prizes, food and fun! $5.50 per person payable at the door. RSVP in advance to Kathleen Mastrangelo atciao.andiamo@yahoo.com
WE all have mail today!

*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

We swim on Tuesday and Thursday! Bring all necessary swim items for these days!

Here's what we have for you today:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Cranbrook Field Trip permission slip due ASAP!

Science: Upload your summer tech project to your wiki portfolios. You will put your tech project on your “science” page and title it “Summer Project”! If your project is not a tech project, you will bring this into the classroom to share. If you have a tech project, you will be sharing from your wiki portfolio page on Thursday. Our kids have been posting to the wiki already in class, but I do realize they may forget how! If that happens, there is a link on the blog for tech help and you can also encourage your child to call his/her buddy. We will be using the wiki to post work a lot, so it is important for us to practice!!!

Language Arts: We are working on our Me You See writing in class!

3rd Grade Math:
HL 1.13
Completed review due tomorrow with a parent signature
Tomorrow we will go over the review in preparation for our math test on Friday!
Students will bring the review home tomorrow as a study guide for the test on Friday.
All students must turn in their review on Friday in order to take the test.
Unit 1 Test is Friday
Students can use their math journal, home link book and Student Reference Book for additional practice of unit 1 skills!

How to take online tests:
Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)
Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins

4th Grade Math:
JP 33-35 SL 2.3 Today we played a fun place value game in class. It can be found on JP 32. If you and your child have time, feel free to play! Geo-Museum projects are due on October 11th! You are welcome to borrow a Geo-Template from me if you need one!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!
Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

9/28/2010

Today was a Terrific Tuesday inside of room 204! We had the best time reviewing our study of Maria Isabel this morning and working on our Me You See brainstorming. In the afternoon we took a moodle test on the story “My Name is Maria Isabel”. This was our first moodle test and Mr. Whitmer was there to help us navigate the site as well. You can access the test results at home! We also had some time to practice keyboarding. I taught the class how to upload their summer tech projects to the wiki today. I reviewed this today. Tonight, please upload your summer tech project to your wiki portfolios rather than emailing them. You will put your tech project on your “science” page and title it “Summer Project”! If your project is not a tech project, you will bring this into the classroom to share. If you have a tech project, you will be sharing from your wiki portfolio page on Thursday. Today we enjoyed Engineering Tech and Swimming!

Some of us have mail today!

*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

We swim on Tuesday and Thursday! Bring all necessary swim items for these days!

Here's what we have for you today:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Science: Upload your summer tech project to your wiki portfolios. You will put your tech project on your “science” page and title it “Summer Project”! If your project is not a tech project, you will bring this into the classroom to share. If you have a tech project, you will be sharing from your wiki portfolio page on Thursday.

Language Arts: We are working on our Me You See writing in class!

3rd Grade Math:
HL 1.11 due Wed
Review due Thursday
Get review signed by a parent tonight
Unit 1 Test is Friday
Students can use their math journal, home link book and Student Reference Book for additional practice of unit 1 skills!

How to take online tests:
Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)
Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins
4th Grade Math:
JP 30-31 SL 2.2 Geo Museums are due on October 11th! You are welcome to borrow a geo-template from me if you need it!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!
Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

9/27/2010

It was a marvelous Monday in room 204! This morning we learned about how to form a perfect paragraph. We compared this to a yummy hamburger! We also started sharing our Me You See items. In the afternoon we experimented with how sound travels from pace to place. We experimented with aluminum foil, string and a meter stick. Tonight students have science homework for their tech summer project. Please read the directions detailed below for science.
Some of us have mail today!

*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Science: Upload your summer tech project to your wiki portfolios. You will put your tech project on your “science” page and title it “Summer Project”! If your project is not a tech project, you will bring this into the classroom to share. If you have a tech project, you will be sharing from your wiki portfolio page on Thursday.

Language Arts: We are working on our Me You See writing in class!

3rd Grade Math: Hl 1.10 and JP 22 (We completed journal page 22 as a class.)
How to take online tests:
Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)

Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins

4th Grade Math: Today was a very busy day in math! We started Unit 2 and had a lot of fun with it! I assigned a project called “Geometry Museum” and it is due on October 11th. Your child is borrowing a geo-template to complete this project. Please make sure it is returned to me when you finish your project! Tonight’s homework is to get your test letter signed and to complete JP 28-29 and SL 2.1 (you only need 5 examples on the study link, but you are welcome to include more!)


REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!
Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

9/24/2010

It was great to see so many parents at Back to School Night! Thank you for your support and sharing your amazing children with me each day! It was my please to meet with you. I wanted to give you an update on the Valentine Party date. The Valentine’s Party will take place on Monday, February 14th, from 2:20-3:15. Happy weekend to you!

It was a fantastic Friday in room 204! This morning we investigated how to produce sounds using a tuning fork. We explored with our sound group and made a video to teach others how to use a tuning fork. Look for our videos on the wiki. In the afternoon we learned how to upload our videos and take digital pictures for our moodle profile. Finally, we went to the media center for check out and then Spanish!

Some of us have mail today!
*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:


3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Language Arts: We received directions for our first writing assignment. The directions are attached to a plastic ziplock bag and should be coming home today with your child. Students will bring in 5 objects representative of them. This is due Monday, September 20th. Remember, the objects must fit inside of the ziplock bag. Ex. Golf ball, picture of a pet, necklace, etc.

3rd Grade Math: JP 19 (We finished half of this as a class today) and HL 1.9 (Enjoy this game with an adult.)
How to take online tests:
Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)
Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins

4th Grade Math: None

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!
Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

9/23/2010

This was a thrilling Thursday for us. This morning we finished our mini-unit on test-taking skills and the kids did the best job with it. This afternoon we did some more work the story “My Name is Maria Isabel” and audacity. You can visit our wikis to see what we have been doing!!! I look forward to seeing everyone tonight at Back to School Night!!! In the afternoon we went to Engineering Tech and Swimming.

Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is TONIGHT, September 23. Our schedule for the evening is as follows:

6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail today!

*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Social Studies: Explore using Audacity at home. Let the “How to” videos guide you. The link is on my blog under “frequently visited places”.


3rd Grade Math: HL 1.6 and JP 15-16
How to take online tests:
Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)

Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins

4th Grade Math: JP 26-27

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

9/22/2010

What a great day we had inside room 204! This morning we began our exploration of sound. The student mission was to record sounds from around the building. They chose sounds that you hear every day. We used Audacity and a laptop to record and then exported the sound clips as MP3s and post them on our wiki. Tomorrow we will see if our classmates can guess our mystery sounds! In the afternoon we began working on a fall district writing assignment and then went to Spanish and Engage.

Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is TOMORROW (Thursday), September 23. Our schedule for the evening is as follows:

6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail today!

*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Social Studies: Explore using Audacity at home. Let the “How to” videos guide you. The link is on my blog under “frequently visited places”.

Language Arts: We received directions for our first writing assignment. The directions are attached to a plastic ziplock bag and should be coming home today with your child. Students will bring in 5 objects representative of them. This is due Monday, September 20th. Remember, the objects must fit inside of the ziplock bag. Ex. Golf ball, picture of a pet, necklace, etc.
3rd Grade Math: HL 1.8

A few students will need to take the online tests tonight at home. Those students who don’t do it tonight will have an opportunity in success center today.

Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)

Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins

4th Grade Math: Today our Unit 1 review was due. We spent a lot of time in class going over it and asking great questions! Tomorrow we will turn it in. Our Unit 1 test will be tomorrow. Part of our Unit 1 test is going to be an addition and subtraction fact test. There will be 100 problems for them to complete in five minutes and they will be mixed between addition and subtraction. If your child does not have these facts mastered, please help him/her find a good method for studying!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

9/21/2010

Today was a terrific Tuesday in room 204! This morning we worked on test taking skills. In the afternoon we created an audacity response to the story “My name is Maria Isabel” and posted this to our wiki. We also enjoyed Eng. Tech and Swimming in the afternoon.

Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is THURSDAY, September 23. O
ur schedule for the evening is as follows:
6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail today!

*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day



Language Arts: We received directions for our first writing assignment. The directions are attached to a plastic ziplock bag and should be coming home today with your child. Students will bring in 5 objects representative of them. This is due Monday, September 20th. Remember, the objects must fit inside of the ziplock bag. Ex. Golf ball, picture of a pet, necklace, etc.

3rd Grade Math: HL 1.7 and JP 11-12 (most students finished 11 in class)
A few students will need to take the online tests tonight at home. Those students who don’t do it tonight will have an opportunity in success center today.

Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)
Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins


4th Grade Math: Your Unit 1 review is due tomorrow and our Unit 1 test will be on Thursday. Please come to class with your review complete so we can go over it together! Part of our Unit 1 test is going to be an addition and subtraction fact test. There will be 100 problems for them to complete in five minutes and they will be mixed between addition and subtraction. If your child does not have these facts mastered, please help him/her find a good method for studying!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.

9/20/2010

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! This morning we learned test taking skills! In the afternoon we went to the media center and for a Meet the Counselor” session. Mrs. Nast and Ms. Sivwright were there to talk to the students and make connections. In the afternoon we read and discussed “My Name is Maria Isabel”! Afterwards, we went to Engage.

Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is THURSDAY, September 23. Our schedule for the evening is as follows:

6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail today!

*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Social Studies: Explore using Audacity at home. Let the “How to” videos guide you. The link is on my blog under “frequently visited places”.

Language Arts: We received directions for our first writing assignment. The directions are attached to a plastic ziplock bag and should be coming home today with your child. Students will bring in 5 objects representative of them. This is due Monday, September 20th. Remember, the objects must fit inside of the ziplock bag. Ex. Golf ball, picture of a pet, necklace, etc.

3rd Grade Math: HLP 11 and JP 8 (We did this page in class together) and take 2 online tests (addition and subtraction)!

How to take the online math tests:
Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)

Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins

4th Grade Math: Today your child received his/her first pop quiz. It is graded and ready for you to look at. Please sign it as this is part of your child’s homework. You will then get it back in his/her math folder. Tonight we also have JP 25 and SL 1.8. Finally, I handed out the Unit 1 review. This review is due on Wednesday and our Unit 1 test will be on Thursday. Part of our Unit 1 test is going to be an addition and subtraction fact test. There will be 100 problems for them to complete in five minutes and they will be mixed between addition and subtraction. If your child does not have these facts mastered, please help him/her find a good method for studying!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

9/17/2010



Happy Constitution Day! I missed the kids so much yesterday! While I did learn a lot, it was hard to be away! This morning we learned about the importance of our Constitution. This afternoon we met with Mr. Whitmer and experimented with a program called “Audacity.” Ask your child about it! We will be using it a lot in our upcoming science unit on Sound!!! If you want to play with it, you can download it for free online! We also started bucket filling today. Ask your child to share the details of this with you. Have a great weekend…

Dates to Remember:
Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is September 23. Our schedule for the evening is as follows:
6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail today!

*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Social Studies:
Explore using Audacity at home. Go to the “How to” videos link on our blog and follow along.

Explore using Audacity at home. Let the “How to” videos guide you.Language Arts: We received directions for our first writing assignment. The directions are attached to a plastic ziplock bag and should be coming home today with your child. Students will bring in 5 objects representative of them. This is due Monday, September 20th. Remember, the objects must fit inside of the ziplock bag. Ex. Golf ball, picture of a pet, necklace, etc.

3rd Grade Math: Study multiplication facts 2-3 for 10 minutes
4th Grade Math: If your child did not get Wednesday’s fact tests signed, please make sure he/she does so to earn credit for this assignment! We will have our Unit 1 test on Thursday the 23rd. To prepare for this test, you will want to do your homework, ask questions in class, and study your addition and subtraction facts!!! Tonight’s homework: Give your parents the yellow letter I handed out. JP 16, 20 SL 1.6 (The “Try This” section on the Study Link is optional)

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

9/15/2010

The day was awesome! Tonight is the ice cream social! It will be a great time. I will be at Ignite training tomorrow and will be back into the classroom on Friday!
Our school planners will not be ready for a couple weeks, so your child is bringing home a temporary planner. Part of your child's homework each night is to have you sign that planner. Please do so each day so I know you are aware of each night's homework.

Dates to Remember:

Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is September 23.
6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail today!

*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Language Arts: We received directions for our first writing assignment. The directions are attached to a plastic ziplock bag and should be coming home today with your child. Students will bring in 5 objects representative of them. This is due Monday, September 20th. Remember, the objects must fit inside of the ziplock bag. Ex. Golf ball, picture of a pet, necklace, etc.

3rd Grade Math: HL 1.3
Please make sure your child is practicing his/her addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts for 10-15 minutes each day!
4th Grade Math: None
REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

9/13/2010

Today was a marvelous Monday in room 204. This morning we created and linked our student portfolio subject pages on our wiki. We also added our Wordle! Have your child take you to their wiki page tonight. In the afternoon we worked on our All About Me poster and conducted a buddy interview. We also had our first fire drill. Our co-curricular class today was Engage!

Our school planners will not be ready for a couple weeks, so your child is bringing home a temporary planner. Part of your child's homework each night is to have you sign that planner. Please do so each day so I know you are aware of each night's homework.

Dates to Remember:
Picture Day is Tuesday, September 14th.
Ice Cream Social is September 15th
Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is September 23.
6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail today!

*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!



Here's what we have for you today:

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Language Arts: Bring a picture for your All About Me poster if you forgot it today. Please bring one that can be cut and laminated to a poster.

3rd Grade Math: HL page 6 and JP 3 (Most students finished JP 3 in class.)
Please make sure your child is practicing his/her addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts 0-10 if he/she needs the practice!


4th Grade Math: We had a great day in math! Tonight’s homework is JP 6-8 and SL 1.3. Please make sure your child is practicing his/her addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts if he/she needs the practice!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

9/10/2010

We had a fantastic Friday in room 204! Today we went to the media center for orientation and book checkout! This afternoon we started working on our ALL ABOUT ME web! Students are using posters to tell “fun facts” about themselves. Students will want to bring in a picture of themselves (with anyone or alone) for the poster on Monday. We will be displaying these next week! Have a great weekend!

Our school planners will not be ready for a couple weeks, so your child is bringing home a temporary planner. Part of your child's homework each night is to have you sign that planner. Please do so each day so I know you are aware of each night's homework.


Dates to Remember:
Picture Day is Tuesday, September 14th.
Ice Cream Social is September 15th
Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is September 23.
6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail today!

*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!



Here's what we have for you today:

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day


Language Arts: Bring a picture for your All About Me poster on Monday.

3rd Grade Math: Get the SRB hunt that we completed together in class on Thursday and Friday signed by a parent and keep at home.

4th Grade Math: JP 4-5 SL 1.2

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

9/09/2010

Today was a thrilling third day in room 204! I absolutely love this class. They are the most cooperative workers! This morning we had a blast creating our own Wordle. Ms. Llewellyn came in and helped us, too. We learned how to create a Wordle, take a screen shot, crop in word, copy into PPT and save as a JPEG. We also learned to print to the color printer. You will see our Wordle Posters on our lockers and wikis soon. In the afternoon, we started creating our own informational posters with our buddies. We also went to Eng. Tech and Swim today. Get ready for a fantastic Friday!

Our school planners will not be ready for a couple weeks, so your child is bringing home a temporary planner. Part of your child's homework each night is to have you sign that planner. Please do so each day so I know you are aware of each night's homework.


Some of us have mail today!

*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Language Arts: Bring Chapter Book!

Social Studies: None

3rd Grade Math: Please share the green letter with your parents tonight. Get a parent signature and keep the letter at home for a reference. You do not need to return the signature.

4th Grade Math:

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:
We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

9/08/2010

Today was an awesome second day of school! This morning we had the most fun learning about the 3 E’s and how to ensure that each one is valued. This class is amazing and we are having the best time getting to know our learning community. Yesterday we had a Town hall meeting with Mr. Hartley and Mrs. Chinn to introduce the BCS theme of Being G.E.E.K ed (Global Education Engaging Kids)
This is a year where we are going to have fun taking risks and pushing ourselves forward.

This afternoon we met with our Ed. Tech teacher and our Spanish teacher. Get ready for a thrilling Thursday!

Please check your child's Blue Take Home Folder today for all the mail he/she received. It's a lot, but it's important, so please go over it all!

Our school planners will not be ready for a couple weeks, so your child is bringing home a temporary planner. Part of your child's homework each night is to have you sign that planner. Please do so each day so I know you are aware of each night's homework.


All of us have mail today!

*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

3rd Grade Reading: 25 minutes each day

4th Grade Reading: 35 minutes each day

Language Arts: Bring Chapter Book!

Social Studies: None

3rd Grade Math: Today we received our student reference book (SRB). The SRB will be staying at home with you as a reference guide for the year. Each student was assigned a book they will return at the end of the year. We also have a newer set of SRB’s for the classroom. Please be aware that this edition is older than the Math Journal and Home Link book. Students also received their homelink book. I told the kids that these live, eat and breath in the binder! The homelink books are hole-punched and should be bound by the three rings. The students will work inside of the binder when using the home link book. This will ensure that it doesn’t get lost! Tomorrow we will be exploring these journals!

4th Grade Math: Today we received our fourth grade Student Reference Books! The kids will keep these at home until June. Please know that they are an older edition so the page numbers may not match your child’s math book all the time. However, this is an excellent resource for you to keep at home! Your child received a Student Reference Book Hunt today. This needs to be completed and signed by Monday the 13th! Today we also took a practice multiplication timed test. By the end of the year, your child should be able to complete 100 facts in 5 minutes. If this was not the case today, it is always a good idea to practice with him/her for a few minutes a day! Tomorrow we will receive our journals and study links!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!


Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:
We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Engineering Technology/Art and PE
Wednesdays: Spanish and Ed Tech
Thursdays: Engineering Technology/Art and PE
Fridays: Spanish

9/07/2010

IT WAS THE BEST FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL EVER!!!

Welcome back everyone! We had the most amazing first day ever! It was a very productive day, and we had the best time making new friends. Get ready for another fantastic day tomorrow!

Please check your child's Blue Take Home Folder today for all the mail he/she received. It's a lot, but it's important, so please go over it all!

Our amazing school planners will not be ready for a couple weeks, so your child is bringing home a temporary planner. Part of your child's homework each night is to have you sign that planner. Please do so each day so I know you are aware of each night's homework.


All of us have mail today!

*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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

3rd Grade Reading: 25 minutes each day

4th Grade Reading: 35 minutes each day



REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!



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



Here’s what we have for you today…


3rd Reading: 20 minutes

4th Reading: 30 minutes

3rd Math: None

4th Math: None

Bring Chapter Book!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!

Bring HEALTHY Snack!

Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:
We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

9/02/2010

WELCOME TO THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR AT BCS!!

There are a few things we want you to know right away!!!

• It is always a good idea to check our blogs DAILY! They will tell you what your child’s homework is, some things we did that day, and if there is anything else you need to know!
http://www.butzinbcs.blogspot.com
http://www.mrsfrishman.blogspot.com

• The “resources” section on our 3/4 Digital BCS website has not yet been updated. Not all assignments on it are current. We are updating this page at this time. If you would like to visit it to check for an assignment, the username is “bcsstu” and the password is “cobra”.

• Picture Day is Thursday, September 14th! You received information about it in your registration packet.

• The Ice Cream Social is on Friday, September 15th at 6:30-8:00pm! We hope to see you there!

• “Back to School Night” for parents will be held on Thursday, September 23rd. Please mark your calendars. We will give you more information as the night gets closer!

• 3/4 Summer Packets are due on Wednesday, September 30th. PLEASE DO NOT SEND THEM IN EARLY!!! Go to the following address for more details: http://www.bcsonline.info/Parent_Resources/Summer.html

• Feel free email us at us at any time!
Scarlet Butzin sb07bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
Julie Frishman jf08bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us

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