What a marvelous Monday. This morning we began our “Thanksgiving Guest Peer Writing” with our buddy. We brainstormed a famous person both partners would like to invite for dinner. Next partners talked about the dinner using their 'creative juices'. Students began drafting the paragraph on the wiki. In the afternoon, we continued drafting our peer writing. We also enjoyed working on our natural disaster news report in imovie. Finally, we learned more about our community in social studies. It was an amazing day full of fun and learning!
We are all set with field trip volunteers for the Rouge Plant Tour on Friday, December 9. Chaperones will meet in the media center at 8:50 for an overview of the trip with Mrs. Reepmeyer. You will then meet us in the room at 9:00 and we will load the bus for departure. Chaperons will ride the school bus with the class and bring a bag lunch for the day. We will return around 1:30. Our chaperone families for the day are:
Alexander
Stebbins
Hurley
Coyer
Deighan
Bordoley
Wiltgen
Richardson
Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Thanksgiving Dinner Peer Writing Activity
Math: (3rd): Map Scale
Social Studies: Communities
Co-curricular class: Art
Here’s What We Have for You:
Language Arts:
Finish your Thanksgiving Guest Peer paragraph on the wiki.
- Go to the Class Language Arts wiki page. Sign in. Create a new page (top right corner) Give it a title (e.g your username and Thanksgiving guest)
- Tag it with you and your partner’s usernames, la, tguest (don’t forget the comma and space between each tag. Each word should turn into a blue bubble)
- Type your paragraph right on your new page. You can now both edit your work as you want and save. (One Wiki Glitch to Remember - don’t edit at te same time on the wiki)
Spelling:
Homework due on December 14. Students will test that day at school. Testing on spelling city should be done at school.
3rd Grade Math:
HL 4.9 due Tuesday
Get review signed by a parent tonight
3 online tests due Thursday
Review due Thursday
Unit 4 Test Friday
How to take online tests:
Go to my blog http://www.butzinbcs.blogspot.com/
Scroll down to “Places to Go and Explore”
Click on 3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Find your name and log in using your school password (this is in on a sticker in your planner)
Or, log into your school email and click on the emails (with a link) that have been sent to you.
3rd Grade End of Year Fact Expectations:
Students should have quick mental recall of the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/30 subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/50 multiplication facts in 3 mins
4th Grade Math:
SL 4.9 and 4.10
JP 100-105
4 online tests due Tuesday
To get to a student’s BPS email:
1. Go to the BPS homepage at http://www.birmingham.k12.mi.us/
2. Hover over the “Parents/Students” link on the top menu bar. A drop down menu will appear.
3. In the drop down menu, click on “Student Links.”
4. Click on the “Microsoft Outlook 2007” icon:
5. A pop-up for username and password will appear. The student’s username must be entered with the full extension -- username@birmingham.k12.mi.us . The password is the same password the students uses to login at school.
Spanish:
4th grade go to: http://kron11.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/
3rd grade go to: http://geisler10.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/home">http://geisler10.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/home
Please make sure your child has a good book with him/her each day! We usually have 15 minutes of silent reading time each day!
Please check your child's Blue Take Home Folder each day to check for mail, homework, and important information.
PLEASE INITIAL YOUR CHILD’S PLANNER EACH NIGHT SO I KNOW YOU ARE AWARE OF THE HOMEWORK AND EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOM!
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!!!
PLEASE SEND YOUR CHILD WITH A WATER BOTTLE!!! This helps a lot, so he/she does not have to leave
the room when thirsty! Your child is also welcome to keep healthy snacks in our classroom to eat any
time!
