It was a terrific Tuesday in room 204! This morning we started our new study of Ecosystems on the wiki in groups! It is going to be the most exciting science unit. Tomorrow we will be going into the lab to explore. In the afternoon, we learned more about the exciting life of Matt in the Sign of the Beaver and reviewed for our social studies quiz tomorrow.
Field Trip Friday: I currently have the families of Alexander, Stebbins, Hurley, Juriga, Coyer, Ryan, Deighan and Richardson joining us on the trip. Please meet in the media center at 9:00 for an overview of the day. Join us in the classroom afterwards and begin boarding busses at 9:15. You will want to bring a bag lunch for this trip. We plan to return around 1:45. Thanks for joining us.
Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver
Science: K and W for Ecosystem using Wikispaces
Social Studies: Review for quiz on Wednesday
Math: (3rd): Exploring Decimals 5.8
Co-curricular class: Spanish and Engage
Here’s What We Have for You:
Read 20/30 minutes
Paragraph Practice:
“The Day It Rained Chocolate Pudding” due January 25 – You will post this to your wiki and tag it to the class LA page.
Reading to the Superbowl Coupons are due on: Jan 17th , 23rd, and 30th
ALL Field Trip Forms due Wednesday! (Nature center and Detroit Historical Museum)
Spelling:
Homework due 1/20 and Test 1/20
Social Studies:
TCI Chapter 3 Quiz Wednesday; Review due Wednesday
3rd Grade Math:
Online Quiz "Decimal Identification" due Wednesday
HL 5.8
Study 5 multiplication facts for 10 minutes
Take online 5 multiplication quiz by Thursday!
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:
If you did not get your pop quiz signed last night, please do so tonight! We have a Multi-Digit Multiplication Homework packet due tomorrow that the kids need to complete using the traditional multiplication method. We also have JP 132-133 and SL 5.10 due tomorrow. On JP 132, the kids only need to complete #1. We have 30 minutes of IXL due by Thursday. I want you to focus on the multiplication skills (D1-D18) during that half hour. If you finish all of them, you can move on to any skills you choose! Our Unit 5 test will be on Wednesday the 18th
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!
