We swim tomorrow and have mail to share with you tonight! Students may bring in treats for the Sign of the Beaver movie that we will be watching tomorrow afternoon. We will be comparing the book to the movie and students may enjoy treats during this time. Get ready for a fabulous Friday.
Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: We finished Sign of the Beaver Ch 20
Science: Science Lab
Math: (3rd): Review for Unit 5 assessment tomorrow
Co-curricular class: Art and Swimming
Here’s What We Have for You:
Orchestra Hall Slip due ASAP
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 23rd and 30th
Spelling:
Homework due 1/20 and Test 1/20 @ school
3rd Grade Math:
We took our unit 5 assessment today! Students will be focusing on multiplication fact 7 this week. Students will need to work for 10 minutes on Multiplication - skill builders F-7. Review with your child their online score for the previous 5 multiplication timed quiz. Some students need to continue reviewing those skills as well.
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:
We took our Unit 5 test today! I will be able to give it back on Monday. Tonight’s homework is 10 minutes of IXL. We are focusing on the multiplication skills under section D.
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!
