What an exciting Monday! Today we met our crickets and isopods and introduced them to their new terrarium life. We also started our Sign of the Beaver tech extension and will be completing this over the next few days. On Thursday, we go to the Environmental Center from 12:15-2:30. Students will want to have a bag lunch for this day. We will be eating lunch in our classroom. Today your child is bringing home an assignment called “Moodle Quiz Homework #1.” Please help him/her complete this and turn it back in to me by Wednesday, January 25th!
Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver Test
Science Lab: Crickets and Isopods
Math: (3rd): Line Segments, Rays and Lines
Co-curricular class: Art
Here’s What We Have for You:
Moodle Quiz Homework: Due Wednesday with parent signature
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. 30th
Spelling:
Homework due 1/20 and Test 1/20 @ school
3rd Grade Math:
HL 6.1
Get test signed and show to Mrs. Butzin tomorrow!
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:
Our Unit 5 tests came back today. Please get the letter signed tonight and show me the signature tomorrow! Today we spent a large part of our math class learning the “Traditional Long Division” method. This is what you and I grew up with when we went through school. The kids have a packet coming home that needs to be finished tomorrow. Every problem should be completed using the traditional method. I have told the kids that we will be ignoring any other directions in this unit when we are asked to divide. They are excited about that!
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!
