Spring is quickly approaching, and Spring brings the excitement of Student-Led Conferences at BCS! This year you will spend 40 minutes at your child’s conference, and we can assure you an experience that will leave you glowing with pride! Student-Led Conferences will be held on March 21st and 22nd from 1:00pm – 4:00pm and 5:00pm – 8:00pm (your child will have a half-day of school both days). They will take place in your child’s homeroom as well as his/her partner teacher’s classroom. On Monday, March 5th, your child’s homeroom teacher will post the sign- up sheets for conferences. Please plan on signing up by Monday, March 12th as this will help your child plan for his/her conference. We look forward to seeing you soon at the Student-Led Conferences!
Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Ecosystems Book Clubs
Math: (3rd): Parenthesis
Co-curricular class: Engineering Tech
Battle of the Books Day is Friday, March 2! We have 10 fourth grade participants. I am so proud of them!
Here’s What We Have for You:
Conference Sign Up outside of our classroom door – Monday March 5th
Read 20/30 minutes
Writing:
Paragraph Practice “My Life” is due March 13
Spelling:
Homework due March 12 (Monday)
We will take the test in class on March 12 (Monday)
3rd Grade Math:
HL 7.3
Study facts 3 and 4 for 10 minutes on IXL (skill builders)
Take timed 3 and 4 multiplication fact tests by Friday. Practice before you take the test!
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:
Today we spent our entire class reviewing fractions and how to create common denominators. This is NOT an easy skill. Ask your child to show you the two pages we worked on together to accomplish this task. We will review this many more times! Tonight’s homework is JP 200 SL 7.6 as well as the online tests assigned yesterday. This is all due tomorrow. The codes for the tests are ANBB0606, JVYX4010, and YDWN6488.
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!
