Thank you so much for helping make my birthday so special! Mrs. Deighan brought in cupcakes for my birthday this afternoon as a surprise! It was such a sweet treat and surprise for the class.
Thank you...thank you...thank you!
This morning we worked so hard with our Michigan studies partner on our wiki! Using our research notes, we worked on our ecosystems script with our buddy during co-teaching this afternoon. We also worked in our ecosystem book clubs at the end of the day! It was a Marvelous Monday!
The spring conference sign-up sheet is outside of our classroom doors. Please plan on signing up by Monday, March 12th as this will help your child plan for his/her conference.
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).
Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Ecosystem Book Clubs
Math: (3rd): Extended Multiplication and Division Facts
Co-curricular class: Engineering Tech
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 7.4 and 7.5
IXL skill builders for facts 5/6 for 10 minutes
Take online timed 5/6 multiplication fact tests BEFORE 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:
JP 204-204 SL 7.8 Tonight you need to find Activity Sheets 5 and 6 in the back of your journal. Cut out the 32 fraction cards on the dotted lines. Fill in the fractions on the back of each card. Put them in a Ziploc bag and bring them to class. We need them in class tomorrow!
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!
