4/11/2012

What a wonderful Wednesday! This morning we completed our district writing assessment. Afterwards, we enjoyed Math, Engineering Tech, Swimming, and Social Studies! Thank you guys for another great day!!!

Choice hours will be announced at the end of this week and will begin on Monday the 16th.



Here’s What We Have for You:
We are swimming now on Wednesday and Friday.

Read 20/30 minutes

Spelling:


Spelling City:
Remember click log in and click log out for each activity to register on your account. To see what your teacher sees on the site, click on “My Records” after logging in.


3rd Grade Math:
IXL skill builders for 15 minutes – If you don’t sign in and out, your time is not recorded.
Take online timed multiplication test before Tuesday

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:
Tonight’s homework is JP 252-254 SL 9.2. Also due tomorrow are two online tests and the codes are VWKR7960 and TDXJ2570. Due on Monday is the second side of SL 9.1 The kids have a survey to complete and they need to ask 5 people each question. They are not allowed to ask any teachers at BCS! If you did not get your Unit 8 test letter signed, please do so for tomorrow. If you have time, it is always a great idea to practice IXL. Right now we are focusing on mastering skills B1, C1, D1, and E1 before choosing skills on your own!

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!

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