Attention Fourth Grade Readers! The Battle of the Books will begin on Monday, October 29th! You will want to turn in your permission slip before that date so you can start reading on the 29th! Here is a link to the site that will provide you with all of the information you need! http://bcsbattle.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/
Lansing Field Trip is November 28 –permission slips due ASAP!
Students will be allowed to bring ANY electronic devices for this trip (DS/IPOD/KINDLE FIRE, etc). They will be responsible for these during the trip. There is no fee for this trip. Please return the signed permission slip and return it to school on Friday.
Scholastic Book Club ordering. It’s so easy! Click on the link in the Places to Go and Explore section (right hand side) Set up your own parent username and password and type in the following code for Butzin’s class: HDPNQ
There are various magazines available to order from.
https://orders.scholastic.com/HDPNQ
Order Due Date 10/23/12
Subjects taught today:
Math – Comparison Number Stories
Co curricular class: Spanish
Social Studies – Northeast Region
Gym/Swim Schedule: We gym/swim from 12:15-1:00pm on Thursdays and 9:25-10:10am on Fridays.
Here is what we have for you today:
Social Studies:
Get the study guide signed by a parent and return on Wednesday
Quiz on Wednesday
Lansing Field trip letter due ASAP
We are collecting Box Tops for education.
Goal setting due ASAP
Language Arts:
Bring Chapter Book
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes
Go onto Raz Kids and read a book this week! Of course you can do more if you would like! Students have a label in the planner with the password.
Raz Kids Teacher Username: butzin
3rd Grade Math:
JP 42, 44
HL 2.6
IXL for 10 minutes (focus on multiplication)
We took a timed multiplication quiz today in class. Those students who didn’t score 70 percent or higher will need to keep practicing. The score will not be recorded until 70 percent is mastered. Next Monday, we will take a timed test on multiplication facts 4. Students need to practice 5-10 minutes a day in order to be prepared for the quiz on Monday. We can do this!
Try setting up your own practice quizzes on thatquiz.org. You do not log in to set up practice quizzes. Just click the area you would like to study and click on the no. of questions/level/timing settings you want to try.
To get to thatquiz.org click on the link under Frequently Visited Places:
• Click on your name
• Type in your school password (no username needed)
• Position one hand over the numbers on your keyboard and the other hand to click Enter or Submit with the mouse.
Click on your name and use your school password to log in and take the assigned tests.
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 End of Year fact expectations:
Students should have quick mental recall of the following number of facts by the end of the year: 50 addition/50 subtraction facts in 2 mins and 100 division/multiplication facts in 5 mins
4th Grade Math:
Today the kids were excited to get their Unit 2 tests back! Please get your test letter signed to show me tomorrow and then you will be free to keep the test. Also due tomorrow are JP 60 SL 3.2 and SL 3.3. On Wednesday we have two online tests due. The codes are HFXV4822 and NTMF5980.
Important Reminders:
• School starts at 8:20. Students should be in their homeroom seat by this time.
• Please bring 3 sharp pencils to class every day.
• Bring a water bottle and two healthy snacks every day.
• Bring a chapter book every day.
