We had a terrific Tuesday! This morning we worked in our book clubs. I was so impressed with each group’s performance today. In the afternoon, we learned how to create an gif file and upload it to our wiki from Inspiration. We also enjoyed Spanish and Engage today. I look forward to a wonderful Wednesday.

Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Book Clubs
Science: Environmental Center Field Trip
Math: (3rd): Quadrangles
Co-curricular class: Spanish and Engage

Here’s What We Have for You:

Read 20/30 minutes

Spelling:
Homework due Feb 8
W will take the test in class on Feb 8.


Writing:
Incoming Student Friendly Letter due February 8

3rd Grade Math:
JP 156, 159 SL 6.6

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:
HL 6.3
Practice 8 facts for 15 minutes
Take online timed test before Friday

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!

What an awesome Monday! This morning we worked in our Book Club groups! Our genre focus for this book club is character development. In the afternoon, we enjoyed reading and responding to the paragraph practice “The Day It Rained Chocolate Pudding.” on our wiki pages. Tonight your child will share the friendly letter writing assignment for incoming third graders. Have a great evening!

Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Paragraph Practice Response
Science: Ecosystems
Math: (3rd): Triangles
Co-curricular class: Eng. Tech

Here’s What We Have for You:

Read 20/30 minutes

Spelling;
Homework Due Feb 8. We will take the test in class this day.

Writing: Friendly Letter due Feb 8. A letter detailing this assignment is coming home with your child.


3rd Grade Math:
HL 6.2
Study multiplication fact 8 for 15 minutes each day this week.
Take online focused timed x 8 quiz by 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 151-154 and SL 6.5 ON JP 153, the “Try This” sectional is optional!

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!

Our visit to Bloomfield Hills Nature Center was today! Check out the following link and ask your child to tell you all about what they learned from the trip: http://www.isleroyalewolf.org/wolfhome/home.html

Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: None
Science: Environmental Center Field Trip
Math: (3rd): Triangles and IXL math fact practice
Co-curricular class: Spanish and Engage

Here’s What We Have for You:

Read 20/30 minutes

Reading to the Superbowl Coupons are due on: Jan. 30th

3rd Grade Math:
Take online timed x 7 quiz by Friday.
Thatquiz.org homework is due on Friday morning. Ask your child to share this with you tonight. It will require you to go online with your child to review quizzes.

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 148-149 SL 6.4 On JP-149, you only need to go through problem #6. We also have three online tests and the codes are EZOD0058, LKLE6283, and WHXE0647.
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!

Field Trip on Thursday(tomorrow) to the nature center. STUDENTS NEED TO BRING A BAG LUNCH. We will eat in our classrooms and will not be here for our regular lunch schedule. We will be outside for a portion of the morning. Please dress WARMLY (coat, hat, gloves, waterproof boots).

What a wonderful Wednesday! This morning we made a storyboard based on a novel excerpt. We are practicing writing step-by-step. In the afternoon we visited the science lab. It was exciting to combine our aquarium and terrarium to make an ecocolumn. We made observations and added isopods to our terrarium.

Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Step by Step Writing Story Board
Science: Science Lab
Math: (3rd): Angles
Co-curricular class: Art and Swimming

Here’s What We Have for You:

Moodle Quiz Homework: This was due Wednesday with parent signature

Read 20/30 minutes

Paragraph Practice:
“The Day It Rained Chocolate Pudding” was 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


3rd Grade Math:
Take online timed x 7 quiz by Friday.
Thatquiz.com homework is due on Friday. Ask your child to share this with you tonight. It will require you to go online with your child to review quizzes.

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 144-147 SL 6.3

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!

We had a very exciting day! This morning we focused on step-by-step writing during writer”s workshop. We have some amazing writers. In the afternoon we enjoyed a birthday treat from Anna! Happy 9th birthday Anna!

Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Step by Step Writing
Science: Wiki Observations
Math: (3rd): Parallel Lines
Co-curricular class: Spanish and Engage

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


3rd Grade Math:
Practice 7 x test for 15 minutes
Go to IXL and practice for 15 minutes
Take online timed 7 fact test by Friday!
You can achieve a high score with lots of practice!

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 141-143 SL 6.2 Please use the traditional long division method and ignore the other method that you are asked to use! We also have 10 minutes of IXL. You can choose the skills you want to focus on, but I recommend Multiplication and Division!

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!

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!

We swim tomorrow and have mail to share with you tonight! Students may bring in treats for the Sign of the Beaver movie that we will be watching tomorrow afternoon. We will be comparing the book to the movie and students may enjoy treats during this time. Get ready for a fabulous Friday.

Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: We finished Sign of the Beaver Ch 20
Science: Science Lab
Math: (3rd): Review for Unit 5 assessment tomorrow
Co-curricular class: Art and Swimming

Here’s What We Have for You:

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 23rd and 30th


Spelling:
Homework due 1/20 and Test 1/20 @ school

3rd Grade Math:
We took our unit 5 assessment today! Students will be focusing on multiplication fact 7 this week. Students will need to work for 10 minutes on Multiplication - skill builders F-7. Review with your child their online score for the previous 5 multiplication timed quiz. Some students need to continue reviewing those skills as well.

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:
We took our Unit 5 test today! I will be able to give it back on Monday. Tonight’s homework is 10 minutes of IXL. We are focusing on the multiplication skills under section D.

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!

This morning we had the best time reading Sign of the Beaver and preparing for our science lab observation. You can look on our wiki to see all of the cool things we learned about the life in our aquarium and terrarium. Get ready for a thrilling Thursday!

Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver Ch 20
Science: Science Lab
Math: (3rd): Review for Unit 5 assessment tomorrow
Co-curricular class: Art and Swimming

Here’s What We Have for You:

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 23rd and 30th


Spelling:
Homework due 1/20 and Test 1/20 @ school

3rd Grade Math:
Take the focused timed test for 6 facts online due tomorrow. I will not count the one posted yesterday as it was not focused on the 6 facts.
Practice BEFORE you log in to take the online quiz.
HL 5.12
Signed Review due tomorrow
Unit 6 Test 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:
Study your review tonight along with your multiplication and division facts! We have our Unit 5 test tomorrow! We will turn in our review tomorrow as well!

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!

This morning in writers workshop, we worked with our writing buddy on creating sensory details for our writing piece. Afterwards, we picked a few to add to our writing. This really made an impact on our writing allowing us to really use our five senses when describing things in our writing.

Today, your child is bringing home a permission slip for the Orchestra Hall. Please ask your child to share this with you tonight!
Our class turned in all of the Choice Hour forms before the deadline! Yippie! They are so proud and ready to celebrate with a fun movie. Students will be bringing home a permission slip for the movie voted on by the class. Please ask your child to share this with you tonight.

Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver Ch 19
Science: Wiki Observation Postings
Math: (3rd): More Decimals (5.11)
Co-curricular class: Spanish and Engage

Here’s What We Have for You:


Orchestra Hall Slip due

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 17th , 23rd, and 30th

Nature Center Field Trip and Movie permission slips are due ASAP!

Spelling:
Homework due 1/20 and Test 1/20 @ school

3rd Grade Math:
Take online timed 6 multiplication fact quiz due tomorrow! Practice BEFORE you log in to take the online quiz.
HL 5.11
Signed Review due tomorrow
Unit 6 Test Thursday

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 15 minutes of IXL. I want the kids to focus on the multiplication practice (skills D1-D18) and when those are finished, we can choose any skills we want! Today the kids and I spent a lot of time practicing traditional multiplication and partial-products multiplication. Your child has a paper in his/her green math folder to show you some of this practice! We decided to make our review due tomorrow and our test is now Thursday!

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!

Our fieldtrip to the Detroit Historical Museum was both fun and educational. Our docent commented on how much information the students already knew...a nice compliment! Thank you so much to Ms. Alexander, Mr. Stebbins, Ms. Hurley, Ms. Juriga, Mr. Coyer, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Deighan and Mr. Richardson for joining us on the trip. We could not have enjoyed it without you!!

Remember, there is no school for students on Monday.

The homework due is posted below!

What an exciting day in room 204…our aquarium plants and animals arrived today! In the afternoon, we built our aquariums and added the plants, snails and mosquito fish. We will add some pics to our wiki to share with you next week! This afternoon we had time to read more of our novel!

Our class turned in all of the Choice Hour forms before the deadline! Yippie! They are so proud and ready to celebrate with a fun movie. Students will be bringing home a permission slip for the movie voted on by the class. Please ask your child to share this with you tonight.

Field Trip Friday: I currently have the families of Alexander, Stebbins, Hurley, Juriga, Coyer, Ryan, Deighan and Richardson joining us on the trip. Please meet in the media center at 9:00 for an overview of the day. Join us in the classroom afterwards and begin boarding busses at 9:15. You will want to bring a bag lunch for this trip. We plan to return around 1:45. Thanks for joining us.
Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver Ch 18
Science: Aquarium Observation
Math: (3rd): How Wet? How Dry? 5.10
Co-curricular class: Spanish and Engage

Here’s What We Have for You:
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 17th , 23rd, and 30th

Nature Center Field Trip and Movie permission slips are due ASAP!

Spelling:
Homework due 1/20 and Test 1/20 @ school

3rd Grade Math:
3rd Grade Parents: Please review the 6 facts with your child each day for 10 minutes. Each week students have been learning a new fact. Last week our focus was multiplication by 5. Students will master these with 10 minutes of practice for 6 consecutive days. If you quiz your child daily, it will be so helpful when they take the timed test on Wednesday.

Review due Wednesday
Get review signed
Unit 5 Test Thursday
IXL for 30 minutes by Tuesday - You need to focus on multiplication fact 6 in IXL for 30 minutes! After you have mastered fact 6, work on any other skill in IXL.

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:
All homework assigned today is due Tuesday! We have our Unit 5 review and 30 minutes of IXL. I want you to focus on the multiplication skills (D1-D18) during that half hour. If you finish all of them, you can move on to any skills you choose! We also have four online tests due Tuesday and the codes are IASZ2464, FMES3099, ITUK6799, and OZGX9190. Our Unit 5 test will be on Wednesday the 18th!

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!

What an exciting day in room 204…our aquarium plants and animals arrived today! In the afternoon, we built our aquariums and added the plants, snails and mosquito fish. We will add some pics to our wiki to share with you next week!

Our class turned in all of the Choice Hour forms before the deadline! Yippie! They are so proud and ready to celebrate with a fun movie. Students will be bringing home a permission slip for the movie voted on by the class. Please ask your child to share this with you tonight.

Field Trip Friday: I currently have the families of Alexander, Stebbins, Hurley, Juriga, Coyer, Ryan, Deighan and Richardson joining us on the trip. Please meet in the media center at 9:00 for an overview of the day. Join us in the classroom afterwards and begin boarding busses at 9:15. You will want to bring a bag lunch for this trip. We plan to return around 1:45. Thanks for joining us.
Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver Ch 18
Science: Aquarium Observation
Math: (3rd): How Wet? How Dry? 5.10
Co-curricular class: Spanish and Engage

Here’s What We Have for You:
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 17th , 23rd, and 30th

Nature Center Field Trip and Movie permission slips are due ASAP!

Spelling:
Homework due 1/20 and Test 1/20 @ school

3rd Grade Math:
Review due Wednesday
Get review signed
Unit 5 Test Thursday
IXL for 30 minutes by Tuesday - You need to focus on multiplication fact 6 in IXL for 30 minutes! After you have mastered fact 6, work on any other skill in IXL.

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:
All homework assigned today is due Tuesday! We have our Unit 5 review and 30 minutes of IXL. I want you to focus on the multiplication skills (D1-D18) during that half hour. If you finish all of them, you can move on to any skills you choose! We also have four online tests due Tuesday and the codes are IASZ2464, FMES3099, ITUK6799, and OZGX9190. Our Unit 5 test will be on Wednesday the 18th!

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!

Our class turned in all of the Choice Hour forms before the deadline! Yippie! They are so proud and ready to celebrate with a fun movie. Students will be bringing home a permission slip for the movie voted on by the class. Please ask your child to share this with you tonight. In the afternoon, we built our awesome terrariums. Inside of these we have planted alfalfa, grass and mustard seeds. We are curious as to which will germinate first!

Field Trip Friday: I currently have the families of Alexander, Stebbins, Hurley, Juriga, Coyer, Ryan, Deighan and Richardson joining us on the trip. Please meet in the media center at 9:00 for an overview of the day. Join us in the classroom afterwards and begin boarding busses at 9:15. You will want to bring a bag lunch for this trip. We plan to return around 1:45. Thanks for joining us.

Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver Ch 17
Science: Building Terrarium
Math: (3rd): Decimals for Metric Measurements 5.9
Co-curricular class: Art and Swimming

Here’s What We Have for You:
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 17th , 23rd, and 30th

ALL Field Trip Forms due Wednesday! (Nature center and Detroit Historical Museum)

Spelling:
Homework due 1/20 and Test 1/20 @ school

3rd Grade Math:
Take online timed multiplication quiz on 5 (Remember, you will want to practice BEFORE logging in and taking the online quiz.)
Finish JP 118 that we started in class
HL 5.9

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’s homework is JP 135-136 and a traditional multiplication packet with 16 problems to complete using the traditional method. There is NO study link today! We also have 30 minutes of IXL due tomorrow. I want you to focus on the multiplication skills (D1-D18) during that half hour. If you finish all of them, you can move on to any skills you choose! Our Unit 5 test will be on Wednesday the 18th!

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!

It was a terrific Tuesday in room 204! This morning we started our new study of Ecosystems on the wiki in groups! It is going to be the most exciting science unit. Tomorrow we will be going into the lab to explore. In the afternoon, we learned more about the exciting life of Matt in the Sign of the Beaver and reviewed for our social studies quiz tomorrow.
Field Trip Friday: I currently have the families of Alexander, Stebbins, Hurley, Juriga, Coyer, Ryan, Deighan and Richardson joining us on the trip. Please meet in the media center at 9:00 for an overview of the day. Join us in the classroom afterwards and begin boarding busses at 9:15. You will want to bring a bag lunch for this trip. We plan to return around 1:45. Thanks for joining us.
Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver
Science: K and W for Ecosystem using Wikispaces
Social Studies: Review for quiz on Wednesday
Math: (3rd): Exploring Decimals 5.8
Co-curricular class: Spanish and Engage

Here’s What We Have for You:
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 17th , 23rd, and 30th

ALL Field Trip Forms due Wednesday! (Nature center and Detroit Historical Museum)

Spelling:
Homework due 1/20 and Test 1/20

Social Studies:
TCI Chapter 3 Quiz Wednesday; Review due Wednesday

3rd Grade Math:
Online Quiz "Decimal Identification" due Wednesday
HL 5.8
Study 5 multiplication facts for 10 minutes
Take online 5 multiplication quiz by Thursday!

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:
If you did not get your pop quiz signed last night, please do so tonight! We have a Multi-Digit Multiplication Homework packet due tomorrow that the kids need to complete using the traditional multiplication method. We also have JP 132-133 and SL 5.10 due tomorrow. On JP 132, the kids only need to complete #1. We have 30 minutes of IXL due by Thursday. I want you to focus on the multiplication skills (D1-D18) during that half hour. If you finish all of them, you can move on to any skills you choose! Our Unit 5 test will be on Wednesday the 18th

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!

Our Monday has been Marvelous! I am so proud of our amazing class….they have been such great team players. Today you will see a few letters coming home in the folder. We are starting a reading challenge that allows us to work towards a Superbowl Party! Ask your child to share the detailed letter with you tonight.

Field Trip Friday: I currently have the families of Alexander, Stebbins, Hurley, Juriga, Coyer, Ryan, Deighan and Richardson joining us on the trip. Please meet in the media center at 9:00 for an overview of the day. Join us in the classroom afterwards and begin boarding busses at 9:15. You will want to bring a bag lunch for this trip. We plan to return around 1:45. Thanks for joining us.
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Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver
Social Studies: Review for quiz on Wednesday
Math: (3rd): Place Value in Decimals 5.7
Co-curricular class: Art

Here’s What We Have for You:
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 17th , 23rd, and 30th


Field Trip Forms due TUESDAY! A new form is coming today for the nature center trip. There is no fee for this event. Detroit Historical Field Trip form was due Monday. A few students need to bring this in Tuesday.

Social Studies:
TCI Chapter 2 Quiz Monday
Review came home on 1/4/12

3rd Grade Math:
Online Quiz "Decimal Identification" due Wednesday
HL 5.7 due tomorrow
We are taking a multiplication quiz on 5 this Thursday. Study your 5 x facts for 5 minutes each day so that you are ready for this on Thursday!
Some students did not complete 15 minutes of IXL multiplication over the weekend and are doing it today during success center.

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:
We had four online tests due today! We got our pop quizzes back today. They are due with a signature tomorrow! We have a paper called, “Unit 5 Measurement Practice” that is due tomorrow along with JP 130-131 SL 5.9. We have 30 minutes of IXL due by Thursday. I want you to focus on the multiplication skills (D1-D18) during that half hour. If you finish all of them, you can move on to any skills you choose! I am planning to test this Unit on the 17th or 18th. We have so many new skills so I don’t want to rush it and I will give you an exact test date as soon as I know!


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!

Our day was fantastic! This morning we enjoyed visiting the school spelling bee. Lots of students practiced spelling the words as the participants spelled them. It was a very exciting challenge for us. BCS has some amazing spellers. Have a wonderful weekend!

Field Trip Friday: I currently have the families of Alexander, Stebbins, Hurley, Juriga, Coyer, Ryan, Deighan and  Richardson joining us on the trip. Please meet in the media center at 9:00 for an overview of the day. Join us in the classroom afterwards and begin boarding busses at 9:15.  You will want to bring a bag lunch for this trip.  We plan to return around 1:45.  Thanks for joining us. 


Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver
Social Studies: Review for quiz on Monday
Math: (3rd): Squares, Rectangles and Triangles
Co-curricular class: Swim

Here’s What We Have for You:
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.

Detroit Historical Field Trip form due ASAP with check

Social Studies:
TCI Chapter 2 Quiz Monday
Review came home on 1/4/12

3rd Grade Math:
Go onto IXL and practice multiplication facts for 15 minutes. Mrs. Butzin will see your total on Monday morning. You must log 15 minutes. Of course you can work longer!


Choice Hour Selection Form: Due ASAP

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 started learning the traditional multiplication method! While the kids will need to be able to demonstrate the partial-products method, I am encouraging them to use the traditional method as much as possible. The kids have a paper that they need to complete for Monday. Also due Monday is JP 126-129 SL 5.8 and online tests. The codes are QCYT8258, ISOY9281, VWOM4917, and XYVX0220.


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!

Chaperones Needed: We are looking for 3 chaperones for our field trip to the Detroit Historical Museum on the 13th (next Friday). We will leave around 9 and return by 2. If you can join us, please me! Thanks so much! I currently have the families of Alexander, Stebbins, Hurley, Juriga and Richardson joining us on the trip.

This morning we enjoyed finding sensory details in the story “Owl Moon” by Jane Nolen. We are learning to add sensory details to our writing and found so many good ideas from this beautifully written book. In the afternoon, we spent time reviewing for our quiz on Monday in Social Studies. WE also enjoyed reading “Sign of the Beaver”. Our class received the choice hour selection forms. These are due back by Friday for our class. We are trying to win a contest with Mrs. Frishman's class!

Subjects taught today:
Writer’s Workshop: Finding Sensory Details in “Owl Moon”
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver
Math: (3rd): Writing and Ordering Numbers
Co-curricular class: Spanish and Engage

Here’s What We Have for You:
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.

Detroit Historical Field Trip form due ASAP with check

Social Studies:
TCI Chapter 2 Quiz Monday
Review came home on 1/4/12

3rd Grade Math:
HL 5.6
Take online multiplication

Choice Hour Selection Form: Due ASAP

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 had a pop quiz on extended multiplication! I will have them graded by tomorrow or Monday. Today’s homework is JP 124-125 SL 5.7 We have online tests due Monday and the codes are QCYT8258, ISOY9281, VWOM4917, and XYVX0220.


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!

We are having a wonderful Wednesday in room 204! This morning we learned about appositives and forming plural nouns. In the afternoon we reviewed for a Social Studies quiz that we will have next week. Today we received a letter detailing plans for our upcoming field trip to the Detroit Historical Museum. Our class received the choice hour selection forms. These are due back ASAP for our class. We are trying to win a contest with Mrs. Frishman's class!

Subjects taught today:
Writer’s Workshop: Paragraph Practice Ideas
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver
Math: (3rd): Writing and Ordering Numbers
Co-curricular class: Art and Swimming

Here’s What We Have for You:
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.

Field Trip form due ASAP with check

Social Studies:
TCI Chapter 2 Quiz Monday
Review came home on 1/4/12


3rd Grade Math:
HL 5.5
Study multiplication fact 4 for 10 minutes
Take online quiz for multiplication fact 4 by Friday

Choice Hour Selection Form: Due ASAP

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 121-123 SL 5.6, please take time to review SL 5.2 for at least 5 minutes! We have online tests due Monday and the codes are QCYT8258, ISOY9281, VWOM4917, and XYVX0220.


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!

Welcome Back and Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday break with your friends and family. I am so happy to be back at school with our amazing class. Today, everyone enjoyed sharing holiday experiences with writing buddies. We have one class of amazing writers!

Our class received the choice hour selection forms today. These are due back on Wednesday (1/4/12) for our class. We are trying to win a contest with Mrs. Frishman's class!

PRECUT BOTTLES NEEDED: We are in need of a few more precut 2 terrarium and aquarium sets. If you are able to complete this before Thursday, that would be great! We have a few bottles at school. If you can help with this, please email me! We plan to begin our THRILLING unit on Ecosystems on Monday. Kids will be getting their own terrarium and aquarium for their group, which will house real live plants and real live animals!!! Thanks to those of you who have precut the 2 liter bottles for our unit


Subjects taught today:

Writer’s Workshop: My Holiday Break
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver
Math: (3rd): Populations
Co-curricular class: Spanish and Engage

Here’s What We Have for You:
3rd Grade Math:
HL 5.4
Study multiplication fact 4 for 10 minutes
Take online quiz for multiplication fact 4 by Friday


Choice Hour Selection Forms: Due Wednesday

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:
If you did not get your test letter signed, please do so. JP 110-111 SL 5.2 SL 5.3. We also have online tests due Thursday. The codes are PGSV4084, LOBP5172, BEUT0954, and CSQI8845.
.


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!