Happy Birthday to our friend, Connor! We celebrated his 9th birthday today with Mrs. Fields!!!

Today was awesome! I have the best class, and I love coming to school because of the wonderful students I get to work with each day! We started our study of communities today and enjoyed creating a mental map and sketch map of room 204 in the BCS community. Thank you, boys and girls, for being the best community of friends and learners!

Thursday we will have MEAP testing. We will also have it next week on Tuesday and Thursday. Your child does not need to do anything to prepare except get a good night’s rest and eat a good breakfast. We may not have time for a snack so it is important for your child to eat well in the morning!

Have a great night!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

Environmental Center Field Trip Letter due tomorrow! Return only the bottom portion only signed by a parent!

GOAL SETTING FORMS ARE DUE ON Thursday!!!

Choice Hour selection sheets due Friday!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes –Complete your reading log on your wiki

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes - Complete your reading log on your wiki

Goal Setting: Letters came home October 6th. They are due back on October 15th .

Language arts:
A packet of OPTIONAL extensions relating to our Journeys Unit has been sent home with your child. THESE ARE ALL OPTIONAL!


Science:
A packet of OPTIONAL extensions relating to our Land and Water Unit has been sent home with your child. THESE ARE ALL OPTIONAL!


Math:
3rd Grade:
HL 2.8 due Friday! We worked on our homework for 10 minutes in class.

Go to Mrs. Butzin’s blog and take the timed multiplication math test. The password is in your child’s planner. Students should have the quiz completed by Monday morning!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website on ourBlog. It is great for practicing all facts!

4th Grade Math: We presented some geo-museums today and will finish on Friday. Get your test letter signed. JP 53-55 SL 3.1




IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD TO BRING SHARPENED PENCILS TO SCHOOL EACH DAY!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
These are due October 14th!
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

Upcoming events:
A 3/4 Coffee with the Principal has been scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd at
9:00 am in the Cafeteria. Please join us as Adam Hartley openly addresses any questions
and concerns you might have.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We are swimming on Tuesday and Thursday. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined



Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art

Today was a very successful MEAP day! The student completed part 1 and 2 of the reading section and a short written response. There was no math today. In the afternoon, we went swimming and enjoyed learning some Spanish. Tomorrow is a regular school day and goal setting forms are due.

Thursday we will have MEAP testing. We will also have it next week on Tuesday and Thursday. Your child does not need to do anything to prepare except get a good night’s rest and eat a good breakfast. We may not have time for a snack so it is important for your child to eat well in the morning!
Have a great night!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

GOAL SETTING FORMS ARE DUE ON Thursday!!!

Choice Hour selection sheets due Friday

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes –Complete your reading log on your wiki

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes - Complete your reading log on your wiki

Goal Setting: Letters came home October 6th. They are due back on October 15th .

Language arts:


Science:
none

Math:
3rd Grade:
HL and MB 2.7 due WEDNESDAY! IF you did not take your test online, do so tonight!

Go to Mrs. Butzin’s blog and take the timed multiplication math test. The password is in your child’s planner. Students should have the quiz completed by Monday morning!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website on ourBlog. It is great for practicing all facts!

4th Grade Math: Geo-Museums were due today. We will start presenting them tomorrow. If your child forgot his/her checklist or rough draft, please have him/her bring it tomorrow to class! Tonight’s homework is to study multiplication facts for five minutes. You will get your test back tomorrow or Friday (no math today or Thursday because of the MEAP)



IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD TO BRING SHARPENED PENCILS TO SCHOOL EACH DAY!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
These are due October 14th!
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

Upcoming events:
A 3/4 Coffee with the Principal has been scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd at
9:00 am in the Cafeteria. Please join us as Adam Hartley openly addresses any questions
and concerns you might have.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We are swimming on Tuesday and Thursday. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined



Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology g Technology

We had such a fabulous Monday! Today in science we talked about glaciers and how the erosion they cause is different from the erosion a stream causes. WE also learned about where our drinking water comes from. In Language Arts, we finished talking about the story, “Grandfather’s Journey” and we took a short quiz on it. It is time to select new choice hours for the second quarter! The forms are coming home today in your child’s mail. The packets are now online for you to view. Please return the sheet by Friday! Happy evening!

Choice Hour selection letters are coming home today!

We begin swimming on Tuesday for 6 weeks!


Here’s what we have for you tonight:

GOAL SETTING FORMS ARE DUE ON Thursday!!!

Choice Hour selection sheets due Friday

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes –Complete your reading log on your wiki

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes - Complete your reading log on your wiki

Goal Setting: Letters came home October 6th. They are due back on October 15th .


Language arts:
Today we took our quiz on Grandfather’s Journey. After we have taken a quiz on all four stories in the theme, the results will come home to you. You can also have your child show you online if he/she remembers how to get on moodle!
Memoirs are coming home today. Please read the attached paper, sign and return the memoir.


Science:
none

Math:
3rd Grade:
HL and MB 2.7 due WEDNESDAY! IF you did not take your test online, do so tonight!

Go to Mrs. Butzin’s blog and take the timed multiplication math test. The password is in your child’s planner. Students should have the quiz completed by Monday morning!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website on ourBlog. It is great for practicing all facts!

4th Grade Math: Geo-Museums are due tomorrow. Please turn in the checklist along with your project. Tonight’s homework is to study multiplication facts for five minutes. You will get your test back on Wednesday or Friday (no math on Tuesday or Thursday because of the MEAP)


IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD TO BRING SHARPENED PENCILS TO SCHOOL EACH DAY!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
These are due October 14th!
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

Upcoming events:
A 3/4 Coffee with the Principal has been scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd at
9:00 am in the Cafeteria. Please join us as Adam Hartley openly addresses any questions
and concerns you might have.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We swim for the next six weeks. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined



Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology g Technology

It was a fabulous Friday in room 204! Today we went to the science lab and planted mustard seeds and rye grass seeds in our land and water models. Once they grow, we will be able to see how vegetation affects land and water!

We begin swimming on Tuesday for 6 weeks!

Remember that 3/4 Coney Bingo Night is tonight! Please come for an evening of fun!


Here’s what we have for you tonight:

GOAL SETTING FORMS ARE DUE ON Thursday!!!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes –Complete your reading log on your wiki

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes - Complete your reading log on your wiki

Goal Setting: Letters came home October 6th. They are due back on October 15th .


Language arts:
We are almost finished talking about our second story and then we will take a short quiz on it next week. After we have taken a quiz on all four stories in the theme, the results will come home to you. You can also have your child show you online if he/she remembers how to get on moodle!

Memoirs were due FRIDAY! Ask your child if he/she finished in class! If he/she did not, please help your child edit the rough draft and finish the final copy and the checklist. In the final copy packet, there should be a paragraph on each page and a picture on each page. They can also decorate the covers. Right now we are just working on complete sentences, capital letters in all the right places, and neatness! If your child needs “final copy paper,” please have him/her ask me!


Science:
Get water cycle test signed and return on Monday.

Math:
3rd Grade:
HL 2.5
Go to Mrs. Butzin’s blog and take the timed multiplication math test. The password is in your child’s planner. Students should have the quiz completed by Monday morning!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website on ourBlog. It is great for practicing all facts!

4th Grade Math: Study your addition and subtraction facts for ten minutes. Study your multiplication facts for ten minutes. We will have fact tests on Monday along with our Unit 2 tests. Geo-Museums must be turned in on Tuesday the 13th along with the checklist.

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD TO BRING SHARPENED PENCILS TO SCHOOL EACH DAY!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
These are due October 14th!
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

Upcoming events:
A 3/4 Coffee with the Principal has been scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd at
9:00 am in the Cafeteria. Please join us as Adam Hartley openly addresses any questions
and concerns you might have.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We swim for the next six weeks. Please send your child with swim supplies on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined



Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

Today we added a reading log to our wiki page! Ask your child to share it with you tonight. Each day, students will access the wiki from home and record the book and number of minutes read. We are so excited to use this electronic log. Students can access the wiki from our blog. In the science lab today, we created an aerial drawing of our stream table with scientific labels including the following: delta, floodplain, tributary, mouth, valley, canyon and stream channel.


GOAL SETTING FORMS ARE DUE ON THE 15TH!!!

Our first book order is due October 14th! The book order letter and magazines are coming home today!
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

Some of us have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes –Complete your reading log on your wiki

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes - Complete your reading log on your wiki


Goal Setting: Letters came home October 6th. They are due back on October 15th .


Language arts:

We are almost finished talking about our second story and then we will take a short quiz on it next week. After we have taken a quiz on all four stories in the theme, the results will come home to you. You can also have your child show you online if he/she remembers how to get on moodle!

Memoirs were due FRIDAY! Ask your child if he/she finished in class! If he/she did not, please help your child edit the rough draft and finish the final copy and the checklist. In the final copy packet, there should be a paragraph on each page and a picture on each page. They can also decorate the covers. Right now we are just working on complete sentences, capital letters in all the right places, and neatness! If your child needs “final copy paper,” please have him/her ask me!


Science:
Water cycle quiz tomorrow! Your child brought home a review sheet on Monday! Please initial this review and have him/her turn it in before the quiz on Friday!

Math:
3rd Grade:
HL 2.4
Write a plan for studying your math facts at the bottom of the parent letter
Get parent letter signed and return bottom portion



Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Reviews went home yesterday and they are due tomorrow! The geo-museums due date has been extended to Tuesday the 13th. Our Unit 2 test will be on Monday the 12th. This test will include an addition and subtraction fact test as well as a multiplication fact test. Both will have 100 problems and the kids will be timed for five minutes on each one.





REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
These are due October 14th!
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

Upcoming events:
•3 / 4 Coney Bingo Night! Please come for an evening of fun! Friday October 9th

Price: $5.50 per person includes Coney Dog, chips, drink and a cookie. Extra Coney Dog $1.50. Bingo Fun & Candy prizes included! No family would ever be excluded for financial reasons. Please contact Adam Hartley if you need assistance at ah07bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us Questions: contact Dawn Walton 248-855-1910 or dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net


A 3/4 Coffee with the Principal has been scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd at
9:00 am in the Cafeteria. Please join us as Adam Hartley openly addresses any questions
and concerns you might have.



IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined



Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

Today was a super day! We worked so hard and enjoyed the last of our summer project presentations!

Our first book order is due October 14th! The book order letter and magazines are coming home today!
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

We have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

Goal Setting: Letters came home October 6th. They are due back on October 15th .



Language arts:
Memoirs were due today! Ask your child if he/she finished in class! If he/she did not, please help your child edit the rough draft and finish the final copy and the checklist. In the final copy packet, there should be a paragraph on each page and a picture on each page. They can also decorate the covers. Right now we are just working on complete sentences, capital letters in all the right places, and neatness! If your child needs “final copy paper,” please have him/her ask me!

Science:
Water cycle quiz on Friday! Your child brought home a review sheet on Monday! Please initial this review and have him/her turn it in before the quiz on Friday! Today we also talked a lot about the process that utility companies use to get clean water to us. Very interesting!

Math:
3rd Grade: HL 2.1 Finish Journal Page 30.

Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Pop quizzes from last week were returned today. Please get them signed for tomorrow! Tonight’s homework also includes JP 38-39 SL 2.5. The geo-museums due date has been extended to Tuesday the 13th. Our Unit 2 test will be on Monday the 12th. This test will include an addition and subtraction fact test as well as a multiplication fact test. Both will have 100 problems and the kids will be timed for five minutes.



REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
These are due October 14th!
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

Upcoming events:
•3 / 4 Coney Bingo Night! Please come for an evening of fun! Friday October 9th

Price: $5.50 per person includes Coney Dog, chips, drink and a cookie. Extra Coney Dog $1.50. Bingo Fun & Candy prizes included! No family would ever be excluded for financial reasons. Please contact Adam Hartley if you need assistance at ah07bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us Questions: contact Dawn Walton 248-855-1910 or dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net


A 3/4 Coffee with the Principal has been scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd at
9:00 am in the Cafeteria. Please join us as Adam Hartley openly addresses any questions
and concerns you might have.



IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined



Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering T

Today was such a great day and a wonderful way to start our week! This morning we almost finished the summer project presentations. We have two more tomorrow. We have really been enjoying them!!! It is going to be a fabulous week!

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

We have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

Language arts:
Memoirs were due today! Ask your child if he/she finished in class! If he/she did not, please help your child edit the rough draft and finish the final copy and the checklist. In the final copy packet, there should be a paragraph on each page and a picture on each page. They can also decorate the covers. Right now we are just working on complete sentences, capital letters in all the right places, and neatness! If your child needs “final copy paper,” please have him/her ask me!

Science:
Water cycle quiz on Friday! Your child brought home a review sheet today! Please initial this review and have him/her turn it in before the quiz on Friday! Today we also talked a lot about the process that utility companies use to get clean water to us. Very interesting!

Math:
3rd Grade: HL 2.1 Finish Journal Page 30.

Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Today we took a practice multiplication timed test. Please get that signed tonight. Tonight’s homework is JP 40-41 and SL 2.6. Be careful, we are skipping 2.5 until tomorrow! Our geo-museum projects are due on October 9th. If you are still not strong in your knowledge of addition, subtraction, or multiplication facts, please study them for ten minutes!!! I am estimating that our Unit 2 test will be on Monday the 12th. This test will include an addition and subtraction fact test as well as a multiplication fact test. Both will have 100 problems and the kids will be timed for five minutes.



REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Our first book order is due October 14th! The book order letter and magazines are coming home today!
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

Upcoming events:
•3 / 4 Coney Bingo Night! Please come for an evening of fun! Friday October 9th

Price: $5.50 per person includes Coney Dog, chips, drink and a cookie. Extra Coney Dog $1.50. Bingo Fun & Candy prizes included! No family would ever be excluded for financial reasons. Please contact Adam Hartley if you need assistance at ah07bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us Questions: contact Dawn Walton 248-855-1910 or dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net


A 3/4 Coffee with the Principal has been scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd at
9:00 am in the Cafeteria. Please join us as Adam Hartley openly addresses any questions
and concerns you might have.



IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined


Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

We had a fantastic Friday celebrating…
We celebrated Karis’s 9th birthday! Happy Birthday Karis! We also celebrated James as our Catch of the Week! We had a special visit from our great friend Kendall….it was such a celebratory day! We even had time to experiment with soil components and share summer projects. We will continue to share on Monday. We are learning so much from each other. Happy weekend to you!

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

We have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

Language arts:
Memoirs were due today! Ask your child if he/she finished in class! If he/she did not, please help your child edit the rough draft and finish the final copy and the checklist. In the final copy packet, there should be a paragraph on each page and a picture on each page. They can also decorate the covers. Right now we are just working on complete sentences, capital letters in all the right places, and neatness! If your child needs “final copy paper,” please have him/her ask me!


Math:
3rd Grade: None
Today we took our first unit assessment! Students needed to turn in their review today before the assessment.

Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Today we had our first pop quiz in math! It covered sections 2.1-2.3. You will get it back on Monday or Tuesday! Tonight’s homework is JP 36-37 SL 2.4 Our geo-museum projects are due on October 9th. If you are still not strong in your knowledge of addition, subtraction, or multiplication facts, please study them for ten minutes!!!



REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107

Upcoming events:
•3 / 4 Coney Bingo Night! Please come for an evening of fun! Friday October 9th

Price: $5.50 per person includes Coney Dog, chips, drink and a cookie. Extra Coney Dog $1.50. Bingo Fun & Candy prizes included! No family would ever be excluded for financial reasons. Please contact Adam Hartley if you need assistance at ah07bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us Questions: contact Dawn Walton 248-855-1910 or dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net


A 3/4 Coffee with the Principal has been scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd at
9:00 am in the Cafeteria. Please join us as Adam Hartley openly addresses any questions
and concerns you might have.



IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined



Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

We had such a fantastic day! I loved our visit to the science lab today. Today we talked about the different types of material that we have in our stream table model of land. Ask your child about the four main components of our soil! We also had time to present a few more summer projects. We are really enjoying them and will present more tomorrow!


*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

We have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

Language arts:
Memoirs are due Friday, October 2nd! Ask your child if he/she finished in class! If he/she did not, please help your child edit the rough draft and finish the final copy and the checklist. In the final copy packet, there should be a paragraph on each page and a picture on each page. They can also decorate the covers. Right now we are just working on complete sentences, capital letters in all the right places, and neatness! If your child needs “final copy paper,” please have him/her ask me!


Math:
3rd Grade:
Today we reviewed for our test tomorrow. I am sending the corrected review s home tonight as a study guide for students. The reviews are due tomorrow signed and corrected. Tonight’s homework also includes HL. 1.11.

Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Today we took a practice addition and subtraction fact test. Part of your homework is to get it signed by tomorrow! Tonight’s homework also includes JP 33-35 SL 2.3 If you did not get your test letter signed, do so tonight! “Geometry Museums” are due on October 9th!


Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th.

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107

Upcoming events:
•3 / 4 Coney Bingo Night! Please come for an evening of fun! Friday October 9th

Price: $5.50 per person includes Coney Dog, chips, drink and a cookie. Extra Coney Dog $1.50. Bingo Fun & Candy prizes included! No family would ever be excluded for financial reasons. Please contact Adam Hartley if you need assistance at ah07bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us Questions: contact Dawn Walton 248-855-1910 or dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net


A 3/4 Coffee with the Principal has been scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd at
9:00 am in the Cafeteria. Please join us as Adam Hartley openly addresses any questions
and concerns you might have.



IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined



Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

Today was a wonderfully fantastic day in room 204! Our science experiment was so exciting….take a look at the video! We are excited to begin our summer packet presentations tomorrow. We want to invite you to the annual Proud Dads meeting this Thursday, October 1st in the cafeteria at 6:45pm. The flag raising ceremony starts when you get there and dinner will be served. It is open to mom or dad or grandparents or any adult! Thanks for all your help to make BCS a better place! Look for a personal invitation in your child’s take home folder today!

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

Language arts:
Memoirs are due Thursday, October 1st! Ask your child if he/she finished in class! If he/she did not, please help your child edit the rough draft and finish the final copy and the checklist. In the final copy packet, there should be a paragraph on each page and a picture on each page. They can also decorate the covers. Right now we are just working on complete sentences, capital letters in all the right places, and neatness! If your child needs “final copy paper,” please have him/her ask me!


Math:
3rd Grade: JP 22 and SL 1.12; Review due tomorrow; Test Friday


Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Today’s homework is JP 30-31. For #5 E on JP 31, you are welcome to use a calculator. Today’s homework is also to study your addition and subtraction facts for five minutes as well as your multiplication facts for five minutes. If you did not get your test letter signed, do so tonight! “Geometry Museums” are due on October 9th!
!


Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th. Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!


REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107

Upcoming events:
•3 / 4 Coney Bingo Night! Please come for an evening of fun! Friday October 9th
Price: $5.50 per person includes Coney Dog, chips, drink and a cookie. Extra Coney Dog $1.50. Bingo Fun & Candy prizes included! No family would ever be excluded for financial reasons. Please contact Adam Hartley if you need assistance at ah07bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us Questions: contact Dawn Walton 248-855-1910 or dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net


A 3/4 Coffee with the Principal has been scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd at
9:00 am in the Cafeteria. Please join us as Adam Hartley openly addresses any questions
and concerns you might have.



IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined



Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

This morning we started our first reading theme of the year, “Journeys.” Today we built background details and tomorrow we will start reading the first story, Akaik, This morning we also went to a presentation done by our counselors. They taught us what they do in our school and how they can help us. Ask your child what he/she learned from our wonderful counselors! This afternoon we had a chance to read about some of our upcoming science experiments and learn about erosion. We will be back in the science lab tomorrow!!

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

Language arts:
Memoirs are due Thursday, October 1st! Ask your child if he/she finished in class! If he/she did not, please help your child edit the rough draft and finish the final copy and the checklist. In the final copy packet, there should be a paragraph on each page and a picture on each page. They can also decorate the covers. Right now we are just working on complete sentences, capital letters in all the right places, and neatness! If your child needs “final copy paper,” please have him/her ask me!


Math:
3rd Grade: Review due Thursday; Test Friday; On the last page of the review, you should get a parent to time you. Afterwards, have the parent record your time and score at the bottom of the page.

Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Today we got our tests back and went over them. Please get your test letter signed by tomorrow! We started Unit 2! Tonight’s homework is JP 28-29 SL 2.1. It asks you to use a Student Reference book, but be careful because the pages might not match up with the old SRB’s! “Geometry Museums” are due on October 9th!


Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th. Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!


REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107

Upcoming events:
•3 / 4 Coney Bingo Night! Please come for an evening of fun! Friday October 9th
Price: $5.50 per person includes Coney Dog, chips, drink and a cookie. Extra Coney Dog $1.50. Bingo Fun & Candy prizes included! No family would ever be excluded for financial reasons. Please contact Adam Hartley if you need assistance at ah07bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us Questions: contact Dawn Walton 248-855-1910 or dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net


A 3/4 Coffee with the Principal has been scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd at
9:00 am in the Cafeteria. Please join us as Adam Hartley openly addresses any questions
and concerns you might have.



IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined



Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

We’ve had a magnificent Monday in room 204! This morning we began our theme Journeys in language arts! We had a great discussion about how a journey can fill your life with new experiences. In the afternoon we finished our amazing Water Cycle drawings and learned about the effects of earthquakes and volcanoes on land. We will be sharing with you tonight the Time for Kids magazine that we read in class today. It has some great tips on going green to help save our environment. Get ready for a terrific Tuesday!

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:


3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

Language arts:
Memoirs are due Thursday, October 1st! Ask your child if he/she finished in class! If he/she did not, please help your child edit the rough draft and finish the final copy. In the final copy packet, there should be a paragraph on each page and a picture on each page. They can also decorate the covers. Right now we are just working on complete sentences, capital letters in all the right places, and neatness! If your child needs “final copy paper,” please have him/her ask me!


Math:
3rd Grade Study multiplication facts for 10 minutes
Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Study facts for 10 min.


Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th. Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!


REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107


UPCOMING EVENTS:
•3 / 4 Coney Bingo Night! Please come for an evening of fun! Friday October 9th
Price: $5.50 per person includes Coney Dog, chips, drink and a cookie. Extra Coney Dog $1.50. Bingo Fun & Candy prizes included! No family would ever be excluded for financial reasons. Please contact Adam Hartley if you need assistance at ah07bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us Questions: contact Dawn Walton 248-855-1910 or dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net


A 3/4 Coffee with the Principal has been scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd at
9:00 am in the Cafeteria. Please join us as Adam Hartley openly addresses any questions
and concerns you might have.



IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined



Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

It was such a fabulous Friday! Today we went to the science lab and made rain! Ask your child what the rain did to the land. We celebrated our catch of the week today! Riley treated us with the yummiest cupcakes! Thanks Riley!

Today we had our last day in class to work on our memoirs. Ask your child if he/she finished in class! If he/she did not, please help your child edit the rough draft and finish the final copy. In the final copy packet, there should be a paragraph on each page and a picture on each page. They can also decorate the covers. Right now we are just working on complete sentences, capital letters in all the right places, and neatness! If your child needs “final copy paper,” please have him/her ask me!

Have a wonderful weekend and get ready for a marvelous Monday! ☺

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:


3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

Language arts:
Memoirs are due Friday, October 2nd! Ask your child if he/she finished in class! If he/she did not, please help your child edit the rough draft and finish the final copy. In the final copy packet, there should be a paragraph on each page and a picture on each page. They can also decorate the covers. Right now we are just working on complete sentences, capital letters in all the right places, and neatness! If your child needs “final copy paper,” please have him/her ask me!


MATH:
3rd Grade: Study multiplication facts for 10 minutes
Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade: Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade: GeoMuseum Due Oct. 9


Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th. Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!


REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107


IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined



Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

Today was a thrilling Thursday in room 204! This morning we continued our hard work on our memoirs. Tomorrow will be our last day in class to work on them. If your child does not finish in class tomorrow, it will be coming home for homework! This afternoon we went to the science lab to talk about the experiment we will be doing tomorrow. We will be simulating rain! We also read an interesting article about how people use and conserve rain water. Ask your child about the many ways that people have found to conserve our water!


VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
-Swim Moms and Swim Mom Coordinator Needed
-Photo Coordinator
These are fun opportunities! Contact our room parent coordinator Stacey Mollison at ssmollison@gmail.com if you can help!


A Catch of the Week schedule came home with your child. It explained what we do with our “catch” for each week! Please keep the schedule in a special location at home.

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

We have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

Language arts:
-This week some of the students will be bringing home an “All About Me” memoir for and adult to proofread. Directions can be found on #4 on the writing checklist found in this packet.

Math:
3rd Grade Math: Hl 1.9; Study mult. facts 5-6 for 10 minutes
Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Review due tomorrow; Test Friday; GeoMuseum Due Oct. 9 and study facts for 5 minutes


Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th. Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!


REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107


IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

It was such a wonderful Wednesday! We did our first real science lab to start off our Land and Water Unit! Ask your child what we did!!! We continued our test-taking practice this morning and it will go on until Friday. We will be working on our memoirs again tomorrow!

Summer Packets are due on Wednesday, September 30th Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
-Swim Moms and Swim Mom Coordinator Needed
-Photo Coordinator
These are fun opportunities! Contact our room parent coordinator Stacey Mollison at ssmollison@gmail.com if you can help!


A Catch of the Week schedule came home with your child. It explained what we do with our “catch” for each week! Please keep the schedule in a special location at home.

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

Language arts:
-This week some of the students will be bringing home an “All About Me” memoir for and adult to proofread. Directions can be found on #4 on the writing checklist found in this packet.

Math:
3rd Grade Math: JP 16; Study mult. facts for 10 minutes
Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Review due Thursday; Test Friday; GeoMuseum due Oct. 9 and study facts for 5 minutes


Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th. Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!


REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107


IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined



Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

Today was a terrific Tuesday! This morning we worked hard in drafting and editing our Language Arts on our Memoirs. Afterwards, we continued test-taking practice. We will do this for 30 minutes each day this week to prepare for the MEAP test next month. Your child does not need to do anything else to prepare! In the afternoon we visited united streaming.com and became water cycle experts. We even created our own water cycle picture with labels. Tomorrow we will take our knowledge to the science lab where we will create our own water cycle models. We can’t wait!

Thank you! Thanks to all of the families who supplied us with Ziploc gallon size bags! We have just enough!

Summer Packets are due on Wednesday, September 30th Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
-Swim Moms and Swim Mom Coordinator Needed
-Photo Coordinator
These are fun opportunities! Contact our room parent coordinator Stacey Mollison at ssmollison@gmail.com if you can help!


A Catch of the Week schedule came home with your child. It explained what we do with our “catch” for each week! Please keep the schedule in a special location at home.

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

Language arts:
-This week some of the students will be bringing home an “All About Me” memoir for and adult to proofread. Directions can be found on #4 on the writing checklist found in this packet.

Math:
3rd Grade Math: HL 1.8 and MB 1.8; Study mult. facts for 10 minutes

Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Tonight’s homework is JP 25-26 SL 1.8. Today I handed out the review for Friday’s unit test. The review is due on Thursday and we will check it together in class on Thursday. Your child can keep it over night and will then turn it in on Friday before the test. Please help your child begin to study his/her addition and subtraction facts in preparation for the fact test that will accompany the unit test! Yesterday I assigned a project called, “Geometry Museum.” This project is due on October 9th and your child has all of the information necessary to complete it!


Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th. Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!


REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107


IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined



Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

We had a magnificent Monday! This morning we worked hard in Language Arts on our Memoirs. Ask your child what he/she is writing about in his/her memoir! Today we started some test-taking practice. We will do this for 30 minutes each day this week to prepare for the MEAP test next month. Your child does not need to do anything else to prepare! In the afternoon we spent a lot of time on our Land and Water unit. We are learning a lot about the water cycle to get our brains ready for our first experiment this week. Ask your child about the parts of the water cycle!!!

Thank you! Thanks to all of the families who supplied us with Ziploc gallon size bags! We have just enough!


Summer Packets are due on Wednesday, September 30th Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
-Swim Moms and Swim Mom Coordinator Needed
-Photo Coordinator
These are fun opportunities! Contact our room parent coordinator Stacey Mollison at ssmollison@gmail.com if you can help!


A Catch of the Week schedule came home with your child. It explained what we do with our “catch” for each week! Please keep the schedule in a special location at home.

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

3rd Grade Math: HL 1.7; Study mult. facts for 10 minutes

Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Tonight’s homework is JP 20 and SL 1.7. Today I also assigned a project called, “Geometry Museum.” This project is due on October 9th and your child has all of the information necessary to complete it! We are going to have our first unit test next Friday the 25th. Please help your child begin to study his/her addition and subtraction facts in preparation for the fact test that will accompany the unit test!

Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th. Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!


REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107


IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined



Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

Last night’s Back to School night was fabulous! Thank you for coming! If you were not able to attend, we will send the materials home in your child’s mailbox today! Everyone is also going to receive an updated copy of our powerpoint presentation as well in your child’s mail. If you have any questions about volunteer opportunities, please contact our room parent coordinator, Stacey Mollison at ssmollison@gmail.com. She knows everything!!!

This morning we worked hard on our current writing piece which is a memoir. The kids are doing a great job! This afternoon we talked about current events.


VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
-Swim Moms and Swim Mom Coordinator Needed
-Photo Coordinator
These are fun opportunities! Contact our room parent coordinator Stacey Mollison at ssmollison@gmail.com if you can help!

Gallon Size Baggies Needed:
We are in need of a few boxes of Gallon-sized Ziploc bags. If you are able to donate a box, this will be great for our science unit as well as a few other projects we have coming up!

A Catch of the Week schedule came home with your child. It explained what we do with our “catch” for each week! Please keep the schedule in a special location at home.

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

3rd Grade Math: Study mult. facts 1-5 for 10 minutes

Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Study all mult. facts for 10 minutes

Science: None

Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th. Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!


REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107


IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com


***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30
Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30
Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00
Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined

Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

2009-2010 Party Dates

Halloween
Friday, October 30th, Parade starts around 1:30

Holiday
Friday, December 18th, 12:30-1:30

Reading to Superbowl
Friday, February 5th, 10:00-11:00

Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 12:30-1:30

End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined

We had such a busy and productive day today! I can’t wait to see you tonight!
Happy Constitution Day!

Tonight is Back-to-School Night (for parents only). We will send the handouts home for you if you aren’t able to make it.

6:00 sign up for volunteer opportunities (hallway and room 204)
6:30 room 206 presentation by Mrs. Butzin and Mrs. Frishman
7:00 Media Center with Mr. Heartley and Mr. Heard


Gallon Size Baggies Needed:
We are in need of a few boxes of Gallon-sized Ziploc bags. If you are able to donate a box, this will be great for our science unit as well as a few other projects we have coming up!
Last week, you received see a Catch of the Week schedule. It explained what we do with our “catch” for each week! Please keep the schedule in a special location at home.

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

3rd Grade Math: HL 1.6 and JP 10; Study mult. facts 1-5 for 10 minutes Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: JP 16 and SL 1.6;

Science: None

Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th. Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!


REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.

Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

Tomorrow night is Back-to-School Night (for parents only). We will send the handouts home for you if you aren’t able to make it.
6:00 sign up for volunteer opportunities (hallway and room 204)
6:30 room 206 presentation by Mrs. Butzin and Mrs. Frishman
7:00 Media Center with Mr. Heartley and Mr. Heard



Today was a wonderful Wednesday! Wehad such a busy and productive day! This morning we worked hard in Language Arts on our first big writing assignment! We are writing memoirs all about ourselves and we are off to a great start! This afternoon we started talking about the water cycle in science. Ask your child what he/she remembers!

Gallon Size Baggies Needed:
We are in need of a few boxes of Gallon-sized Ziploc bags. If you are able to donate a box, this will be great for our science unit as well as a few other projects we have coming up!
Last week, you received see a Catch of the Week schedule. It explained what we do with our “catch” for each week! Please keep the schedule in a special location at home.

This week starting our first science unit on Land and Water. In order to do this, our class needs 9 2-liter bottles. The bottles must be clear and they must have a cap. If you can donate one, please send it in with your child! We also need 9 shoe boxes for this unit. If you can donate one, we would appreciate it. This is a wonderful unit and I thank you for your help in getting started!!!

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

About Me Poster: Posters are due TOMORROW.

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

3rd Grade Math: HL 1.5 and JP 9; Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today. We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: JP 12-13 and SL 1.5; Get fact test signed

Science: Bring 2 liter bottles and shoeboxes (see details above)

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107


IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


Back to School Night: Thursday, September 17th at 6:00pm (6:00pm is the time to sign up for volunteer opportunities. 6:30pm is the time for teacher presentations. At 7:00pm our principals will speak in the media center!)

Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th. Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!

Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

This morning we began our study of Land in Water in the cool ¾ science lab. The students did an amazing job working with their group members. Today we focused on team jobs and the expectations that we have of each other in the lab. Afterwards, we began thinking about what we already know and want to learn about land and water. In the afternoon we reviewed the structure of a “perfect paragraph”. We learned that a paragraph is like a hamburger! You need a top bun, yummy condiments including details like lettuce, tomato and pickles, and a bottom bun. Ask your child to tell you the details of a top and bottom bun. We used our knowledge and wrote some amazing paragraphs detailing our weekend. The students worked so hard today and I am proud so proud of them.


Last week, you received see a Catch of the Week schedule. It explained what we do with our “catch” for each week! Please keep the schedule in a special location at home.

This week starting our first science unit on Land and Water. In order to do this, our class needs 9 2-liter bottles. The bottles must be clear and they must have a cap. If you can donate one, please send it in with your child! We also need 9 shoe boxes for this unit. If you can donate one, we would appreciate it. This is a wonderful unit and I thank you for your help in getting started!!!

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

We all have mail today!

About Me Poster: Posters are due TOMORROW.

****Planner Scavenger Hunt was due today- Monday, September 14th. Please ask your child if he/she turned in this assignment! We have a few students who need to return these.

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

3rd Grade Math: HL 1.3 and 1.4; Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today.
We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: JP 9-11 and SL 1.4

Science: Bring 2 liter bottles and shoeboxes (see details above)

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107


IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


Back to School Night: Thursday, September 17th at 6:00pm (6:00pm is the time to sign up for volunteer opportunities. 6:30pm is the time for teacher presentations. At 7:00pm our principals will speak in the media center!)

Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th. Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!


Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

Today was an amazing Monday! This morning we started brainstorming for about our first Language Arts writing assignment! We will soon start writing memoirs all about us! Tomorrow we will review the structure of a “perfect paragraph” so we can do our best writing on our memoirs!


Last week, you received see a Catch of the Week schedule. It explained what we do with our “catch” for each week! In today’s mail you will get back the Planner Scavenger Hunt if your child turned it in today!


Soon we will be starting our first science unit on Land and Water. In order to do this, our class needs 9 2-liter bottles. The bottles must be clear and they must have a cap. If you can donate one, please send it in with your child! We also need 9 shoe boxes for this unit. If you can donate one, we would appreciate it. This is a wonderful unit and I thank you for your help in getting started!!!


*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

We all have mail today!

About Me Poster: Posters are due on Wednesday. These are now a homework assignment.

****Planner Scavenger Hunt was due today- Monday, September 14th. Please ask your child if he/she turned in this assignment! We have a few students who need to return these.

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

3rd Grade Math: HL pages 6-7; Students will keep their homelink and math journals in their binders. These will travel to and from school each day in the binder. Please help your child find a great permanent location for each of these in the binder if he/she did not in class today.
We will use each of these in class everyday!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: JP 6-8 and SL 1.3 Give parents your yellow letters and get one signed.

Science: Bring 2 liter bottles and shoeboxes (see details above)


Science: Summer packet due Sept 30th

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107


Have a great night and get ready for a Fabulous Friday!!!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.


Back to School Night: Thursday, September 17th at 6:00pm (6:00pm is the time to sign up for volunteer opportunities. 6:30pm is the time for teacher presentations. At 7:00pm our principals will speak in the media center!)

Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!


Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

Today was a fabulous Friday! What a great way to end our week! We had such a wonderful day!!! This morning we went to the media center for an orientation. This afternoon we had the chance to visit the media center for our first checkout day of the year! We will go almost every Friday to check out books. Ask your child if he/she checked anything out!

In your child’s mail, you will see a Catch of the Week schedule. It will explain what we do with our “catch” for each week!

Today your child wrote you a letter about the first week of school and he/she will give it to you today! If your child did not finish it, please ask him/her to finish it before giving it to you!

Soon we will be starting our first science unit on Land and Water. In order to do this, our class needs 9 2-liter bottles. The bottles must be clear and they must have a cap. If you can donate one, please send it in with your child! We also need 9 shoe boxes for this unit. If you can donate one, we would appreciate it. This is a wonderful unit and I thank you for your help in getting started!!!


*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

We all have mail today!

About Me Poster: We are working hard on posters in class. If your child does not want to draw his/her picture, he/she is welcome to bring in a picture. Ask your child if he/she wants to bring in a picture! Posters are due on Wednesday.

****Planner Scavenger Hunt is due on Monday, September 14th. Please go over it with your child after he/she completes it! It can always be turned in early!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

3rd Grade Math: Find numbers outside and around your home this weekend! You don’t need to write this down!

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Today’s homework is JP 4-5 and SL 1.2.

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107


Have a great night and get ready for a Fabulous Friday!!!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.

Ice Cream Social: Friday, September 11th at 6:30pm

Back to School Night: Thursday, September 17th at 6:00pm (6:00pm is the time to sign up for volunteer opportunities. 6:30pm is the time for teacher presentations. At 7:00pm our principals will speak in the media center!)

Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!


Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

Today was picture day! It was a fun way to start our day! Everyone looked great and I can’t wait to see the pictures when they get back to us! This morning we read a story called, “Have You Filled A Bucket Today?” Ask your child what it means to fill someone’s bucket or to dip into someone’s bucket! Mrs. Frishman and I will be hanging “buckets” next week for the kids to fill. Ask your child how we are going to do this! It is a fabulous activity that we are going to try all year.

Soon we will be starting our first science unit on Land and Water. In order to do this, our class needs 9 2-liter bottles. The bottles must be clear and they must have a cap. If you can donate one, please send it in with your child! We also need 9 shoe boxes for this unit. If you can donate one, we would appreciate it. This is a wonderful unit and I thank you for your help in getting started!!!

If you have 30-40 minutes to volunteer before next Tuesday, please let me know! Mrs. Frishman and I need volunteers to help unpack our science kits for the Land and Water unit! I am also looking for a copy mom to help once a week anywhere from 20-40 minutes!

*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

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!!!

We all have mail today!

We are working hard on posters in class. If your child does not want to draw his/her picture, he/she is welcome to bring in a picture. Ask your child if he/she wants to bring in a picture!

****Yesterday, your child brought home a pink piece of paper called a “Planner Scavenger Hunt.” This assignment is due on Monday, September 14th. Please go over it with your child after he/she completes it! It can always be turned in early!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes

3rd Grade Math: Yesterday your child brought home a Student Reference Book to keep at home for the year! Today we are bringing home our math journal. This book is an older edition that we have extra copies of. While the page numbers may not always correspond with homework perfectly, it is beneficial for your child to keep this book at home until June. Please have him/her put it in a safe spot.

3rd Grade Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade):
30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!


4th Grade Math: Today’s homework is JP 2-3.

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

BOOK ORDERS:
Coming soon….
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: sbutzin
Password: covington107


Have a great night and get ready for a Fabulous Friday!!!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
***We gym for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on those days.

Ice Cream Social: Friday, September 11th at 6:30pm

Back to School Night: Thursday, September 17th at 6:00pm (6:00pm is the time to sign up for volunteer opportunities. 6:30pm is the time for teacher presentations. At 7:00pm our principals will speak in the media center!)

Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th Please keep this at home until September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!


Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

We had the most amazing second day of school! Your kids are the BEST! We began the day with a language Arts activity. Next, we watched a Back to School Brainpop movie clip and completed some writing and graphic organizer activities which involved the students in creating their own ‘All About Me’ newspaper. Some students may be asking at home tonight for photographs to use on their poster. Next was snack time followed by Math. Third graders received their student reference book for home. Keep this book at home for reference throughout the year. Please be aware that this SRB is an older addition than the math journal and Home Link book. Some of the page numbers are different than the ones mentioned in your math journal and home link book. However, most of the information is still the same and can be found using the table of contents or index.

After lunch, the student had D.E.A.R time and completed their planners. Co curricular classes today were Spanish followed by Swimming.

Good afternoon! Today was the best first day of school!!! Your kids are fabulous and I know I am going to enjoy them every single day of the year! Thank you everyone for such a nice first day!

Today was a day filled with directions and your kids were fabulous listeners! Please make sure your child has a “zip binder” to help keep him/her organized. If you are not sure what this is, email me and I can send you a picture!

Please be sure to ask them about the following things:

1. Planners: Your child received a planner today. We will write in it every day and it your child will ask you to sign it every day! Please make sure you sign it to show me that you are aware of the homework that was assigned and that it has been completed. There is one homework assignment for tonight!

2. Take Home Folders: Please ask your child to show you his/her blue folder. This should be kept in the zip binder and go back and forth with your child everyday!

3. In addition, there was a lot of other mail that went home today. Please ask your child for it. There is an important flyer for you called “Welcome to the 2009-2010 School Year at BCS!!!”

4. Ask your child about his/her buddy! Ask him/her why we have buddies!!!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
***We GYM for the first five weeks of school. Please send your child with gym shoes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Picture Day: Thursday, September 10th

Ice Cream Social: Friday, September 11th at 6:30pm

Back to School Night: Thursday, September 17th at 6:30pm

Summer Packets: Due on Wednesday, September 30th Please keep this at home until

September 30th as we do not have the room to store it until then. Thank you!!!

Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology

Have a great night and get ready for another wonderful day!!! I can't wait to see you in the morning!