Today was a Terrific Tuesday inside of room 204! We had the best time reviewing our study of Maria Isabel this morning and working on our Me You See brainstorming. In the afternoon we took a moodle test on the story “My Name is Maria Isabel”. This was our first moodle test and Mr. Whitmer was there to help us navigate the site as well. You can access the test results at home! We also had some time to practice keyboarding. I taught the class how to upload their summer tech projects to the wiki today. I reviewed this today. Tonight, please upload your summer tech project to your wiki portfolios rather than emailing them. You will put your tech project on your “science” page and title it “Summer Project”! If your project is not a tech project, you will bring this into the classroom to share. If you have a tech project, you will be sharing from your wiki portfolio page on Thursday. Today we enjoyed Engineering Tech and Swimming!

Some of us have mail 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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

We swim on Tuesday and Thursday! Bring all necessary swim items for these days!

Here's what we have for you today:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Science: Upload your summer tech project to your wiki portfolios. You will put your tech project on your “science” page and title it “Summer Project”! If your project is not a tech project, you will bring this into the classroom to share. If you have a tech project, you will be sharing from your wiki portfolio page on Thursday.

Language Arts: We are working on our Me You See writing in class!

3rd Grade Math:
HL 1.11 due Wed
Review due Thursday
Get review signed by a parent tonight
Unit 1 Test is Friday
Students can use their math journal, home link book and Student Reference Book for additional practice of unit 1 skills!

How to take online tests:
Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)
Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins
4th Grade Math:
JP 30-31 SL 2.2 Geo Museums are due on October 11th! You are welcome to borrow a geo-template from me if you need it!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!
Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

It was a marvelous Monday in room 204! This morning we learned about how to form a perfect paragraph. We compared this to a yummy hamburger! We also started sharing our Me You See items. In the afternoon we experimented with how sound travels from pace to place. We experimented with aluminum foil, string and a meter stick. Tonight students have science homework for their tech summer project. Please read the directions detailed below for science.
Some of us have mail 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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Science: Upload your summer tech project to your wiki portfolios. You will put your tech project on your “science” page and title it “Summer Project”! If your project is not a tech project, you will bring this into the classroom to share. If you have a tech project, you will be sharing from your wiki portfolio page on Thursday.

Language Arts: We are working on our Me You See writing in class!

3rd Grade Math: Hl 1.10 and JP 22 (We completed journal page 22 as a class.)
How to take online tests:
Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)

Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins

4th Grade Math: Today was a very busy day in math! We started Unit 2 and had a lot of fun with it! I assigned a project called “Geometry Museum” and it is due on October 11th. Your child is borrowing a geo-template to complete this project. Please make sure it is returned to me when you finish your project! Tonight’s homework is to get your test letter signed and to complete JP 28-29 and SL 2.1 (you only need 5 examples on the study link, but you are welcome to include more!)


REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!
Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

It was great to see so many parents at Back to School Night! Thank you for your support and sharing your amazing children with me each day! It was my please to meet with you. I wanted to give you an update on the Valentine Party date. The Valentine’s ♥ Party will take place on Monday, February 14th, from 2:20-3:15. Happy weekend to you!

It was a fantastic Friday in room 204! This morning we investigated how to produce sounds using a tuning fork. We explored with our sound group and made a video to teach others how to use a tuning fork. Look for our videos on the wiki. In the afternoon we learned how to upload our videos and take digital pictures for our moodle profile. Finally, we went to the media center for check out and then Spanish!

Some of us have mail 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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:


3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Language Arts: We received directions for our first writing assignment. The directions are attached to a plastic ziplock bag and should be coming home today with your child. Students will bring in 5 objects representative of them. This is due Monday, September 20th. Remember, the objects must fit inside of the ziplock bag. Ex. Golf ball, picture of a pet, necklace, etc.

3rd Grade Math: JP 19 (We finished half of this as a class today) and HL 1.9 (Enjoy this game with an adult.)
How to take online tests:
Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)
Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins

4th Grade Math: None

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!
Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

This was a thrilling Thursday for us. This morning we finished our mini-unit on test-taking skills and the kids did the best job with it. This afternoon we did some more work the story “My Name is Maria Isabel” and audacity. You can visit our wikis to see what we have been doing!!! I look forward to seeing everyone tonight at Back to School Night!!! In the afternoon we went to Engineering Tech and Swimming.

Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is TONIGHT, September 23. Our schedule for the evening is as follows:

6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail 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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Social Studies: Explore using Audacity at home. Let the “How to” videos guide you. The link is on my blog under “frequently visited places”.


3rd Grade Math: HL 1.6 and JP 15-16
How to take online tests:
Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)

Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins

4th Grade Math: JP 26-27

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

What a great day we had inside room 204! This morning we began our exploration of sound. The student mission was to record sounds from around the building. They chose sounds that you hear every day. We used Audacity and a laptop to record and then exported the sound clips as MP3s and post them on our wiki. Tomorrow we will see if our classmates can guess our mystery sounds! In the afternoon we began working on a fall district writing assignment and then went to Spanish and Engage.

Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is TOMORROW (Thursday), September 23. Our schedule for the evening is as follows:

6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail 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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Social Studies: Explore using Audacity at home. Let the “How to” videos guide you. The link is on my blog under “frequently visited places”.

Language Arts: We received directions for our first writing assignment. The directions are attached to a plastic ziplock bag and should be coming home today with your child. Students will bring in 5 objects representative of them. This is due Monday, September 20th. Remember, the objects must fit inside of the ziplock bag. Ex. Golf ball, picture of a pet, necklace, etc.
3rd Grade Math: HL 1.8

A few students will need to take the online tests tonight at home. Those students who don’t do it tonight will have an opportunity in success center today.

Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)

Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins

4th Grade Math: Today our Unit 1 review was due. We spent a lot of time in class going over it and asking great questions! Tomorrow we will turn it in. Our Unit 1 test will be tomorrow. Part of our Unit 1 test is going to be an addition and subtraction fact test. There will be 100 problems for them to complete in five minutes and they will be mixed between addition and subtraction. If your child does not have these facts mastered, please help him/her find a good method for studying!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

Today was a terrific Tuesday in room 204! This morning we worked on test taking skills. In the afternoon we created an audacity response to the story “My name is Maria Isabel” and posted this to our wiki. We also enjoyed Eng. Tech and Swimming in the afternoon.

Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is THURSDAY, September 23. O
ur schedule for the evening is as follows:
6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail 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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day



Language Arts: We received directions for our first writing assignment. The directions are attached to a plastic ziplock bag and should be coming home today with your child. Students will bring in 5 objects representative of them. This is due Monday, September 20th. Remember, the objects must fit inside of the ziplock bag. Ex. Golf ball, picture of a pet, necklace, etc.

3rd Grade Math: HL 1.7 and JP 11-12 (most students finished 11 in class)
A few students will need to take the online tests tonight at home. Those students who don’t do it tonight will have an opportunity in success center today.

Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)
Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins


4th Grade Math: Your Unit 1 review is due tomorrow and our Unit 1 test will be on Thursday. Please come to class with your review complete so we can go over it together! Part of our Unit 1 test is going to be an addition and subtraction fact test. There will be 100 problems for them to complete in five minutes and they will be mixed between addition and subtraction. If your child does not have these facts mastered, please help him/her find a good method for studying!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! This morning we learned test taking skills! In the afternoon we went to the media center and for a Meet the Counselor” session. Mrs. Nast and Ms. Sivwright were there to talk to the students and make connections. In the afternoon we read and discussed “My Name is Maria Isabel”! Afterwards, we went to Engage.

Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is THURSDAY, September 23. Our schedule for the evening is as follows:

6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail 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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Social Studies: Explore using Audacity at home. Let the “How to” videos guide you. The link is on my blog under “frequently visited places”.

Language Arts: We received directions for our first writing assignment. The directions are attached to a plastic ziplock bag and should be coming home today with your child. Students will bring in 5 objects representative of them. This is due Monday, September 20th. Remember, the objects must fit inside of the ziplock bag. Ex. Golf ball, picture of a pet, necklace, etc.

3rd Grade Math: HLP 11 and JP 8 (We did this page in class together) and take 2 online tests (addition and subtraction)!

How to take the online math tests:
Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)

Students should be able to complete the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/multiplication facts in 3 mins

4th Grade Math: Today your child received his/her first pop quiz. It is graded and ready for you to look at. Please sign it as this is part of your child’s homework. You will then get it back in his/her math folder. Tonight we also have JP 25 and SL 1.8. Finally, I handed out the Unit 1 review. This review is due on Wednesday and our Unit 1 test will be on Thursday. Part of our Unit 1 test is going to be an addition and subtraction fact test. There will be 100 problems for them to complete in five minutes and they will be mixed between addition and subtraction. If your child does not have these facts mastered, please help him/her find a good method for studying!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

Happy Constitution Day! I missed the kids so much yesterday! While I did learn a lot, it was hard to be away! This morning we learned about the importance of our Constitution. This afternoon we met with Mr. Whitmer and experimented with a program called “Audacity.” Ask your child about it! We will be using it a lot in our upcoming science unit on Sound!!! If you want to play with it, you can download it for free online! We also started bucket filling today. Ask your child to share the details of this with you. Have a great weekend…

Dates to Remember:
Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is September 23. Our schedule for the evening is as follows:
6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail 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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Social Studies:
Explore using Audacity at home. Go to the “How to” videos link on our blog and follow along.

Explore using Audacity at home. Let the “How to” videos guide you.Language Arts: We received directions for our first writing assignment. The directions are attached to a plastic ziplock bag and should be coming home today with your child. Students will bring in 5 objects representative of them. This is due Monday, September 20th. Remember, the objects must fit inside of the ziplock bag. Ex. Golf ball, picture of a pet, necklace, etc.

3rd Grade Math: Study multiplication facts 2-3 for 10 minutes
4th Grade Math: If your child did not get Wednesday’s fact tests signed, please make sure he/she does so to earn credit for this assignment! We will have our Unit 1 test on Thursday the 23rd. To prepare for this test, you will want to do your homework, ask questions in class, and study your addition and subtraction facts!!! Tonight’s homework: Give your parents the yellow letter I handed out. JP 16, 20 SL 1.6 (The “Try This” section on the Study Link is optional)

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

The day was awesome! Tonight is the ice cream social! It will be a great time. I will be at Ignite training tomorrow and will be back into the classroom on Friday!
Our school planners will not be ready for a couple weeks, so your child is bringing home a temporary planner. Part of your child's homework each night is to have you sign that planner. Please do so each day so I know you are aware of each night's homework.

Dates to Remember:

Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is September 23.
6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail 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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Here's what we have for you today:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Language Arts: We received directions for our first writing assignment. The directions are attached to a plastic ziplock bag and should be coming home today with your child. Students will bring in 5 objects representative of them. This is due Monday, September 20th. Remember, the objects must fit inside of the ziplock bag. Ex. Golf ball, picture of a pet, necklace, etc.

3rd Grade Math: HL 1.3
Please make sure your child is practicing his/her addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts for 10-15 minutes each day!
4th Grade Math: None
REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

Today was a marvelous Monday in room 204. This morning we created and linked our student portfolio subject pages on our wiki. We also added our Wordle! Have your child take you to their wiki page tonight. In the afternoon we worked on our All About Me poster and conducted a buddy interview. We also had our first fire drill. Our co-curricular class today was Engage!

Our school planners will not be ready for a couple weeks, so your child is bringing home a temporary planner. Part of your child's homework each night is to have you sign that planner. Please do so each day so I know you are aware of each night's homework.

Dates to Remember:
Picture Day is Tuesday, September 14th.
Ice Cream Social is September 15th
Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is September 23.
6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail 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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!



Here's what we have for you today:

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Language Arts: Bring a picture for your All About Me poster if you forgot it today. Please bring one that can be cut and laminated to a poster.

3rd Grade Math: HL page 6 and JP 3 (Most students finished JP 3 in class.)
Please make sure your child is practicing his/her addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts 0-10 if he/she needs the practice!


4th Grade Math: We had a great day in math! Tonight’s homework is JP 6-8 and SL 1.3. Please make sure your child is practicing his/her addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts if he/she needs the practice!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

We had a fantastic Friday in room 204! Today we went to the media center for orientation and book checkout! This afternoon we started working on our ALL ABOUT ME web! Students are using posters to tell “fun facts” about themselves. Students will want to bring in a picture of themselves (with anyone or alone) for the poster on Monday. We will be displaying these next week! Have a great weekend!

Our school planners will not be ready for a couple weeks, so your child is bringing home a temporary planner. Part of your child's homework each night is to have you sign that planner. Please do so each day so I know you are aware of each night's homework.


Dates to Remember:
Picture Day is Tuesday, September 14th.
Ice Cream Social is September 15th
Back to School Night for PARENTS ONLY is September 23.
6:00-6:30 – Volunteer Sign Up
6:30- 7:00 - Teacher Presentations
7:00- Media Center with Mr. Hartley and Ms. Chinn

Some of us have mail 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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!



Here's what we have for you today:

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day


Language Arts: Bring a picture for your All About Me poster on Monday.

3rd Grade Math: Get the SRB hunt that we completed together in class on Thursday and Friday signed by a parent and keep at home.

4th Grade Math: JP 4-5 SL 1.2

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

Today was a thrilling third day in room 204! I absolutely love this class. They are the most cooperative workers! This morning we had a blast creating our own Wordle. Ms. Llewellyn came in and helped us, too. We learned how to create a Wordle, take a screen shot, crop in word, copy into PPT and save as a JPEG. We also learned to print to the color printer. You will see our Wordle Posters on our lockers and wikis soon. In the afternoon, we started creating our own informational posters with our buddies. We also went to Eng. Tech and Swim today. Get ready for a fantastic Friday!

Our school planners will not be ready for a couple weeks, so your child is bringing home a temporary planner. Part of your child's homework each night is to have you sign that planner. Please do so each day so I know you are aware of each night's homework.


Some of us have mail 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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Language Arts: Bring Chapter Book!

Social Studies: None

3rd Grade Math: Please share the green letter with your parents tonight. Get a parent signature and keep the letter at home for a reference. You do not need to return the signature.

4th Grade Math:

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:
We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

Today was an awesome second day of school! This morning we had the most fun learning about the 3 E’s and how to ensure that each one is valued. This class is amazing and we are having the best time getting to know our learning community. Yesterday we had a Town hall meeting with Mr. Hartley and Mrs. Chinn to introduce the BCS theme of Being G.E.E.K ed (Global Education Engaging Kids)
This is a year where we are going to have fun taking risks and pushing ourselves forward.

This afternoon we met with our Ed. Tech teacher and our Spanish teacher. Get ready for a thrilling Thursday!

Please check your child's Blue Take Home Folder today for all the mail he/she received. It's a lot, but it's important, so please go over it all!

Our school planners will not be ready for a couple weeks, so your child is bringing home a temporary planner. Part of your child's homework each night is to have you sign that planner. Please do so each day so I know you are aware of each night's homework.


All of us have mail 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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

3rd Grade Reading: 25 minutes each day

4th Grade Reading: 35 minutes each day

Language Arts: Bring Chapter Book!

Social Studies: None

3rd Grade Math: Today we received our student reference book (SRB). The SRB will be staying at home with you as a reference guide for the year. Each student was assigned a book they will return at the end of the year. We also have a newer set of SRB’s for the classroom. Please be aware that this edition is older than the Math Journal and Home Link book. Students also received their homelink book. I told the kids that these live, eat and breath in the binder! The homelink books are hole-punched and should be bound by the three rings. The students will work inside of the binder when using the home link book. This will ensure that it doesn’t get lost! Tomorrow we will be exploring these journals!

4th Grade Math: Today we received our fourth grade Student Reference Books! The kids will keep these at home until June. Please know that they are an older edition so the page numbers may not match your child’s math book all the time. However, this is an excellent resource for you to keep at home! Your child received a Student Reference Book Hunt today. This needs to be completed and signed by Monday the 13th! Today we also took a practice multiplication timed test. By the end of the year, your child should be able to complete 100 facts in 5 minutes. If this was not the case today, it is always a good idea to practice with him/her for a few minutes a day! Tomorrow we will receive our journals and study links!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!


Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:
We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Engineering Technology/Art and PE
Wednesdays: Spanish and Ed Tech
Thursdays: Engineering Technology/Art and PE
Fridays: Spanish

IT WAS THE BEST FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL EVER!!!

Welcome back everyone! We had the most amazing first day ever! It was a very productive day, and we had the best time making new friends. Get ready for another fantastic day tomorrow!

Please check your child's Blue Take Home Folder today for all the mail he/she received. It's a lot, but it's important, so please go over it all!

Our amazing school planners will not be ready for a couple weeks, so your child is bringing home a temporary planner. Part of your child's homework each night is to have you sign that planner. Please do so each day so I know you are aware of each night's homework.


All of us have mail 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!!!

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

3rd Grade Reading: 25 minutes each day

4th Grade Reading: 35 minutes each day



REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!

Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!



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



Here’s what we have for you today…


3rd Reading: 20 minutes

4th Reading: 30 minutes

3rd Math: None

4th Math: None

Bring Chapter Book!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!

Bring HEALTHY Snack!

Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:
We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

WELCOME TO THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR AT BCS!!

There are a few things we want you to know right away!!!

• It is always a good idea to check our blogs DAILY! They will tell you what your child’s homework is, some things we did that day, and if there is anything else you need to know!
http://www.butzinbcs.blogspot.com
http://www.mrsfrishman.blogspot.com

• The “resources” section on our 3/4 Digital BCS website has not yet been updated. Not all assignments on it are current. We are updating this page at this time. If you would like to visit it to check for an assignment, the username is “bcsstu” and the password is “cobra”.

• Picture Day is Thursday, September 14th! You received information about it in your registration packet.

• The Ice Cream Social is on Friday, September 15th at 6:30-8:00pm! We hope to see you there!

• “Back to School Night” for parents will be held on Thursday, September 23rd. Please mark your calendars. We will give you more information as the night gets closer!

• 3/4 Summer Packets are due on Wednesday, September 30th. PLEASE DO NOT SEND THEM IN EARLY!!! Go to the following address for more details: http://www.bcsonline.info/Parent_Resources/Summer.html

• Feel free email us at us at any time!
Scarlet Butzin sb07bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
Julie Frishman jf08bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us

I am so excited to see you and hear about your summer adventures.

I have had a wonderful summer with my family! My son, Steele, turned 10 in August and is excited to be in 4th grade this year. My daughter, Sloan, is excited about going to 2nd grade this year. We spent 4 weeks on the coast of GA at my parents. They live on St, Simons Island along the Atlantic Ocean. We also ventured to Ft. Lauderdale with our family and grandparents for a week and had a blast. The picture above is from the Tigers game on Lutheran Night. We got to walk out onto the field! Going "upnorth" to the lake for tubing and water skiing was also one of our favorite things. I've also completed a web 2.0 technology course, too! We are going to have an exciting school year together full of fun learning. Get ready! Love, Mrs. Butzin

Summer packets are due in September, 2010

The 3/4 packet and supply list link is posted at the top of the right column for you.

Special Note: Butzin's class will start swimming on Wednesday September 8th so don't forget your swimsuit and towel on the second day of school :)

Thank you parents for such an awesome end-of-year party! We appreciate you donating your time and talents to make it so fun for us!

This school year has been amazing for me! I can't wait to see the third graders again in the fall as fourth graders leading our new friends. Our current fourth graders will be visiting our halls next year, and we look forward to you stopping by often to share your smiles and experiences! We will miss you so much and appreciate all of the wonderful things you contributed to help make our year magical. Enjoy the summer with your friends and family.

Find some good books you can get lost in and read a little everyday... ☺

Everyone needs to bring a LARGE plastic bag to school tomorrow for locker/cubby clean out.

Bring your back pack tomorrow and Friday though as there may be some last minute things to take home.

You must empty out your binder tonight and you do not need to bring it with you tomorrow or Friday.

¾ END OF YEAR PARTY
Thursday - 10am-2pm
Swimming
Inside Games
Outside Games
Craft
Lunch
Popsicles and Ice Cream
Performance by Animal Magic

Cheese pizza, carrots and grapes will be served. If you prefer, your child may pack a bag lunch.

Students should wear sneakers and sunscreen and bring their pool gear (swimsuits, towels, goggles and pool shoes).

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!!!

Summer packets are due in September, 2010

3/4 http://www.bcsonline.info/Parent_Resources/Summer.html

5/6 http://www.bcsonline.info/Parent_Resources/Summer.html

You MUST continue reading throughout the summer and log your minutes in your summer packet.


Here’s what we have for you tonight:


SPECIAL DATES:
–Thursday, June 17: 3/4 Party, 10:00-2:00, contact Mrs. Mollison to volunteer for a shift, please feel free to join us!
–Friday, June 18: Last Day -dismissal is at 11:20am (half day-no lunch)






We are currently swimming on Tuesday and Thursday.

Book Orders: None

Some of us have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

Paragraph Practice Assignment: NONE

For any paragraph practice assignment: After completing TWO brainstorm webs. Type your first draft. Then, edit and revise your work. You will now have the computer’s help with some spelling, word choice (using the thesaurus) and grammar issues. However, the ideas and details will always come from you!

You DO NOT need to print out your paragraph. When your final draft is saved on your computer, access our class wiki page (from this blog) and click on student portfolios. Click on edit page, click the images icon, select browse and find your paper. Double click to upload. It should then appear on your wiki page. Save the page then test to see if it works.

Spelling: NONE

Choose your spelling words from A, B or C. You need a parent to sign off on the choice you make.
Complete the definition activity on Moodle (up to 2 attempts) and Play 3 games from Spellingcity.com.

3rd Grade Math:
Bring the Student Reference Book to school tomorrow!

**Before you take the timed tests online, please practice! You can do this by clicking on the link posted on our site. You don't need to log in to practice. Click on "thatquiz” in the top left hand corner. Choose Integers, arithmetic. Set the quiz for addition or subtraction (50 in 3 min) level 10.
Then, when you're ready to take the tests, click on your name. Type in your password and take timed tests that have been set for you.

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

4th Grade Math: (see Mrs. Frishman’s Blog)


Social Studies: None

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

BOOK ORDERS:
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

REDUCING TRASH AT BCS-TRASH FREE FRIDAYS

• Use a lunch box or reusable sack.
• Pack a cloth napkin and reusable utensils.
• Put food in reusable food and drink containers.
• If you must use a disposable plastic bag, wash it out and keep reusing it.
• Purchase your snacks in bulk size and repack into individual reusable containers.
• Pack fresh fruit since it doesn't require any additional packaging.

Disposable lunches can create between 4–8 ounces of garbage every day.
That can add up to as much as 100 pounds per year!
If you buy lunch, please buy only what you believe you can eat and try not to have any waste!!

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

PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
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 and Ed Technology

Wacky Recess was today! We had A LOT of fun!
Please enjoy the video and go to our Class Wiki "Wacky Recess" tab to view more fun videos!

Have a great weekend...

Good afternoon! We had the best Move-Up Day today!!! The third graders were amazing role models for our second graders and it sounds like the fourth graders had fun up in fifth grade!!! Our class had the best time making Move Up Day movies to share with the incoming third graders. Click here to enjoy them!

Tomorrow is Wacky Recess in the morning. If your child wants to bring a bathing suit, he/she is free to do so. There are water games where they will get a little wet, so it's up to the kids if they want to wear a suit or not. Shorts and a change of clothes is a good idea. Students should wear tennis shoes for the events, no sandals. Finally, our team color is RED! They will be outside eating lunch after the games are over, so they will dry!!!

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

We had a fantastic day in room 204!


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:

MALL COP MOVIE PERMISSION SLIP due Thursday!

SPECIAL DATES:
–Thursday, June 10: Move-Up Day, 9:00-10:30
–Friday, June 11: Wacky Recess (Field Day), approximately 10:00-11:45, please feel free to join us!
–Thursday, June 17: 3/4 Party, 10:00-2:00, contact Mrs. Mollison to volunteer for a shift, please feel free to join us!
–Friday, June 18: Last Day (half day)


WACKY RECESS – JUNE 11, 2010
Please remember to RSVP for the BBQ lunch on Wacky Recess Day, Friday, June 11. The cafeteria will not be open on this day as the staff will be helping the Proud Dads serve food at the BBQ. Download the flyer at www.bcsnline.info and send it, with payment, into the office just as soon as you can. Also, if you are able to volunteer to help at the BBQ, please contact Dawn Walton at dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net .


Move Up Day Volunteers Needed
Can you believe it's already time to be thinking about Move Up Day? On June 10th, the incoming 3rd graders will be visiting BCS and meeting their new teachers and classmates. In order to make this a great experience, the BCS Community Connections Committee is looking for your help. We need eight volunteers to assist with check-in, the scavenger hunt, and dismissal from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 10th. To volunteer, please contact Becky Bachand at dbachand@comcast.net or 248.593.8234. Thanks!


We are currently swimming on Tuesday and Thursday.

Book Orders: None

Some of us have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

Paragraph Practice Assignment: NONE

For any paragraph practice assignment: After completing TWO brainstorm webs. Type your first draft. Then, edit and revise your work. You will now have the computer’s help with some spelling, word choice (using the thesaurus) and grammar issues. However, the ideas and details will always come from you!

You DO NOT need to print out your paragraph. When your final draft is saved on your computer, access our class wiki page (from this blog) and click on student portfolios. Click on edit page, click the images icon, select browse and find your paper. Double click to upload. It should then appear on your wiki page. Save the page then test to see if it works.

Spelling: NONE

Choose your spelling words from A, B or C. You need a parent to sign off on the choice you make.
Complete the definition activity on Moodle (up to 2 attempts) and Play 3 games from Spellingcity.com.

3rd Grade Math:
Bring the Student Reference Book to school tomorrow!
HL 11.5

**Before you take the timed tests online, please practice! You can do this by clicking on the link posted on our site. You don't need to log in to practice. Click on "thatquiz” in the top left hand corner. Choose Integers, arithmetic. Set the quiz for addition or subtraction (50 in 3 min) level 10.
Then, when you're ready to take the tests, click on your name. Type in your password and take timed tests that have been set for you.

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

4th Grade Math: (see Mrs. Frishman’s Blog)
SRB due Thursday. Review due tomorrow. Test Thursday.


Social Studies: The geneology project was uploaded to the wiki on (Monday) June 7th!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

BOOK ORDERS:
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

REDUCING TRASH AT BCS-TRASH FREE FRIDAYS

• Use a lunch box or reusable sack.
• Pack a cloth napkin and reusable utensils.
• Put food in reusable food and drink containers.
• If you must use a disposable plastic bag, wash it out and keep reusing it.
• Purchase your snacks in bulk size and repack into individual reusable containers.
• Pack fresh fruit since it doesn't require any additional packaging.

Disposable lunches can create between 4–8 ounces of garbage every day.
That can add up to as much as 100 pounds per year!
If you buy lunch, please buy only what you believe you can eat and try not to have any waste!!

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

PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
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 and Ed Technology

Yesterday we had technical difficulties with Blogger! Today was awesome! Many of us uploaded our Move-Up Day videos. We had the best time making these. We can’t wait to share them with the incoming third graders on Thursday. This afternoon we took digital pics of our poetry drawings and uploaded them. Tomorrow we will be working on our Poetry Voice Thread! Have a great night…


SPECIAL DATES:
–Thursday, June 10: Move-Up Day, 9:00-10:30
–Friday, June 11: Wacky Recess (Field Day), approximately 10:00-11:45, please feel free to join us!
–Thursday, June 17: 3/4 Party, 10:00-2:00, contact Mrs. Mollison to volunteer for a shift, please feel free to join us!
–Friday, June 18: Last Day (half day)


WACKY RECESS – JUNE 11, 2010
Please remember to RSVP for the BBQ lunch on Wacky Recess Day, Friday, June 11. The cafeteria will not be open on this day as the staff will be helping the Proud Dads serve food at the BBQ. Download the flyer at www.bcsnline.info and send it, with payment, into the office just as soon as you can. Also, if you are able to volunteer to help at the BBQ, please contact Dawn Walton at dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net .


Move Up Day Volunteers Needed
Can you believe it's already time to be thinking about Move Up Day? On June 10th, the incoming 3rd graders will be visiting BCS and meeting their new teachers and classmates. In order to make this a great experience, the BCS Community Connections Committee is looking for your help. We need eight volunteers to assist with check-in, the scavenger hunt, and dismissal from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 10th. To volunteer, please contact Becky Bachand at dbachand@comcast.net or 248.593.8234. Thanks!


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 are currently swimming on Tuesday and Thursday.

Book Orders: None

Some of us have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

Paragraph Practice Assignment: NONE

For any paragraph practice assignment: After completing TWO brainstorm webs. Type your first draft. Then, edit and revise your work. You will now have the computer’s help with some spelling, word choice (using the thesaurus) and grammar issues. However, the ideas and details will always come from you!

You DO NOT need to print out your paragraph. When your final draft is saved on your computer, access our class wiki page (from this blog) and click on student portfolios. Click on edit page, click the images icon, select browse and find your paper. Double click to upload. It should then appear on your wiki page. Save the page then test to see if it works.

Spelling: NONE

Choose your spelling words from A, B or C. You need a parent to sign off on the choice you make.
Complete the definition activity on Moodle (up to 2 attempts) and Play 3 games from Spellingcity.com.

3rd Grade Math:
Bring the Student Reference Book to school tomorrow!
HL 11.4 and complete JP 267, 268 and 271

**Before you take the timed tests online, please practice! You can do this by clicking on the link posted on our site. You don't need to log in to practice. Click on "thatquiz” in the top left hand corner. Choose Integers, arithmetic. Set the quiz for addition or subtraction (50 in 3 min) level 10.
Then, when you're ready to take the tests, click on your name. Type in your password and take timed tests that have been set for you.

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

4th Grade Math: (see Mrs. Frishman’s Blog)
SRB due Thursday. Review due tomorrow. Test Thursday.


Social Studies: The geneology project was uploaded to the wiki on (Monday) June 7th!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

BOOK ORDERS:
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

REDUCING TRASH AT BCS-TRASH FREE FRIDAYS

• Use a lunch box or reusable sack.
• Pack a cloth napkin and reusable utensils.
• Put food in reusable food and drink containers.
• If you must use a disposable plastic bag, wash it out and keep reusing it.
• Purchase your snacks in bulk size and repack into individual reusable containers.
• Pack fresh fruit since it doesn't require any additional packaging.

Disposable lunches can create between 4–8 ounces of garbage every day.
That can add up to as much as 100 pounds per year!
If you buy lunch, please buy only what you believe you can eat and try not to have any waste!!

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

PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
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 and Ed Technology

Have a great weekend!

SPECIAL DATES:

–Thursday, June 10: Move-Up Day, 9:00-10:30
–Friday, June 11: Wacky Recess (Field Day), approximately 10:00-11:45, please feel free to join us!
–Thursday, June 17: 3/4 Party, 10:00-2:00, contact Mrs. Mollison to volunteer for a shift, please feel free to join us!
–Friday, June 18: Last Day (half day)

WACKY RECESS – JUNE 11, 2010
Please remember to RSVP for the BBQ lunch on Wacky Recess Day, Friday, June 11. The cafeteria will not be open on this day as the staff will be helping the Proud Dads serve food at the BBQ. Download the flyer at www.bcsnline.info and send it, with payment, into the office just as soon as you can. Also, if you are able to volunteer to help at the BBQ, please contact Dawn Walton at dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net .


Move Up Day Volunteers Needed
Can you believe it's already time to be thinking about Move Up Day? On June 10th, the incoming 3rd graders will be visiting BCS and meeting their new teachers and classmates. In order to make this a great experience, the BCS Community Connections Committee is looking for your help. We need eight volunteers to assist with check-in, the scavenger hunt, and dismissal from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 10th. To volunteer, please contact Becky Bachand at dbachand@comcast.net or 248.593.8234. Thanks!
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 are currently swimming on Tuesday and Thursday.

Book Orders: None

We all have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

Paragraph Practice Assignment: NONE

For any paragraph practice assignment: After completing TWO brainstorm webs. Type your first draft. Then, edit and revise your work. You will now have the computer’s help with some spelling, word choice (using the thesaurus) and grammar issues. However, the ideas and details will always come from you!

You DO NOT need to print out your paragraph. When your final draft is saved on your computer, access our class wiki page (from this blog) and click on student portfolios. Click on edit page, click the images icon, select browse and find your paper. Double click to upload. It should then appear on your wiki page. Save the page then test to see if it works.

Spelling: NONE

Choose your spelling words from A, B or C. You need a parent to sign off on the choice you make.
Complete the definition activity on Moodle (up to 2 attempts) and Play 3 games from Spellingcity.com.

3rd Grade Math:
Study mult. facts 9-11 for 10 min.
Study div. facts 1-9 for 10 min.

HL 11.1 due Monday (This is a survey of 10 people.)

Study multiplication and division facts for 10 minutes!

**Before you take the timed tests online, please practice! You can do this by clicking on the link posted on our site. You don't need to log in to practice. Click on "thatquiz” in the top left hand corner. Choose Integers, arithmetic. Set the quiz for addition or subtraction (50 in 3 min) level 10.
Then, when you're ready to take the tests, click on your name. Type in your password and take timed tests that have been set for you.

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

4th Grade Math: (see Mrs. Frishman’s Blog)
JP 318, 320-321 (#2 and #6 on 321 are optional) SL 12.4


Social Studies: Your child has a geneology project due on (Monday) June 7th!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

BOOK ORDERS:
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

REDUCING TRASH AT BCS-TRASH FREE FRIDAYS

• Use a lunch box or reusable sack.
• Pack a cloth napkin and reusable utensils.
• Put food in reusable food and drink containers.
• If you must use a disposable plastic bag, wash it out and keep reusing it.
• Purchase your snacks in bulk size and repack into individual reusable containers.
• Pack fresh fruit since it doesn't require any additional packaging.

Disposable lunches can create between 4–8 ounces of garbage every day.
That can add up to as much as 100 pounds per year!
If you buy lunch, please buy only what you believe you can eat and try not to have any waste!!

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

PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
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 and Ed Technology

This morning we had the best time writing poetry and illustrating it. We will begin creating poetry voice threads tomorrow. In the afternoon we started talking about Michigan economics. We are going to be talking a lot about Michigan’s economy as well as our country’s economy. The kids will learn so much in this unit!

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 are currently swimming on Tuesday and Thursday.

Book Orders: None

We all have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

Paragraph Practice Assignment: NONE

For any paragraph practice assignment: After completing TWO brainstorm webs. Type your first draft. Then, edit and revise your work. You will now have the computer’s help with some spelling, word choice (using the thesaurus) and grammar issues. However, the ideas and details will always come from you!

You DO NOT need to print out your paragraph. When your final draft is saved on your computer, access our class wiki page (from this blog) and click on student portfolios. Click on edit page, click the images icon, select browse and find your paper. Double click to upload. It should then appear on your wiki page. Save the page then test to see if it works.

Spelling: NONE

Choose your spelling words from A, B or C. You need a parent to sign off on the choice you make.
Complete the definition activity on Moodle (up to 2 attempts) and Play 3 games from Spellingcity.com.

3rd Grade Math:
HL 11.2 due Friday
HL 11.1 due Monday (This is a survey of 10 people.)

Study multiplication and division facts for 10 minutes!

**Before you take the timed tests online, please practice! You can do this by clicking on the link posted on our site. You don't need to log in to practice. Click on "thatquiz” in the top left hand corner. Choose Integers, arithmetic. Set the quiz for addition or subtraction (50 in 3 min) level 10.
Then, when you're ready to take the tests, click on your name. Type in your password and take timed tests that have been set for you.

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

4th Grade Math: (see Mrs. Frishman’s Blog)
JP 312-313, 315 SL 12.2

Social Studies: Your child has a geneology project due on (Monday) June 7th!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

BOOK ORDERS:
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

REDUCING TRASH AT BCS-TRASH FREE FRIDAYS

• Use a lunch box or reusable sack.
• Pack a cloth napkin and reusable utensils.
• Put food in reusable food and drink containers.
• If you must use a disposable plastic bag, wash it out and keep reusing it.
• Purchase your snacks in bulk size and repack into individual reusable containers.
• Pack fresh fruit since it doesn't require any additional packaging.

Disposable lunches can create between 4–8 ounces of garbage every day.
That can add up to as much as 100 pounds per year!
If you buy lunch, please buy only what you believe you can eat and try not to have any waste!!

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

PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
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 and Ed Technology

I attended a district meeting yesterday and was thrilled to receive such a nice report from our guest teacher today. In languge arts today, we continued to work on our poetry packet. These samples are great for students to use as a reference at home if needed. We are really loving this unit, and I can’t wait to introduce the tech project that goes with it tomorrow! This afternoon we did some more social studies and had some great discussions about Michigan history!

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 are currently swimming on Tuesday and Thursday.

Book Orders: None

We all have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

Paragraph Practice Assignment: NONE

For any paragraph practice assignment: After completing TWO brainstorm webs. Type your first draft. Then, edit and revise your work. You will now have the computer’s help with some spelling, word choice (using the thesaurus) and grammar issues. However, the ideas and details will always come from you!

You DO NOT need to print out your paragraph. When your final draft is saved on your computer, access our class wiki page (from this blog) and click on student portfolios. Click on edit page, click the images icon, select browse and find your paper. Double click to upload. It should then appear on your wiki page. Save the page then test to see if it works.

Spelling: NONE

Choose your spelling words from A, B or C. You need a parent to sign off on the choice you make.
Complete the definition activity on Moodle (up to 2 attempts) and Play 3 games from Spellingcity.com.

3rd Grade Math:
HL 11.1 due Monday! You will survey 10 people OUTSIDE of school.
Math box 103 due Thursday!
Study multiplication and division facts for 10 minutes!

**Before you take the timed tests online, please practice! You can do this by clicking on the link posted on our site. You don't need to log in to practice. Click on "thatquiz” in the top left hand corner. Choose Integers, arithmetic. Set the quiz for addition or subtraction (50 in 3 min) level 10.
Then, when you're ready to take the tests, click on your name. Type in your password and take timed tests that have been set for you.

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

4th Grade Math: (see Mrs. Frishman’s Blog)
JP 310-311 and SL 12.1

Social Studies: Your child has a geneology project due on (Monday) June 7th!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

BOOK ORDERS:
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

REDUCING TRASH AT BCS-TRASH FREE FRIDAYS

• Use a lunch box or reusable sack.
• Pack a cloth napkin and reusable utensils.
• Put food in reusable food and drink containers.
• If you must use a disposable plastic bag, wash it out and keep reusing it.
• Purchase your snacks in bulk size and repack into individual reusable containers.
• Pack fresh fruit since it doesn't require any additional packaging.

Disposable lunches can create between 4–8 ounces of garbage every day.
That can add up to as much as 100 pounds per year!
If you buy lunch, please buy only what you believe you can eat and try not to have any waste!!

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

PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
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 and Ed Technology