Fabulous Friday!

Reflections Contest:  The theme is “What is Your Story?”

·         Deadline for entry is Friday, Nov. 11^th

·         Turn in entries to the drop box in the Media Center

·         Rules and entry form available on bcsonline (under What’s New)

·         All participants are invited to a pizza lunch in the spring

• Contact Mrs. Patterson with questions:  d4patter4@sbcglobal.net
• BCS Reflections info with rules and entry form
• http://www.bcsonline.info/PTSA/Reflections.html
• National PTA overview
• http://www.pta.org/programs/reflections.cfm?ItemNumber=2898&navItemNumber=4777

The ¾ team is looking for 3 (or more) volunteers per homeroom to help with the ¾ book room.  We are looking for volunteers that can come in 1 hour/ twice a month for help shelve, organize, and label the books in our leveled book room.  Please email Mrs. Harvath if you are interested in volunteering. Ah04bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us

Word of the Week:  Collaboration/Teamwork

When you collaborate, you use your strengths for the common good.  Teamwork is the ability to work together to achieve a common goal.  Together Everyone Achieves More!  Go TEAM!

Good afternoon!

Lansing forms were due today!

Please check your child's Blue Take Home Folder each day to check for mail, homework, and important information.

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

PLEASE SEND YOUR CHILD WITH A WATER BOTTLE!!! This helps a lot, so he/she does not have to leave the room when thirsty! Your child is also welcome to keep healthy snacks in our classroom to eat any time

Your child will have reading homework each night.  They are free to read anything they want as long as it is approved by you!
3rd Grade: 20 minutes
4th Grade: 30 minutes

3rd Grade Math: Signed Review due Monday; We will take our test on Monday!; Online tests due Monday; xtramath 3 times a week

4th Grade Math:  HR 2-8; JP 60 4-7; Online tests due Oct 28

Language Arts:  In our reading, we are learning to take charge of our own comprehension.  We are also continuing our writing work on small moments and narratives.  We are also working on envisioning scenes from our reading and trying to write in a way that allows our readers to envision our writing.  We also started reading “Stone Fox” as a class and we are enjoying it!

Social Studies:  We just completed our first unit on social scientists.  We will re-visit social studies soon!

Science:  We started building our tower garden on Friday and it was a lot of fun!!!  We share this garden with other classes who will put the finishing touches on it this week!  We are loving watching our seedlings grow and we are learning what successful scientists do!

***Recently we have posted several things on our class SeeSaw accounts as well as one or two items on our Google Classroom accounts.  Ask your child to show you what he/she has done so far!