Please Note:
No school for students tomorrow, Friday October 7th
Monday, October 10 through Thursday, November 3: Parkin, and Wallington will SWIM
Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Scientific vocabulary continued
Math: (3rd) Lesson 2.6 (4th) Journal work
Science: Looking at Erosion and Deposition
Social Studies: None
Co-curricular class: Eng. Tech and P.E.
Parents: If you would like to receive email notification when this blog is updated, please submit your email address at the right side of the page.
Classroom Parties:
We are now only in need of a volunteer to coordinate the class Winter party (Friday Dec.16th) Parents have already signed up to supply peanut free snacks, food, water and paper products. Thank you for that! - If you have signed up to help as a 'general helper' and have a game or craft in mind, please let me know. Or please contact Harriet Sherman or Sarah Chisholm if you can help in this area
THANK YOU!
Mail: Check for mail in your blue Take Home folders
Book order magazines for Arrow (October and November) and Holiday Gifts magazine went home.
October orders need to be submitted by 10/14
November orders submitted by 11/11
Holiday Gift orders submitted by 12/7
Parents - For easier ordering, please click on the bookclubs link (see right side of blog) and register. Create your own username and password. Enter our classroom code: GKQKW and pay for your order online. You can then use this username and password for all future orders. The books will usually arrive approximately 1 week after the due date.
Have fun shopping!
Reading:
3rd: 20 mins
4th: 30 mins
Parents, please initial at the bottom of each day’s planner entry, so that I know your child is completing their nightly required reading.
Language Arts: None
Engage: None
Math
3rd – H.Link 2.6 Please keep your Home Link book inside your binder! J. pages 42 and 44 (If they were not completed in class)
Online Math tests: None
Computer Requirements for thatquiz.org:
ThatQuiz requires Internet Explorer 7+ or Firefox to function properly. Macintosh users (OS X) will have best results from Firefox, but may also use Safari version 4 or up. Cookies must be enabled.
How to take the online math tests:
Scroll down to Frequently Visited Places Click on thatquiz.org (for 3rd grade math students) Click on your name and use your school password to log in and take the assigned tests.
Or, log into your school email and click on the emails (with a link) that have been sent to you.
3rd Grade End of Year fact expectations:
Students should have quick mental recall of the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/30 subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/50 multiplication facts in 3 mins
4th Grade End of Year fact expectations:
Students should have quick mental recall of the following number of facts by the end of the year: 50 addition/50 subtraction facts in 2 mins and 100 division/ multiplication facts in 5 mins
4th Math: No S.L. Geo. project October 10th
Science: Last call to make sure your group’s wiki page is updated (For observations 1-3: The Water Cycle Experiment, How Streams are Made and How Water Mixes with Different Soil Types)
Continue to collect and bring in 2 ltr soda bottles!
Please continue to collect and bring in 2 ltr. clear soda bottles. We have enough for the Land and Water science unit. However, we will need more (only 8 more bottles!) for the ecosystems unit, which is taught later on in the year. Wash out the bottle. Remove the label. Keep the cap on.
Spelling: None
Social Studies: None
Spanish
3rd graders – Please check Sen. Geisler’s blog for homework and Quiz dates
4th graders – Please check Srt. Kron’s wiki for homework and Quiz dates http://kron11.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/
Dates to remember:
Swimming Starts Monday (12:55pm-1:40pm) and Thursday (1:45-2:30) Don’t forget to bring your swim kit! The P.E and Swim schedule for the year is located on the right hand side of the blog. (You may need to scroll down.)
Special Note:
BCS is going to hold a Geography Bee this year. Students in grades 4-8 are eligible to participate. We have scheduled the school-wide Bee for Tuesday, January 10th. It will be held during the Choice Hour period. The winner of the school bee will take a written test to qualify for the National Geographic State Bee. The National Geographic Society runs the National Bee and provides the materials for the school bee.
Mr. Braisted will teach a Choice Hour class during 2nd Quarter for students in grades 4-8 who wish to learn more about Geography and prepare for the Bee together. However, anyone in grades 4-8 can sign up for the Bee - students do not need to be in the Geography Choice Hour in order to participate in the Bee.
There is also a very fun GeoBee Challenge app available for iPad, iPod touch, and other mobile devices that students can use to quiz themselves. The website National Geographic Bee - National Geographic has a wealth of information and activities for students interested in the bee as well as study materials for students who want to prepare on their own.
Please contact me if you have any questions!
Elizabeth Robbins
248-770-3536
Co-Chair, Curriculum Enrichment
BCS PTSA
