Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: The Sign of the Beaver
Math: (3rd) Lesson 4.5 (4th) Lesson 4.7
Science: None
Social Studies: Communites continued
Co-curricular class: Eng. tech and P.E
Mail: Check you blue folder mail or work to keep at home or sign and return
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.
Fieldtrip to Rouge Factory Tour - Friday December 9th 9am -1:30pm (approx)
Chaperones for this trip are: Mrs. Patel, Mrs. Rifkin, Mrs. Beard, Mrs. Tanushi, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs.Roskiewicz, Mrs. Liddell and Mrs. Elliott.
Chaperones - Please meet with Sue Reepmeyer at 8:50am on Friday 12/9 in the media center. You will then meet us on our bus to depart BCS at 9:00am sharp. Thanks so much for volunteering!
Book orders:
Holiday Gift orders will be submitted on 12/7
For easier ordering, please click on the book clubs 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.
Spelling: Please have a parent read and sign the spelling letter. Show your parent your list of spelling words. Start to learn the pattern/list of words by using spellingcity.com (see link on frequently visited sites) Homework/signed letter is due back tomorrow Tuesday Dec 29th
You will take your test IN SCHOOL on Tuesday December 29th
Language Arts: Finish your Thanksgiving Guest Peer paragraph on the wiki.
- Go to the Class Language Arts wiki page. Sign in. Create a new page (top right corner) Give it a title (e.g your username and Thanksgiving guest)
- Tag it with you and your partner’s usernames, la, tguest (don’t forget the comma and space between each tag. Each word should turn into a blue bubble)
- Type your paragraph right on your new page. You can now both edit your work as you want and save. (One Wiki Glitch to Remember - don’t edit at the same time as each other)
Math
4th Math: S.L. 4.7 and 4.8 No J. Page. Unit review due Monday.Thatquiz test due Monday
3rd Math – H. L. 4.5 Please keep your Home Link book inside your binder! Multiplication fact practice: 5 mins every night!
3rd grade - Online Math tests www.thatqiz.org(for 3rd graders):
Did you complete Timed Multiplication #1
Measurement # 1 and #2 (cm) These two tests are not timed due 11/28
3rd Grade Online test IXL (3rd graders): 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
Science: None
Social Studies: Chapter 1 Review due tomorrow. Test is tomorrow
Vocabulary paper: Please take a look over this list of words relating to our Communities unit and begin defining and explaining the words to a parent.
(Please note- this is not for grading purposes right now)
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:
Reflections Competition deadline extended to Monday Dec 5th
P.E in the Gym (12:55pm-1:40pm) and Thursday (1:45-2:30)
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.)
