Curriculum Overview 2024-2025

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Reading/Writing workshop - Poetry
Math: (3rd) Lesson 5.11continued (4th) lesson 6.2
Science: Terrarium/Aquarium Wiki Observations
Social Studies: None
Co-curricular class: Eng. Tech and Swimming

Please Note: The Permission slip for The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (on Feb 2nd) states the concert's approx. finish time (11:45.) We will then board the busses and be back at BCS at approx. 1pm. The students will eat a snack on the way down and eat their lunch on the bus, on the way back.

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Things to do this week:
Permission slip for The Detroit Symphony Orchestra sponsored by the Birmingham Education Foundation.
Math nightly homework and IXL practice each week (3rd 30 mins /4th 60 mins)
Spellingcity homework due tomorrow (Remember click log in and click log out)
Check out Poetry link on the Language Arts wiki

Reading:
3rd: 20 mins – 100 mins
4th: 30 mins – 150 mins
Reading to the Superbowl. 2nd collection of minutes/yards is January 23rd

DON’T FORGET TO HAVE A PARENT SIGN THE READING COUPON AT THE END OF THE WEEK!
Here are the results so far for week 1:
1st place: Davis! 2 touchdowns! Wow!
It’s a tight race for the rest…
2nd: Harvath! 1TD + 65 yards
3rd: Butzin and Parkin! 1TD + 55 yards
4th : Wallington! 1TD + 40 yards
5th: Seley and Mali! 1 TD + 35 yards
6th: Frishman! 1TD + 15 yards

Spelling:
Spellingcity homework due TOMORROW. You MUST log in and log out for the activity to register on your accounr. The test is also tomorrow. Friday January 20th
(Remember to login and click logout so that your activity registers on your account)
Follow the directions on the spelling letter. You will take your test in class on Jan. 20th

Language Arts:
Check out Poetry link on the Language Arts wiki
Watch the uploading paragraph movie on the blog and upload all previous paragraph practices

Math:
4th Math: No S.L. No J. Pages. Math worksheet
Wiki test need to be completed
IXL 30 mins twice a week (or 1 hour each week)

3rd Math:
H.L. 5.11 Please keep your Home Link book inside your binder!
End of Unit 5 Study Guide due Monday Jan 23. PLEASE GET YOUR GUIDE SIGNED BY MONDAY.
Unit 5 test is Monday Jan 23
Thatquiz: None (unless you have a retake to do)
IXL: Practice any skills for 15mins. Twice a week (minimum of 30 mins each week)

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.

Technology:
Finish writing your Quality Comments scripts. Look at a different group’s script and post a comment.

Science:
Update all outstanding lesson responses for Lessons 1-5.

Social Studies:
None
Spanish:
3rd graders –Please check Sen. Geisler’s wiki for homework and Quiz dates
http://geisler10.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/home
4th graders –Please check Srt. Kron’s wiki for homework and Quiz dates http://kron11.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/

Dates to Remember:
Learn to “Fingertalk” like Goldie and Toadpit from Museum of Thieves on February 8, 2012 at 6:30 pm. Baldwin Library.

Swimming (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.)