Curriculum Overview 2024-2025

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

  • Move Up Day (it is actually just for the morning) is Monday June 11
  • The End of Year party is Thursday June 14 10:20-2:30pm. Please hand in your T-Shirt or tie dye item to your classroom teacher by Monday, June 11th! Please email Mrs. Kohl or Mrs. Rifkin if you are available to help with a station (see email sent out to Parkin homeroom parents yesterday. Thank you!)
Swimming Mondays (12:55pm-1:40pm) and Thursdays (1:45-2:30)

Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Reader’s Workshop
Math: (3rd) Data interpretation (4th) lesson 12.1 and 12.2
Science: None
Social Studies: Michigan Government
Co-curricular class: Engage and Spanish

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Reading: Parents, please initial at the bottom of each day’s planner entry, so that I know your child is completing their nightly required reading.
3rd: 20 mins (Fact squad may split the time, or switch reading for fact prac.)
4th: 30 mins

Spelling: None
Language Arts: None

Math: 4th –
Test is TOMORROW Thursday 6/7
S.L. 12.1 and 12.2 J.page 312 &313 (Due Friday)
IXL 60 mins each week due each Saturday

Math: 3rd –  Return your SRB this week. H.L. 10.5 All Math box journal pages for Unit 10 need to be complete by Friday 6/8.
Students should have their math journals in their binder so they can work on completing these pages. REMEMBER - DON’T REMOVE YOUR JOURNAL FROM YOUR BINDER. WORK IN YOUR JOURNAL WHILE IT IS INSIDE YOU BINDER SO YOU DON’T FORGET IT FOR MATH THE NEXT DAY!
3rd grade Thatquiz.org:
Fact Squad multiplication #2 quiz (due Thursday 6/7)
Shape Identification NOW OVERDUE (was Monday 5/21)
Multiplication #3 NOW OVERDUE (was due 5/25)
Multiplication #4 NOW OVERDUE (was due 5/31)
Make sure that you are up to date with all your quizzes. All outstanding test links that need completing have been sent to your BCS student email

3rd grade IXL: 30mins each week (due by End of day Sunday, every week)
Practice 3rd grade skills until you reach 'Mastery.' 

Science: None

Engage: None

Social Studies: FYI - Our MI textbook is available online. Our class code is parkin34.  Then, click on student edition. Unit 5 scroll down the pdf. menu at the side to chapter 10 MI Government (290-325)
Previous chapters we have read in class are:
Michigan Geography (page 11-34)
MI Native Americans (pages 42-65)
The European Arrival (72-103)
Michigan Economy (264-287)

Spanish
3rd graders – Project due Friday, June 8th Please check Sen. Geisler’s wiki 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 Monday (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.)

To access your H drive from home:
Go to the BPS homepage at http://www.birmingham.k12.mi.us/
 Hover over the “Parents/Students” link on the top menu bar.  A drop down menu will appear. Then, click on the REMOTE ACCESS button.