Curriculum Overview 2024-2025

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Wishing you all a Wonderful Thanksgiving!
Subjects taught today:
Language Arts –Reader’s Workshop (Finished Because of Winn Dixie)
Math – Unit 3 post test
Co curricular class: Engage and Eng. Tech
Social Studies – None
Science – Energy Sources and Action
Dear BCS parents of 3rd-4th grade, 1st semester Engineering Technology students (Homerooms: Butzin, Davis , Harvath and Parkin),

I have taken some photos of the kids building their bridges in Engineering Tech class.  To view them, you log on to www.replayit.com.  Create a free account with a user name and password of your own choosing.  Select BCS as your school.  This is our yearbook company, Jostens.   You can view submitted photos taken at school and you can also submit your own photos to be viewed by the school community.   Once you’ve registered and logged in, go to “Academics”, then search for “3-4 Engineering Technology, Bridge Building”.

Enjoy,
John Prisciandaro
BCS Engineering Technology

Here is what we have for you today:
Language Arts:
Read at least 20 minutes (3rd graders) or 30 minutes (4th graders) after school each day. Raz-Kids reading can be used for this time. Raz-Kids reading teacher username is lparkina

Spelling: Homework due Nov 26th
Login with your school username and password.
Do not click “Hide my password”
Make sure you use all the words in you spelling list when you play each game. The games will not register if you do not use all your spelling words.
Complete 5 mandatory game activities and 2 optional activities from the list on your spelling letter. Check off the activities as you complete them
Turn in the spelling letter on Monday Nov. 26th. The test will be taken in class on Nov. 26th. You will need your ear buds or headphones for that day!

3rd Grade Math:
Unit 3 post test was taken today. Overdue reviews need to be turned in on Monday.
H.L 3.10 - family letter and all J.pages for Unit 3 should now be complete
Fact practice – 5 mins each night. Focus on 8 x tables.
Thatquiz – 8x tables due Friday 11/30
IXL - 15 mins. Each Week by Sunday. Click on 3rd grade. Scroll to Statistics and probability –Mean, Median and Mode section. If these sections are complete (to Mastery level) free choice in any section

Go to Quizstar and review your Unit 3 post-test math assessment online
1. Login using your user name and password
2. Review post-test unit 3

Electronic Math
-To get to thatquiz.org click on the link under the Math link (right hand side of blog)
-Click on your name
-Type in your school password (no username needed)
-Position one hand over the numbers on your keyboard and the other hand to click Enter or Submit with the mouse.
You can set up your own practice quizzes on thatquiz.org. You do not log in to set up practice quizzes. Just click the area you would like to study. Click on the no. of question, the level, the timing settings you want to test, and click create

4th Grade Math: IXL checklist 12/3
S.L 4.3 & 4.4 or  J.pg 85&86
Dynamath Dec 14th

Social Studies: Northeast State report - paired project on Wiki. Make sure to post some responses on your page. You need to log onto your wiki page at least once during the short break.

Engage: None

Spanish: Please click on your teacher’s Wiki page linked under Frequently Visited Sites (right hand side column)

Important Dates: Lansing Fieldtrip THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29th.
The chaperones are Mrs. Chisholm, Ms. Moran, Mrs. Rifkin, Mrs. Roskiewicz, Mr. Beard, Mr. Martin, Mrs. Glime and Mrs. Liddell. If you have a conflict in your schedule please let Mrs. Rifkin know so that she can notify the alternate volunteers. Thanks so much!

All info about The 2012 BCS Battle of the Books visit http://bcsbattle.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/

Scholastic Book Club ordering. It’s so easy! Click on the link in the Lang. Arts section (right hand side) Set up your own parent username and password and type in the following code for Parkin’s class: GKQKW
There are various magazines available to order from. The next orders will be submitted November 20th and should arrive by Nov 27th

Important Reminders:
• School starts at 8:20am. Students should be in their homeroom seat by this time.
• Please bring 3 sharp pencils to class every day.
• Bring a water bottle and two healthy snacks every day.
• Bring a chapter book every day.

The 2012-2013 BCS Yearbook
Did you know…YOU can submit photographs for the yearbook!?  Go to www.replayit.com and register for free with your own unique user id and password.  Choose Birmingham Covington School and upload your photographs!  It's that easy!  There is even a free iPhone app that sends photos from your iPhone!  The Yearbook team would greatly appreciate any pictures you and your parents think are appropriate to include in the yearbook!

Many thanks!
Jeanne Jacobs
Yearbook Advisor