Late Start tomorrow! - Students report at 9:50am
Parkin’s ClassValentines Exchange - Thursday 2/14
Parkin’s ClassValentines Exchange - Thursday 2/14
To celebrate Valentine’s Day next Thursday students may bring in Valentine’s Day cards to give to their classmates. Please make sure you have a card for each classmate. (There are 27 students altogether – And 1 teacher J) If you have a box that you would like to bring in to collect all you cards, please do so on Thursday. If not, you will have a large envelope to decorate and use.
*Please do not write your classmates names on each Valentine card. If you want to write on your cards, simply write, ‘To my classmate’ and ‘from’ (Your name.) Or, just leave them blank. That way you can deliver your cards quickly and start enjoying your Valentines treat.
BCS BLAST 2013!
Donations towards our class basket are now being collected in Mrs. Parkin’s room!
Please donate by February 14th.
Our theme for the Parkin class basket this year is, "Blasting Off in the B-Gifts and Gift Cards from Birmingham and Bloomfield.
“…The basket is designed to provide actual gift items and/or gift cards from any retailers/restaurants in Birmingham and Bloomfield. For example, gift cards to the Palladium movie theater, Jax car wash, Bloomfield Sports Shop or actual items like a bottle of wine from Plum market or a fun gift from Olivers Trendz. If you don't have time to shop for an item please consider contributing cash and the room parents will shop for gifts or gift cards from places that we don't already have items from.”
Last year, the Parkin class basket was one of the highest bid-on baskets in the school (raising over $400)-We'd love to exceed that amount this year! Thanks in advance for all your support!
*Cranbrook Science on the Go! – At BCS (bright yellow sheet.)
Please return permission forms to school ASAP
Subjects taught today:
Language Arts – Reader’s Workshop
Math – Unit 6
Co curricular class: Engage and Spanish
Social Studies – None
Science – Mealworm, Milkweed bugs and Chrysalis observations
Here is what we have for you today:
Language Arts:
Reading to Waikiki incentive has begun. Make sure you have shown your letter to your parent. We need to travel 4,500 miles to reach the beautiful island of Waikiki.
- 4th graders need to read 150 mins to travel 100 miles.
- 3rd graders need to read 100 mins to travel 100 miles.
Last day for collected minutes of reading Fri 2/8 AM –You may wear brightly colored/Hawaiian themed clothing on Friday.
The Reading party Celebration event is Friday 2/8 at 1:05 – 1:55pm in the Gym
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: Spellingcity.com homework and test is 2/12/13
Please show your parent your result by going to My Records on your Spellingcity account.
If you made 5 or more errors on your test today, you have a printout that needs to be signed by your parent. Please return it to school tomorrow.
Spellingcity directions:
Login with your school username and password.
Do not click “Hide my password”
Click on teacher’s homepage and read the intro. from Mrs. P.
Scroll to bottom of page to locate your spelling list code. Click on your code.
Click Games and Complete 5 mandatory game activities and 2 optional activities from the list on your spelling letter. Check off the activities as you complete them.
Make sure you use all the words in your spelling list when you play each game. The games will not register if you do not use all your spelling words.
Turn in the spelling letter by the due date. Don’t forget -You will need your ear buds or headphones for testing in class.
3rd Grade Math:
H.L 6.4 Jpg 135
Fact practice – 5 mins each night.
Thatquiz –Mixed Facts #3 due 2/6
IXL - 15 mins each week by Sunday. Click on 3rd grade. Decimals Section. If this sections are complete (to Mastery level) free choice in any section
Go to Quizstar and review your Unit 5 post-test math assessment online
1. Login using your user name and password
2. Review Post-test Unit 5
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:
S.L 7.5 J.pg.198
5 Thatquiz tests due Friday
Dynamath 2/28
Social Studies: The practice Northeast glogster.edu due 2/11
Login with your username (first initial, last name, bcs) –e.g lparkinbcs
Password is the same as your IXL password
Science: Optional Extensions packet. Choose 1 or more extensions to complete by 2/25/13 if you are opting out of this extension task, please get your parent’s signature on your packet and turn it in before or on 2/25
Choose to play some of the games on our Science lifecycles wiki page.
Favorites so far – Insect Jigsaw Puzzle, Make your Own Bug, Classifying Bugs.
Engage: None
Spanish: Please click on your teacher’s Wiki page linked under Frequently Visited Sites (right hand side column)
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.
