BCS BLAST 2013!
Donations towards our class basket are now being collected in Mrs. Parkin’s room!
Date to Donate HAS BEEN EXTENDED Please donate by Friday Mrach 1st
Our theme for the Parkin class basket this year is, "Blasting Off in the B-Gifts and Gift Cards from Birmingham and Bloomfield.
DSO (Detroit Symphony Orchestra) fieldtrip is THIS Thursday 2/28. Students - you may dress to impress (Theatre concert style) if you would like. Bring a SMALL snack to quietly and sneakily eat on the bus (Shhh! - in case we're no allowed! :) We will be back at BCS in time for lunch.
The Reading to Waikiki party is THIS FRIDAY from 1:05-1:50. Students can bring/wear beach wear.
Subjects taught today:
Language Arts – Reader’s Workshop - Book Clubs
3/ 4 Town Hall to meet our new Principal, Mr. Morawski.
Character Connections presentation from Jim Basketball Jones
Math – Unit 6 Review of Journal pages
Co curricular class: Swimming
Social Studies – None
Science – None
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
3rd Grade Math:
· H.L 6.12 and 6.13
· Optional extra credit Castle Building assignment 3/8/13
· Fact practice – 5 mins each night.
· Thatquiz –Money (coins) and Decimal identification 1 due 2/15
· 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
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 7.7 and 7.8 No J.pg.
Dynamath 3/1/13
Unit 7 review due Friday
Social Studies: None
Science: Optional Extensions packet. (Extended until tomorrow)
Choose 1 or more extensions to complete by 2/26/13 If you are opting out of this extension task, please get your parent’s signature on your packet or a note to say you're opting out and turn it in before or on 2/26
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.
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
