Student Led conferences are approaching; Wednesday March 20 and Thursday March 21st
Due to the overlapping set up of these conferences, timeslots start every 10 mins and are 40 mins long. First conference is 1:00pm and the last conference is 7:20pm (both days) If you cannot get into school to sign up for a time, please feel free to email me a day and time and I will sign up for you.
Thanks! Mrs. Parkin
Subjects taught today:
Language Arts – Informational Writing - Final Drafts on powerpoint or MS Word
Math – Unit 7
Co curricular class: Art and Engage
Social Studies – Intro. to the Mid west region
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
Paragraph practice: None
Spelling: None
3rd Grade Math:
H.L 7.6 Jpg 169 &170
Fact Practice – 5 mins each night.
Thatquiz – Decimal Identification #2 and Mixed Mult. #4 Timed test due 3/8/13
Check that you do not have overdue quizzes. A email with links of overdue quizzes have been sent to your school email address (Time, Money (coins) and Decimal identification #1 are all overdue and must be completed during lunch time.)
IXL - 15 mins each week by Sunday. Click on 3rd grade. Geometry 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 8.7 No J.pages
Review due 3/15
Angles project due March 27th
Dynamath Mag and Dynamath calendar due March 28th
Watch the mathematics videos on blog.
Login with your username (first initial, last name, bcs) –e.g lparkinbcs
Password is the same as your IXL password
Science: None
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
