Subjects taught today:
Language Arts – Foss Science Electrical circuits
Math – Unit 8 Fractions continued
Co curricular class: Engage and Spanish
Social Studies – The Southwest
Science – Electricity
We will be visiting Baldwin House on Wednesday, May 8th to share poems and read our favorite stories with the residents. We will depart at 9:45am and arrive back at 11:30am
Please return the permission slip for the Reading to Senior Citizens trip by April 25th.
Thank you to the drivers who have volunteered to transport the kids! You are amazing! We are now all set for the trip!
2013 BCS Poetry Slam!
When? Monday April 29 2013.
Where? The Media center (during the last 20 min of lunch period)
How? Participants register online by Friday, April 26.
Here is what we have for you today:
Language Arts: Read after school each day!
20 minutes (3rd grd)
30 minutes (4th grd)
Raz-Kids reading can be used for this time. Raz-Kids teacher username is lparkina
Character Ed: Using Glogster.edu or PowerPoint create a Responsibility poster - due 4/29
Create a poster showing how you and your classmates should display/show the trait of Responsibility that we have discussed in class during ‘huddle time’ Embed or upload the file to your Goal setting wiki page (in your student portfolio.)
Login with your username (first initial, last name, bcs) –e.g lparkinbcs
Password is the same as your IXL password
Paragraph practice: Substitute Teachers paragraph practice is due 4/29
Progress Check – You should have completed the first draft. Begin re-reading outloud and add another detail sentence in places where you don't support, explain or give an example.
Spelling: None
3rd Grade Math:
H.L. 8.9 M.B. J.pg 203 and all other incomplete Mathbox pages for unit 8
Unit 8 review due 4/26 Test is Friday
Fact Practice – 5 mins each night.
Thatquiz .org – Division 8 was due 4/23 Division 9 is due Friday 4/26
An email with links of overdue quizzes has been sent to your school email address
Check that you do not have overdue quizzes. Division 3s, Division 4s, Division 6s, Division 7 are now ALL Overdue
IXL - 15 mins each week by Sunday. Click on 3rd grade Fractions Section. If this section is 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:
No SL or J.pg
Dynamath due 4/30
Watch the mathematics videos on blog.
Social Studies: States of the Southwest review due 5/1. Test is 5/1
Science: None
Engage: Download the Scratchmit website
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
