We had a wonderful time at our Intergenerational reading fieldtrip today at Baldwin house! Thank you so much to the driver chaperones for making it possible to transport all our class. The residents were friendly and warm and welcomed the students. They really enjoyed the experience...and we did too!
THIS FRIDAY is Proud Moms Eat and Run. If your schedule permits you are welcome to join your child for lunch! 3/4 Lunchtime is 11:30-12:10
THIS FRIDAY is Proud Moms Eat and Run. If your schedule permits you are welcome to join your child for lunch! 3/4 Lunchtime is 11:30-12:10
Subjects taught today:
Language Arts – None
Math – Unit 9
Co curricular class: Engage and Spanish
Social Studies – The Southwest
Science – None
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: Empathy - Talk about this word at home. What does it mean? How do people show empathy?
Paragraph practice: None
Spelling: New list due 5/17
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. 9.5 M box (in your math journal) 9.5
Fact Practice for Fact Squad – 5 mins each night
Thatquiz .org –Complete the Fact Squad test (if you are in the Fact Squad) Fraction identification is overdue.
An email with links of overdue quizzes has been sent to your school email address
Check that you do not have overdue quizzes. Division 3-9 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 All math box pages in Unit 10
Dynamath due 5/31
Study for test on Friday
Social Studies: None
Science: Magnetism and Electricity Wiki definition due 5/15
Go to wiki page (linked on the right of blog) Click Science – Magnetism and Electricity, Sign In, Click the word next to you number. Type a definition and add a picture to the page. Click save.
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
