Upcoming events:
Eng Tech: 3/4 Eng. Tech. R2-D2 Robot Project Presentation and Distribution
Dear Parents - You are invited to be a part of this celebration!
At this event, you will see an overview of the mass production, assembly line project that all of the 3-4 students have been involved in. This major undertaking will include a Power Point presentation and each student will be called up and presented with their R2-D2 Robot model.
The presentation dates/times are as follows:
Thursday, June 2nd: Davis and Seley: 12:25 - 1:10,
Butzin and Frishman: 1:15 - 2:00
Friday, June 3rd:
Parkin and Wallington: 12:25 - 1:10
Harvath and Maliszewski: 1:15 - 2:00
I hope you can attend and thanks for your support and cooperation in this cool event.
Mr. Prisciandaro
BCS Character Ed Word of the Week: Flexibility
Is there only one way to accomplish a goal? No! - We can work together much more successfully and positively if we try to be flexible in our thinking and approach to problem solving. Can you think of times when being flexible helped you understand or learn something in a different way? Are you able to work flexibly so that everyone feels included and empowered? How does it feel to work in a flexible team? What steps have you taken to improve your flexibility during collaboration and teamwork?
Lets RAK em’ UP! (RAK - stands for Random Acts of Kindness) We will be keeping track of these acts by the passing on of our class RAK bracelet.
Reminders:
• School starts at 8:18am Students should be in their homeroom seat by this time.
• Have 3 sharp pencils every day.
• Bring a water bottle and two healthy snacks every day.
• Bring a chapter book every day.
Scholastic Book Ordering: Please submit any book orders on the Scholastic web site by 31st. Click on the book orders link at the side of the blog. Create your own username and password to login. Our class code for ordering is GKQKW. Use the class code to access our ordering page. There are many more flyers available online to view and order from.
Language Arts:
Reading 3rd: Read 20 mins daily
Reading 4th: Read 30 mins daily
Parents - Please sign at the bottom of today's planner entry (completed by your child in class) to show that your child has done their required reading.
Writing: Optional – Edit your Informational Brochure on Google Classroom by adding appropriate pictures to your slides.
Word Study: No letter
We will continue working in our Word Study books in class for the remainder for the year
4th Grade Math: 8-1 Study Pink Sheet
Dynamath due 6/1
3rd Grade Math: 5-1 Homework and Remebering
Make sure you are up to date with all your other Thatquiz.org quizzes and continue working in Soar to Success on your Thinkcentral account
Xtramath.org - 4 times per week. Complete a full work session, which is about 5-10 mins (until Mr. C says you are done!)
Optional – Complete the Nearpod lesson posted on Google Classroom under
Mrs. Parkin’s 3rd Grade – MATH
Thinkcentral Unit Tests are available to view at home - Please show your results to your parents (see below for directions to access the site)
To access Think Central
Go to www.thinkcentral.com (linked under math on this blog)
Log in with this info on the drop down menu:
Michigan
Birmingham Public School District
Birmingham Covington School
Check the ‘remember me’ box
Username with tc at the start (ex.tc lp05) password (animal/number)
Click My Scores - The most recent test will be at the top
Optional - Play Mega Math Games - Explore any from the menu:
Country Countdown – Clock-a-Doodle-do
The Number games – Tiny’s Think Tank
Ice Station Exploration – Polar Planes, Linear Lab
Shapes Ahoy – Made to Measure
Fraction Action
Numberopolis
Compass Learning:
Each week spend 20 minutes working in Compass Learning. (10 mins Language Arts/10 mins Math) Please click on the link under Frequently Visited Places. Log in with your username and password shown on the sticker on the inside cover of your school planner. Don’t forget to type Covington in the bottom box.
Compass Learning Odyssey® is accessible from virtually any mobile device, including iPad/iOS and Android.
In order to access Odyssey content from your mobile device:
*Go to the App Store for your mobile device and find Puffin Academy by CloudMosa.
*Download the Puffin Academy App (not the Puffin Web browser, also by CloudMosa).
*Open the Puffin Academy App.
*Find the Compass Learning icon and click it. A simple search for "compass learning" will bring you to Odyssey.
*Click the Compass Learning logo, then click the logo again, and you will be redirected to the Odyssey login screen.
*Log in as you normally would and begin using Compass Learning Odyssey.
We hope you enjoy the flexibility of accessing Compass Learning Odyssey from your mobile devices. Please visit our support community for questions and/or further information.
Social Studies: Test was today
Science: Talk about – Explain the variables experiment (Lifeboats) that you set up today in class. We will test your hypotheses in the lab tomorrow.
Spanish: Your teacher’s wiki is linked on this blog (See Frequently visited sites)
Engage: Your teacher’s wiki is linked on this blog (See Frequently visited sites)
Important Reminders:
Visit www.bcsonline.info for any/all school information
Student Spotlight
Once a month, a BCS student will be highlighted on the school website and possibly on the district website. If you are interested in being the Student Spotlight for BCS, please go to www.bcsonline.info and click the link BCS Student Spotlight. Complete the form and submit it by the indicated deadline. Selection will be done by a random draw. Parent/Guardian permission is required on the form.
How to Access your ‘H drive’ from the BPS website.
Click on Departments, Technology Services, Staff Only Links, Remote Access (3rd from the bottom), login with username and password - don’t forget to save any changes you make on your home computer! –Then, email your updated file (as an attachment) to yourself (on your school email address) so that you can open it and resave it at school.
School email is found on the ‘Staff Only’ link. Click on Outlook (web access) and log in with your email address e.g. – lp05@birmingham.k12.mi.us and animal/number password
FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS
Food allergy is a growing public health issue that impacts almost every school across the United States. Nearly 6 million children in the U.S. – which equates to 1 in 13, or roughly 2 in every classroom – have a food allergy. Studies indicate that 16-18% of school-age children who have food allergies have had a reaction in school. In addition, in approximately 25% of the reactions that occur at school, the student had not yet been diagnosed with food allergy. Help your child BE A PAL (protect a life) TO A FRIEND WITH A FOOD ALLERGY! Click here for details or at the following link: http://www.foodallergy.org/document.doc?id=118
The technology Acceptable use page to print and sign can be found on www.bcsonline.info page 3 of the Birmingham District School Board Policy Link (next to the handbook link.)
