Upcoming events:
Eng Tech: THE GRADES 3-4, ELECTRIC VEHICLE,
MASS PRODUCTION PROJECT PRESENTATION AND DISTRIBUTION
WILL BE DELAYED ONE WEEK!
Parkin and Wallington presentation will now be Friday June 10th 12:25 - 1:10
See details below:
The R2-D2 Star Wars Robots are almost all done, but not quite. We want this major project and event to be properly completed so that they are done correctly and received by all the students at the same time. The students and all involved are doing a great job and the robots are coming out just fine. But, as can happen in industry, we have had some unexpected delays in the time it takes to teach and learn the particular skills and meet the output production anticipated. As of the end of the day Tuesday, 75 models are finished and our per-period production rate is climbing. “We will release no fine technology products before their time.”

I apologize for any inconvenience this rescheduling has caused. Hopefully you will still be able to attend one week later. If you made time to attend the original dates and want to assist with the final assembly process, you are still welcome to come at that time. The students are happy to be spending more time in the final assembly stages where the robots “come to life” and they see the results of their work, the finished product.

All of the 3-4 students will now receive their vehicles in special presentation assemblies on Thursday, June 9th and Friday, June 10th.

We are very proud of this unique and enormous undertaking and hope you are able to attend. These two-homeroom, mini-assemblies will take place in the Engineering Tech. Lab (Room #80) at their regularly scheduled class time. Mrs. Husband will join us with the first semester homerooms that are currently in Art.

John Prisciandaro
BCS Engineering Technology

4th Graders – Your 5th grade camp form is due Tuesday June 7th

BCS Character Ed Word of the Week: Creativity
Think about how rewarding it is to be creative in our thinking and approach to problem solving. Can you think of times when thinking creatively has helped everyone get something that they want? Or, has creative thinking helped you to accomplish a goal? Are you able to work creatively with others so that everyone feels included and empowered? How does it feel to work in a creative team? What steps have you taken to improve your creative thinking 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.

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: Edit your Informational Brochure on Google Classroom. You will start to share them in class this week.

Word Study: None
We will continue working in our Word Study books in class for the remainder for the year

4th Grade Math: Study pink sheet
Dynamath due 6/1

3rd Grade Math: 5-7 Homework and Remembering
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: None

Science: None

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.)