Reflections Competition 2016! This year’s theme is: What is Your Story?
http://www.bcsonline.info/PTSA/Reflections.html
Please sign and return the Lansing Fieldtrip permission form.
BCS Character Ed Word of the Week: Integrity
Think about how important it is to show integrity with our words and actions. Can you think of times when you have needed to stand up and do what is right, even when those around you are not? How does it feel to act with integrity? Do people trust you because they know you will do what you say you will do? Do you need checking up on and watching to behave appropriately? What can you say to others to encourage acts of integrity? What steps have you taken to show your integrity?
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: Book orders arrived early - Enjoy! Next submission date is November 7th
If you would like to browse and order ahead, next month’s book selections are always available to view online…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 at any time.
Language Arts: Login to MyOn linked under 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: None
Word Study: None
4th Grade Math: 2-3 and 2-4 H & R
3rd Grade Math: 1-16 H & R (double sided) Tip: Start with the Stretch Your Thinking Question at the bottom of ‘Remembering’ side.
Xtramath.com - 3 times per week. Complete a full work session, which lasts about 5-10 mins (until Mr. C says you are done!)
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
Optional – Complete the Nearpod lesson posted on Google Classroom under
Mrs. Parkin’s 3rd Grade – MATH
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)
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
Optional Fact Practice
In addition to Xtramath practice you might also like to use the pages and flashcards printed in your math journal and homework journal. The pages focus on different x fact sets during unit 1 so far that is: 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 9x and 10x's.
Strategy cards are to keep at home. Tear out pages 51A – 51Z from the volume 1 math journal. Cut them out and sort them into 3 piles (Very quick response/not as quick/need to learn) Clip them together (or store in small baggies) Then, begin to practice quick recall from the 2nd pile – Your goal is to move this pile to the first (V. quick response)
There are many ways to master your times tables. You could use flashcards, chanting, and math game sites/apps. The most important thing is that you practice REGULARLY. Set up a routine and stick to it, and soon you'll know all those facts fluently!
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: Skill Check was due today. Thank you for turning it in!
Spanish: Your teacher’s wiki is linked on this blog (Scroll down to Frequently Visited Sites)
Engage: Your teacher’s wiki is linked on this blog (Scroll down to Frequently Visited Sites)
Important Reminders:
Visit www.bcsonline.info for any/all school information
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.)
