BCS Character Ed Word of the Week: Flexibility
•“You must always be able to predict what's next and then have the flexibility to evolve.” – Marc Benioff

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:
If you would like to browse and order all magazines/flyers are 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. All flyers are available to view and order from any month.

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: Edits and Revisions to writing pieces in Google classroom

Word Study: Signed letter and Spellingcity.com activities due 5/22
Access www.spellingcity.com (from this blog) Login. Your child will know their spelling sort: WW-sort 32, SA sort 12, SA sort 26, DR-sort 12 or DR-sort 32
Homework: Complete 6 activities on Spellingcity.com and return the signed spelling letter. Please read the letter and follow the directions. Locate your list on spellingcity.com by clicking the red drop down arrow for your spelling sort code. Play the games under the tabs to help you learn the spelling patterns for these words. You can check which word study activities you have completed by clicking on ‘My Records’ after you log in.
Remember – DO NOT click S-test on spellingcity.org. Save that button for the day of your test.

4th Grade Math: Test is tomorrow

3rd Grade Math: H&R 7-1
Some Students: 1 page in DynaMath
Thatquiz.org Please check your account to complete all your overdue quizzes. Click link under Math heading (right side of blog)
Some students only: Continue working in Soar to Success (Go to Things to Do in your Thinkcentral account)
Xtramath.com - 3 times per week. Complete a full work session, which lasts about 5-10 mins (until Mr. C says you are done!)

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

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!

Social Studies: Study the vocabulary words and their definitions that we will continue to use during our economics unit. No due date.
The TCI Regions textbook is linked and available to read online. If you would like to re-read (or listen to) the chapters we have covered in class, scroll down to Social Studies. Click Regions of The US TCI textbook.
Log in with your computer username (e.g. lp05) and animal/number password

Science: Study your NEW plant vocabulary cards Due 5/26
Optional - The science student book is linked under Science. Click on Pearson Realize. If you would like to re-read the chapters we covered in class click on Pearson Realize. Log in with your Google email (e.g. lp05@bps-schools.com) and animal/number password.

Compass Learning. The link is on the right hand side of the blog (above the map.)
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.

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.)