School directories were sent home with students on Wednesday.
If you ordered a paper directory, please ask the youngest child in your family for the directory(ies).  A big thank you goes to BCS parent Meredith Carrel for working so hard in putting together the BCS Directory for BCS families.  If you did not get a paper directory but thought you ordered one, please email nbest@birmingham.k12.mi.us

Thank you,
The BCS Office


At BCS we are always seeking to improve the educational experience we provide to our students. We appreciate and value your thoughts and ideas and invite you to reflect on the 2017 Summer Packet in order to help us with our process of continual improvement of the Summer Packet. If you have children at different grade levels, you can complete the survey multiple times. Thank you in advance for taking the time to give us your feedback of how to improve the summer packet experience for you.  Click the following link to complete the brief survey:  https://goo.gl/forms/wvhhceU9b0vKnnCG3.  

Reflections Entry forms went home to those students interested in entering the competition. This Year's theme is - "Within Reach." All entries are due in the Media center by Friday November 10th. Good luck and have fun showing off your creativity!

BCS Character Ed Word of the Week: Collaboration & Teamwork
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller

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: November book orders will be submitted 11/10
If you would like to continue 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:

Reading 3rd: Read 20 mins daily
Reading 4th: Read 30 mins daily
Please note - Time spent reading (or listening to) the science books on Pearson Realize does count towards your daily reading.

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.

Spelling/Grammar/Usage: None

4th Grade Math: None

3rd Grade Math: Complete your Unit 1 review. Due Tuesday 10/31.
Circle the question numbers that you feel were the most challenging in the review. Have a parents sign your review. Please return it to school on Tuesday 10/31
Xtramath.com - 3 times per week. Complete a full work session, which lasts about 5-10 mins (until Mr. C says you are done!)
Thatquiz.org Complete the quizzes in your account. Click on the Thatquiz link at the side of the blog.
Compass Learning - Please spend 15-20 mins each week in Compass Learning. Math pathways. Choose the folder with the lowest number range.

3rd grade math students please note - Other pages in the homework book e.g. "Dash Pages" (Math fact drill pages) and Multiplication/Division flashcards that are printed in the homework book are not assigned homework. They may be completed or cut out and used as optional, additional fact practice if you'd like. You could use these pages to test yourself with how fast your x fact recall is or just to do some flash card recall practice at home.

Social Studies: None

Science: Reading Due 10/30 
Go to Pearson Realize (under Science heading on blog)
Login with your username@bps-schools.com. animal/number password.
Read the 3 assigned books ( What Is Light?, Electricity's Power and Energy and Heat)
The books are available in 2 formats; Regular (read to yourself) and Flipbook (audio read aloud.)

Upcoming Events:
Halloween Tuesday Oct. 31st
We would like to remind you that BCS will celebrate Halloween on Tuesday, October 31 which is a half day for BCS students (11:30 AM dismissal-no choice hour).  At BCS, we welcome parents and guardians to join in our festivities which will begin with our annual all-school parade at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, October 31.  Parents should remain outside to avoid congestion in our hallways (weather permitting, we’ll parade indoors if it’s raining), and the students will proceed outside on the sidewalk at the east end of building, circling around the front of the school, then the walkway in front of the pool to the west end of the school by the bus loop.  The parade will begin with the 3/4 students followed by 5/6 and 7/8 students.  The classroom parties will immediately follow the parade back in the students’ homerooms/academic labs around 10:20 AM.  The parties will conclude at 11:15 AM to clean up and prepare for dismissal at 11:30 a.m. (no Choice Hour on half days). Please be sure your child is dressed in an appropriate costume for school in order to avoid scaring any of our younger students.  

We ask that students avoid the following:

• masks that cover the face (masks restrict vision, can lead to accidents, and often frighten our younger students)
• blood-like makeup, real or pretend weapons (knives, guns, swords, etc.), evil, scary, or horror characters

Some suggestions for costumes include:  Inventors, Animals, clothing from an historical period, Presidents, Ethnic clothing, Community helpers (police, fire fighter…), Super heroes, Careers (doctor, teacher, engineer…), Book characters, Sports (football player, snowboarder, marathoner…), Friendly characters, Food. You could even develop a costume that embraces our BCS Theme Empathy!  Remember that children tend to “act” their costumes, so the appropriateness of the costume is important.  Thank you in advance for helping make this day an enjoyable one for our students. 

Have a great weekend!