6/17/2010

Thank you parents for such an awesome end-of-year party! We appreciate you donating your time and talents to make it so fun for us!

This school year has been amazing for me! I can't wait to see the third graders again in the fall as fourth graders leading our new friends. Our current fourth graders will be visiting our halls next year, and we look forward to you stopping by often to share your smiles and experiences! We will miss you so much and appreciate all of the wonderful things you contributed to help make our year magical. Enjoy the summer with your friends and family.

Find some good books you can get lost in and read a little everyday...

6/15/2010



Everyone needs to bring a LARGE plastic bag to school tomorrow for locker/cubby clean out.

Bring your back pack tomorrow and Friday though as there may be some last minute things to take home.

You must empty out your binder tonight and you do not need to bring it with you tomorrow or Friday.


¾ END OF YEAR PARTY
Thursday - 10am-2pm
Swimming
Inside Games
Outside Games
Craft
Lunch
Popsicles and Ice Cream
Performance by Animal Magic

Cheese pizza, carrots and grapes will be served. If you prefer, your child may pack a bag lunch.

Students should wear sneakers and sunscreen and bring their pool gear (swimsuits, towels, goggles and pool shoes).


IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD TO BRING SHARPENED PENCILS TO SCHOOL EACH DAY! PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR CHILD WITH A PERSONAL PENCIL SHARPENER TO KEEP IN HIS/HER BINDER!!!

Summer packets are due in September, 2010

3/4 http://www.bcsonline.info/Parent_Resources/Summer.html

5/6 http://www.bcsonline.info/Parent_Resources/Summer.html

You MUST continue reading throughout the summer and log your minutes in your summer packet.


Here’s what we have for you tonight:


SPECIAL DATES:
–Thursday, June 17: 3/4 Party, 10:00-2:00, contact Mrs. Mollison to volunteer for a shift, please feel free to join us!
–Friday, June 18: Last Day -dismissal is at 11:20am (half day-no lunch)






We are currently swimming on Tuesday and Thursday.

Book Orders: None

Some of us have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

Paragraph Practice Assignment: NONE

For any paragraph practice assignment: After completing TWO brainstorm webs. Type your first draft. Then, edit and revise your work. You will now have the computer’s help with some spelling, word choice (using the thesaurus) and grammar issues. However, the ideas and details will always come from you!

You DO NOT need to print out your paragraph. When your final draft is saved on your computer, access our class wiki page (from this blog) and click on student portfolios. Click on edit page, click the images icon, select browse and find your paper. Double click to upload. It should then appear on your wiki page. Save the page then test to see if it works.

Spelling: NONE

Choose your spelling words from A, B or C. You need a parent to sign off on the choice you make.
Complete the definition activity on Moodle (up to 2 attempts) and Play 3 games from Spellingcity.com.

3rd Grade Math:
Bring the Student Reference Book to school tomorrow!

**Before you take the timed tests online, please practice! You can do this by clicking on the link posted on our site. You don't need to log in to practice. Click on "thatquiz” in the top left hand corner. Choose Integers, arithmetic. Set the quiz for addition or subtraction (50 in 3 min) level 10.
Then, when you're ready to take the tests, click on your name. Type in your password and take timed tests that have been set for you.

Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade) are 30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division in 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!

4th Grade Math: (see Mrs. Frishman’s Blog)


Social Studies: None

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

BOOK ORDERS:
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

REDUCING TRASH AT BCS-TRASH FREE FRIDAYS

• Use a lunch box or reusable sack.
• Pack a cloth napkin and reusable utensils.
• Put food in reusable food and drink containers.
• If you must use a disposable plastic bag, wash it out and keep reusing it.
• Purchase your snacks in bulk size and repack into individual reusable containers.
• Pack fresh fruit since it doesn't require any additional packaging.

Disposable lunches can create between 4–8 ounces of garbage every day.
That can add up to as much as 100 pounds per year!
If you buy lunch, please buy only what you believe you can eat and try not to have any waste!!

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com

PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined

Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology and Ed Technology

6/11/2010

Wacky Recess was today! We had A LOT of fun!
Please enjoy the video and go to our Class Wiki "Wacky Recess" tab to view more fun videos!

Have a great weekend...


6/10/2010

Good afternoon! We had the best Move-Up Day today!!! The third graders were amazing role models for our second graders and it sounds like the fourth graders had fun up in fifth grade!!! Our class had the best time making Move Up Day movies to share with the incoming third graders. Click here to enjoy them!

Tomorrow is Wacky Recess in the morning. If your child wants to bring a bathing suit, he/she is free to do so. There are water games where they will get a little wet, so it's up to the kids if they want to wear a suit or not. Shorts and a change of clothes is a good idea. Students should wear tennis shoes for the events, no sandals. Finally, our team color is RED!
They will be outside eating lunch after the games are over, so they will dry!!!

Have a great night and get ready for a Fabulous Friday of Fun!!!!!

6/09/2010

We had a fantastic day in room 204!


IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD TO BRING SHARPENED PENCILS TO SCHOOL EACH DAY! PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR CHILD WITH A PERSONAL PENCIL SHARPENER TO KEEP IN HIS/HER BINDER!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

MALL COP MOVIE PERMISSION SLIP due Thursday!

SPECIAL DATES:
–Thursday, June 10: Move-Up Day, 9:00-10:30
–Friday, June 11: Wacky Recess (Field Day), approximately 10:00-11:45, please feel free to join us!
–Thursday, June 17: 3/4 Party, 10:00-2:00, contact Mrs. Mollison to volunteer for a shift, please feel free to join us!
–Friday, June 18: Last Day (half day)


WACKY RECESS – JUNE 11, 2010
Please remember to RSVP for the BBQ lunch on Wacky Recess Day, Friday, June 11. The cafeteria will not be open on this day as the staff will be helping the Proud Dads serve food at the BBQ. Download the flyer at www.bcsnline.info and send it, with payment, into the office just as soon as you can. Also, if you are able to volunteer to help at the BBQ, please contact Dawn Walton at dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net .


Move Up Day Volunteers Needed
Can you believe it's already time to be thinking about Move Up Day? On June 10th, the incoming 3rd graders will be visiting BCS and meeting their new teachers and classmates. In order to make this a great experience, the BCS Community Connections Committee is looking for your help. We need eight volunteers to assist with check-in, the scavenger hunt, and dismissal from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 10th. To volunteer, please contact Becky Bachand at dbachand@comcast.net or 248.593.8234. Thanks!


We are currently swimming on Tuesday and Thursday.

Book Orders: None

Some of us have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

Paragraph Practice Assignment: NONE

For any paragraph practice assignment: After completing TWO brainstorm webs. Type your first draft. Then, edit and revise your work. You will now have the computer’s help with some spelling, word choice (using the thesaurus) and grammar issues. However, the ideas and details will always come from you!

You DO NOT need to print out your paragraph. When your final draft is saved on your computer, access our class wiki page (from this blog) and click on student portfolios. Click on edit page, click the images icon, select browse and find your paper. Double click to upload. It should then appear on your wiki page. Save the page then test to see if it works.

Spelling: NONE

Choose your spelling words from A, B or C. You need a parent to sign off on the choice you make.
Complete the definition activity on Moodle (up to 2 attempts) and Play 3 games from Spellingcity.com.

3rd Grade Math:
Bring the Student Reference Book to school tomorrow!
HL 11.5

**Before you take the timed tests online, please practice! You can do this by clicking on the link posted on our site. You don't need to log in to practice. Click on "thatquiz” in the top left hand corner. Choose Integers, arithmetic. Set the quiz for addition or subtraction (50 in 3 min) level 10.
Then, when you're ready to take the tests, click on your name. Type in your password and take timed tests that have been set for you.

Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade) are 30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division in 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!

4th Grade Math: (see Mrs. Frishman’s Blog)
SRB due Thursday. Review due tomorrow. Test Thursday.


Social Studies: The geneology project was uploaded to the wiki on (Monday) June 7th!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

BOOK ORDERS:
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

REDUCING TRASH AT BCS-TRASH FREE FRIDAYS

• Use a lunch box or reusable sack.
• Pack a cloth napkin and reusable utensils.
• Put food in reusable food and drink containers.
• If you must use a disposable plastic bag, wash it out and keep reusing it.
• Purchase your snacks in bulk size and repack into individual reusable containers.
• Pack fresh fruit since it doesn't require any additional packaging.

Disposable lunches can create between 4–8 ounces of garbage every day.
That can add up to as much as 100 pounds per year!
If you buy lunch, please buy only what you believe you can eat and try not to have any waste!!

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com

PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined

Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology and Ed Technology

6/08/2010

Yesterday we had technical difficulties with Blogger! Today was awesome! Many of us uploaded our Move-Up Day videos. We had the best time making these. We can’t wait to share them with the incoming third graders on Thursday. This afternoon we took digital pics of our poetry drawings and uploaded them. Tomorrow we will be working on our Poetry Voice Thread! Have a great night…


SPECIAL DATES:
–Thursday, June 10: Move-Up Day, 9:00-10:30
–Friday, June 11: Wacky Recess (Field Day), approximately 10:00-11:45, please feel free to join us!
–Thursday, June 17: 3/4 Party, 10:00-2:00, contact Mrs. Mollison to volunteer for a shift, please feel free to join us!
–Friday, June 18: Last Day (half day)


WACKY RECESS – JUNE 11, 2010
Please remember to RSVP for the BBQ lunch on Wacky Recess Day, Friday, June 11. The cafeteria will not be open on this day as the staff will be helping the Proud Dads serve food at the BBQ. Download the flyer at www.bcsnline.info and send it, with payment, into the office just as soon as you can. Also, if you are able to volunteer to help at the BBQ, please contact Dawn Walton at dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net .


Move Up Day Volunteers Needed
Can you believe it's already time to be thinking about Move Up Day? On June 10th, the incoming 3rd graders will be visiting BCS and meeting their new teachers and classmates. In order to make this a great experience, the BCS Community Connections Committee is looking for your help. We need eight volunteers to assist with check-in, the scavenger hunt, and dismissal from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 10th. To volunteer, please contact Becky Bachand at dbachand@comcast.net or 248.593.8234. Thanks!


IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD TO BRING SHARPENED PENCILS TO SCHOOL EACH DAY! PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR CHILD WITH A PERSONAL PENCIL SHARPENER TO KEEP IN HIS/HER BINDER!!!


Here’s what we have for you tonight:

We are currently swimming on Tuesday and Thursday.

Book Orders: None

Some of us have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

Paragraph Practice Assignment: NONE

For any paragraph practice assignment: After completing TWO brainstorm webs. Type your first draft. Then, edit and revise your work. You will now have the computer’s help with some spelling, word choice (using the thesaurus) and grammar issues. However, the ideas and details will always come from you!

You DO NOT need to print out your paragraph. When your final draft is saved on your computer, access our class wiki page (from this blog) and click on student portfolios. Click on edit page, click the images icon, select browse and find your paper. Double click to upload. It should then appear on your wiki page. Save the page then test to see if it works.

Spelling: NONE

Choose your spelling words from A, B or C. You need a parent to sign off on the choice you make.
Complete the definition activity on Moodle (up to 2 attempts) and Play 3 games from Spellingcity.com.

3rd Grade Math:
Bring the Student Reference Book to school tomorrow!
HL 11.4 and complete JP 267, 268 and 271

**Before you take the timed tests online, please practice! You can do this by clicking on the link posted on our site. You don't need to log in to practice. Click on "thatquiz” in the top left hand corner. Choose Integers, arithmetic. Set the quiz for addition or subtraction (50 in 3 min) level 10.
Then, when you're ready to take the tests, click on your name. Type in your password and take timed tests that have been set for you.

Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade) are 30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division in 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!

4th Grade Math: (see Mrs. Frishman’s Blog)
SRB due Thursday. Review due tomorrow. Test Thursday.


Social Studies: The geneology project was uploaded to the wiki on (Monday) June 7th!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

BOOK ORDERS:
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

REDUCING TRASH AT BCS-TRASH FREE FRIDAYS

• Use a lunch box or reusable sack.
• Pack a cloth napkin and reusable utensils.
• Put food in reusable food and drink containers.
• If you must use a disposable plastic bag, wash it out and keep reusing it.
• Purchase your snacks in bulk size and repack into individual reusable containers.
• Pack fresh fruit since it doesn't require any additional packaging.

Disposable lunches can create between 4–8 ounces of garbage every day.
That can add up to as much as 100 pounds per year!
If you buy lunch, please buy only what you believe you can eat and try not to have any waste!!

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com

PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined

Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology and Ed Technology

6/04/2010



Have a great weekend!


SPECIAL DATES:

–Thursday, June 10: Move-Up Day, 9:00-10:30
–Friday, June 11: Wacky Recess (Field Day), approximately 10:00-11:45, please feel free to join us!
–Thursday, June 17: 3/4 Party, 10:00-2:00, contact Mrs. Mollison to volunteer for a shift, please feel free to join us!
–Friday, June 18: Last Day :( (half day)


WACKY RECESS – JUNE 11, 2010

Please remember to RSVP for the BBQ lunch on Wacky Recess Day, Friday, June 11. The cafeteria will not be open on this day as the staff will be helping the Proud Dads serve food at the BBQ. Download the flyer at www.bcsnline.info and send it, with payment, into the office just as soon as you can. Also, if you are able to volunteer to help at the BBQ, please contact Dawn Walton at dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net .


Move Up Day Volunteers Needed
Can you believe it's already time to be thinking about Move Up Day? On June 10th, the incoming 3rd graders will be visiting BCS and meeting their new teachers and classmates. In order to make this a great experience, the BCS Community Connections Committee is looking for your help. We need eight volunteers to assist with check-in, the scavenger hunt, and dismissal from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 10th. To volunteer, please contact Becky Bachand at
dbachand@comcast.net or 248.593.8234. Thanks!
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD TO BRING SHARPENED PENCILS TO SCHOOL EACH DAY! PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR CHILD WITH A PERSONAL PENCIL SHARPENER TO KEEP IN HIS/HER BINDER!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

We are currently swimming on Tuesday and Thursday.

Book Orders: None

We all have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

Paragraph Practice Assignment: NONE

For any paragraph practice assignment: After completing TWO brainstorm webs. Type your first draft. Then, edit and revise your work. You will now have the computer’s help with some spelling, word choice (using the thesaurus) and grammar issues. However, the ideas and details will always come from you!

You DO NOT need to print out your paragraph. When your final draft is saved on your computer, access our class wiki page (from this blog) and click on student portfolios. Click on edit page, click the images icon, select browse and find your paper. Double click to upload. It should then appear on your wiki page. Save the page then test to see if it works.

Spelling: NONE

Choose your spelling words from A, B or C. You need a parent to sign off on the choice you make.
Complete the definition activity on Moodle (up to 2 attempts) and Play 3 games from Spellingcity.com.

3rd Grade Math:
Study mult. facts 9-11 for 10 min.
Study div. facts 1-9 for 10 min.

HL 11.1 due Monday (This is a survey of 10 people.)

Study multiplication and division facts for 10 minutes!

**Before you take the timed tests online, please practice! You can do this by clicking on the link posted on our site. You don't need to log in to practice. Click on "thatquiz” in the top left hand corner. Choose Integers, arithmetic. Set the quiz for addition or subtraction (50 in 3 min) level 10.
Then, when you're ready to take the tests, click on your name. Type in your password and take timed tests that have been set for you.

Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade) are 30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division in 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!

4th Grade Math: (see Mrs. Frishman’s Blog)
JP 318, 320-321 (#2 and #6 on 321 are optional) SL 12.4


Social Studies: Your child has a geneology project due on (Monday) June 7th!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

BOOK ORDERS:
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

REDUCING TRASH AT BCS-TRASH FREE FRIDAYS

• Use a lunch box or reusable sack.
• Pack a cloth napkin and reusable utensils.
• Put food in reusable food and drink containers.
• If you must use a disposable plastic bag, wash it out and keep reusing it.
• Purchase your snacks in bulk size and repack into individual reusable containers.
• Pack fresh fruit since it doesn't require any additional packaging.

Disposable lunches can create between 4–8 ounces of garbage every day.
That can add up to as much as 100 pounds per year!
If you buy lunch, please buy only what you believe you can eat and try not to have any waste!!

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com

PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined

Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology and Ed Technology

6/03/2010

This morning we had the best time writing poetry and illustrating it. We will begin creating poetry voice threads tomorrow. In the afternoon we started talking about Michigan economics. We are going to be talking a lot about Michigan’s economy as well as our country’s economy. The kids will learn so much in this unit!

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD TO BRING SHARPENED PENCILS TO SCHOOL EACH DAY! PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR CHILD WITH A PERSONAL PENCIL SHARPENER TO KEEP IN HIS/HER BINDER!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

We are currently swimming on Tuesday and Thursday.

Book Orders: None

We all have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

Paragraph Practice Assignment: NONE

For any paragraph practice assignment: After completing TWO brainstorm webs. Type your first draft. Then, edit and revise your work. You will now have the computer’s help with some spelling, word choice (using the thesaurus) and grammar issues. However, the ideas and details will always come from you!

You DO NOT need to print out your paragraph. When your final draft is saved on your computer, access our class wiki page (from this blog) and click on student portfolios. Click on edit page, click the images icon, select browse and find your paper. Double click to upload. It should then appear on your wiki page. Save the page then test to see if it works.

Spelling: NONE

Choose your spelling words from A, B or C. You need a parent to sign off on the choice you make.
Complete the definition activity on Moodle (up to 2 attempts) and Play 3 games from Spellingcity.com.

3rd Grade Math:
HL 11.2 due Friday
HL 11.1 due Monday (This is a survey of 10 people.)

Study multiplication and division facts for 10 minutes!

**Before you take the timed tests online, please practice! You can do this by clicking on the link posted on our site. You don't need to log in to practice. Click on "thatquiz” in the top left hand corner. Choose Integers, arithmetic. Set the quiz for addition or subtraction (50 in 3 min) level 10.
Then, when you're ready to take the tests, click on your name. Type in your password and take timed tests that have been set for you.

Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade) are 30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division in 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!

4th Grade Math: (see Mrs. Frishman’s Blog)
JP 312-313, 315 SL 12.2

Social Studies: Your child has a geneology project due on (Monday) June 7th!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

BOOK ORDERS:
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

REDUCING TRASH AT BCS-TRASH FREE FRIDAYS

• Use a lunch box or reusable sack.
• Pack a cloth napkin and reusable utensils.
• Put food in reusable food and drink containers.
• If you must use a disposable plastic bag, wash it out and keep reusing it.
• Purchase your snacks in bulk size and repack into individual reusable containers.
• Pack fresh fruit since it doesn't require any additional packaging.

Disposable lunches can create between 4–8 ounces of garbage every day.
That can add up to as much as 100 pounds per year!
If you buy lunch, please buy only what you believe you can eat and try not to have any waste!!

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com

PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined

Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology and Ed Technology

6/02/2010

I attended a district meeting yesterday and was thrilled to receive such a nice report from our guest teacher today. In languge arts today, we continued to work on our poetry packet. These samples are great for students to use as a reference at home if needed. We are really loving this unit, and I can’t wait to introduce the tech project that goes with it tomorrow! This afternoon we did some more social studies and had some great discussions about Michigan history!

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD TO BRING SHARPENED PENCILS TO SCHOOL EACH DAY! PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR CHILD WITH A PERSONAL PENCIL SHARPENER TO KEEP IN HIS/HER BINDER!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

We are currently swimming on Tuesday and Thursday.

Book Orders: None

We all have mail!

3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes (record on the wiki: butzin09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us)

Paragraph Practice Assignment: NONE

For any paragraph practice assignment: After completing TWO brainstorm webs. Type your first draft. Then, edit and revise your work. You will now have the computer’s help with some spelling, word choice (using the thesaurus) and grammar issues. However, the ideas and details will always come from you!

You DO NOT need to print out your paragraph. When your final draft is saved on your computer, access our class wiki page (from this blog) and click on student portfolios. Click on edit page, click the images icon, select browse and find your paper. Double click to upload. It should then appear on your wiki page. Save the page then test to see if it works.

Spelling: NONE

Choose your spelling words from A, B or C. You need a parent to sign off on the choice you make.
Complete the definition activity on Moodle (up to 2 attempts) and Play 3 games from Spellingcity.com.

3rd Grade Math:
HL 11.1 due Monday! You will survey 10 people OUTSIDE of school.
Math box 103 due Thursday!
Study multiplication and division facts for 10 minutes!

**Before you take the timed tests online, please practice! You can do this by clicking on the link posted on our site. You don't need to log in to practice. Click on "thatquiz” in the top left hand corner. Choose Integers, arithmetic. Set the quiz for addition or subtraction (50 in 3 min) level 10.
Then, when you're ready to take the tests, click on your name. Type in your password and take timed tests that have been set for you.

Mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade) are 30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division in 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!

4th Grade Math: (see Mrs. Frishman’s Blog)
JP 310-311 and SL 12.1

Social Studies: Your child has a geneology project due on (Monday) June 7th!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

BOOK ORDERS:
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Username: butzin
Password: books

REDUCING TRASH AT BCS-TRASH FREE FRIDAYS

• Use a lunch box or reusable sack.
• Pack a cloth napkin and reusable utensils.
• Put food in reusable food and drink containers.
• If you must use a disposable plastic bag, wash it out and keep reusing it.
• Purchase your snacks in bulk size and repack into individual reusable containers.
• Pack fresh fruit since it doesn't require any additional packaging.

Disposable lunches can create between 4–8 ounces of garbage every day.
That can add up to as much as 100 pounds per year!
If you buy lunch, please buy only what you believe you can eat and try not to have any waste!!

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: You may reach Stacey Mollison at the following email address: ssmollison@gmail.com

PARTY DATES: Parents and younger siblings are invited to attend!
End of the Year
Wednesday, June 17th, time to be determined

Our Co-curricular Schedule:
Mondays: Educational Technology
Tuesdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Wednesdays: Art/Engineering Technology and Educational Technology
Thursdays: Gym/Swim and Spanish
Fridays: Art/Engineering Technology and Ed Technology

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