Friday, May 12, 2023

  

Thank you families for spoiling us this week!  We had the best teacher appreciation week!  Thank you for all of the goodies and gifts!

Love,

Mrs. Frishman and Mrs. Butzin

Have a Fabulous Mother's Day! 

 

Hello BCS Parent and guardians,

 

You are invited to a special breakfast in your honor

on May 19  from 8-9:30 a.m.

in the BCS Media Center

 

The BCS staff is excited to have this opportunity to thank our parents and guardians for the incredible support provided to BCS all year long.  We are so excited that we are making you breakfast!!  There is no doubt that your partnership with us has positively influenced the climate and culture that makes BCS a great place to be!!

 

In whatever way you have helped and supported the students or staff at BCS, we THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts .   We truly hope you are able to join in this celebration and to eat some yummy breakfast.  It will be fun to see which staff members are whipping up hot waffles that day!!

 

Please drop in anytime between 8-9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 19 in the Media Center.   Dr. Hakim will make special remarks at 9:00 a.m. – you won’t want to miss that. 

 

Come and bring another BCS parent or guardian with you.

 

Sincerely,

The BCS Staff

Click Here for Talent Show Sign Up

Click on this picture to learn more about RIKER!

 PLEASE ASK YOUR CHILD IF HE/SHE HAS HEADPHONES FOR CLASS!  SEVERAL STUDENTS ARE IN NEED OF A SET FOR CLASS!

PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD PUT 3 PENCILS IN HIS/HER BINDER EACH NIGHT!

 FRISHMAN IS CURRENTLY IN THE POOL  AND BUTZIN IS IN THE GYM!

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The 7/8 students are planning a 3/4 talent show.  Here is the link for siginign up to audition!

https://forms.gle/w2RsjENVmByAg7p16

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LIBRARY CARD

Did you know that you can get a Baldwin Library Card for free?  It will give you free access to books, movies, ebooks, and audiobooks that we can use at school as well!  Just follow this link and check out the directions to find out how!  https://www.baldwinlib.org/get-library-card/

Battle of the Books!!

Register at https://www.baldwinlib.org/battle-of-the-books/

Please contact Youth Services at youth.reference@baldwinlib.org if you have further questions.

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SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB ORDERING:       

·         VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub (link/details on the scholastic page)

·         Click on the digital ALL FLYERS link

·          ENTER the one-time Class Activation Code  

    Butzin Class Code: HDPNQ

    Frishman Class Code: LHYKF

TODAY'S HOMEWORK:

***Does your child have headphones or earbuds at school? Please ask and be sure to send in a pair that can stay at school all year!

***Does your child leave class a lot to get drinks?  If you ask and he/she says yes, please send a water bottle daily!

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Language Arts: 

3rd graders - Read 20 mins (minimum) each night

4th graders - Read 30 mins (minimum) each night

(Bring in a chapter book to read in class. You will keep your book inside your binder) 

Language Arts: 

Spelling:   Our test will be on Friday, May 12 and the game assignments are due on the test date.  If your child is ever absent for a spelling test, it will be active online that morning and can be done at home.  

Week 22:  This week's spelling pattern: unusually spelling words

This week's words are written in your child's planner: disguise, style, magazin, pleasant, against, ceiling, receive, routine, flood, sweat, month, meant, league, wonderful, type, guard, money, guess, neither

Math:

3rd grade Math -

-Together in class we have completed journal pages 267-270

-XtraMath: Complete 3+ sessions on XtraMath each week

-OLT 5-22-23 (Students who scored 90% or greater have graduated from OLT!)

-We have 3 iReady math lessons due by Friday but we will have some opportunities in class to take care of all or most of them.

Please note:  We are going to jump to units 6 and 7 and complete those unit units before going back to unit 5 at the end of the year.  That way our student have experience with geometry and fractions before taking the M-step in the spring.  

*To View Unit Test Results:  Go to Thinkcentral App (on ClassLink) Click My Scores and Expand all answers and show your unit post-test score to a parent.

4th Grade Math –

-In class we completed journal pages 285-288

-Tonight's homework is  HR 8-4

-We have 3 iready math lessons due by Friday but we will have some opportunities in class to take care of all or most of them.

-OLT due 5-12-23 (if you did not graduate or your parents still want you to do these).  If you did graduated, bring in your signed paper!

Social Studies –

-We are now spending our time focusing on the 5 regions of our country and what each area is most known for in the United States.  

Science –

We are loving our time in the science lab.  Currently we are studying the structures of life by observing crayfish.  Ask your child about these fun creatures!

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If your child ever has extra time and you want to give him/her something extra to do, i-Ready reading and math lessons are always there waiting for them in ClassLink!  We are going to try to work on them when we have time in class to earn time for games on Fridays.  Every lesson your child completes is beneficial!