Week of January 6-10, 2025

      Dear Families, 

Thank you all for the generosity that you showed us!  We truly have THE best jobs and just love working with your children and you. We are so appreciative of the generosity and support that you give us all year.

  Have a wonderful New Year! 

 
Wishing you all the best,
Scarlet and Julie

 

Welcome back, students, and a very Happy New Year! We're excited to start this fresh semester with all of you and look forward to another year of learning and growth together.

                                          

We believe that creating an environment where kindness flourishes is essential for our students’ growth and well-being. To support this, we are encouraging students to engage in acts of kindness, whether big or small. We invite you to discuss with your children the importance of treating others with compassion and empathy. 

The students of rooms 204 and 206 value the 3 Es in our classrooms....Education, Each Other, and our Environment! 

 

*Please check below for assignments and important dates which will be updated throughout the week. Add your email to the "Follow Feed" of this blog to receive update notifications.

Here's What We Have for You:

Scholastic Book Ordering:

Due:  Book orders have been submitted.

Our book ordering will be exclusively online.

With Scholastic Reading Club:

·         Every book you buy earns FREE Books for our classroom library

·         You can choose from handpicked, grade- and reading-level-specific books for your child

·         You'll find the best values on a variety of formats, including eBooks

ORDERING:

·         VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub (link is posted on our class blog)

·          ENTER the one-time Class Activation Code  

    Butzin Class Code: HDPNQ https://orders.scholastic.com/HDPNQ

    Frishman Class Code: LHYKF

Math:  

-3rd Grade: 

-Unit 3 Test Monday- students are bringing home their math journal on Thursday as a review as well as a test letter. 

-Unit 3 Test Letter is coming home on Thursday and is due on Monday (1/13/25) with a parent signature.

Optional Unit 3 Additional Practice Packet was given to students on 1/8/25.  Optional practice means that a parent decides if this practice is optional. 

-Starting in 2025, in class we have a goal of completing one "fluency flight" a day in our math iready program.  If your child misses a day of school, please ask him/her to complete this at home.  It takes about 5 minutes.

-We have 3 iready math lessons due by Friday. (36 total). These can be accessed on any device with internet.  Visit Birmingham Public Schools and search for ClassLink. 

-Complete at least 3 sessions of Xtramath by Friday.  (Students should complete 1 session which is about 5-7 minutes.  Click continue until Mr. C says that you are done!)

Click here for Grade 3 IM Family Resources - Unit letters and Videos 

To access Xtramath:

Account setup directions were sent home on the XtraMath flyer.

Type XtraMath into your browser (bookmark this site)

Log in with your 4-digit PIN (the last four numbers on your account number)

(Complete 1 session which is about 5-7 mins - Click "continue" until Mr. C says, "You're done!")

-4th Grade:  

We have a new set of online fact tests due on Monday, January 13.  We also have 3 iready math lessons due by Friday, January 10 (36 total for the year by 1-10-25).  These can be accessed on any device with internet.  Visit Birmingham Public Schools and search for ClassLink.  

In class we have a goal of completing one "fluency flight" a day in our math iready program.  If your child misses a day of school, please ask him/her to complete this at home.  It takes about 5 minutes.

Click Here to Access Illustrative Math Family Resources for each unit of study 

Language Arts: 

-Bring chapter books to read in class.  You will keep your books inside of your desk. 

-3rd graders:  Read 20 minutes each night

-4th graders:  Read 30 minutes each night

***We are up to 36 iready reading lessons passed by Friday, January 10.  Please ensure your child is caught up!

Writing: Friendly Letters to our Groves Penpals

Students received a friendly letter from their Groves High School Penpal to share with you.  We are excited to write back to our penpals!   Please get a parent signature for the penpal writing assignment that is coming home on 12/10/24.   The letter is due on January 10, 2025!   

Word Study:  Word List #14: Words with Soft g, Soft c

-ge, -ce

We will take out spelling test in class on Friday! Each week your child will write the words in his/her planner.  The word lists are also available to study using Powerspelling (your child knows their login). This is an optional way to study if your child has their own device at home.  Student logins are taped inside of your child's planner. Please show your weekly spelling test score to your parents in Powerspelling- Click Scores/Results. 

Ask you child about the Language Arts Learning Targets:

Personal Narrative Essay- Ask your child to share with you the character, setting, problem and solution of his/her Constellation Narrative Essay that we are writing. Remember to include details about the sights, sounds and actions that you included to describe the setting of the story.  

-Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. -Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. -Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. -Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events. -Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely. -Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.

Social Studies: 

We are discovering the social sciences and exploring regions of the United States.  

    Ask you child about the Learning Targets:

        -Map Skills: compass rose, latitude, longitude, parts of a globe, hemispheres, 

        map legend, coordinate grid map

Science: 

Our study of Motion and Matter focuses on exploring the concepts of motion, forces, and the properties of matter, including topics like magnetism, gravity, changes in motion, mixtures, and the metric system, allowing students to investigate how forces interact with objects and how different states of matter behave through hands-on experiments and investigations. 

        Ask you child about the Learning Targets: 

            -How can we change the motion of wheels rolling down ramps?

            -How are magnetism and gravity the same?

            -What do scientists do? 

            -Tell a parents about your group experiments with magnets. 

   

  

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***PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD BRING IN A FEW BOOKS FOR OUR FREE READING TIME DAILY!