Thursday, December 21

Dear Families, 

Thank you all for the generosity that you showed us this week for the holidays.  We truly have THE best jobs to work with your children and you, and we are so appreciative of the generosity and support that you give us all year.

  Have a happy, special time with your families over holidays!   We look forward to seeing your smiling faces in 2018!

 
Wishing you all the best,
Scarlet and Julie 

 

PLEASE ASK YOUR CHILD IF HE/SHE HAS HEADPHONES OR EARBUDS THAT ARE KEPT AT SCHOOL!  WE HAVE SEVERAL WHO ARE MISSING THEM AND WE USE THEM OFTEN!  Thank you!!

The holiday party will take place in our classrooms on Friday, December 22 from 2:20-3:20pm.

All are welcome!  Please join us for the fun!

JOIN THE “NO FOOD WASTE” CHALLENGE

Join us in this innovative service learning challenge!

Wasted food is a social problem! In 2013, 14.3 percent of U.S. households were food insecure at some time during the year. That is 48 million Americans, of which 16 million are children, living in food insecure households. Wholesome, nutritious food should feed people, not landfills. Food waste is a major problem that touches issues of sustainability, food security, and public health. We know that 40% of our food goes to waste and the majority of food is wasted at the consumer level - at grocery stores, at restaurants and in homes. We have a huge opportunity to educate our BCS community and build better habits that will lead to reducing food waste.

Starting January 16, 2018, BCS will be partnering with Foodstand, a sustainable eating behavior change program that provides an education and challenge experience via their mobile platform. The app provides daily education, tracking, one-on-one support, team and challenge set up, and reporting to help measure the impact of the initiative. The program supports our curriculum goals at BCS and will help us live into our 3E’s (education, environment, each other).

Please read the parent information letter and, if you would like your child to participate, print and complete the consent form returning it to your child’s homeroom/academic lab teacher no later than Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 (complete one form for each child participating).  For those who want to join in on the challenge, a voluntary workshop will be provided on Tuesday, 1/16/18 at 6:30 PM in the BCS media center (also on BCS Facebook Live).

Parent Information Letter

Parent Consent Form for Student Participation

Character Connections Word of the week: TRUSTWORTHY

Infuse this word into your conversations/lessons and share these quotes:

·        “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” – Albert Einstein

·        “No virtue is more universally accepted as a test of good character than trustworthiness.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick

·        “Your character holds the key to your trustworthiness.” – Jeffrey Gitomer

Book Orders:  You can place an order any time!

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. Use the class code to access our ordering page. All flyers are available to view and order from any month.

Wednesday, December 20

PLEASE ASK YOUR CHILD IF HE/SHE HAS HEADPHONES OR EARBUDS THAT ARE KEPT AT SCHOOL!  WE HAVE SEVERAL WHO ARE MISSING THEM AND WE USE THEM OFTEN!  Thank you!!
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The holiday party will take place in our classrooms on Friday, December 22 from 2:20-3:20pm.
All are welcome!  Please join us for the fun!

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JOIN THE “NO FOOD WASTE” CHALLENGE
Join us in this innovative service learning challenge!

Wasted food is a social problem! In 2013, 14.3 percent of U.S. households were food insecure at some time during the year. That is 48 million Americans, of which 16 million are children, living in food insecure households. Wholesome, nutritious food should feed people, not landfills. Food waste is a major problem that touches issues of sustainability, food security, and public health. We know that 40% of our food goes to waste and the majority of food is wasted at the consumer level - at grocery stores, at restaurants and in homes. We have a huge opportunity to educate our BCS community and build better habits that will lead to reducing food waste.

Starting January 16, 2018, BCS will be partnering with Foodstand, a sustainable eating behavior change program that provides an education and challenge experience via their mobile platform. The app provides daily education, tracking, one-on-one support, team and challenge set up, and reporting to help measure the impact of the initiative. The program supports our curriculum goals at BCS and will help us live into our 3E’s (education, environment, each other).

Please read the parent information letter and, if you would like your child to participate, print and complete the consent form returning it to your child’s homeroom/academic lab teacher no later than Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 (complete one form for each child participating).  For those who want to join in on the challenge, a voluntary workshop will be provided on Tuesday, 1/16/18 at 6:30 PM in the BCS media center (also on BCS Facebook Live).

Parent Information Letter

Parent Consent Form for Student Participation
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Character Connections Word of the week: TRUSTWORTHY

Infuse this word into your conversations/lessons and share these quotes:

·        “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” – Albert Einstein

·        “No virtue is more universally accepted as a test of good character than trustworthiness.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick

·        “Your character holds the key to your trustworthiness.” – Jeffrey Gitomer

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Book Orders:  You can place an order any time!

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. Use the class code to access our ordering page. All flyers are available to view and order from any month.
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Here’s what we have for you tonight:

Choice hour forms came home this week!  They are for your child's third quarter choices.  Please have them turned into the office by January 5th!

Please have your child bring 1-2 chapter books to school each day/week for DEAR time (Drop Everything and Read)

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS PENCILS IN HIS/HER BINDER!!!!


Language Arts:
**Ask your child to show you his/her progress on the Summer Memory Narrative we have been working on.  Remind them that their login and password for Google Classroom is inside their planner
3rd Grade Reading Homework:  20 minutes
4th Grade Reading Homework:  30 minutes


Word Study:  We will not get a new assignment until after break!

 ***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.


3rd Math:
 HR 2-13 odd only
Online tests  were due Wednesday 12-20-17
Xtramath.com: 3 times per week. Complete a full work session, which lasts about 5-10 mins (until Mr. C says you are done!)

4th Math:

 Compass Math for 15 minutes


Have a great night!

7/8 Buddy Revising

Tuesday, December 19

PLEASE ASK YOUR CHILD IF HE/SHE HAS HEADPHONES OR EARBUDS THAT ARE KEPT AT SCHOOL!  WE HAVE SEVERAL WHO ARE MISSING THEM AND WE USE THEM OFTEN!  Thank you!!
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The holiday party will take place in our classrooms on Friday, December 22 from 2:20-3:20pm. 
All are welcome!  Please join us for the fun!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

JOIN THE “NO FOOD WASTE” CHALLENGE
Join us in this innovative service learning challenge!

Wasted food is a social problem! In 2013, 14.3 percent of U.S. households were food insecure at some time during the year. That is 48 million Americans, of which 16 million are children, living in food insecure households. Wholesome, nutritious food should feed people, not landfills. Food waste is a major problem that touches issues of sustainability, food security, and public health. We know that 40% of our food goes to waste and the majority of food is wasted at the consumer level - at grocery stores, at restaurants and in homes. We have a huge opportunity to educate our BCS community and build better habits that will lead to reducing food waste.

Starting January 16, 2018, BCS will be partnering with Foodstand, a sustainable eating behavior change program that provides an education and challenge experience via their mobile platform. The app provides daily education, tracking, one-on-one support, team and challenge set up, and reporting to help measure the impact of the initiative. The program supports our curriculum goals at BCS and will help us live into our 3E’s (education, environment, each other).

Please read the parent information letter and, if you would like your child to participate, print and complete the consent form returning it to your child’s homeroom/academic lab teacher no later than Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 (complete one form for each child participating).  For those who want to join in on the challenge, a voluntary workshop will be provided on Tuesday, 1/16/18 at 6:30 PM in the BCS media center (also on BCS Facebook Live).

Parent Information Letter

Parent Consent Form for Student Participation
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Character Connections Word of the week: TRUSTWORTHY

Infuse this word into your conversations/lessons and share these quotes:

·        “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” – Albert Einstein

·        “No virtue is more universally accepted as a test of good character than trustworthiness.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick

·        “Your character holds the key to your trustworthiness.” – Jeffrey Gitomer

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Book Orders:  You can place an order any time!

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. Use the class code to access our ordering page. All flyers are available to view and order from any month.
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Here’s what we have for you tonight:

Choice hour forms came home this week!  They are for your child's third quarter choices.  Please have them turned into the office by January 5th!

Please have your child bring 1-2 chapter books to school each day/week for DEAR time (Drop Everything and Read)

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS PENCILS IN HIS/HER BINDER!!!!


Language Arts:
**Ask your child to show you his/her progress on the Summer Memory Narrative we have been working on.  Remind them that their login and password for Google Classroom is inside their planner
3rd Grade Reading Homework:  20 minutes
4th Grade Reading Homework:  30 minutes


Word Study:  We took our test today!  We will not get a new assignment until after break!

 ***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.


3rd Math:
Online tests are due Wednesday 12-20-17
Xtramath.com: 3 times per week. Complete a full work session, which lasts about 5-10 mins (until Mr. C says you are done!)

4th Math:

No homework tonight!  If you want to get ahead, we will have Compass Math for 15 minutes tomorrow night!


Have a great night!

Monday, December 18

The holiday party will take place in our classrooms on Friday, December 22 from 2:20-3:20pm.  

All are welcome!  Please join us for the fun!

JOIN THE “NO FOOD WASTE” CHALLENGE

Join us in this innovative service learning challenge!

Wasted food is a social problem! In 2013, 14.3 percent of U.S. households were food insecure at some time during the year. That is 48 million Americans, of which 16 million are children, living in food insecure households. Wholesome, nutritious food should feed people, not landfills. Food waste is a major problem that touches issues of sustainability, food security, and public health. We know that 40% of our food goes to waste and the majority of food is wasted at the consumer level - at grocery stores, at restaurants and in homes. We have a huge opportunity to educate our BCS community and build better habits that will lead to reducing food waste. 

Starting January 16, 2018, BCS will be partnering with Foodstand, a sustainable eating behavior change program that provides an education and challenge experience via their mobile platform. The app provides daily education, tracking, one-on-one support, team and challenge set up, and reporting to help measure the impact of the initiative. The program supports our curriculum goals at BCS and will help us live into our 3E’s (education, environment, each other).

Please read the parent information letter and, if you would like your child to participate, print and complete the consent form returning it to your child’s homeroom/academic lab teacher no later than Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 (complete one form for each child participating).  For those who want to join in on the challenge, a voluntary workshop will be provided on Tuesday, 1/16/18 at 6:30 PM in the BCS media center (also on BCS Facebook Live).

Parent Information Letter

Parent Consent Form for Student Participation

Character Connections Word of the week: TRUSTWORTHY

Infuse this word into your conversations/lessons and share these quotes with students as a character education focus. There will be a new word every two weeks.

·        “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” – Albert Einstein

·        “No virtue is more universally accepted as a test of good character than trustworthiness.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick

·        “Your character holds the key to your trustworthiness.” – Jeffrey Gitomer




Book Orders:  You can place an order any time!

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. Use the class code to access our ordering page. All flyers are available to view and order from any month.


Here’s what we have for you tonight:

Choice hour forms are coming home tonight!  They are for your child's third quarter choices.  Please have them turned into the office by January 5th!

Please have your child bring 1-2 chapter books to school each day/week for DEAR time (Drop Everything and Read)



PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS PENCILS IN HIS/HER BINDER!!!!  We are running out!!  It might be a good idea to choose a day of the week for a "pencil check".  That way you will know that your child always has a pencil to write with!


Social Studies:
We took our test today.  If your child did not turn in his/her signed review, please remind them to get that ready tonight!



Language Arts:

**Ask your child to show you his/her progress on the Summer Memory Narrative we have been working on.  Remind them that their login and password for Google Classroom is inside their planner

3rd Grade Reading Homework:  20 minutes

4th Grade Reading Homework:  30 minutes



Word Study:

WORK IS DUE on 12-19-17.  PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THE TEST AT HOME!

 We will take the test online in school on December 19th.  Your child should focus on the online activities as well as the assignment attached to their direction sheet.



 ***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.



3rd Math:

Online tests are due Wednesday 12-20-17

Turn your SIGNED review in tomorrow.  Use it tonight to study.  Test tomorrow!

Xtramath.com: 3 times per week. Complete a full work session, which lasts about 5-10 mins (until Mr. C says you are done!)



4th Math:
Signed test letter due on 12-19-17 and we will take our Unit 3 test TOMORROW!!!



Have a great night!

Friday, January 15

Winter Party Project: Donations are being collected in 104  Science Lab
We are very excited to announce that all 3/4 classrooms will again to taking part in a project benefiting the Pediatric Department at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.

There are 3 parts to the project: 1 will take place all NEXT week and the other 2 during the winter party.

1) The student are invited to bring in 1 of the following UNWRAPPED gifts anytime next week!!  Beaumont is putting a holiday shop together for the kids to choose an item and they need toys ahead of time.  We will be delivering toys at 3:30 on Friday 12/15.  Please bring the unwrapped item to your classroom and they will be collected on 12/15.

These items will be used in the holiday shop, prizes for pokes and medical procedures, birthday and end of chemotherapy celebrations.  The department has said that they are running low on kids play medical kits, which are a hit.  Other recommendations from the department are:

New Baby Board Books
Polar fleece no sew blankets
Paint Brushes
Large sheets of art paper
Wooden and ceramic paint kits
Xbox 360 games (new or used)
DVDs (newer titles; new or used)
Craft projects
UNO cards
Sippy Cups
Silly Straws
Bubbles (used for distraction)
Latex-free Nexcare character band-aids
Target, BeatBuy or ITunes gift cards
Toy/play doctor kits

2) The students in each class will have a chance to write a Holiday card to a pediatric patient.  The student can decorate or write as he/she wishes.

3) Each classroom will make a Gingerbread chain that will be hung in the pediatric Department.  These 8 chains will help brighten the hallways for the children.
Happy Holidays!
Any questions please email Anne Monnich at anne.monnich@gmail.com




Character Connections Word of the week: TRUSTWORTHY
Infuse this word into your conversations/lessons and share these quotes with students as a character education focus. There will be a new word every two weeks.
·        “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” – Albert Einstein
·        “No virtue is more universally accepted as a test of good character than trustworthiness.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick
·        “Your character holds the key to your trustworthiness.” – Jeffrey Gitomer





Book Orders:  You can place an order any time!
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. Use the class code to access our ordering page. All flyers are available to view and order from any month.



Here’s what we have for you tonight:
Please have your child bring 1-2 chapter books to school each day/week for DEAR time (Drop Everything and Read)

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS PENCILS IN HIS/HER BINDER!!!!  We are running out!!  It might be a good idea to choose a day of the week for a "pencil check".  That way you will know that your child always has a pencil to write with!


Social Studies:
Michigan's First People SIGNED Unit 2 Review due Monday, Dec. 18
Unit 2 TEST will be on Monday, 12/18/17
(Review came home completed on Dec. 7)

Language Arts:
**Ask your child to show you his/her progress on the Summer Memory Narrative we have been working on.  Remind them that their login and password for Google Classroom is inside their planner
3rd Grade Reading Homework:  20 minutes
4th Grade Reading Homework:  30 minutes

Word Study:
WORK IS DUE on 12-19-17.  PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THE TEST AT HOME!
 We will take the test online in school on December 19th.  Your child should focus on the online activities as well as the assignment attached to their direction sheet.

 ***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.

3rd Math:
Online tests are due on 12-18-17 (study first and don't forget to record your scores!)
Review  due Monday signed; Test Tuesday!  Study for test!
Xtramath.com: 3 times per week. Complete a full work session, which lasts about 5-10 mins (until Mr. C says you are done!)

4th Math:

Online tests are due on 12-18-17 (study first and don't forget to record your scores!)
Test letter due on 12-19-17 and we will take our Unit 3 test that day as well!

Have a great night!