October 26, 2017

Scholastic Book Ordering:  Book Orders can be placed at 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. Click on the Scholastic Tab at the top of this page for your class code!


Character Connections Word of the week: COLLABORATION/TEAMWORK
·       “I invite everyone to choose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition.” – Jean-Francois Cope
·       “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
·       “Individual commitment to a group effort--that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” – Vince Lombardi


If your child has not brought in a WATER BOTTLE to keep here or one that can go back and forth, please help him/her remember to pack one for tomorrow!

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


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.



PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES – Thanksgiving 2017!
On Monday, November 20 and Tuesday, November 21, BCS and all elementary schools in the district will host parent-teacher conferences. That said, Thanksgiving is also the same week. Unfortunately, teachers will not be able to accommodate rescheduled conferences due to early vacations, so please plan to attend your child’s conference on Monday or Tuesday during the 1:00-4:00 PM or 5:00-8:00 PM time frames. Specific information and links to sign up for conferences will be shared on Monday, October 30.



The BCS/PTA Reflections Art Program officially began this month!  This National program is open to all BCS students.  Please pass along the information to your students, and encourage those who are interested.  You can even integrate it in to your curriculum, as the work can be done in or out of school as long as it is an original idea/work of the student. Here’s some basic information:
  Create an original artwork based on the theme “Within Reach”·     
 Art categories include Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts·         Rules and entry form available at https://www.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Page/6906·         All entries (including Summer Packet work) collected in the BCS Media Center until November 10th·         Top 2 entries per category/division (Middle School, Intermediate, and Special Artist) go to District competition, and possibly State and National Recognition·         All participants invited to the Reflection Recognition Lunch in the springPlease encourage students to read the General Rules, and their specific category rules before starting their artwork.  It’s very disappointing to be disqualified for using the wrong medium, or electronic format.  Many entries are disqualified because students turn in incomplete forms. All questions can be directed to Diana Patterson:  d4patter4@sbcglobal.net


Here’s what we have for you tonight:
Language Arts:
3rd Grade Reading Homework:  20 minutes
4th Grade Reading Homework:  30 minutes

3rd Math:
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:
HR 2-7
Online tests due 10-27-17 (tomorrow)

Have a great night!