Here is our new schedule! Please print a copy to keep with you all the time.
Return to School Full Day Hybrid. What should I bring?
***All of these materials should be housed in student backpacks. Think of it like your desk that you take back and forth between home and school.
-Please bring your charged Chromebook along with the charger (This is a request from the district as they are removing our laptops from our classrooms.)
-headphones or earbuds
-all math books
-math challenge folder
-Sarah Plain and Tall book and packet (in a folder)
-Writer’s Notebook
-Map Skills packets #1 and #2 (in a folder)
-Scholastic News editions (in a folder)
-science packets (in a folder)
-chapter books for silent reading time (at least 2 if you read fast)
-social studies soft cover gray workbook
-planner
-cursive book
-ruler
-scissors
-coloring supplies
-Winter jacket, hat, gloves, and anything you need to stay warm outside (we are going outside to play!)
Choice Hour Updates:
ALL CHOICE HOUR IS VIRTUAL for both Quarter II and Quarter III.
There is no in person choice hour currently.
Quarter II Choice Hours end this week. The last day is Thursday. It will be hard for students to make it online for choice hour on time when they are traveling home from school this week. We know this and do not want the students to be stressed about it.
Quarter III
- Sign
Up is live now and due Wednesday, January 13 by 11:59pm! Find it here: https://www.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Page/6952
- New
Choice Hours begin next Tuesday, January 19th.
- Students
should only take choice hour on the days that they are AT HOME/VIRTUAL.
- New
Schedules will be sent electronically on Monday, January 18th
Please direct all Choice Hour questions to Courtney Bassett at cbassett@birmingham.k12.mi.us.
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The new materials distribution time: Thursday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
BOOK ORDERS:
VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub (link is posted on our class blog)
ENTER the one-time Class Activation Code
Butzin Class Code: HDPNQ
Frishman Class Code: LHYKF
Here is your homework for today:
3rd Grade Reading: 20+ minutes
4th Grade Reading: 30+ minutes
***4th Graders: Keep Reading those Battle Books!!!
Language Arts:
Turn in Year of the Dog book and completed packet on Monday/Tuesday (Virtual students will turn these in at the drop off on Thursday). Currently we are focused on Figurative Language. We are working on revising our narratives to add enhance our writing with figurative language (hyperbole, personification, simile, alliteration, metaphor, etc.)
Word Study:
Our new Word Study assignment is due on Friday, January 15th. Please have your child show you the assignment online as well as his/her word list. There are 7 activities to complete with your word list plus the test. All should be complete by the due date! Our SAE group is using SAE Sort #2. DRU Group 1 is using DRU Sort #2. DRU Group 2 is using DRU Sort #17.
3rd Grade Math:
R 3-2
Study your facts!
Online test due 1-12-21 This test will include multiplication facts 1-10. You will want to study and study before taking this online fact test. (It will not publish until 1-9-21.)
XtraMath: Three Rounds with Mr. C!
To view End of Unit 2 Post-test students login in to Class Link- Think Central App - Click on My Scores
4th Grade Math:
HR 3-7
Quick Quick #1 is due on 1-12-21 (you can find it in the Unit 3 folder in our math class)
Online tests due 1-15-21
Social Studies:
We are currently studying map skills. Soon we will learn more about the first people to settle in the United States.
Science:
We are studying the scientific method, structures of life, animal adaptations, energy, motion and matter, and so much more.
