If you have not yet completed this survey, please do so!BCS Character Education Survey
***Important Reminder! Frishys will be in the pool and Butzinis will be in the Gym on Wednesdays and Fridays***
In preparation for conferences, please make sure you complete this parent homework:
Please fill out this survey if you are in Mrs. Frishman's homeroom.
Please fill out this survey if you are in Mrs. Butzin's homeroom.
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/
PTA Reflections 2022-2023
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!
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 Focus:
-"Show Don't Tell"
-Figurative Language- Simile/Metaphor
-We are learning to write a well developed, structured paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting details, transitions and a closing sentence. We are also learning to write narratives to develop experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive detail and clear event sequences.
Spelling:
Last Friday we took a test on our words and received our new words. Ask to see the words as the spelling list was written in the planner. You can also find the spelling list in Power Spelling along with the games. Students should play all games on Power Spelling before Friday!
Our next spelling test is Friday, October 28th. If your child is ever absent for a Friday spelling test, it will be active online that morning and can be done at home.
This week's word pattern: Week 5: Short and long u vowel patterns
The test on November 4th be on the following words: lunch, crumb, amuse, brush, refuse, tune, rude, argue, young, suit, chew, clue, fruit, dew, stuck, bunch, truth, juice, trust, trunk.
Math:
3rd grade Math -
-iReady Math: Complete 3 lessons on iReady Math each week
-XtraMath: Complete 3 sessions on XtraMath each week
4th Grade Math –
Today in class we checked homework:
HR 2-12 (#7 is optional)
HR 2-13 (#9 and #10 optional)
OLT #3 was due today. You can do it! Please email me if you do not beat last test's scores and we can reset it.
OLT #4 is due on 11-14-22
Test Letter: Our test letters are due on Thursday, November 4th. They MUST BE SIGNED!
We will take our Unit 2 test on Thursday, November 4th!
iready math games are open all weekend!
Science –
Motion and Matter focus questions: What happens when magnets interact with other magnets and with paper clips? How is the magnetic field affected when more magnets are added? Ask your child what a force is and what the two types of forces are!
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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!