Wednesday, November 2, 2022

GOAL SETTING assigned 11/1/22:   Please complete the assignment (on orange paper) and return by Monday, November 7.   

ATTENTION PARENTS:

Please sign and return the conference slip tomorrow. (see below)  It is stapled in your child's planner beside your scheduled conference date and time.  Please add the date to your calendar and return the signed confirmation with your child tomorrow. We look forward to our time with you.

Student Name:  _______________________

I received my child’s conference day/time and look forward to seeing his/her homeroom teacher at that time.

Parent Signature:  ____________________________________

CONFERENCE WITH YOUR CHILD'S CO-CURRICULAR TEACHERS:

Please please consider joining a conference of your child(ren)'s Co-Curricular teachers!! You will want to hear about the exciting learning going on. Co-Curricular classes make up a significant part of your child’s schedule. These classes include:  Art, Engage, Engineering Technology, Physical Education, and Spanish. All full-time BCS teachers will be available during all scheduled conference hours via Zoom only. 

CHARACTER EDUCATION SURVEY!

If you have not yet completed this survey, please do so.

BCS Character Education Survey

ATTENTION PARENTS:

 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.

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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/

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SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB ORDERING: orders submitted

·         VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub (link/details on the scholastic page)

·         Click on the digital ALL FLYERS link

·          ENTER the one-time Class Activation Code  

    Butzin Class Code: HDPNQ

    Frishman Class Code: LHYKF

PTA Reflections 2022-2023

Calling all BCS artists!! It’s time for the annual PTA Reflections Art Contest!  This year’s theme is: “Show Your Voice!” Reflections is an annual, nationwide student art competition sponsored by the National PTA. Students should reflect on the theme and create original art in the categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography, visual arts, and special artists. Enter to win recognition, prizes, and scholarships! Deadline for submissions is 11/4/22. Click to view the introduction video: PTA Reflections Promo Video 2022-2023.mp4  Submission guidelines, rules, and entry forms are available on the BCS PTA Reflections Homepage. https://www.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Page/6906  Email Chonrada Penzak and Keri Robson at bcsreflections@yahoo.com if you have additional questions!

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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.  

Goal Setting DUE MONDAY!  

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 - 

-H 2-5

-Today in class we completed journal pages 107-108 together 

-iReady Math:  Complete 3 lessons on iReady Math each week

-XtraMath: Complete 3 sessions on XtraMath each week

-OLT (10s) due November 4 (Students will complete this assignment at home.)  Study your facts before taking the quizzes.  There will be a multiplication and a division quiz. 

4th Grade Math –

OLT #4 is due on 11-14-22

Test Letter:  Our test letters are due on FRIDAY, November 5th.  They MUST BE SIGNED!   

Unit 2 test  Friday, November 5th

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!