Thursday, October 19

   

We are learning the importance of setting weekly ⭐ goals!   We learned how to set a school  ⭐goal, family goal and personal goal.  We wrote our weekly goals in our planner at the top of the page for this week. 
Ask your child to share with you his/her ⭐goals for the week!

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Parents:  Please make sure your child has headphones or earbuds that can stay in his/her desk all year long!  

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*While your child is allowed to bring home his/her chromebook, we don't recommend it on a regular basis because we don't have chargers for kids to take home.  Their chargers are in our cart.  When students take home their chromebooks, they often come back dead and are unable to be used in class.  All of our resources can be accessed anywhere on any device where there is internet!  Start by visiting www.birmingham.k12.mi.us and scroll down until you see the link for logging into classlink.  Ask your child to show you around ClassLink and what we have used so far. 

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*Please check this blog daily for homework updates and important information.

Today's Homework:

Book Orders: 

ORDERING:

·         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

-3rd Grade Reading:  20+ minutes

-4th Grade Reading:  30+ minutes

-Bring a chapter book for class each day.  You will keep this book inside your desk or binder.  

Language Arts:  

We are currently learning various writing strategies to help us enhance our narrative writing work.  This will continue over the next few weeks.

We are enjoying the story "Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing"  This novel lends itself well to our study of characters, setting, plot, predictions, inferencing, and so much more!  This study will extend into our independent reading time as well.

We are using the CUPS acronym to help us edit.  Ask your child to take you on Schoology to show you what we accomplished today (it is in our Academic Lab in the language arts folder).  

***PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD BRING IN A FEW BOOKS FOR OUR FREE READING TIME DAILY!!

Spelling:  

-We will take our Spelling Test on Friday in class. Students will need their devices in class each day along with headphones. 

-Optional Spelling Games

-Our next spelling test is Friday

-Each week your child will write the week's words in his/her planner.  We will also post them here.  Kids have an option to practice their words by playing the spelling games on PowerSpelling.  They have logins taped to the insides of their planners.  

-We are working on spelling patterns list 4: Short and Long  Vowel Patterns: o, ow, oa, o, long o with silent e

This week's words are:  

1.	known
2.	host
3.	locate
4.	throat
5.	grown
6.	slope
7.	oatmeal
8.	scold
9.	remote
10.	clock
11.	shock
12.	solve
13.	fellow
14.	stock
15.	wrote

 

16.	boast
17.	coast
18.	odd
19.	globe
20.	online

Social Studies: 

We are enjoying our study of Michigan.  We are focused on the shape, Michigan's first people, and what those people had to do to create our great state of Michigan!

 

Science: We are currently enjoying our study of water and climate.   We are trying to use scientific words to describe the behavior of the water.  It's a lot of fun!

Math:  

-3rd Grade: 

-Our first OLT (online test) is due on Friday, October 20.  Students will be focusing on the 5 multiplication facts.  It is timed so I suggested that students practice a few days before taking the OLT.  Of course you can type for your child!

-Checkpoints B and  C came home for parent signatures. Please sign it so that I know you saw it.  Then I will send it back home with your child for you to keep.   

-Your child received an optional homework packet for unit 1.    This is a great review for our unit 1 study but parents get to decide if this is optional work or not.  It does NOT need to be turned in as it is just for practice.

-All students have 2 iready math lessons due Friday. (You must pass a lesson for it to count.)  Students should have 10 completed for the year by October 13.

-All students should complete 3 sessions of Xtramath by Friday   (Students should complete 1 session which is about 5-7 mins - Click "continue" until Mr. C says that you are done!)

Click Here to Access IM Family Resources

To access iReady:

- Go to the Birmingham Public Schools Website

- Scroll Down to ClassLink (bookmark this site) 

- Log in

- Click on the iReady App and select Math Pathway

To access Xtramath:

Account setup directions were sent home on the XtraMath flyer.

Type XtraMath into your browser (bookmark this site)

Log in with your 4-digit PIN (the last four numbers on your account number)

(Complete 1 session which is about 5-7 mins - Click "continue" until Mr. C says, "You're done!")

-4th Grade: 

-Please ask your child to show you the long division we have been working on.  Ask him/her to demonstrate a problem for you.  This is a skill that requires a lot of practice for most students.  Your help and practice at home with traditional multiplication and division is greatly appreciated!!

-3 iready math lessons due October 20 (you must pass a lesson for it to count).  After this assignment, you should have 12 already completed for the year!  Your child can show you the lessons he/she completed and passed.  Just ask!

-Online tests due on October 27  (assigned 10-13-23)!  These tests are completed on Thatquiz.org.  Don't forget to practice for a few days BEFORE you take the tests!

PARENTS:  YOU ARE ALLOWED TO DO ALL THE TYPING FOR YOUR KIDS! 

Click Here to Access IM Family Resources

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Learning Targets:

-Michigan Geography (HOMES)

-Narrative Writing - Super Sentences

-Water Surface Tension and Pathways

-Weekly School/Family/Personal Goals

-Summarize our reading in Tales of  Fourth Grade Nothing

-Character Traits of Peter, Fudge, his parents, and his friends.

-Map Skills- Continents/US/Great Lakes/Michigan Upper and Lower Peninsulas

-Spelling patterns: plural word ending changes

-properties/behaviors of water

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District Math Updates: This year we are on a math adventure with a new program chosen by Birmingham Public Schools.  For an introduction to this new math program, please click here!  If you would like to have a preview of your child's upcoming math units, please click here!

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UPCOMING EVENTS FOR FAMILIES:

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***PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD BRING IN A FEW BOOKS FOR OUR FREE READING TIME DAILY!!