Thursday

It was a thrilling Thursday in Mrs. Harvath’s class!

***3rd graders have a Spanish quiz on Jan. 9



***Please bring in a gently used book for our classroom book exchange. Books need to be appropriate from a 3rd or 4th grade boy or girl, and it also needs to be wrapped.



**BCS 3/4 CLASSROOM WINTER PARTY PROJECT

We are very excited to announce that all 3/4 classrooms will be taking part in a project benefiting the Pediatric Department at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. We are hoping that this will help reinforce the spirit of giving for our children this holiday season.

The students are invited to bring in one of the following UNWRAPPED gifts to their Winter Party. These OPTIONAL gifts will be collected and donated to the hospital. Prizes and gifts are an ongoing need in the Pediatric Department. They are used for prizes for pokes and medical procedures, birthdays and end of chemotherapy. (Note – this list is the department’s recommendations and what they need most).



a. Target, Best Buy or I Tunes Gift Cards



b. Figures – Spongebob, Dora, Spiderman, Batman, Power Rangers and other Action Figures



c. Barbies



d. Bionicles, small Lego and Knex kits



e. Mini Play-dough



f. Controllers or Games for Xbox 360 (new or used welcome)



g. DVDs (new titles; new or used welcome)



h. Fisher Price Family Figures



i. Fiskars Kid’s Scissors



j. Markers



k. Decks of Playing Cards





***4th grade Battle of the Books information: http://bcsbattle.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/



****HOMEWORK****

Language Arts:

-Please remember to read at home: 20 minutes for 3rd graders, 30 minutes for 4th graders

-Please bring in a book for DEAR Time (independent silent reading).

-Remember to visit Raz-Kids at home. www.raz-kids.com – Please read at least 1 book and complete 1 quiz by Monday. Challenge yourself to read books at your assigned level.

***4th grade students who are reading battle books do not need to complete the Raz-Kids assignment.



-Editing Practice Sheet #5 due Jan. 4

-Spelling City activities due Jan. 11

-Cursive practice – 3rd grade= pages 18-19, 4th grade = pages 16-17, get parent signature, due Friday



Math:

3rd grade- 20 minutes of IXL



4th grade- IXL – 50 minutes per week (Here are some suggestions for IXL practice this week: D skills)

-Practice multiplication facts 6-9!



Social Studies:

-None



Science:

-Show your family the Matter and Energy family letter