The first week went by so fast! Rest up and reflect on all that you did. How can you make next week even better? Visit www.bcsonline.info for any/all school information BCS Character Ed Word of the Week: Kindness Think about how important it is to be kind in our actions and words. Can you think of times when showing kindness has made you feel better (as well as the person you were kind to)? Are you able to be kind so that everyone feels included and treated fairly? How does it feel to be with people who are kind? What steps have you taken to act with kindness? Lets RAK em’ UP! (RAK - stands for Random Acts of Kindness) We will be keeping track of these acts by the passing on of our class RAK bracelet. Reminders: • School starts at 8:18am Students should be in their homeroom seat by this time. • Have 3 sharp pencils every day. • Bring a water bottle and two healthy snacks every day. • Bring a chapter book every day. Scholastic Book Ordering: Flyers went home yesterday. please submit your order by Wednesday Sept. 21st Click on the book orders link at the side of the blog. Create your own username and password to login. Our class code for ordering is GKQKW. Use the class code to access our ordering page. There are many more flyers available online to view and order from. Language Arts: Reading 3rd: Read 20 mins daily Reading 4th: Read 30 mins daily Parents - Please sign at the bottom of today's planner entry (completed by your child in class) to show that your child has done their required reading. Writing: None Spanish: Your teacher’s wiki is linked on this blog (See Frequently visited sites) Engage: Your teacher’s wiki is linked on this blog (See Frequently visited sites) Important Reminders: Visit www.bcsonline.info for any/all school information How to Access your ‘H drive’ from the BPS website. Click on Departments, Technology Services, Staff Only Links, Remote Access (3rd from the bottom), login with username and password - don’t forget to save any changes you make on your home computer! –Then, email your updated file (as an attachment) to yourself (on your school email address) so that you can open it and resave it at school. School email is found on the ‘Staff Only’ link. Click on Outlook (web access) and log in with your email address e.g. – lp05@birmingham.k12.mi.us and animal/number password FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS Food allergy is a growing public health issue that impacts almost every school across the United States. Nearly 6 million children in the U.S. – which equates to 1 in 13, or roughly 2 in every classroom – have a food allergy. Studies indicate that 16-18% of school-age children who have food allergies have had a reaction in school. In addition, in approximately 25% of the reactions that occur at school, the student had not yet been diagnosed with food allergy. Help your child BE A PAL (protect a life) TO A FRIEND WITH A FOOD ALLERGY! Click here for details or at the following link: http://www.foodallergy.org/document.doc?id=118 The technology Acceptable use page to print and sign can be found on www.bcsonline.info page 3 of the Birmingham District School Board Policy Link (next to the handbook link.) Have a great weekend!

Visit www.bcsonline.info for any/all school information BCS Character Ed Word of the Week: Kindness Think about how important it is to be kind in our actions and words. Can you think of times when showing kindness has made you feel better (as well as the person you were kind to)? Are you able to be kind so that everyone feels included and treated fairly? How does it feel to be with people who are kind? What steps have you taken to act with kindness? Lets RAK em’ UP! (RAK - stands for Random Acts of Kindness) We will be keeping track of these acts by the passing on of our class RAK bracelet. Reminders: • School starts at 8:18am Students should be in their homeroom seat by this time. • Bring a water bottle and two healthy snacks every day. • Bring a chapter book every day. Scholastic Book Ordering: Please submit any book orders on the Scholastic web site by Wednesday Sept 21st. Click on the book orders link at the side of the blog. Create your own username and password to login. Our class code for ordering is GKQKW. Use the class code to access our ordering page. There are many more flyers available online to view and order from. Reading 3rd: Read 20 mins daily Reading 4th: Read 30 mins daily Parents - Please sign at the bottom of today's planner entry (completed by your child in class) to show that your child has done their required reading. Writing: Decorate your Writer’s Notebook - Due Tuesday Sept. 13th Make sure you read the letter for the directions Important Reminders: Visit www.bcsonline.info for any/all school information How to Access your ‘H drive’ from the BPS website. Click on Departments, Technology Services, Staff Only Links, Remote Access (3rd from the bottom), login with username and password - don’t forget to save any changes you make on your home computer! –Then, email your updated file (as an attachment) to yourself (on your school email address) so that you can open it and resave it at school. School email is found on the ‘Staff Only’ link. Click on Outlook (web access) and log in with your email address e.g. – lp05@birmingham.k12.mi.us and animal/number password FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS Food allergy is a growing public health issue that impacts almost every school across the United States. Nearly 6 million children in the U.S. – which equates to 1 in 13, or roughly 2 in every classroom – have a food allergy. Studies indicate that 16-18% of school-age children who have food allergies have had a reaction in school. In addition, in approximately 25% of the reactions that occur at school, the student had not yet been diagnosed with food allergy. Help your child BE A PAL (protect a life) TO A FRIEND WITH A FOOD ALLERGY! Click here for details or at the following link: http://www.foodallergy.org/document.doc?id=118 The technology Acceptable use page to print and sign can be found on www.bcsonline.info page 3 of the Birmingham District School Board Policy Link (next to the handbook link.)

Visit www.bcsonline.info for any/all school information BCS Character Ed Word of the Week: Kindness Think about how important it is to be kind in our actions and words. Can you think of times when showing kindness has made you feel better (as well as the person you were kind to)? Are you able to be kind so that everyone feels included and treated fairly? How does it feel to be with people who are kind? What steps have you taken to act with kindness? Lets RAK em’ UP! (RAK - stands for Random Acts of Kindness) We will be keeping track of these acts by the passing on of our class RAK bracelet. Reminders: • School starts at 8:18am Students should be in their homeroom seat by this time. • Bring a water bottle and two healthy snacks every day. • Bring a chapter book every day. Scholastic Book Ordering: Please submit any book orders on the Scholastic web site by Wednesday Sept 21st. Click on the book orders link at the side of the blog. Create your own username and password to login. Our class code for ordering is GKQKW. Use the class code to access our ordering page. There are many more flyers available online to view and order from. Reading 3rd: Read 20 mins daily Reading 4th: Read 30 mins daily Parents - Please sign at the bottom of today's planner entry (completed by your child in class) to show that your child has done their required reading. Writing: Decorate your Writer’s Notebook is due Monday Sept. 12th (sorry for the mistake yesterday) Make sure you read the letter for the directions Math: 3rd graders - If you did not finish your Me in Numbers poster in class today. please do so and turn it in tomorrow. 4th graders - None Important Reminders: Visit www.bcsonline.info for any/all school information How to Access your ‘H drive’ from the BPS website. Click on Departments, Technology Services, Staff Only Links, Remote Access (3rd from the bottom), login with username and password - don’t forget to save any changes you make on your home computer! –Then, email your updated file (as an attachment) to yourself (on your school email address) so that you can open it and resave it at school. School email is found on the ‘Staff Only’ link. Click on Outlook (web access) and log in with your email address e.g. – lp05@birmingham.k12.mi.us and animal/number password FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS Food allergy is a growing public health issue that impacts almost every school across the United States. Nearly 6 million children in the U.S. – which equates to 1 in 13, or roughly 2 in every classroom – have a food allergy. Studies indicate that 16-18% of school-age children who have food allergies have had a reaction in school. In addition, in approximately 25% of the reactions that occur at school, the student had not yet been diagnosed with food allergy. Help your child BE A PAL (protect a life) TO A FRIEND WITH A FOOD ALLERGY! Click here for details or at the following link: http://www.foodallergy.org/document.doc?id=118 The technology Acceptable use page to print and sign can be found on www.bcsonline.info page 3 of the Birmingham District School Board Policy Link (next to the handbook link.)