Fall 2017

Hello families!  This is our current blog for the 2017-2018 school year!  As mentioned at Curriculum Night and in our welcome information, we will continue to utilize this page for all the amazing resources that we use at BCS (and all things Harvath/Mali related)!  However, we will not post the daily planner picture nor will we post pictures of the kids working throughout the day on this site.  That is what our Facebook page is for!  So, if you are looking for the daily planner and super awesome pictures and video, be sure to send a request to join the Harvath Mali BCS Facebook page!  As always, email or message us directly for any questions or concerns!

Last Day Friday!

WOW! This year flew by!  We had an amazing time with everyone. It is bittersweet to see our fourth graders move on as we have grown very close over the past two years.  We are looking forward to seeing our "new" fourth graders in the fall.  We wish you all a wonderful summer!

Below are the end of year video links, this year's of course and last year's just for fun! ;-)

Please see our FaceBook page for the end of year letter we sent home today!

End of year 2017
End of year 2016

Wacky Wednesday!

We had an awesome Wacky Recess today!  Check out the pictures and video on FaceBook!

Tomorrow:
Please send a bathing suit and towel to school with your child!
No lunch required!
Please also have your child bring his/her yearbook and a pen for friends to sign!

Tower Garden Harvest Tuesday!

We had a WONDERFUL and yummy day!  We sampled food we grew in the Tower Garden!  Everything was delicious and we cannot thank the parent volunteers enough for their time!  It would not have been possible without their time nor would it have been possible without all of the donations to make the harvest party possible!  THANK YOU AGAIN!

Move-Up Monday!

***If your child would like a yearbook please send him/her with a check for $45 made out to BCS tomorrow!  Yearbooks will be on sale TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY!

Fabulous Friday!

Many items came home today!  We cleaned out reading bins and cubbies.  Science books came home too!  Please refer to the yellow "Last Week of School" handout (also posted on the FaceBook page) that we sent home so that your child comes to school prepared for each day next week!  Have a WONDERFUL weekend!

Terrific Thursday!

PLEASE click the link to sign up to help out on our Tower Garden Harvest Day!  We would love for you to join us to sample the amazingly delicious and healthy food you can make using plants grown on a Tower Garden!  ***Please note it is set up as a pot luck so CLICK: RSVP NOW to sign up.  You can say that you will not attend but you will still be able to send something in!  THANK YOU!

Here is today's planner:

Wonderful Wednesday!

We did not do planners as a class but here is the important information!

Terrific Tuesday!

Marvelous Monday!

***We will go to the book fair tomorrow!  Please feel free to send money to school with your child!

Fabulous Friday!

Terrific Tuesday!

Fabulous Friday!

***Mali's class has SWIM on Tuesday and Harvath's class has GYM!

Wonderful Wednesday!

FOURTH GRADE - Geometry Links!

Angles
Lines, line segments, triangles (once you go to this site you can switch grade levels for other games)
General Geometry

Terrific Tuesday!

Fabulous Friday!

Please be sure to check out this article about our salmon release!  CLICK HERE!

Terrific Thursday!

*** Media Center TOMORROW!

Wonderful Wednesday!

***Please send headphones in with your child tomorrow!  Thank you!

Terrific Tuesday!

Marvelous Monday!

Please have you child bring a device tomorrow if possible!

Fabulous Friday!

Terrific Thursday!

Wonderful Wednesday!

Marvelous Monday!

We cannot wait for our salmon release TOMORROW!!  We hope many families are able to join us!  Here are the details below:

WHEN:  Tuesday, May 9^th, 9:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. 

WHERE:  Riverside Park (near Squirrel Road and Auburn Road);  3311 Squirrel Ct, Auburn Hills, MI 48326

WHAT TO BRING:

    --Wear RAIN BOOTS if you have them or shoes that can get wet.  (Bring a change of shoes to wear later in school.)

    --Dress for the day’s weather (WINTER coat, gloves, hat/hood)

    --Pack a NUT-FREE lunch to eat at the park. Recyclable or reusable bags are great.

    --A camera or device to record photos or video. It is easiest if your photo device has Seesaw app downloaded.

    --A book to read.

CHAPERONES:  All parents, siblings, families are invited to join us!  Meet us at BCS and follow the buses in your car, or meet us at Riverside Park.  Mali/Harvath will leave BCS at 9:30 and Davis/Seley will leave BCS at 9:45.

Sun, Moon and Earth resources

Click HERE for some amazing Sun, Moon and Earth resources.

Sun, moon, Earth simulation from class today!

Fabulous Friday!

***M-Step Math Part 2 will take place on Monday morning!  Please be sure your child gets a good night's sleep and eats a healthy breakfast!

***SALMON INFO: Please see Seesaw and FaceBook for our salmon observations/posts.  ALSO - Remember that our RELEASE DAY is Tuesday, May 9th.  The weather looks favorable to have a picnic lunch while their so students will need a NUT-FREE bag lunch!

Have an awesome weekend!

Terrific Thursday!

***Our salmon release has moved to Tuesday 5/9.  Please see our email and FaceBook post for more details!

Wonderful Wednesday!

We had a wonderful day!

***If your child has not turned in their salmon release permission slip PLEASE send it in tomorrow!!

Terrific Tuesday!

We had a terrific day!  We did not do planners today but please see the following reminders below:

***Tomorrow we will continue to M-Step test.  Ask your child if s/he finished because anyone who did not finish today will finish up tomorrow.  Tomorrow will end the English Language Arts portion.

***Thursday we will take the M-Step test for math.  All students will test and anyone unfinished will complete the test Friday morning.

Please have your child(ren) get a good night's sleep and eat a healthy breakfast!

***SALMON RELEASE IS ON FRIDAY!!  The weather does not look good at all (fingers crossed that the forecast changes).  Kids will need rain boots and warm clothing.  Regardless of the weather ALL PARENTS ARE INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!  We will determine on Thursday if the weather will permit a picnic lunch as we typically take NUT-FREE bag lunches to enjoy a picnic at the park.  So, more to come about the picnic lunch on Thursday!

Have a great evening!

Marvelous Monday!

Our Monday was marvelous!  The presentations of the kids' research were amazing!  Please see our Facebook Page for pictures!

***4th math: HW 7.9 all and REM 7.9 1,3,5,8,9 &10.

***TOMORROW is the first day of M-Step testing!  PLEASE be sure your child gets plenty of rest tonight and that s/he eats a healthy breakfast.

Have a great evening!

Fabulous Friday!

Terrific Thursday!

We had an awesome late start day today!

We missed many of the kids who went to work with their parents and we hope everyone had a great day!

Tomorrow is Media Center day!

Also, BOOK ORDERS ARE DUE TOMORROW!

We did not do planners and there is no homework tonight!  Enjoy the beautiful weather!

Terrific Tuesday!

Marvelous Monday!

PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Parents - on Wednesday your child MUST PACK A NUT-FREE lunch for our Detroit Symphony Orchestra field trip.  Due to the timing of the event we have historically eaten lunch on the bus.  That being said, IT IS IMPERATIVE that your child's ENTIRE lunch is NUT-FREE.  Thank you in advance for your diligence.  We have also asked the kids to dress nice for the performance!  It is always a fun occasion to dress up!

Fabulous Friday!

We had a wonderful weekend and this morning's trip to see Born in China was AMAZING!

An update about birthday treats:
Thank you to everyone for your vigilance by keeping any edible birthday treats nut-free and store made with ingredient information.  However, we would still like to encourage non-edible treats/novelties or simply an extra recess.  As the weather gets warmer the kids will certainly appreciate the extra time outside!

Project update:
The kids have been working extremely hard here in class on their research reading projects.  You may have had your child tell you he or she needs certain items on Monday.  We will work on projects here in school on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings next week.  We also introduced how students can log into their Google accounts to begin collecting images.  PLEASE help monitor as your child searches for images.  We have told students to include the words "for kids" after ANYTHING they search.  We cannot wait to get going with these and are excited for the presentation day on Monday, May 1st at 1:30.  As a reminder, we would like to invite you in on May 1st at 1:30 to hear the presentations if your schedule permits.

Today's Planner:

Terrific Thursday!

Wonderful Wednesday!

Safety Tuesday!

Today we had a Bloomfield Hills Police Officer talk to us about safety.  We learned A LOT!  Some of the most important information was:

***Children under 13 years of age should always ride in the back seat.
***Children under 4'9" should sit in a booster seat.  The chest strap of the seat belt must be below the neck area.  The waist belt must be below the stomach (it must be on the waist).
***In the car, children should be calm so that the driver is not distracted.  He reminded students to help remind parents that they should not be on their device while driving.
***We learned that a stranger does not necessarily look good or bad.  We also learned that it is not okay for an adult (who is a stranger) to ask a child for help.   Kids should never be alone with someone they do not know - that would be a dangerous situation.
***Kids can also be in a dangerous situation with an adult they DO know.  Kids should never keep secrets from their parents or trusted adults.
***Sometimes children can get abducted.  The best way for kids to stay safe is to play in groups, walk or ride bikes on streets they know, and never go with an adult they do not know.  If kids are in a situation where they feel unsafe or in danger, they should scream, kick, etc.
***We learned that an Amber Alert was named after a girl named Amber who was abducted.

Please be sure to discuss today's presentation with your child.

Today's Planner:

Marvelous Monday!

Half Day Thursday!

We had a terrific Thursday!!  We DID NOT do planners today so please go over the information below with your child.  Have a WONDERFUL long weekend!  We cannot wait to see everyone on Monday!

***UPCOMING DATES TO SAVE (if possible - we'd love you to join either one or both):
5/1 Research Project presentations 1:30-2:30 @ BCS
5/5 Salmon Release 9:30-12:00 @ Riverside Park (details to come)

***M-STEP Practice:
Please see yesterday's post.  One note: please DO NOT USE Internet Explorer.  The link will not open in that browser.  We use Chrome here at school.

Wonderful Wednesday!

We had a wonderful day today!  Thank you for the birthday recess Preston!!

M-Step:  Please notice a link to click for the practice M-Step.  We logged on with the kids today but we STRONGLY SUGGEST that you log on with your kids from home.  It is a great way to preview sample test questions and learn how to navigate through the online tools that are provided with the test.  Please see the link in the upper right corner of our blog ------->  M-Step Practice

Class Pet Tuesday!

Marvelous Monday!

Fabulous Friday!

We had a fabulous day full of science and math!  Please see our FaceBook page for great pictures!  Also, the other posting from today has a fact test that we used for our March Multiplication Madness.  Please encourage your child to practice their facts over break!  We did not do planners today!

We wish everyone a wonderful break and we look forward to seeing everyone after break!

Facts Bracket - March Multiplication Madness!

Take your test HERE!

Terrific Thursday!

***Fourth grade math - Unit 6 tests came home today!  I gave the kids time for corrections in class so those are all finished!  The tests are yours to keep so please be sure your child shares it with you.  Also, here are two fun math links:
Fraction Models (includes decimals)
Decimal Games

Wonderful Wednesday!

Marvelous Monday!

Fabulous Friday!

Half Day Thursday!

Wonderful Wednesday!

We did not do planners today!  There is no written homework!  If you're looking for something to do, Compass, reading and practicing facts are options!  See you at conferences!

***MALI'S CLASS SWIMS TOMORROW!!

Terrific Tuesday!

Please be sure to ask your child about our DNR Skype today!  It was AMAZING!  Please check out our FaceBook page for pictures and videos!

Marvelous Monday!

Fabulous Friday!

Terrific Thursday!

Wonderful Wednesday!

We had a WONDERFUL day!  Please be sure to check out our FaceBook page for great pictures and important information.

Here is a math video that help reinforce what we have been working on in class:

Terrific Tuesday!

We had a terrific age change day!  Please check out our FaceBook page for great pictures!  We also had an author visit.

***We did word study this afternoon.  PLEASE remind your children to sort their words and to return their assignment sheet signed by a parent NEXT TUESDAY.

Marvelous Monday!

We had a marvelous day today!  We DID NOT DO PLANNERS in class this afternoon due to NWEA testing.  PLEASE be sure your child completes math HW, brings their science research, and that Mali's class brings swim stuff for TOMORROW!

Fabulous Friday!

We had a FABULOUS day!  Please be sure to check out our FaceBook page for great pics and events from today!

SWIMMING FOR MALI'S CLASS STARTS AGAIN ON TUESDAY!!

*****Animal research packets due on Tuesday and please be sure to include a parent signature!  We want to be sure the kids show you their awesome work!  Thank you to those of you who have already visited the library and put time into the project!  We cannot wait for the next part of the project next week!