Tuesday, 10/14/14

Homeroom/Announcements
1. Next Wednesday, October 22nd, BCS will be having our "Walk for Fitz" fundraiser. All proceeds from the event will go toward short- and long-term non-covered medical treatment and needs for Karen and her family/children.
The event will be held at BCS. Registration is from 5-6pm, and the event will be from 6-7:30pm with dinner included at 6:30pm. The registration fee also includes an event day t-shirt.
Registration is $25/person, $120/family.
Visit bcsonline.info for the online registration and payment options.
A Special Edition long-sleeve event shirt is being sold as well. Order forms for these will be due to the main office by October 15.
2. Ms. Leach's email is: al10bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us

Language Arts
1. Daily reading.
2. Bring a "just right" silent reading book to class every day.
3. Bring your Reader's and Writer's Notebooks and an appropriate writing utensil to class every day.
4. In class: Today we continued our work on Personal Narrative with peer revisions, conferencing, editing, and typing. For all 5th graders, and half of the 6th graders, today was the final in class work day for these.
5. Homework: FINAL (TYPED AND PRINTED) PERSONAL NARRATIVE DUE MONDAY, 10/20/14. Must also be posted to the Wiki with the tags: "personal" and your username.


Social Studies
1. Due today: None
2. In class: We finished the Chapter 1 Test today AS A CLASS. We continued to focus on test-taking skills.
3. Homework: None
4. Please note: There will NOT be an individual test for chapter 1. However, at the end of the Unit, we will be having a cumulative test on Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5.