Multiplication With Windows!
Doing Division With The Box Method!
Week of December 16-December 20
Reading: We are not going forward in our reading series this week. Students should be at 89% of their AR goal by December 6, 96% by December 20, and 100% by January 10. Students must also have 1 certification and at least 85% accuracy to attend the AR Party.
Vocabulary Words :None
Grammar: None
Idaho History: Lewis and Clark
Science: The Human Body: Muscles and Tendons, Eyes
Math: See Math Group Teacher
Read Aloud: Walk Two Moons
Spelling: None
Class Codes
Prodigy Code:
Go Epic Code: lqi7036
Imagine Math:
SplashLearn: Password:
Upcoming Events
December 16: Bulldog Buck Hungry Hungry Hippos
December 16: Monday-Ugly Sweater/Outfit
December 17: Tuesday-Characters (Santa hat, elf ears, grinch, reindeer, etc...)
December 18: Wednesday-Christmas colors
December 19: Thursday- Flannels
December 20: Friday- Pajamas
December 20: Christmas Parties
December 20: Staff vs. Students Basketball Game
December 23-January 3: No School, Winter Break
January 10: End of 2nd Quarter and 1st Semester AR Period
January 17: Bulldog Buck Ice Cream with Athletes
January 20: No School
January 21-22: Parent Teacher Conferences
January 23: 4th and 5th Grade AR Party at Skateland
January 27: Bulldog Buck Tie Die Socks K-3/Backpack Tags 4-5
February 6: Harmon/Nilles Ski Trip
February 10: Bulldog Buck Build a Special Valentine K-3/Friendship Bracelets
February 12: Butler Valentine Party
February 13: Wouri/Butler Ski Trip
February 13: Summerwind Skippers
February 13: Valentine Parties
February 14: No School
February 17: No School
February 20: Horton/Adamson Ski Trip
March 14: End of 3rd Quarter
March 24-28: No School, Spring Break
April 18: No School
May 23: Last Day of School
My name is Lance Butler (Parents, please, please, please call me “Lance”. The kids can call me “Mr. Butler”, "Mr. B.", "The Ugly One", or any other number of things), and I am the lucky teacher who gets to have your child in my class this year! I am very excited to get this year started and to have the chance to get to know you and your child. Here's a little bit about what you can expect this year:
I want you to know that I take my job very seriously (mostly because I love love love what I do). I am available all day and evening to answer questions, etc. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need to. I answer emails or Remind messages any time I'm awake :).
I challenge students to do things that are harder than they think they can do. I will do whatever I need to do to help your student get through the things he or she needs to do.
Expect the unexpected.
I update my personal staff page every week with what we are doing, any upcoming dates, etc. I usually update the page Monday morning. Please check that for information about the week. You can find that at https://www.kimberly.edu/kes/mr-butler
Homework. If your child says he or she only has 30 minutes of reading for homework, they are probably telling the truth. I do this on purpose. I want the kids to go home and climb trees, chase snakes, etc. That being said, any help you can do at home with working on spelling words or math facts is greatly appreciated!
Homework part 2. We will be doing a lot of wood projects this year with hammers, hand saws, etc., to do some hands on math work. Please invite your child to do things at home with you that involve math, whether it be cooking, building, or whatever. I will try to send home suggestions regularly for things you can do to reinforce what we are doing in the classroom.
Homework part 3. Anytime I come across any safe broken electrical equipment to take apart, we will do that. If your child says, "Mom, I need to bring a Phillips head screwdriver to school", they are probably telling the truth. Also, I tell the kids that any reverse engineering they do at home MUST be done with parental permission and that, if I hear they have been dismantling things without permission, that I don't know them.
Every day, I will spend time reading novels to the kids. We will read from a variety of authors with a variety of topics. If a book has been turned into a movie, we try to watch the movie as a compare/contrast activity. I will post the books we read on my page for you to examine (we will start with Holes by Louis Sachar). I let them count these books as part of their AR goal.
As the year goes on, we will have activities and projects that come up from time to time. I will do my best to let you know about these. If you ever have any questions, comments, or concerns, my door is always open. You can contact me via e-mail (lbutler@kimberly.edu) or on my work phone (208-423-4170, ext. 3024). I look forward to getting to work with you and your child!
To join The Remind notification system (the school uses this for all sorts of notifications. I promise I won’t abuse it). On your phone, either text “6a8bf9e” to 81010 or open your web browser and go to rmd.at/6a8bf9e and follow the instructions.
Things To Bring On The First Day Of School
A book to read
Screwdrivers ONLY if you have some...don't go out and buy any.
A hard-working attitude ready to learn
Things To Know For The First Day
If your child is bringing lunch or having school lunch
How your child is getting home
Your child may come into the room for the first day when they get to school. I will show them where to line up the first day.
Reading Resources:
Audible Stories Lots of books available for free during the school shut downs.
Unite For Literacy Lots of smaller non-fiction books available.
Epic! Audio books as well as books to read.
Other Resources:
Art For Kids Hub Literally hundreds of videos on how to draw different things.
The Bob Ross YouTube Channel I still don't know how he does the things he does.
Physical Education Resources Gotta keep active!
Virtual Field Trips:
Idaho Capitol Building: Videos and Video Scavenger Hunt
Old Idaho Penitentiary: Quick Tour, The "Doin' Time" Video, and The Old Idaho Penitentiary YouTube Channel with lots of videos.
Over 30 Different Field Trips! Click Here This will take you to a Google docs page. To access the field trips, you will probably need to hold down the ctrl key when you click on the link.
Favorite From The Phantom of the Opera
Teacher Stuff
Setting Up Assignments in Power School
Entering Grades in Power School for Standards Based Report Cards
Using Reports to Find Missing Assignments
Using Word for Text to Speech and Speech to Text
ISAT Interim Block Information
Downloading Videos for HMH Math Parent Help