Week of October 1

Welcome to October! Where has the month of September gone? My mother always said that the older we get, the faster the days fly by. The days here at Prairieview truly fly by; the children feel the same way! I hope you are all enjoying the cooler weather. I know I am. This week we had our "Kids on the Block" assembly. The students learned about paralysis from spinal cord injuries and cerebral palsy. Ask your child about it. Let me tell you about our first week of October:

Spelling: Lesson 5 -- Test Friday. If your child receives the "spelling menu" as his or her challenge activity for the week, make sure they only do enough to equal 20 points.

Reading: We continue to read and enjoy The Kid in the Red Jacket. The students have been summarizing and illustrating each chapter in their summary books (using 30-35 words.) They have also been making vocabulary cards. This week we will focus on the vocabulary words and plan to have a tentative vocabulary quiz on October 9.

English: We have begun Chapter 5 on Capitalization and Punctuation. Commas and Interjections are our topics this week. We have also begun Daily Oral Language practice with a follow-up quiz each week. This is great practice for all the writing we do in Fifth Grade!

Social Studies: We continue studying Chapter 5 and the colony of Jamestown. Also, the Dutch, French, and Puritans will be arriving in the colonies.

Science: We have begun Flight and Rocketry. We discovered that air has weight and that a balloon holding air weighs more than an uninflated balloon. This week we will study parachutes and hot air balloons.

Math: We continue Chapter 2 in our Math books. On Wednesday we will be reviewing the chapter with a test on Thursday! Students should BE PREPARED!!

Other Notes: This Wednesday our representative will be joining us for Junior Achievement. We will have a weekly lesson for five weeks on various aspects of economics and business. It should be very interesting. Please remind your child to KEEP READING! Some students haven't completed a book or book report yet for the Dig In! reading program. They still have lots of time, so just a friendly nudge would be appreciated. Don't forget the ever-popular magazine sale. Final turn-in day is Tuesday.
Mrs. Klacza
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Week of September 24

Summer has officially ended and Autumn has begun. The colors will be changing soon and the raking begins! Here in the 5th Grade, we are working very hard. We just finished our Social Studies chapter and tests were handed back. Please make sure you monitor your child's grades! I say this because D's and F's on tests would usually require a parent's signature. Now that grades are on-line, you will no longer have to sign these tests as I will not be requiring signatures. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me or call. Here is our coming week in a nutshell:

Spelling: Lesson 4 -- Test Friday. If your child receives the "spelling menu" as his or her challenge activity for the week, make sure they only do enough to equal 20 points. I discussed this with the students and hope they understand. So many are willing to do more work than necessary! Amazing students I have!!

Reading: We continue to read and enjoy The Kid in the Red Jacket. The students have been summarizing and illustrating each chapter in their summary books (using 30-35 words.) They have also been making vocabulary cards.

English: There will be a test on Chapter 1 (The Sentence) on Tuesday. I will be sending home a How to Study Sheet on Monday to be returned on Tuesday for bonus points. Look for it! We will begin Chapter 5 next on Capitalization and Punctuation.

Social Studies: We have begun studying Chapter 5 which will discuss our earliest colonies of Roanoke and Jamestown.

Science: This week we will start our next Science unit, Flight and Rocketry. I think the children are really going to love this. But, can it beat owl pellets??

Math: We continue Chapter 2 in our Math books. There will be a checkpoint quiz on Wednesday. They will be informed of this and I urge them to STUDY! They are a great group.

Other Notes: Please remind your child to KEEP READING! Some students haven't completed a book or book report yet for the Dig In! reading program. They still have lots of time, so just a friendly nudge would be appreciated.

Kids on the Block will be coming to give us a presentation on Wednesday. Their message is tolerance and treating others with respect. On that note, we had a presentation today from our multi-needs teacher and many of your children signed up to join the buddy program. Ask your child about it!

Don't forget the ever-popular magazine sale which continues. First turn-in days are coming up this week!! This is our biggest fundraiser and we appreciate everything our district and its parents do for us.

Have a wonderful week, Mrs. Klacza

Week of September 17

Greetings! We just completed Week 3 and I had the best birthday ever! The students (as if you didn't know...) surprised me with music, dance, food, fun, and other surprises. My thanks to all the parents who went out shopping and had to listen to all the "secrets." You are all the best! Students also took the Otis Lennon School Ability Tests this week. Here is what's coming up for next week:

Spelling: Lesson 3, Test Friday.

Reading: We are starting the novel The Kid in the Red Jacket. We will be using our summarizing skills as we read. The book is about a boy who moves from his comfortable home in Arizona to a new house in New England. He has a difficult time adjusting and meets a most unlikely new "friend."

English: We will continue our study of the sentence. Tentative test date for Chapter 1 is September 25. We will also be starting D.O.L. practice and quizzes later this week.

Social Studies: Chapter 4 test is Wednesday! Look out for the "How to Study" sheet. (It is worth 2 points if it is signed.) We will then begin Chapter 5 which discusses the early American colonies.

Science: We continue our study of owl pellets. It may sound creepy, but it is fascinating. Your child should have plenty to report! There will be an open note quiz on Thursday.

Math (my math class only:) Test on Chapter 1 is scheduled for Wednesday! We'll then begin Chapter 2 which focuses on addition and subtraction of whole numbers and decimals.

Have a great weekend. Reminder: Tuesday is an early dismissal day. Prairieview will be dismissed at 11:00. Also, the Magazine Drive begins this week. The students will attend an assembly on Monday. Picture Day is Thursday, 9/20. Send back your payment envelopes as soon as possible!

Mrs. Klacza

Week of September 10

It was wonderful seeing so many of you at Curriculum Night! I hope all of your questions were answered and all your fears put to rest. Well, next week will actually be our very first full week of school. The week that just passed has been a busy one. In Reading, we learned about Main Ideas and Details in reading and writing. The most fun we had this week was reading aloud from "Scare Radio." Ask your child about it! We wrote a friendly letter in English. In Social Studies we completed Lesson 1 in Chapter 4 and learned about Columbus and his "discoveries." Science time was spent learning about observing and classifying. We completed Chapter 1 in Spelling.

Now for the coming week:

Reading: The students will work on writing a good paragraph with a main idea and interesting details. Now you can see where I was going with last week's lessons!

English: We're continuing Chapter 1 on The Sentence.

Spelling: Lesson 2; Test Friday.

Social Studies: We will continue with Chapter 4 on the early explorers. Tentative test date is 9/19.

Science: We will be learning about Owl Pellets! They are actually "pellets" that the owl regurgitates. Don't worry, they are completely sanitized, and fascinating! Your child will be coming home with stories of what they've found.

Math: Place Value -- Checkpoint Quiz on Monday; Tentative test date for Chapter 1 is 9/19.