Week of 11/10/08 - 11/14/08

After several beautiful days of fall weather, we are now beginning to experience winter. Stay warm this weekend! And, don't forget, Tuesday is Veteran's Day. I hope the students understand the significance of this day and that it is not just another day off of school! It was also exciting to experience the history that occurred this week with the election of our new president, Barack Obama.

Please remember to send in your new or gently used children's books this week for our "Book Worm Angels" project.

Coming up this week:

Mrs. Klacza's Reading Class:

Spelling: Lesson 11 – Suffix -ly. Contract work will be due on Friday and the final test will also be on Friday.

Language Arts: We will conclude our Nouns lesson with a chapter test on Wednesday. Monday will be a review day. We will then take a bit of a break from English and do some writing.

Reading: Our inferring skills are quite good, as was apparent after we read A Boy Called Slow. We will continue practicing this skill as we read some shorter passages.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:

Students will take a quiz on Lessons 1-4 from Chapter 4 on Monday. Students may use their notes and their textbooks. We will then continue the chapter and learn about writing equations, solving equations, and functions.

Mrs. Klacza's Homeroom:

Social Studies: We had such a wonderful trade fair on Thursday. Did your child tell you about it? This week we will finish Chapter 6 by reading and taking notes on Lesson 4 which is about slavery in the colonies. After reviewing Friday and next Monday, I have decided to have the Chapter 6 test on Tuesday, November 18.

The Social Studies committee is looking for two parents who have an education or history background to be involved in the adoption of new Social Studies textbooks. You would have to meet with the committee and provide input choosing our textbook for the coming years. The Social Studies committee will be meeting once every other month for the next two years. Please email mpellin@ccsd66.org or cklacza@ccsd66.org if you would be interested in joining the Social Studies committee. Thank you!

Science: We finish up plants and photosynthesis this week and begin ecosystems. Have you seen the on-line book yet??

Important Notes:
11/11 Veteran's Day – no school
11/26-11/28 – Thanksgiving holiday

Have a great weekend! Mrs. Klacza!