Week of 1/5/09 - 1/9/09

Wow, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!! We are certainly getting our fill of snow. Please stay safe this holiday season and enjoy the time off with your families. I plan on doing just that! I'd like to again thank my homeroom and families for the very generous gift card to Macy's. What a nice treat that was!

Coming up the week we return:

Mrs. Klacza's Reading Class:

Spelling: Lesson 14: more prefixes and roots; test on Friday.

Language Arts: We will continue our chapter on Verbs. The chapter will be finished by Wednesday and then we will review for a couple of days. The test date is 1/12 (Monday.)

Reading: We continue our reading skill of self-questioning this week by returning to the Eye of the Storm. We will write an extended response regarding that story and read a shorter book called Drylongso.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:

When we return from break, we will review like crazy for a couple of days with a test planned for Wednesday, 1/7. Our concept is adding and subtracting decimals and knowing how to round them! Here is a website the students may enjoy over the break: http://www.coolmath.com/decimals/index.html

Mrs. Klacza's Homeroom:

Social Studies: We will start Chapter 8 this week, "The Road to War." This is the chapter where we create the books called “I am the Patriot, I am the Loyalist.” You may have seen them on our desks if you visited last year during Open House. We will watch the Schoolhouse Rock video “No More Kings.” This is one which the kids love!

Science: We start Chapter 6 where we will learn about competition and adaptation in an ecosystem.

Important Notes:
1/5 – return from holiday break
1/12 – Iowa testing week
1/19 – Martin Luther King's birthday; day off

Have a great holiday! Mrs. Klacza

Week of 12/15/08 - 12/19/08

Thank you for all the donations to our adopted family and to the Family Shelter. We ended up with a huge pile of Christmas gifts! Also, I enjoyed the concert last Monday and look forward to seeing the children perform again on Monday. I understand I have a part. Hmmmm... This is our final week before the 2 week holiday break. I hope we can contain all our excitement!

Coming up this week:

Mrs. Klacza's Reading Class:

Spelling: Holiday words. Test Thursday.

Language Arts: We will continue our chapter on Verbs. It is a very long chapter and we'll have to continue it after winter break. This week we will focus on contractions, regular, and irregular verbs, The test date is 1/12. (Don't worry; we'll review.)

Reading: We will read The Polar Express this week and work on some activities which go along with the book. We will only be meeting for 3 days this week due to bowling on Tuesday and The Grinch on Friday.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:

We will continue Chapter 6 this week which focuses on adding, subtracting, and estimating decimals. We will return from break and review with a test on Wednesday, 1/7.

Mrs. Klacza's Homeroom:

Social Studies: Our Chapter 7 test is Tuesday. We will not start Chapter 8 until we return from break.

Science: Our test on Chapter 5 will be Wednesday. Don't forget, the Science text book is on-line.

Important Notes:
12/15 – Holiday Concert at 1:15
12/16 – 5th graders go bowling
12/19 – The Grinch at the Tivoli
12/19 – Winter break starts at the end of the day!!

Have a great weekend! Mrs. Klacza

Week of 12/8/08 - 12/12/08

The snow is falling and the temperature is dropping. Winter is upon us, full force. Please remember, if you can, our adopted family in your shopping. The last day for the collection is 12/10. Also, our last day for junior achievement will be Thursday. Have you asked your child what they've learned?

Coming up this week:

Mrs. Klacza's Reading Class: It was such a pleasure to sit down and chat with all of you this week. Please remember to email or call me if you have any questions or concerns.

Spelling: Lesson 13 – Negative prefixes. Test Friday.

Language Arts: We will continue our chapter on Verbs. It is a very long chapter and we'll have to continue it after winter break. The tentative test date is 1/12.

Reading: We will be starting a new reading skill this week, self-questioning. Eye of the Storm is the story we will all be reading this week. We'll jazz it up with some ISAT practice from our workbooks.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:
I have delayed the Math test to Wednesday, due to the winter concert on Monday night. Therefore, Monday and Tuesday we will review, with a test on Wednesday.

Mrs. Klacza's Homeroom:

Social Studies: We will continue Chapter 7, specifically, the French and Indian War in Lesson 3. I have the test planned for 12/16.

Science: Lesson 2 will be wrapped up this week and I am planning an end of lesson test for 12/17.

Important Notes:
12/8 - winter concert
12/10 – holiday service project items due date
12/11 – last day for Junior Achievement
12/16 – 5th graders go bowling
12/19 – The Grinch at the Tivoli

Have a great weekend! Mrs. Klacza