Week of 5/30/11 - 6/3/11

There are several awesome activities coming up this short week. Of course, we are off on Monday, remembering those brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. Tuesday is the annual talent show at 1:00. Our bowling field trip is Wednesday and Robert Crown is Friday. We will be watching Night of the Twisters on Thursday to celebrate those students who met their reading goals for the 3rd trimester. What an appropriate movie for our current weather patterns.

The raffle for Japan has just begun. A letter was sent home on Wednesday, with the list of raffle items and raffle tickets. If you wish to participate, just fill in the tickets, put them in an envelope with the money, and return it to your classroom teacher. All tickets must be turned in by June 3rd. We will have the raffle at the all school assembly on June 6th. Thank you so much for your support.

Coming up this week:

Mrs. Klacza's Reading Class: We will finish The Wish Giver, which is in the fantasy genre, finally finding out how our main characters get out of their crazy predicaments.
It has been a pleasure teaching reading and spelling to your children. I hope they enjoyed the year as much as I did. Please encourage and challenge them to read for pleasure over the summer!

Spelling: We are done!!

English: The persuasives were awesome! I am in the process of grading them.

Social Studies: We are reading and discussing the chapter that focuses on the early 20th century, specifically, the world wars.

Science: Our 5th grade curriculum has been covered. Most of the students did very well on their final test on chapter 12. They are coming home today!

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: We will be taking a target test this week for not only chapter 17, but also a target test on the entire trimester. It will be interesting to see how well the students absorbed the math concepts. We will also be playing multiplication bingo. Our chapters are finished. We have had a great math year together. Thank you for sharing your children with me. I hope I made the concepts understandable and enjoyable!

Important Dates:
5/30 – Memorial Day – no school
5/31 – Talent show
6/1 - 5th graders bowling
6/3 – Robert Crown visit
6/6 – School picnic
6/7 – Last Day!

Have a wonderful 3-day weekend! Mrs. Klacza

Week of 5/23/11 - 5/27/11

We are entering our final 5-day week of school. The following week includes Memorial Day, so it's shorter! It's hard to believe that this school year is almost over. It is, however, a full week with a few tests thrown in! We can't get lazy yet!!

Please don't forget the Michael & Linda overview here at PV on Monday at 6:30. This is a “parents only” meeting and will help with any questions your child has after our Robert Crown visit. It will also help start meaningful conversations because you will know exactly what has been covered on the field trip.

Don’t forget to sign up for the 2 mile Walk Day on Tuesday, May 24th at Prairieview School. All proceeds from the event will go to the American Red Cross to help the victims of the earthquake in Japan. There will also be a raffle to help raise money for the cause, and any donations would be appreciated. (gift cards, sport items, games, services, small goodies). Anyone who would like to volunteer on May 24th, please e-mail Mrs. Cavoto ccavot@ccsd66.org or Mrs. Sulima Ssulima@ccsd66.org to let them know.

Coming up this week:

Mrs. Klacza's Reading Class: We continue to read The Wish Giver, which is in the fantasy genre. Our third story is called “Water Water Everywhere.” We will continue to focus on story structure, character traits, and figurative language. Sequence of events will also be covered this week.

Spelling: Lesson 30 – Pretest on Monday; Homework due on Thursday/Test on Friday.

English: We have been busily writing our first persuasive piece on whether or not uniforms should be required in public schools. Our second persuasive assignment is coming up this week!

Social Studies: We will review for our chapter 12 test on Monday, test on Tuesday. After a TFK on Wednesday, I've decided to skip ahead to chapter 18, which we will read and discuss (NO TEST!!) I chose this chapter because it talks about moments in history the children have been asking about, like World War I and II. Social studies has been one of my favorite subjects to teach this year, maybe my favorite :)

Science: We'll finish chapter 12 this week on the oceans. Lesson 3 will be read with note-taking on Tuesday, quick study on lesson 3 on Wednesday, and the test on Friday. This will be a busy week, indeed.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: This week will be all about probability as we jump into chapter 17. We will cover lessons 1, 2, 4, & 5. Expect a test on Friday!

Important Dates:
5/23 – Linda & Michael overview for parents (6:30)
5/24 – Walk for Japan at PV
5/30 – Memorial Day – no school
5/31 – Talent show
6/1 - 5th graders bowling
6/3 – Robert Crown visit
6/6 – School picnic
6/7 – Last Day!

Have a wonderful weekend! Mrs. Klacza

Week of 5/16/11 - 5/ 20/11

Has your child talked to you about the 5^th grade celebration we were treated to by our PTO? It was absolutely wonderful and a great big thank you to all the parents that made it possible.

Don’t forget to sign up for the 2 mile Walk Day on Tuesday, May 24^th at Prairieview School. All proceeds from the event will go to the American Red Cross to help the victims of the earthquake in Japan. There will also be a raffle to help raise money for the cause, and any donations would be appreciated. (gift cards, sport items, games, services, small goodies). Anyone who would like to volunteer on May 24^th, please e-mail Mrs. Cavoto ccavot@ccsd66.org or Mrs. Sulima Ssulima@ccsd66.org to let them know.

Coming up this week:

Mrs. Klacza's Reading Class: We continue to read The Wish Giver, which is in the fantasy genre. The second story is called “The Tree Man.” We will continue to focus on story structure, character traits, and figurative language, especially colloquialism.

Spelling: Lesson 29 – Pretest on Monday; Homework due on Thursday/Test on Friday.

English: We have finished our entire text book... Hooray! We will work on persuasive writing this week.

Social Studies: This week, the students are writing their very own “Fortunately, Unfortunately” booklets to go along with lesson 2 on the industrial revolution. We will then read lesson 3. A chapter 12 test is planned for Tuesday, 5/24.

Science: We continue our ocean study and will create our own ocean floors this week. An open note/book quick study will occur on Tuesday for lesson 1. We'll then read and take notes for lesson 2 with a quick study on that lesson Friday. I predict a test in the near future! I'll keep the students posted...

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: We will finish chapter 9 this week on mean, median, and mode. The test will be Thursday.

Important Dates:

5/16 – LV visit
5/18 – Cadet band/choir concert at LV (7:00)
5/23 – Linda & Michael overview for parents (6:30)
5/30 – Memorial Day – no school
5/31 – Talent show
6/1 - 5^th graders bowling
6/3 – Robert Crown visit
6/6 – School picnic
6/7 – Last Day!

Have a wonderful weekend! Mrs. Klacza

First of all, Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. I hope you are pampered and treated with the respect you deserve!

I'd like to thank you all for a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Week. The food that some of you made for our breakfast (Tuesday) and lunch (Thursday) was outstanding! All the lovely wishes and tokens were greatly appreciated, also.

There are a lot of exciting things coming up for the 5^th graders. The first occurs this Thursday and is our 5^th grade celebration. There will be games followed by a pizza lunch. After lunch, we will be heading over to Lakeview to catch a sneak preview/dress rehearsal of their musical, Fiddler on the Roof. It should be a great day! Remember there is an early dismissal on Friday (11:00.)

Coming up this week:

Mrs. Klacza's Reading Class: We have begun The Wish Giver, which is in the fantasy genre. The first story is called “Jug-a-Rum” and our activities will revolve mostly around this tale. We will particulary focus on story structure, character traits, and figurative language, especially colloqualism.

Spelling: Lesson 28 – Pretest on Tuesday; Homework due on Friday/Test on Friday. (notice the change in days)

English: We'll finish up adverbs and prepositions this week and conclude with a test on Friday. Our final lesson is called “Adverb or Preposition?”

Social Studies: We will start Chapter 12 this week called “Times of Change.” The United States is 50 years old and we will learn about the Industrial Revolution and meet some inventors like Eli Whitney and Robert Fulton.

Science: We will begin our next science chapter on oceans this week. We will do an interesting experiment on the temperature of salt water vs. fresh water.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: Students should be prepared to take a test on Monday on measurement, chapter 22. We will then begin chapter 9 on mean, median, and mode.

Important Dates:
5/12 - 5^th graders' celebration and LV for musical
5/13 – Early dismissal
5/16 – LV visit
5/18 – Cadet band/choir concert at LV (7:00)
5/23 – Linda & Michael overview for parents (6:30)
5/30 – Memorial Day – no school
5/31 – Talent show
6/1 - 5^th graders bowling
6/3 – Robert Crown visit
6/6 – School picnic
6/7 – Last Day!

Have a wonderful weekend! Mrs. Klacza