Week of 11/28/11 - 12/2/11

I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving, full of family, friends, and food (of course!) It's so hard to believe first trimester is over and we are beginning the holiday celebrations! Enjoy!! I look forward to sitting down with you all next week for conferences.



Coming up the week of 11/28:

Spelling: Lesson 12 (review week) Pretest Monday, practice sheets due Tuesday. Homework and test on Thursday.

English: We are leading up to our test on nouns. We will finish the chapter this week and review before our test date of 12/5.

Reading: We will be reviewing our reading skills this week, focusing particularly on author's purpose and prior knowledge.

Social Studies: Chapter 7 begins this week! The Spanish are moving north and we will read all about it!

Science: We will skip ahead to chapter 14 this week, States of Matter.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: We will not start our perimeter chapter until the week of 12/5. Instead, we will focus on reviewing the entire first trimester (yes, including long division!) and doing some problem solving and extended responses.

Important Dates:
November 23, 24, 25 -- Thanksgiving Holiday -- No School
November 28-30 – Conferences in Room 208
December 2 -- No School
December 8 -- PTO DineOut Fundraiser -- Go Roma
December 19 -- Winter Break Begins

Have a great holiday weekend! Mrs. Klacza

Week of 11/21/11 - 11/25/11

We will be visiting the Robert Crown Center on Tuesday morning for the Michael & Linda program. It was great seeing so many of you at the parents' night Monday. Please send a lunch from home on Tuesday for your child; we won't be getting back until 11:30 or so. We will also be having our marble party for good behavior that day. Congratulations students!!

Our “Dig into a Good Book” program will be starting for the second trimester this week. Completed contracts with new goals should be coming back to me on Monday. Please discuss this goal with your child. They know what they can do and should “up” their first trimester goal by at least one book. There will be new activities in lieu of the classic book report form this trimester.

Coming up this week:

Spelling: Since we are only here for two days, there will be no spelling this week.

English: We will continue chapter 2, Nouns, specifically singular and possessive nouns.

Reading: Students will work on their individual book projects for Crash or Kid in the Red Jacket this week.

Social Studies: Since we just finished chapter 6, we will take a couple days off and start chapter 7 the week of 11/28.

Science: Please be prepared for the chapter 6 test on Monday.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: Since we only have one day of math this week, we'll do some problem solving and extended response problems. Perimeter starts the following week!

Important Dates:

November 21 -- Trimester 2 begins
November 22 – Robert Crown field trip (Bring a sack lunch!!)

November 23, 24, 25 -- Thanksgiving Holiday -- No School

November 28-30 -- Conferences

December 2 -- Parent/Teacher Conferences -- No School

December 8 -- PTO DineOut Fundraiser -- Go Roma

December 19 -- Winter Break Begins

Have a great weekend! Mrs. Klacza

Week of 11/14/11 - 11/18/11

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 will be covered on the field trip.

Book reports for our “Dig into a Good Book” program are due on 11/18. There is a grade involved and a reading party, if the students complete their individual goal!

*Paper Recycling: Did you know that you can help our district earn money by recycling paper here at school? You can bring in any paper (no cardboard please) to the green and yellow bin marked Paper Retriever located in Lakeview's parking lot to be recycled. The more paper we collect, the more money we can earn. The provider of the bin uses the paper to make newsprint, which is then sold to other companies. That is how we are paid to recycle paper.

Coming up this week:

Spelling: Lesson 11: Pretest Monday/Practice homework due Tuesday. Workbook/Challenge work due Thursday. Test Friday.

English: We will start chapter 2, Nouns. A pretest will be given on Monday which will determine the students who “test out” of certain lessons in the chapter. Alternate assignments will be given at the appropriate times.

Reading: We continue applying the reading skills that we have learned this year to our novels. The students have really been enjoying both Crash and Kid in the Red Jacket. We will be finishing up the novels before the the Thanksgiving break.

Social Studies: We will finish chapter 6 this week and have our test on Friday.

Science: There will be a lesson review (also known as a quick study) on Monday. Students are welcome to use their books and notes. After we read, discuss, and take notes on lesson 3, another quick study will follow on Thursday. A chapter 6 test is planned for Monday, 11/21.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: We will start mean, median, mode and range this week. There will also be some problem solving thrown in for good measure!

Important Dates:
November 11 – Veterans' Day – no school
November 14 – Michael & Linda overview for parents at 6:30
November 16 -- PTO DineOut Fundraiser -- Culver's
November 18 -- Peer Buddies starts!
November 22 – Robert Crown field trip (Bring a sack lunch!!)
November 23, 24, 25 -- Thanksgiving Holiday -- No School
December 2 -- Parent/Teacher Conferences -- No School
December 8 -- PTO DineOut Fundraiser -- Go Roma
December 19 -- Winter Break Begins

Have a great Veteran's Day weekend! Mrs. Klacza

Week of 11/7/11 - 11/11/11

Prairieview students made cards for patients at Hines VA hospital this week as part of our PBIS program. Thanks to the fifth grade moms who came in to supervise this project. The students loved it and it's such a moving tribute to those who served in the armed forces!

Trade Fair is Monday! Every child needs to bring at least one item to trade, although most bring 10-20 items. They will also need their sign displaying their wares. This activity ties in very nicely with Junior Achievement since Mr. Blocker talks about supply and demand and other economic issues. His last visit will be this Tuesday.

Book reports for our “Dig into a Good Book” program are due on 11/18. There is a grade involved and a reading party, if the students complete their individual goal!

Lastly, conference notices will be coming home this week. If you weren't at Curriculum Night and were unable to sign up for a time slot, I will assign you one. Please confirm the time when you receive the confirmation as soon as possible.

Coming up this week:

Spelling: Lesson 10: Pretest Monday/Practice homework due Tuesday. Workbook/Challenge work due Thursday. Test Thursday.

English: Our unit 5 test will be Thursday. We will review on Tuesday and Thursday. PLEASE make sure your child studies the entire unit. It's a tough one!

Reading: We will be applying the reading skills that we have learned so far this year to our novels. The students have really been enjoying both Crash and Kid in the Red Jacket. Please make sure you include some discussion at home about the novel your child is reading.

Social Studies: Trade fair is Monday. We will read and discuss both lessons 3 and 4 this week about everyday life in the colonies.

Science: The Great Fuzz Frenzy projects are due Tuesday. We'll also be reading lesson 2 on how ecosystems change over time.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: We will continue chapter 6 on decimals, specifically estimating sums & differences. We will then do a little problem solving before reviewing the four lessons we covered in chapter 6. Our quest is set for Thursday, November 10.

Important Dates:

November 7 – Classroom trade fair
November 11 – Veterans' Day – no school
November 16 -- PTO DineOut Fundraiser -- Culver's
November 23, 24, 25 -- Thanksgiving Holiday -- No School
December 2 -- Parent/Teacher Conferences -- No School
December 8 -- PTO DineOut Fundraiser -- Go Roma
December 19 -- Winter Break Begins

Have a great weekend! Mrs. Klacza