Week of 4/2/12 - 4/6/12

We all had a wonderful time on our Naper Settlement field trip. A great big thank you to John's dad and Elise's mom for trudging along with us and keeping the peace :) I'd also like to thank Kelly and her family for getting chopsticks, fortune cookies, and placemats from Tai San Chef for our upcoming China activities. Kelly also created a huge, fabulous thank you card that the entire 5^th grade signed. If you have a moment, please try to go to Tai San and thank them for their very generous donation to our kids!

I hope everyone has a wonderful, safe spring break week.

Coming up this week:

Spelling: Lesson 26: Pretest Monday, spelling practice HW due Wednesday, workbook pages due Thursday, final test on Thursday.

English: Lessons 4, linking verbs, will be studied this week.

Reading: This week we continue our study of China. We will be researching our China books, the internet, and a variety of other non-fiction materials in order to complete an outline which will then be used to create a China travel brochure. The students will also be creating their own pandas for our Pandas on Parade, dragons, and Chinese lanterns.

Social Studies: As we continue chapter 10, we will focus on lesson 3, Ratifying the Constitution. I am looking at Wednesday, 4/11, for our test.

Science: We will be starting our next chapter this week on oceans.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: We will continue working with fractions for the next couple weeks, specifically, the addition & subtraction of like/unlike fractions. We'll start with chapter 13 and do lessons 1 and 5 only. Chapter 14, lessons 3, 4, & 5 will follow.

Important Dates:
March 23 – Spring Break begins at end of day!!
April 2 – Back to School!

April 6 - Good Friday, no school!
April 10 – Too Good for Drugs graduation 8:15 a.m.

April 12 - Open House

Have a great Spring Break! Mrs. Klacza

Week of 3/19/12 - 3/23/12

The weather has sure warmed up! That doesn't necessarily mean it will be this warm next Friday for our Naper Settlement field trip!! Please make sure to send your child to school in the appropriate clothing. Also, they will each need a sack lunch with a drink, all completely disposable.

Remember, there is no school on Tuesday.

Coming up this week:

Spelling: Lesson 25: Pretest Monday, spelling practice HW due Wednesday, workbook pages due Thursday, final test on Friday.

English: Lessons 2 and 3 in our verbs unit will be studied this week, specifically, direct objects and main & helping verbs.

Reading: We will start our study of China. The reading skill we will focus on will be main idea and details using non-fiction books. This week, students will learn about China's climate, geography, animals, and plants.

Social Studies: As we continue chapter 10, we will focus on the Preamble of the Constitution as we each take a section and illustrate it in small groups.

Science: Our chapter 11 test is Monday. We'll then take a break from science until after spring break.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: Our last lesson this week will be on the relationship between fractions and decimals. Wednesday we will take a practice test and Thursday we'll finish the week with our chapter 12 test on fractions.

Important Dates:

March 20 – Teacher Institute – No School
March 23 – Field Trip to Naper Settlement
March 23 – Spring Break begins at end of day!!

March 23rd -- Dress for your favorite vacation destination!!!
April 10 – Too Good for Drugs graduation

Have a great weekend! Mrs. Klacza

Week of 3/12/12 - 3/16/12

One more day for ISAT testing – only the 3rd reading section on Monday and then we are DONE! Our “Dig into a Good Book” party will be Wednesday, 3/14. The children chose the movie Percy Jackson and The Lightening Thief. I like to choose movies that are based on literature for this party. We will be bringing in healthy snacks to share. If you are shopping this weekend, perhaps you might see something we would all enjoy?? A permission slip for this movie, which is rated PG, will be coming home on Monday.

Coming up this week:

Spelling: Lesson 24: Pretest Monday, spelling practice HW due Tuesday, workbook pages due Thursday, final test on Friday.

English: We will visit the computer lab on Monday to finish up the typing of our “Me Front Page.” A pretest for our next unit on Verbs will occur on Tuesday. We'll then start with action verbs!

Reading: We will complete our literature circles this week. Please remind your child to bring their books back to school each and every day. There will be some “book work” to end our novels.

Social Studies: This week we begin chapter 10, “Forming a New Government.” Get ready to listen to the preamble from your child!! Schoolhouse Rock has a great version and you can find it on youtube.

Science: Our quick study will be on Tuesday for lesson 3. We will have a couple days of reviewing before our chapter 11 test on Monday, 3/19.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: We will revisit lessons 1-3 of our fractions chapter and take a couple days for lesson 4 on mixed numbers. There will be a quiz on lessons 1-4 on Thursday.

Important Dates:

March 9 -- Parent/Teacher Conferences -- No School
March 20 – Teacher Institute – No School
March 23 – Field Trip to Naper Settlement
March 23 – Spring Break begins at end of day!!
April 10 – Too Good for Drugs graduation
March 16th -- Hats for Hunter -- wear your favorite hat or design one (maybe orange in color)
March 23rd -- Dress for your favorite vacation destination!!!

Have a great 3-day weekend! Mrs. Klacza

Week of 3/5/12 - 3/9/12

ISAT week is this week!! Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep every night and eats a healthy breakfast.

Important information:

LATE POLICY FOR 5th grade....This is also Lakeview's Late Policy.

Third Trimester: 1 day late - minus 25%
More than 1 day late until unit test is taken - minus 50%
After unit test is taken - a zero in the grade book

Coming up this week:

Spelling: No spelling this week due to ISATs.

English: We have finished the 5 lessons of the adjectives chapter. Tuesday we will start our review for our test on Thursday.

Reading: We will continue our literature circles which meet daily. Please remind your child to bring their books back to school each and every day.

Social Studies: No social studies this week due to ISATs. We'll start chapter 10 next week.

Science: We'll read lesson 3 this week and take notes. Our quick study will be the following week.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: I will be meeting with my math class so they may take their math ISATs with me. There will be no actual math lessons this week.

Important Dates:
March 5 -- Casimir Pulaski Day -- No School
March 6,7,8, & 12 – ISAT testing
March 6 & 7 – Conferences with math parents

March 9 -- Parent/Teacher Conferences -- No School

Have a great weekend! Mrs. Klacza