Friday, March 16, 2012

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

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