Week of 10/29/12 -11/2/12

Halloween is Wednesday already!! There will be a costume parade at 1:00 around the school (weather permitting) and parties will start at 1:30. I hope you can all come and see the parade – just stand out front and you'll see us!! Students should carry in their costumes on Wednesday. They cannot wear their costumes to school. Remember, we only have a short time to change and we will be changing in the classroom (one class for boys, another for girls). Please make sure their costumes are suitable for this. Trips to the bathroom are not allowed. No weapons of any kind are allowed.

I'm looking forward to meeting with you at conferences Monday and Tuesday. See you then!

Coming up this week:

Spelling: This week, we will be working with Halloween-related words. There will be no pretest and there will be a fun homework assignment each night related to those words. The final test is on Friday.

English: The haunted house essays are due on Monday. They should be neatly written after being edited by someone at home :) The haunted houses have been made here at school that show what they are trying to sell in their essays! Hopefully, you can find your child's when you come to conferences.  We will then start our next chapter in English, NOUNS!!

Reading: We will continue predicting and practicing cause and effect. There will be a cause and effect assessment on Thursday and the students may use their notes/worksheets.

Social Studies: We will continue our communities unit this week, focusing specifically on Downers Grove. This week we are learning the history of our village.

Science: We will continue chapter 4 on ecosystems. This week we will focus on lesson 2, types of ecosystems.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: We will continue working with subtraction across zeros on Monday, do some problem solving on Tuesday, pretest on Thursday, test on chapter 4 Friday. On Wednesday, we'll have some fun with Halloween math.

Important Dates:

10/26 – End of quarter 1

10/29 & 10/30 – Homeroom conferences

10/31 – Halloween festivities

11/5 – Day off

11/6 – Teacher Institute (students are off/parents are voting!!)

11/12 – Day off; Veteran's Day

11/20 – Mrs. Klacza's class DG field trip

11/21-11/23 – Thanksgiving holiday

11/29 – Picture retakes

Have a great weekend! Mrs. Klacza