Week of 2/25/13 - 3/1/13

We've earned another good behavior/marble party!! Yippee!! We'll be watching a movie (still to be determined) and enjoying some healthy snacks on Monday. Students may wear pj bottoms and slippers for the party. Congratulations and keep up the good work!!

We will start ISAT testing the week after next. I like to provide healthy snacks between tests for all the students. If you would like to send something in some time next week, that would be very helpful. Some ideas I have are granola bars, fruit, veggies, cheese and crackers, etc. Please, no nuts!! There are 26 students in the class and thank you!

Coming up next week:

Spelling: Back to normal spelling with lesson 17. Pretest on Monday. Everyone will do the cursive hw, due Tuesday. Challenge folks will do 2 activities due Thursday. Non-challenge will work on ABC order and pp. 44 and 45 from the Vol. II practice book, also due on Thursday. Those people will take the final test on Friday.

English: Remember DOL (Daily Oral Language??) We'll start up again Monday working on quotation marks.

Reading: We will be working in our Coach books to prepare for ISAT exams. We will also start reading Stone Fox this week. There will be activities that go along with this novel which mostly reinforce vocabulary and comprehension skills.

Social Studies: We'll continue our study of the wonderful city of Chicago.

Science: Continuing chapter 10 this week, mostly reinforcing our study of the the earth's rotation, revolution around the sun, and seasons.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: The students each received a list of all the division facts. They should keep these in their binders and NOT throw them away. They will be quizzed on their “2's” on Friday. The following week will be the 3's, then the 4's, etc. I do not plan on timing these quizzes.

We will also start chapter 16 on solid figures, and work in our coach workbooks, practicing for math ISAT testing.

Important Dates:

2/26 – Teachers' Institute 11:00 dismissal PV

Weeks of March 4 and March 11 – ISAT testing

3/19 - Teachers' Institute 11:00 dismissal PV

3/22 – End of 3^rd quarter

3/22 – Spring break starts at the end of the day :)

Week of 2/18/13 - 2/22/13

I'm sorry I missed the Valentine's Day party, but I heard it was a huge success! Thanks to all the moms who organized, worked, and sent in treats and drinks. It was much appreciated. Thank you, also, for the all the yummy gifts you sent in for me. I haven't even had a moment to go through all the cards and goodies, those are my weekend plans :)

Happy President's Day; enjoy the 3-day weekend!

Coming up next week:

Spelling: We will have our last week of prefix and suffix work. The students will continue working in their packets which will include some class work and some pages that needs to be done as homework. There will be a final test on Friday.

English: We'll be finishing up the typing of our autobiographies this week.

Reading: We will be working in our Coach books to prepare for ISAT exams, coming up soon!!

Social Studies: This week, we will start our unit on Chicago.

Science: We'll start chapter 10 this week which is the study of space.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: We will be combining 2 shorter chapters, 15 & 16. We'll be specifically studying congruency, symmetry, and similar figures. There will be a checkpoint quiz on Friday.

Important Dates:

2/17 – President's Day – no school

2/26 – Teachers' Institute 11:00 dismissal PV

Have a great 3-day weekend! Mrs. Klacza

Week of 2/11/13 - 2/15/13

This week we will celebrate Valentine's Day with a party on Thursday. When sending in valentines for your child to distribute, the easiest thing to do is just leave the envelope blank. The students will be able to “deliver” each valentine quickly and easily. I am sending home a class list today with names so you'll know how many total students, boys, and girls we have. Also, if your child's valentine includes some sort of candy, the children will not be able to eat it at school. Thank you!

There are some great PBIS “tips” on the blog written by our social worker, Mrs. Amedeo. Check it out! http://prairieviewpbis.blogspot.com/

Coming up next week:

Spelling: Rather than spelling this week, we will be changing gears and working on suffixes. The students will continue working in their packets which will include some class work and some pages that needs to be done as homework.

English: Our adjectives and adverbs test will be on Friday, 2/15.

Reading: This month is Black History Month! Our students have selected an African American to research. They are collecting information and creating a photo album based on that person's life. All projects will be due on 2/15.

Social Studies: We are taking a break from our formal social studies lessons, but we will continue to dabble in some activities that go along with our culture unit.

Science: The final test for chapter 14 will be Tuesday, February 12. We will review on Monday. I hope the students will be paying attention!!

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: We will be finishing up chapter 14 this week, “Plane Figures.” The test is planned for Thursday, 2/14.

Important Dates:

2/14 – Valentine's Day parties

2/17 – President's Day – no school

Have a great weekend! Mrs. Klacza

Week of 2/4/13 - 2/8/13

It's hard to believe February starts today! Thank goodness it's a short month (I'm tired of Winter!) but there is a lot going on in room 105...

Coming up next week:

Spelling: Rather than spelling this week, we will be changing gears and working on prefixes. The students will be getting a packet which will include some class work and some pages that needs to be done as homework.

English: We'll continue our adjectives chapter with lessons 3 & 4. There will be a short quiz on the first 4 lessons on Thursday.

Reading: We will finish up our Book Buddies activity this week. The blue packets are due on Tuesday. There will be a short book report assigned this week for the novel they read, also.

This month is Black History Month! Our students will be selecting an African American to research. We will then collect information and create a photo album based on that person's life. Look out for the explanation and rubric on Monday. All projects will be tentatively due on 2/15.

Social Studies: We'll be taking a short break from social studies this week.

Science: We'll continue chapter 14 this week with lesson 4, “What is Sound?” The final test for chapter 14 will be Tuesday, February 12.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: Monday we will have our timed multiplication facts test. Please remember, each child will get a chance to retake it 2 times. We will be starting chapter 14 this week, “Plane Figures.”

Important Dates:

2/5 – District Spelling Bee

2/14 – Valentine's Day parties

2/17 – President's Day – no school

Have a great weekend! Mrs. Klacza