Week of 4/28/14 - 5/2/14

We are entering our last week of April, first week of May. The year is certainly winding down. Please make sure you check your child's grades online from time to time.

I’d like to invite you all to our Open House/Book Fair night on Thursday, May 1, from 6:30-8:00 p.m.  You’ll be able to view all the great projects we've been working on throughout the year AND visit the 4th and 5th grade classrooms.  I look forward to seeing you all then!

Coming up the week:

Spelling:  This week our spelling list will consist of half the students’ and teachers’ names.  The other half will be on next week’s list.  There is no challenge work.  If a student gets 0, 1, or 2 wrong on Monday’s pretest, he/she will have the same homework as everyone else, but will be exempt from Friday’s test.  I’ll assign the homework as we go...

English:  We’re continuing our friendly letter writing unit by writing to our second grade pen pals!!   This is always an exciting time for the third graders.  We will be working on narrative writing toward the end of the week.

Reading:  We will be continuing our Poetry unit this week.  We are also starting our Egypt unit.

Social Studies:  We will begin chapter 9, lesson 1, on earning, spending, and saving money.  Our first open book/notes quiz will occur on Tuesday.

Science:   This week we will continue the unit entitled “Getting Ready for Science.”  It focuses on Inquiry Skills and the Scientific Method.  There will be an open book/notes graded review on Friday.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:  We will work in our Geometry unit, which is part of chapter 14.  There will be a short quiz on lessons 1-4 on Wednesday.  Future test date:  May 6.

Important Dates:

5/1 - Open House and Book Fair (6:30 - 8:00)

5/16 - Early Dismissal (11:00)

5/26 - Memorial Day (day off)

6/11 - Field Days & Picnic

6/12 - Last Day of School!!

Have a great weekend!   Mrs. Klacza

Week of 4/21/14 - 4/25/14

First, we had delightful 80 degree weather and then we had snow…   What’s next?   Let’s hope a permanent warm up!!   I hope you all have a wonderful Easter with your families.  This is the holiday where our family serves more of the “traditional” Polish foods such as polish sausage (kielbasa) and sauerkraut (kapusta.)   I hope your feast is as awesome as mine!!

Coming up the week:

Spelling:   Lesson 24; pretest on Monday, test on Friday.   Cursive HW due Tuesday.   ABC order OR 2 challenge activities due Thursday.  

English:  We’re continuing our friendly letter writing unit.  Please make sure your child brings a postage stamp to school on Monday along with a name and complete address for someone they may write to.  This should be a family member or good friend.   It would be great if they could receive a return letter from that person!!   There will be a test on this unit on Thursday.

Reading:  We will be working in our Poetry unit this week.  

Social Studies:  We will be finishing up our Chicago unit.  The students are working hard on their Chicago brochures and they’ll be creating skyscrapers in the coming week.  You will see it all at Open House!!!

Science:   This week we will be begin the unit entitled “Getting Ready for Science.”  It focuses on Inquiry Skills and the Scientific Method.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:  We end chapter 9 on Properties & Equations.   Our test will be on Tuesday, 4/22.   PLEASE make sure your child studies, using the study guide and the pages they have not already done in the math book.   This is a difficult chapter, probably the hardest one of all.  We will then skip ahead to Geometry, chapter 14

Important Dates:

4/17 - Early Dismissal (11:00)

4/18 - Good Friday (day off)

5/1 - Open House and Book Fair (6:30 - 8:00)

5/16 - Early Dismissal (11:00)

5/26 - Memorial Day (day off)

6/12 - Last Day of School!!

Have a great, long weekend!  Go Blackhawks!!!!!  Mrs. Klacza

Week of 4/14/14 - 4/18/14

It looks like we will have some awesome weather today and tomorrow, so go out and enjoy it!   I know I will!!

Today is our pizza/movie party won by Delaney’s aunt for our class.  Thank you again for the generous bid!   Pizza Hut pizza will be picked up and delivered by Timmy’s mom and we’ll be watching The Adventures of Clutch Powers (chosen by Delaney.)   

Coming up the week:

Spelling:   No spelling this week due to early dismissal on Thursday and day off on Friday.

English:  We’ll be starting our friendly letter writing unit.   

Reading:  We will be finishing up  Two Days in May.  There is a test on the story Monday.  Students are allowed to use the book.   

Social Studies:  We will continue our Chicago unit.  Our final quiz will be on Monday.  Please make sure your child reads over the study guide they filled in.  We will then be starting our Chicago brochures and skyscrapers.  You will see it all at Open House!!!

Science:   “Planet Foldables” will be created this week.  You may have noticed your child using google docs to type up their facts.  We’ll also be creating a moon phase project.   

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:  We continue chapter 9 this week on Properties & Equations.  We’ll be working with expressions, equations, and word problems.  Our test will be on Tuesday, 4/22.

Important Dates:

4/17 - Early Dismissal (11:00)

4/18 - Good Friday (day off)

5/1 - Open House and Book Fair (6:30 - 8:00)

5/16 - Early Dismissal (11:00)

5/26 - Memorial Day (day off)

6/12 - Last Day of School!!

Have a great weekend!   Mrs. Klacza