Week of 12/8/14 - 12/12/14

We had a marvelous Downers Grove field trip on Tuesday!   I hope my students were able to tell you a thing or two about the history of DG.   Thank you to the chaperones who helped keep everything organized.  

The Christmas season is upon us.  There are lots of fun activities coming up.  Please make sure you’re checking your child’s assignment notebook nightly!!   Also, PV is sponsoring two important drives for the needy:   a non-perishable food drive and a warm clothing drive.   Please check your pantries and closets!   Thank you :)

Coming up this week:

Spelling:  Lesson 13 - Pretest on Monday; Test on Friday.   Remember, cursive worksheet is due on Tuesday.  ABC order is due on Thursday.  Two challenge activities (for those who passed the pretest) are also due on Thursday.  Please make sure your child is using notebook paper for their homework.  Students who pass the pretest do not have to take the Friday test.  

Language Arts: This week, we’ll be starting a new unit called Traditions.   I can’t wait to hear about your own family’s traditions.

We’re continuing “Words of the Week” on Monday.   A short quiz will take place on Friday.  There will also be a D.O.L. quiz on Friday.  The study guide will go home on Monday.

Social Studies:  We finished our Downers Grove unit and will soon revisit the textbook to learn about local government.

Science:  Rather than start a new chapter before Christmas break, I thought we might do some fun experiments instead.   We’ll be using our skills of predicting and inferring to help us with our Tuesday experiment.  

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: This week we’ll continue Topic 5, Multiplication facts.  Students should be practicing their math facts because we’ll be starting those dreaded “timed” tests on Monday.   There are great ways to practice using your computer.   Multiplication.com, xtramath, etc.   Flash cards are also great!   Make it a game to see how fast they can flip through a series of cards.  This is a smart group of 3rd graders and I anticipate lots of success!!  I’m looking at 12/17 as our Topic 5 test date.

Important Dates:

12/15 - 3rd grade bowling trip

12/16 - Early Dismissal (11:00 - PV)

12/19 - Last day of school before holiday break

Have a great  weekend!   Mrs. Klacza