Week of 11/16/15 - 11/20/15

We are coming very close to the end of Trimester one.  This year is truly flying by.  Our Downers Grove field trip is a week from Tuesday.  Please make sure your child dresses for the weather.   It should be fun!

Coming up this week:

Spelling:   The pink “Words Their Way” spelling menu/spelling work is due on or before Friday 11/20.   Student work should be written on a sheet of notebook paper and everything stapled to the pink “menu.”  The students will also be tested on 15 of the words in their “sorts.”  Next trimester we will be using a new menu of tasks.

Reading & Language Arts:  This week we will work on our biographies unit. Students have been using a planning packet to eventually create a trading card.  Explicit directions are in your child’s homework pocket.  They will be presenting as their “biography person” on Monday, 11/23.  This does not have to be memorized, simply read from their final product, the trading card.  However, a costume and/or artifacts are necessary.  Most of this work will be done at school, but practice will be necessary at home :)

Next week we will also be working on a very quick writing project pertaining to Thanksgiving.  Today you will see a bare turkey coming home.  Students need to “disguise” him so the farmer leaves him alone!!!   These will be due on or before Tuesday.  Students will then write a short persuasive writing piece convincing the farmer that they are not really turkeys!!   I will explain this project to the children today.  It’s not necessary to buy any crafty items, just use what you have at home.  I’ve seen feathers, beads, googly eyes, cloth, construction paper, and just plain old crayons used.  

Biography book contracts are due by 11/30.   Please remember students only have to do 2 tasks in each column.  

Keep reading for 20 minutes a night!

Social Studies: We continue our Downers Grove unit this week.  A quiz will cover Downers Grove history on Tuesday.  I’ve told the students that they may use their study guides (with notes on it) during the quiz but NOT the packets.  

Science:   We’re on hiatus!

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:  We continue Unit 3 this week, focusing on 3 digit subtraction story problems.  There will be a  checkpoint quiz on Monday, 11/23.

Important Dates:

11/22 - Downers Grove Field Trip (Klacza/Lopez)

11/23-11/25 - Days off for Thanksgiving

Have a great weekend!