Week of 10/31/16 - 11/4/16

Halloween is Monday and that means our annual party and parade will be taking place!!  Please make sure your child brings his/her costume to school in a bag on Halloween.  No weapons please!  Costumes should be easy to get on and off.  Students will be changing in the classroom (we separate the boys and the girls.) If you have any questions, send me an email.

Conferences for home room students’ parents will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Most parents have already signed up.  I look forward to sitting down with you all and having a great conversation about your awesome child!

Enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend!!   

Coming up next week:

Spelling:   A new spelling/sort list will be going home on Monday.  Completed menu/homework will be due on or before 11/11.  Please make sure your child does one activity from each column.  

Reading & Language Arts:  We’ll be continuing our first “argumentative” piece this week: “Please Buy my Haunted House!”  Not only will students write about it, they’ll also create it (on paper, of course!)   

Please keep reading and filling out the October reading log.  It will be due on or before November 1.  The new November log will be going home on Tuesday.

Social Studies:  We will continue our Downers Grove unit this week.  We’ll be learning about Israel Blodgett, who had strong opinions against slavery.  His family home will be visited on our DG field trip in late November.  After we read about the history of DG, we’ll learn about modern day Downers.  

Science:   We will be on hiatus until further notice.  

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:  I’ll be returning the Unit 2 tests on Monday and students will be taking a pre-test for Unit 3 on that day as well!   We’ll then plunge into Unit 3 which covers multi-digit addition & subtraction.  This week’s focus will be on rounding to the nearest 10 and nearest 100.

Important Dates:  

10/31 - Halloween party and parade

11/7 - Day off (conferences)

11/8 - Day off (Teacher’s Institute)

11/23 - 11/25 - Thanksgiving break

Have a great weekend!!

Week of 10/24/16 - 10/28/16

October is flying by and before you know it, Halloween will be here!  Parents have been notified about the upcoming party on the 31st.  I’m confident the preparations are going well. Please make sure your child brings his/her costume to school in a bag on Halloween.  No weapons please!  Costumes should be easy to get on and off.  Students will be changing in the classroom (we separate the boys and the girls.) If you have any questions, send me an email.

Conferences for home room students’ parents will be held November 1 and 2. Most parents have already signed up.  I look forward to sitting down with you all and having a great conversation about your awesome child!

Enjoy the brisk Autumn weather this weekend!

Coming up next week:

Spelling:   Spelling homework (3 items on the menu, 1 from each column) will be due on or before 10/28.  You’ll notice that we are using Menu 2.   A test will also occur on that day.  

Reading & Language Arts:  We’ll be writing our first “argumentative” piece this week: “Please Buy my Haunted House!”  Not only will students write about it, they’ll also create it (on paper, of course!)   

Please keep reading and filling out the October reading log.  It will be due on or before November 1.  

Social Studies:  We’ll be starting our Downers Grove unit this week.  Pierce Downer and his family will be introduced and discussed.  After we read about the history of DG, we’ll learn about modern day Downers.  

Science:   We finished Chapter 9 and will be on hiatus until further notice.  

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:  This week, we’ll finish up Unit 2 on methods of multiplication.  Our test will be on Friday, 10/28.  A pretest (study guide) will be coming home on Tuesday for your child to complete.  Feel free to look it over with him/her.  We’ll go over all the answers on Thursday.

Important Dates:  

10/26 - Early Dismissal (11:35)

10/31 - Halloween party and parade

11/7 - Day off (conferences)

11/8 - Day off (Teacher’s Institute)

Have a great weekend!!

Week of 10/17/16 - 10/21/16

We have earned our first marble party!!  I’m so proud of our children!

It will be held on Wednesday during lunch (and a bit afterwards.)  Students are allowed to wear PJ pants and bring in a favorite stuffed toy.  I’ll bring in a treat to go along with their lunch.  The students voted to watch the movie “Minions”. If any parent has an objection to their child watching this movie, please let me know!  

Coming up next week:

 Spelling:   Spelling homework (3 items on the menu, 1 from each column) will be due on or before 10/28.  You’ll notice on Monday that we are using a new menu.   A test will also occur on that day.  

Reading & Language Arts:  We will finish writing our fractured fairy tales this week.  They are due on Wednesday.  They need to be 5 paragraphs long and be similar to Cinderella.   Please feel free to read your child’s on their Chromebook.  Furthermore, we will be continuing myths this week, specifically reading about King Midas.  

Please keep reading and filling out the October reading log.

Social Studies:  We’re taking a break from Social Studies as we explore Science.  

Science:   We will finish up Chapter 9, “The Water Cycle.”  The Lesson 3 Graded Review will occur on Monday.  Keep in mind that the students can use their book and their notes to take this quiz.  On Thursday, 10/20, there will be a science test on the entire unit.  A study guide will go home on Monday.  This is a typical test, no notes or book may be used while the students are taking it.  It does require studying!    

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:  We continue Unit 2, Introduction to Multiplication  The various methods and strategies of solving multiplication problems will be explored this week

Important Dates:  

10/26 - Early Dismissal (11:35)
10/31 - Halloween party and parade

11/7 - Day off (conferences)

11/8 - Day off (Teacher’s Institute)

Have a great weekend!!

Week of 10/10/16 - 10/14/16

We had our first monthly Pride awards presentation yesterday!  Congratulations to Abby for winning the award for Empathy!!  We are halfway through the 1st trimester of third grade!  Can you believe it?  Hopefully, grades are being monitored on line.  If you are having problems doing so, please call the office.

If you child would like to be part of the Prairieview PE Bulletin board, please take an "action" picture of your child showing some type of PHYSICAL ACTIVITY that they are involved in outside of school.  Please get these in as soon as possible.  I will accept pictures as they come in.  Any questions?  Please contact me at tcushing@ccsd66.org  Thanks! 

Have a wonderful Columbus Day weekend!   Please send some positive thoughts out to those struggling with Hurricane Matthew, particularly my daughter Courtney who just moved down to Charleston last weekend!!  

Coming up next week:

Spelling:   Spelling homework (3 items on the menu, 1 from each column) will be due on or before 10/14 (next Friday.)  A test will also occur on that day.  

Reading & Language Arts:  We will continue writing our fractured fairy tales this week.  They need to be 5 paragraphs long and be similar to Cinderella.   Please feel free to read your child’s story on their Chromebook.  Furthermore, we will be starting myths this week, which goes along with our “Tales as Old as Time” unit.  

Please keep reading and filling out the October reading log.

Social Studies:  We’re taking a break from Social Studies as we explore Science.

Science:   We continue Chapter 9, “The Water Cycle.”  Our third lesson is about weather and clouds.  The Lesson 3 Graded Review will occur on Monday, 10/17.  Keep in mind that the students can use their book and their notes to take this quiz.  On Thursday, 10/20, there will be a science test on the entire unit.  A study guide will go home on 10/17.  This is a typical test, no notes or book may be used while the students are taking it.  It does require studying!    

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:  As we continue Unit 2, Introduction to Multiplication, I’d like to let you know that there will be a short checkpoint quiz on Wednesday.  It will be on the lessons we’ve learned thus far in Module 1 of Unit 2.   We’ll then continue the various methods of solving multiplication problems.  

Important Dates:  

10/10 - Columbus Day (day off)
10/13 - Book Fair (6:30-8:00)

10/31 - Halloween party and parade

Have a great 3-day weekend!!