Week of January 2, 2017 - January 6, 2017

We have had such a fun week!  The trip to see A Christmas Carol was so much fun!   The play was so well done and little bit scary!! We have such a wonderful PTO!!    Bowling was a lot of fun, too. The students were very well behaved and polite.  I've noticed that supplies are starting to dwindle.  Please ask your child what he/she needs to replenish as we start a new year together.   Thank you!

I hope you all have a joyous and healthy holiday. Enjoy your families and keep them close. See you all in 2017!!

Coming up in January:

Spelling:   New spelling words will be going home on Tuesday, January 3.  The homework is due on 1/13.   A test will also be on that date.  

Reading & Language Arts:  We continue our unit, "Culture and Traditions."  Literature Circles are going very well.  Ask your child about their book!  We will be reading the story The Keeping Quilt and students will be creating a “quilt piece” on a family tradition.  We’ll also be writing about our New Year’s resolutions!!   

Your child’s December reading logs will be due on January 3.  New logs for January will go home on the 3rd.  

Social Studies:  We’re on hiatus!

Science:   We’ll be starting a unit on Matter!  A “graded review” (quiz) will occur on Friday the 6th.  We’ll be reading and taking notes all week long, leading up to this open book, open note quiz.  

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:  We continue Unit 4 on Measurement and Fractions.  We’ll be focusing on time and the measurement of mass this week.  There will be a short checkpoint quiz on time on Thursday, January 5.  

Important Dates:  

12/16 - Last day before the holiday break

Jan. 3 - Back to school!

Jan. 16 - Martin Luther King’s birthday (day off)

2/2 - Early Dismissal for Teacher Institute

Have a great holiday break!!

Week of 12/12/16 - 12/16/16

We have a really crazy, fun-filled week coming up. Wednesday will be the third graders’ first trip to Brunswick Bowl.  If your child would like to buy snacks, that is a-ok with me.  Consult the snack prices on the pink permission slip for ideas on how much to send with your child.  Also, chances are they won't be very hungry upon arrival back to school.  Therefore, it's probably a good idea to send a light lunch from home that day.  

On Tuesday, we will be visiting the Drury Lane Theater in Oak Brook to see A Christmas Carol.  I am so excited!  We’ll talk more about proper behavior/etiquette during a live theater performance on Monday.

Coming up next week:

Spelling:   I am expecting 4 activities to be completed from the homework menu.  It will be due on or before Friday, 12/16.   A test will take place on that day, also.

Reading & Language Arts:  We have begun our new unit, Culture and Traditions.  We’ve begun our Literature Circles and they seem to be going very well.  Ask your child about their book!  

Your child’s December reading logs will be due on January 3.  Keep reading!!

Social Studies:  We finished our Downers Grove/Communities unit.  We’ll go on a brief hiatus while we switch gears to science.  

Science:   We’ll be starting a unit on Matter when we return from Winter break.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:  We’ve begun Unit 4 on Measurement and Fractions.  We’ll be focusing on time and measurement this week.

Important Dates:  

12/13 - PV goes to Drury Lane to see “A Christmas Carol”

12/14 - Third grade bowling trip to Brunswick Bowl

12/16 - Last day before the holiday break

Jan. 3 - Back to school!

Have a great weekend!!

Welcome to December!  The weather is starting to feel winter-like so please remember to have your child dress appropriately for the weather; we do go outside for recess.  

There are a couple of permission slips coming home today: bowling and Drury Lane. Please sign them and send them back to school as soon as you can.

Coming up next week:

Spelling:   New spelling words will come home on Monday.  I am expecting 4 activities to be completed from the homework menu.  It will be due on or before Friday, 12/16.   A test will take place on that day, also.

Reading & Language Arts:  We have begun our new unit, Culture and Traditions.  We’ll begin Literature Circles on Monday.  Twas the Night Before Christmas will be our close read.

The December reading log has gone home.  It will be due on January 3.  Keep reading!!

Social Studies:  We’ve begun to read about communities from our Social Studies textbook.  Lesson 1 has been read and students have taken notes.  They may use their notes and their book for a short lesson review (quiz) on Tuesday.  The lesson 2 review will be on Friday (also open notes, open book.)

Science:   We are on hiatus while we learn about communities.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: Today a pretest/study guide will come home.  It will be due on Tuesday, 12/6.  We’ll go over it carefully together on that day.  The test for Unit 3 is planned for Wednesday, 12/7.  We’ll then move on to Unit 4 which covers measurement and fractions.

Important Dates:  

12/7 - Early Dismissal (11:35)

12/13 - PV goes to Drury Lane to see “A Christmas Carol”

12/14 - Third grade bowling trip to Brunswick Bowl

12/16 - Last day before the holiday break

Jan. 3 - Back to school!

Have a great weekend!!