Weeks of 11/20/17 AND 11/27/17

Today is the end of Trimester 1. What a wonderful first one-third of the year we’ve had!!  Grades will be finalized soon. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving break with your families.  This blog will include information for the two days next week and also the following week. Happy Thanksgiving!!

Coming Up the Next 2 Weeks:

Spelling:   The homework will be due on or before Tuesday, 11/21.  There will only be 2 activities due since the time frame is so much shorter.  The test will also be on Tuesday the 21st.  New word sorts will go home on Monday, 11/27.   The menu homework will be due on or before Friday, 12/8.  

Reading & Language Arts:   We’ll finish up Myths.  We’ll also be focusing on verbs.  Keep track of those reading minutes for November!  The November log is due on or before 12/1.  A new one for December will be going home on that day as well.  

Social Science: We will begin a new unit of Mystery Science.  This one focuses on weather.  

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:  We’re finishing up Unit 3 on 3 digit addition and subtraction.  There will be a Unit 3 assessment on Friday, 12/1.  A pretest (study guide) will go home on Tuesday, 11/28.

Important Dates:  

11/22-11/24 - Thanksgiving break

12/5 - Early Dismissal (11:00)

12/21 - Last day of school before Winter Break

Have a great weekend!!

Week of 11/13 /17 - 11/17/18

Tomorrow is Veterans’ Day and we had a wonderful assembly honoring our own veterans (those who have a connection to our Panthers.)  There weren’t a lot of adult dry eyes in the house!  If you are a veteran, thank you!  Please ask your child about this wonderful assembly!

We have one more week to go in Trimester 1.  Please make sure you keep an eye on your child’s grades.

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling:   New word sorts are going home on Monday.   Please make a note that the homework will be due on or before Tuesday, 11/21.  There will only be 2 activities due since the time frame is so much shorter.  The test will also be on Tuesday the 21st.  

Reading & Language Arts:  This week we’ll continue to study Myths, finishing up King Midas. Furthermore, students will be bringing home a “naked turkey” to disguise.  There’s a letter attached that explains it all.  It is due back on or before Wednesday.  There will be a writing assignment attached to this project.  

Keep track of those reading minutes for November!

Social Science: Wow, we are cruising through Mystery Science and loving every minute of it.  We explored fruits and veggies this week.  We will finish up this unit on Wednesday and there will be a final assessment on Friday, 11/17.  There is not study guide; students can take a look at their short assessments to help get ready for the test.  However, students have been captivated by the videos and if they’ve been listening, the test will be fine!

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:  We’re continuing Unit 3 on 3 digit addition and subtraction and learning various strategies to conquer these larger equations.  We will also work on rounding numbers before adding or subtracting them.   

Important Dates:  

11/22-11/24 - Thanksgiving break

12/5 - Early Dismissal (11:00)

12/21 - Last day of school before Winter Break 

Have a great weekend!!

Week of 11/6/17 - 11/10/17

Wow!  What a week we’ve had!!   We started with “no school” on Monday, Halloween party and parade on Tuesday, and our Downers Grove field trip on Thursday!   Thank you to Ryan & Mark’s mom and Marissa’s mom for coming along with us.  It was a lot of fun and we learned a lot, too.   

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling:   I hope everyone is working on their three spelling activities.  They are due on Friday, 11/10.  The test will be on that day, as well.

Reading & Language Arts:  This week we’ll be starting Myths.  We’ll read about the 12 gods of Olympus and King Midas.  Sequencing will be discussed as we read.  Furthermore, Adjectives and nouns will be explored further.  

Have you seen your child’s November reading log?  They should have it and have already started reading!!

Social Science: We have completed our Downers Grove unit and have finally started SCIENCE!!!   We are going to be using a really terrific program called Mystery Science this year.  We started lesson 1 today on flower pollination and will finish up on Monday.  Lesson 2 will be worked on this coming week, as well.  Ask your child about it!

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:  We’re continuing Unit 3 on 3 digit addition and subtraction and learning various strategies to conquer these larger equations. There will be a short checkpoint quiz on Tuesday.  It will cover addition, subtraction, and rounding

Important Dates:  

11/10 - Veteran’s Day assembly

11/22-11/24 - Thanksgiving break

Have a great weekend!!