Thursday, February 5, 2009

The Week of February 9, 2009

Miss Trefonas's Homeroom:
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THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL PARENT CHAPERONES WHO ATTENDED THE NAPER SETTLEMENT FIELD TRIP!!!!
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VALENTINE'S DAY = We are celebrating this by passing out appropriate valentines and having a classroom party. Valentines are only to be passed out to students in our homeroom. Your child may give a valentine to another teacher or adult.
If you choose to pass out valentines, everyone in our class needs to receive one. Valentines that include candy are allowed. The candy will be enjoyed at home.
PARTY HELPERS = Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Soderstrom, Mrs. Villa, & Mrs. Aguilera are in charge of games/activities and attending the party!! Thanks to all of you!
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snacks, napkins & plates = Mrs. Fortin and Mrs. Hegarty (Thanks)
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drinks = Mrs. Stoppelman (Thanks)
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HELP NEEDED.....HELP NEEDED.....HELP NEEDED.....
We are almost out of disinfecting wipes that we use to clean our desks.
Please send in a container or two.....thanks a million!!!!
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SOCIAL STUDIES = Patriot/Loyalist project due on Monday, Feb. 9th
Chapter 8 Test is Tuesday, Feb. 10th
We beging Chapter 9 "Winning the Revolution" lesson 1
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SCIENCE = Sound test = Thursday
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T.G.F.D. = Homework assignment due Thursday with parent signature
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PROJECT CHALLENGE meets this Tuesday, Feb. 10th
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MISS TREFONAS'S READING-ENGLISH-SPELLING:
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SPELLING = Lesson 22 and word of the week
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ENGLISH = Persuasive writing final copies have been completed.
Expository Writing is next! We will start by looking at different expository pieces and the elements of expository writing.
By the end of the week, your child will be assigned a topic and have their "step" planning sheet.
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VOCAB CLUB = February words due at the end of the month.
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SCOOPer Reading = Feb. 27th is the due date for our 2nd trimester goals.
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READING = Structural pattersns of Informational (Expository) Text and reviewing literary elements and themes. We will be using our ISAT workbooks for these skill lessons.
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LAKEVIEW BOOK CHECKOUT = Wednesday!
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MISS TREFONAS'S MATH CLASS:
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Chapter 12 FRACTION test is Tuesday, Feb. 10th. Students were given this test date over a week ahead of time!!!
Next, we start Chapter 18 GEOMETRY!!! There are a lot of vocabulary words to know, learn, and apply.