Friday, May 22, 2009

The Week of May 25, 2009

Some important dates & items for this week.....
~Monday, May 25th - No School - Memorial Day
~Tuesday, May 26th - Woodridge and Darien Public Libraries come to present their summer
reading programs to our PV students
~Wednesday, May 27th - Robert Crown Fieldtrip - topic = Drug education
**Lunch program will not be available....students need to bring their
lunch, Milk will be available.
~Thursday, May 27th - We are following a Monday schedule......The students will have their last
Library class with Mrs. Bouton!
~Thursday, May 27th - 5th grade celebration. An exciting afternoon has been planned for just
the 5th grade students!
~Friday, May 29th - 5th grade P.E. bowling field trip. Students may bring money for snacks.
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MEMORIAL DAY is being celebrated with a special parade in Woodridge this Monday!! Lakeview marching band will be in the parade, as well as, our District 66 principals riding on an antique fire truck with our own Dr. Tiede driving the fire truck! The Board of Education will also be special guests of honor on the fire truck. Try to attend and give a friendly parade wave to our special celebrities from District 66.
The parade begins at 9:30! The parade route starts at 63rd/Hobson Road and Woodridge Drive and ends at Jefferson Jr. High on Janes Avenue.
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MISS TREFONAS'S HOMEROOM:
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Social Studies = We are finishing Chapter 12 this week! The students have a flap book to complete and is due Tuesday.
The Chapter 12 Test = Thursday and it will be open note.....which means they can use any note sheet, booklet, worksheet, and/or workbook pages from this chapter. The textbook can NOT be used.
Students should still study........especially so they know where the information is on these various sheets and notes because no extra time will be given!
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Science = We have been sharing our animal research projects aloud.
WOW.....the students have researched such interesting animals and the facts we have learned have been incredible! They have been showing great listening and questioning skills as they have been listening to eachother's presentations.
Our last science activity will be learning about OWLS and dissecting owl pellets.
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MISS TREFONAS'S READING - ENGLISH - SPELLING:
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Spelling = Words of the Week S-Z in our ABC booklets due Thursday and our final test is Friday.
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English = Preposition Test = Thursday
We are still sharing our Narrative creative writing aloud!
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Reading = Castle in the Attic - The students need to have the book finished for Tuesday and have a total of 5 discussion questions.
A reading comprehension sheet for chapters 1-6 was assigned today, class time was given, however many students need to complete this as homework....due Tuesday.
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SCOOPer READING CELEBRATION!!!! This is scheduled for this Thursday, May 28th.
Thanks to all the students who have volunteered to bring in goodies for our final celebration......
Thanks also to the wonderful parents who have said that their child can bring in the snacks!!!!!!
The class voted on our movie selection.
I look forward to celebrating our achievement with our independent reading program!!
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MISS TREFONAS'S MATH CLASS:
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Chapter 15 Lesson 2 - Multiplying Fractions
Chapter 15 Lesson 3- Multiplying Fractions and Whole Numbers
Chapter 15 Lesson 4 - Multiplication with Mixed Numbers
Chapter 15 Lesson 6 - Dividing Whole Numbers with Fractions
and lastly.......Logic Problems!
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Homework grades are still counting.
There will not be anymore quizzes or tests.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!
GO BLACKHAWKS!
GO CUBS!