The Week of April 6, 2009

Family Book Club Night:
Are you looking for a good book to read? Is your child looking for a way to stay busy over Spring Break? Join us for Family Book Club Night on Wednesday, April 29th @ 6:30 p.m. Simply go to the Center Cass 66 District website, click on "Prairieview", and read more about this great school event! You can then print a registration form and send it in. Please note that registration has been extended.
If you have any questions, contact Lynda Slinger lslinger@ccsd66.org or Jennifer Cerney jcerney@ccsd66.org. Hope to see you there!
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OTHER IMPORTANT DATES:
Tuesday April, 7th = No School - Staff Development Day
Friday, April 10th, = No School - Good Friday
Monday, April 13th = TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS GRADUATION = 8:45am
Thursday, April 16th = Open House/Book Fair
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MISS TREFONAS'S HOMEROOM:

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SCIENCE: continuing energy and ecosystems

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SOCIAL STUDIES: Time for Kids - current events. We will also be watching "National Treasure" as a culminating activity for chapters 9 & 10.

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MISS TREFONAS'S READING-ENGLISH-SPELLING:

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SPELLING: LESSON 28 and word of the week

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READING/ENGLISH: finishing up CHINA!

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SCOOPer Reading: Spring Break is a perfect time to get a book read and activity completed.

May 15th = 3rd trimester due date.

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VOCAB CLUB: March/April 10 words due at the end of April.

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MISS TREFONAS'S MATH CLASS:

Chapter 22 Lessons 1 and 2

Customary and Metric Length

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HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK!!!!!

The Week of March 16, 2009

MISS TREFONAS'S HOMEROOM:

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Tues. 3/17 = Project Challenge

Thurs. 3/26 = GeoSpace with the DuPage Children's Museum facilitators

*Mrs. Villa and Mrs. Fisher are parent helpers

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**Mark your calenders......T.G.F.D. graduation = Monday, April 13 @ 8:45 in PV gym.
Parents and family members invited!

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SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 10 "Life in a New Nation"

Lesson 2 "Debate in Philadelphia" will be covered this week and we will be starting Lesson 3 "Ratifying the Constitution". The children will be responsible for memorizing the Preamble.

**Chapter 10 TEST = Friday, March 27th!

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SCIENCE: Photosynthesis and how energy passes through an ecosystem

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MISS TREFONAS'S READING - LANGUAGE ARTS - SPELLING

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SPELLING: Lesson 25 workbook is due *Monday (due to the day off etc.)

Lesson 25 TEST is MONDAY (due to the day off etc.)

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ENGLISH: Adjectives!

**The Unit 4 Adjective Test = Friday, March 27th!

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READING: China research has been extended to Tuesday. The students should have most of their research done over the weekend with only a little bit of information to find Monday in class.

They will be making a China travel brochure and we will be doing other activities pertaining to this country.

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SCOOPer Reading: Our entire class met their 2nd Trimester goals!

We will be having a celebration on Thursday!

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VOCAB CLUB: March words due on or before Friday, March 27th!

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MISS TREFONAS'S MATH CLASS:

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CHAPTER 19 - Plane and Solid Figures

QUEST (quiz/test) is Tuesday, March 17th

Next, Chapter 13 Fractions ....adding and subtraction

The Week of March 9, 2009

MISS TREFONAS'S HOMEROOM:

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REMINDERS:

~Parent/teacher conferences are being held this week.

~Early Dismissal - Thursday, March 12th 11:00

~No School - Friday, March 13th

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**Mark your calenders......T.G.F.D. graduation = Monday, April 13 @ 8:45 in PV gym.

Parents and family members invited!

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Social Studies: Chapter 9 Test = Tuesday, March 10th

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Science: Chapter 5 "Energy & Ecosystems"

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T.G.F.D.: Deputy K. will not be here this week.

We have two more sessions prior to our T.G.F.D. graduation.

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MISS TREFONAS'S READING-LANGUAGE ARTS-SPELLING:

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Spelling: Lesson 25 - workbook due Weds. & test Weds.

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English: Unit 4 Adjectives

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Reading: We are researching China. Students are using a variety of non-fiction materials to gather information for their "planning sheet" which will be used to make a travel brochure.

We are using books from the library, a set of China books, and the internet.

PLANNING SHEET WITH CHINA FACTS - DUE MONDAY!

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SCOOPer READING: Everyone met their 2nd trimester goals! Yipee!

Our celebration will be Thursday, March 19th.

Third Trimester goal sheets and packets.....students get them on Friday, March 6th!

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VOCAB CLUB: March words due before spring break.

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MISS TREFONAS'S MATH CLASS:

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Chapter 19 "Plane and Solid Figures"

Lessons 19.1, 19.2, 19.4, 19.6 are the lessons we are covering.

There will be a QUEST (stands for quiz/test) on MONDAY, MARCH 16th!