The Week of June 1st, 2009

OUR LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL

MISS TREFONAS'S 5TH GRADE CLASS 2008-2009

I hope your 5th grade student came home and told you about our special 5th grade celebration this past Thursday. The Jesse White Tumlers performed for us, we had a special recess just for 5th grade and delicious snacks. Thanks to the parents who organized this wonderful event!

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Thursday is our school picnic. For lunch, each child wil receive a hot dog, bag of chips, and a bottle of water. An ice-cream dessert will also be given. If your child does not eat hot dogs, please bring a lunch....they may have any/all of the other treats being provided!

In the afternoon, there is a special assembly "High Action Bikes"!

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YEARBOOKS: will be handed out to students on Friday, June 5th. Any students who did not purchase a yearbook may do so on a first-come-first-serve basis on June 5th; they will go on sale after morning announcements. The cost will be $10.00 and children wishing to purchase should have exact amount. Checks can be made out to Prairieview. There is a limited supply. Prairieview yearbook orders were not paid for at registration. A flyer was sent out on November 13, 2008 and orders were due by Monday, December 1, 2008.

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Wednesday, June 3rd = Miss Trefonas's homeroom is being treated to a slice of pizza and bottled water for being the 5th grade BoxTop winners!

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Friday, June 5th = Last day of school!!!! Students dismissal = 9:30!

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SOCIAL STUDIES = We have finished Chapter 12.

We will be doing some current events with Time for Kids and also using this time for "end of the year" activities.

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SCIENCE = Owl Pellet dissection is our big finale for the year!

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SPELLING = We our finished with our regular spelling work and "word of the week" work.

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LANGUAGE ARTS = We will finishing sharing our narrative creative writing stories.

We also will be playing a variety of language arts games like: You've Been Sentenced, In a Pickle, Boggle, and Scrabble!

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READING = We will be ending the year with doing a comprehension journal while viewing Anne of Green Gables which is based on the classic novels by Lucy Montgomery.

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MATH = This last week we will be doing a variety of math activities in the computer lab and in the classroom.

HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER!

I hope that you will keep in touch and share the many future accomplishents of your children in the years ahead!

Miss Trefonas

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!

The Week of May 18, 2009

MISS TREFONAS'S HOMEROOM:

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS.....

~Monday, May 18th = 5th grade gets a tour of Lakeview @ 1:10 !!

and it's 5th Grade Parent Night at Lakeview - 6:30

~Thursday, May 21st = 5th grade band and choir concert - 1:15 in our gym. Parents may attend!

~Friday, May 22nd = Ginger Zee meteorologist from NBC is a guest speaker for 5th grade!

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SOCIAL STUDIES = continuing chapter 12.....Lesson 2 which discusses the Industrial Revolution and Lesson 3 "A Struggle for Reformers".

The anticipated date for Chapter 12 test will be Thursday, March 28th.

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SCIENCE = The students have been working on a project...."This Place is a Zoo" which incorporates research on an animal and its habitat.

The students have been given class time this past week to work on their posters.

The last in class work day will be Thursday, May 14th.

THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS DUE MONDAY, MAY 18TH.

*The students have the rubric, grading sheet, to check that they have all the requirements etc.!

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MISS TREFONAS'S READING-SPELLING-LANGUAGE ARTS:

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SPELLING = Words of the Week..... J-R

ABC book for J-R is due Thursday and test is Friday

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ENGLISH = Unit 7 Prepositions

We will continue to share our narrative creative writing.

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READING = JACOB'S RESCUE..... The students have been having very meaningful and deep discussions in small book groups and as an entire class.

We will be doing an end of book activity which is a "Bio-Poem" (Bio = biographical).

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SCOOPer Reading = Books read and activities were due Friday, May 15th.

Unfortunately, some students did NOT meet their goals even with all the reminders given.

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO DID MEET THEIR 3rd TRIMESTER GOAL!!

This counts as a grade! Also, their will be a classroom celebration the week of May 29th for everyone who met their goal!

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VOCAB CLUB = 10 May words due Friday, May 22nd.

Everyone who has met with me thus far has gotten 10 of their 10 words correct! YEAH!

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MISS TREFONAS'S MATH CLASS:

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Chapter 7 Multiplying Decimals

We started this unit this past Thursday.

It's a short unit and there will be a test on Tuesday, May 19th.

We will then do one lesson from C hapter 8 on dividing decimals.

Then, Chapter 15 - Multiplying Fractions.

The Week of May 11, 2009

Happy Mother's Day!!

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Miss Trefonas's Homeroom:

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Some special events this week:

~Monday, May 11th = Spring Concert

~Tuesday, May 12th = "Staley the Bear" assembly during school

~Thursday, May 14th = Fifth grade gets to go to Lakeview to see the dress rehearsal of the musical!

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Social Studies: Chapter 12 "Times of Change"

We will be covering Lesson 1 "U.S. Turns 50" and Lesson 2 "A New Kind of Revolution"

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Science: We are working on a research project "This Place is a Zoo".

This project incorporates students researching facts about animals and their habitats.

We spent time in the computer lab doing research last week.

ALL RESEARCH IS DUE MONDAY!

Next, we begin the sign and poster in class.

The entire project's anticipated due date is Monday, May 18th.

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**Many students have had late work this month. Please remember that 25% is taken off for work that is 1 day late. We are following the policy that Lakeview uses.

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Miss Trefonas's Reading - English - Spelling:

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Spelling= We are beginning our "Words of the Week" spelling ABC book and tests.

This week the students will be responsible for "Words of the Week" A - I on their Words of the Week spelling list.

Letters A -I in their ABC book will be due Thursday.

Letters A -I test is Friday.

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English=Unit 7 Adverb test is Wednesday.

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Writing = Narratives! We are beginning with a creative writing story where the student has to develop a story based on a character, plot, and setting picked from a bag! There will be some interesting stories developed because of what was on the slip picked!

Creative writing story is due Monday!

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Reading= Jacob's Rescue which is a historical fiction novel that is based on World War II and the Holocaust.

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SCOOPer Reading = Due this Friday, May 15th.

There are many students who are behind and there are no exceptions to turning in only one book activity at a time.

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Vocab Club = May words due by the end of the month.

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Miss Trefonas's Math Class:

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Chapter 24 - Area of squares, rectangles, triangles, parallelograms......

Chapter 24 test = Weds. May 13th.