Friday, November 13, 2009

The Weeks of November 16th & 23rd

Dear Parents & Students,
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YEARBOOK: Now’s the time to place your orders. Yearbooks are $10.00 and the deadline for your orders is Tuesday, December 1, 2009. No orders will be accepted after that date. Please make checks payable to Lifetouch. Please make sure your student’s name, teacher’s name and grade level are marked on the order form. If you have multiple students, please fill out one for each child. Yearbook order forms went home with your child on November 12th and there are a few extra envelopes available; please try not to lose them. If your child loses it, you can send an envelope with the following information on it: student’s name, teacher’s name and grade level along with a check made payable to Lifetouch for $10.00. It is very important that you put the information on the envelope; Lifetouch does not know who your child’s teacher is.
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Prairieview Yearbook orders are not paid at registration!
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~PROJECT CHALLENGE meets Tues. 11/17 until 3:45
~Picture Retake Day = Thursday, November 19th
(only students with original envelope or picture packet inhand will be allowed to have picture taken)
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HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOM:
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SPELLING = Lesson 12 (There will not be any spelling the week of 11/23/09)
*Lesson 12 will be the first grade for trimester 2!
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ENGLISH = We are finishing Unit 2 Nouns - Test is Friday 11/20
*The test will count for a trimester 2 grade.
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READING = We are continuing to work on the reading comprehension skill of making inferences until Thanksgiving break. We will be using some short stories, our ISAT practice workbooks, and other various activities.
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SCOOPer Reading: The due date for books/activities was Fri. Nov. 13th.
Many students paced themselves and completed their goals prior to this week!
Unfortunately, some other students waited until the final week to complete more than one book and activity. I will let you know at conference time if your child left this until last minute or not.
**The students who met their goals will be part of our SCOOPer Reading Celebration on Tuesday 11/24. I will be asking volunteers to bring in treats for the celebration!
We will continue SCOOPer Reading during Trimester 2. There will be a new activity packet and goal sheet. The students will continue to use the same folder.
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JR. ACHIEVEMENT = We continue to have Mr. & Ms. Paleka teaching us about ecomomics in a way that's understandable and fun. They are great volunteers!
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SOCIAL STUDIES: = We are halfway through the chapter. I suggested that the students take home their textbooks and review lessons 1 & 2.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH = TRADE FAIR!!!!
Lesson 3 "Everyday Life in the Colonies".......the students will be responsible for replicating a colonial game/toy to share with eachother. The directions, including the types of game/toy will be given on Thursday and due Tuesday, Nov. 24th.
Lesson 3 = Trimester 2 grades.
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SCIENCE = Chapter 6 -Lesson 1 "How do Organisms Compete & Survive in an Ecosystem?"
The students will be given a project based on a book we share during this lesson. They will be given Monday 11/23 & Tuesday 11/24 afternoons to complete the majority of the project.
The project will be due Monday 11/30. *If time is used wisely in class, your child will have minimal, if any, work to finish with this project over the holiday weekend.
Chapter 6 = Trimester 2 grades.
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MATH = finishing Chapter 4....Lesson 4.8 Inequalities is our last lesson.
We will be doing a comprehensive review on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Thursday, 11/19 is our Chapter 4 Test.
The Chapter 4 Test = the first grade for 2nd Trimester.
We will then be doing some Thanksgiving probem solving sheets!