~Enjoy Spring Break the week of March 29th! School Resumes Monday, April 5th!
~Hannah Orleans math placement test for Lakeview = Thursday, April 8th
~T.G.F.D. Graduation = Friday, April 9th @ 9:00 - parents and family members are invited!
~Geo-Space = Weds. April 14th = In class, fieldtrip with DuPage Children's Museum facilitators
Parent Volunteers = Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Kling, and Mrs. Stanuch (please be here at 8:00)
~OPEN HOUSE = Thursday, April 15th 6:30 -8:00
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HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM:
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SPELLING: Lesson 30 and word of the week
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ENGLISH: Persuasive Writing continued....Has your child shared any of the persuasive articles we have read and had class debates over? Ask them how they feel about wearing a school uniform or having an extended school day.
This week the students will be picking a prompt to write about as we discuss persuasive writing elements like types of intoductions and types of supporting details.
We will be writing the Persuasive in class during the week and revising/proofreading by the end of the week.
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READING: This week we will focus on summmarizing and questioning as we begin a literature unit on Toliver's Secret.
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SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 10 Lesson 3 "Ratifying the Constitution" The students need to MEMORIZE the preamble for this chapter's test. Anyone who has it memorized prior to the test date (not set yet) and recites it in front of the class will get a special Preamble pencil that they may use on the test! The may perform the preamble as a solo, a duet, or in a group of three.
We will be reading the information in the textbook and taking notes in an "Important Book".
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SCIENCE: We will be learning about solids, liquids, and gases.
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MATH: Chapter 22 Measurement
We will be learning about customary length and metric length.
We will be learning how to convert these linear units, as well as, adding and subtracting them.
