Friday, March 16, 2012

The Week of March 19, 2012

Dear Parents,

NO SCHOOL - Tuesday, March 20th "Teacher Institute"

FIELD TRIP -
Naper Settlement = Students need a sack lunch and drink with their name clearly labeled on the bag.
Please have students dress according to the weather since we participate in activities both inside and outside. We will be leaving Prairieview @ 9:15. We will be returning around 1:30.
Chaperones = Mrs. Gibbons, Mrs. Guagliardo, Mrs. Kirkolis, and Mr. Rutter.

Tuesday, April 10th = T.G.F.D. Graduation @ 8:15!


HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOM:

SPELLING: Lesson 25

SCOOPer Reading: I encourage students to look at their Scooper Reading folder first before reading a book to make sure that it will count as one of the choices they have left.
I continue to enjoy meeting with the students and hearing all about the book they read.

READING: CHINA!! We will be using a variety of non fiction books and researching using the internet to learn about this interesting country. We will be focusing on main ideas and supporting details.

ENGLISH: Unit 3 Verbs continued... This week we will learn about main verbs and helping verbs, as well as, linking verbs.
We will continue this unit after spring break.

SOCIAL STUDIES: We are finishing Chapter 9 Lesson 1.
This chapter will continue after spring break.

SCIENCE: We have finished chapter 14. The test is Thursday. Hopefully, your child has begun studying since they have known about the test for over a week!!!
A review sheet will be given Monday.
We will be playing "HOT SEAT" as a review for the test on Wednesday. The students Hot Seat questions count as a participation grade.

MATH: Chapter 12 Fractions
This week we will be learning about mixed numbers, comparing and ordering fractions.
Thursday = Homework sheet