The Week of !!/25 and 12/2

Dear Parents,

Tuesday, 11/26
Field trip to the Robert Crown Center for Health Education.  We will be returning to school in time for lunch.
5th grade movie in the afternoon since we are the grade level that sold the most coupon books for PTO!
The children will be watching  Monster's University rated G. They will be treated to a snack.
The movie will be in the gym and the students may bring a blanket and stuffed animal.

HERE'S WHAT WE ARE UP TO IN THE CLASSROOM:

SPELLING:  No spelling the week of 11/25

Lesson 13 when we return!

ENGLISH: Unit 6 Pronouns

Test is scheduled for Wednesday, December 4th.

READING:  Jacob's Rescue  

We will be finishing the book on Monday and the students will need to only PLAN their Artisitic Adventurer activity during the holiday weekend.  I will approve their plan when we return from the holiday and they will then work on the project in class.

SCIENCE:  Chapter 12 Test Monday, 11/25

Next science unit will begin the week of 12/9

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Chapter 6 : Colonial Life

The students will be creating a colonial game with directions and play it with other students.

Directions will be given the week of 12/2 and the game will be due Monday, 12/9.

The students will also be learning about Ben Franklin's book, Poor Richard's Almanac

They will choose one of his clever sayings to interpret and illustrate.

MATH:  

Chapter 3 Lesson 10 Long Division with quotients that have zeros

Chapter 3 Lesson 12 Problem solving that requires the student's to interpret the remainder

Chapter 3 Lesson 13 Problem solving with missing or extra information

Chapter 3 Review

Chapter 3 Test the week of 12/9

The Week of November 18, 2013

Dear Parents,
    On Friday, November 15th your child will be participating in THINK ENERGY! Representatives from Nicor and ComEd come to Prarieview to present this program to our 5th grade. The goal of this program is to help students and their families learn together about energy and how to use it more wisely, save money, and help conserve natural resources!
 The children will be bringing home a TAKE ACTION KIT which involves family participation. A student guide is provided to help you get started.  If you need help with an item, there is a toll free number on the kit's box or visit:
 Learn How to Install the Devices in Your Kit | Think! Energy

1. thinkenergy.org/install-devices-in-kit/‎
   

   
   

   Install a water and energy-efficient shower head in your home and start saving now. The multi-mode adjustable spray offers selected settings for comfort.

   
   

   Lastly, in the kit there is a YELLOW "HOME ENERGY WORKSHEET" that is very easy to fill out.  

   COMPLETE AND RETURN SHEET  TO SCHOOL BY FRIDAY, 11/22

   
   

   
   

    HERE's WHAT's HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOM:

   
   

   SPELLING :  Lesson 12

   
   

   ENGLISH:  Unit 6 Pronouns Using subject and object Pronouns correctly, possessive pronouns, contractions, and double subjects

   
   

   READING:  continuing our literature book:  Jacob's Rescue 

   The students will be writing and answering comprehension questions, sharing interesting or meaningful parts of the story, character traits of main characters, vocabulary, and critical thinking "enrichment" activities....

   
   

   SOCIAL STUDIES:  Chapter 6 Life in the Colonies

   
   

   SCIENCE:  Oceans Chapter 12 L3 What Forces Shapes Shorelines

   Chapter 12 test will be Tuesday, November 26

   
   

   MATH:  

   Monday - Review for quiz

   Tuesday - QUIZ over Lessons 5 - 8

   Wednesday - no math due to early dismissal schedule

   Thursday and Friday - Ch 3 Lesson 9 Long division/determining place value

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

The Week of November 11, 2013

Dear Parents,

Parent/teacher conferences gave us a chance to discuss your child's academic progress, work and study habits, and their social/emotional needs.  Please know I am available at any time to discuss your child's progress.  It is important that we are all working together so your child can reach their fullest potential.

Prairieview School-Community Service Project

Animal Assisted Therapy Program-Edward Hospital

Prairieview School, in Downers Grove, (3^rd, 4^th and 5^th Graders) is proud to have an opportunity to sponsor an Edward Hospital therapy dog.  Edward Hospital is located in Naperville, Illinois and helps many people every year who have to visit the hospital.  In order to sponsor a therapy dog, we need to raise money that will go toward the program that supports the wellness of patients in the hospital.  The students are looking forward to sponsoring, Kodi.

Prairieview School will take donations until November 19^th!

If you want to learn more about this Animal Assisted Therapy Program go the the following link:  httpwww.edward.org/animalassistedtherapy

NO SCHOOL:  Friday, November 8th and Monday, November, 12th

Tuesday = We will be visiting the IMC at Lakeview to give the children an opportunity to check out the Lakeview library's selection.  This will give the children exposure to books that are available at a higher reading level. 

PROJECT CHALLENGE students will be meeting with Mrs. Csorba during the school day beginning next week.  She will be providing enrichment work that will coincide with a topic we are doing in class.

HERE's WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THE CLASSROOM:

SPELLING:  Lesson 11

ENGLISH:  Unit 6 Pronouns
Subject and Object pronouns, Using I and Me CORRECTLY!!!

READING: Theme "Courage"   

Jacob's Rescue Once Jacob Gutgeld lived with his family in a beautiful house in Warsaw, Poland. He went to school and played hide-and-seek in the woods with his friends. But everything changed the day the Nazi soldiers invaded in 1939. Suddenly it wasn't safe to be Jewish anymore. One afternoon, eight-year-old Jacob slipped through a hole in the ghetto wall to meet Alex Roslan, a kind Christian man who agreed to be his new "uncle." The Roslan family, at the risk of their own lives, kept Jacob's identity as a Jew hidden. Every day of hiding meant a new danger and a threat of discovery. Jacob worried about his real family and longed to go to school and play outside like the Roslan children. The fear, the hunger, and the hardships brought Jacob closer to the Roslan family until at last they were able to begin a new chapter in their lives.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Chapter 6 Lesson 2 Colonial Cities, Towns, and Farms

SCIENCE:  We will be doing an experiment to see compare/contrast fresh water and salt water and the temperatures and freezing points.
Lesson 2 "How Does Ocean Water Move"  We will be learning about waves and currents.

MATH:  Chapter 3
Distributive Property and Partial Quotients
Division problems with 3 and 4 digit quotients