Friday, January 31, 2014

The Week of February 3rd, 2014

Dear Parents,

Friday, January 17, 2014

The Week of 1/20/14

Dear Parents,

Let it snow....Let it snow....Let is snow!!! Andrea is the winner of our Friday predication of what time will the snow begin!  Andrea, make sure you see Miss T. for your prize on Tuesday.

NO SCHOOL MONDAY -Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

SPELLING BEE:
Thursday 1/23 Classroom practice spelling bee
Monday 1/27 Classroom Spelling Bee where we will get the  finalists to compete in the 5th grade bee
Thursday 1/30 5th grade Spelling Bee
Thursday 2/6 Center Cass School District Spelling Bee

Friday 1/24 Paul Revere Mystery "In School" Field Trip $ due
Friday 1/24 Bingo Nigjht

TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS:
Your child learned how to send and receive non-verbal messages.  An activity sheet to practice this skill was sent home.

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

SPELLING:  Lesson 16

ENGLISH:  Unit 4 Adjective Test 

READING:  Extended Responses with text proof and interpretation

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Chapter 7 L2 The French Explore the Mississippi River
and L3 The French and Indian War

SCIENCE:  We will be doing an activity with physical changes and then learning about chemical changes.


Friday, January 10, 2014

The Week of January 13, 2014

Dear Parents,

HAPPY 2014!!!

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas.  I wrote out individual thank you notes to each student and hope that the notes were shared with parents for the very generous gift card to Yorktown Mall and money for classroom supplies.  Thank you very much for contributing to the class gift and/or the separate gifts. I was really spoiled.  I can't thank all of you enough for being so thoughtful.

2014 sure has come in with a flurry!!! I had two flights cancelled trying to get home from California only to be welcomed to the brutal cold and snow.  I actually missed the students during the two snow days......

PLEASE REMEMBER:
 EARLY DISMISSAL on WEDNESDAY!!!
 NO SCHOOL on MONDAY, JANUARY 20th

HERE's WHAT's HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM:

MONDAY:  Picture due for  "Picture of 2013"
                     Scholastic Book Orders due

TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS:  Today was our first session with Deputy Seward with the Dupage County Sheriff's Office.  Your child has a letter that explains the program and what your child will be learning during the next 10 weeks.  Please take the time each week to ask your child about the interactive "family" assignment which corresponds with information covered during school.  We are all working together to make sure your child can make great decisions!  If at any time you have any questions about the program, feel free to contact me or Deputy Seward (630) 407-2367.

SPELLING:  Lesson 15

ENGLISH:  ADJECTIVES - an enrichment activity based on a book Things That are Most in the World and we will be writing adjective poems

READING:  Main Ideas and Supporting Details in non fiction text

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Chapter 7 "FIGHT FOR A CONTINENT"
Lesson 1 The Spanish Move North 

SCIENCE:  Physical Changes