The Week of March 24th, 2014

Dear Parents,
 
    *NaperSettlement Field Trip this Friday!!!
We go rain or shine so please dress appropriately for the weather. Please bring umbrellas if needed or
what is necessary for Friday's weather.  We do walking around the settlement and some inside and outside chores. It is a great experience!
 Don't forget.....
  **A DISPOSABLE lunch  and drink! Otherwise your child will be responsible for carrying their lunch
container the rest of the afternoon.
Chaperones:  Mrs. Jablonski, Mrs. Sprandel, Mrs. Silanskis, and Mrs. Arnold

**SAVE SOME IMPORTANT DATES:
 THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH - TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS GRADUATION 8:30AM
Parents and family members invited.  Students receive a certificate during the ceremony!  

There will be one student from each class sharing their "Promise Letter" in front of everyone, as well
 as important motivational speeches that will reinforce the program your child has participated in at school.

THE WEEK AFTER SPRING BREAK.....APRIL 7th.......
YOU ARE INVITED TO.....UNSOLVED MYSTERY PRESENTATIONS!!!!!

Please ask your child which mystery they are presenting.....you are invited to see all if you wish!!!
~Tuesday, April 8th beginning at  12:45 Bermuda Triangle, Nazca Lines, and Easter Island
~Wednesday, April 9th beginning at 8:15 Crop Circles and Mary Celeste
and Wednesday, April 9th beginning at 12;45 Stone Henge, S.S. Omang Medan, and Roswell

Here's What Else Is Happening:

SPELLING:  LESSON 22  **Must get 100% to be on challenge list 3rd trimester!!!

New Challenge Activity list to choose from!

ENGLISH:  Unit 3 Verb Test - Thursday

READING:  Finishing and Presenting UNSOLVED MYSTERIES!!!

SOCIAL STUDIES:  beginning Chapter 9 "Winning the Revolution"

Lesson 1 "Declaring Independence" and Lesson 2 "Patriots at War"

SCIENCE:  We will wait after spring break to begin our next unit.....

MATH:  continuing to divide decimals....this week by "powers of 10"

The Week of March 10th and 17th

Dear Parents,

   I big THANK YOU for sending in Capri Sun juice drinks during ISAT testing. Also, the fruit snack donations and other prizes for our classroom are always appreciated especially by the students.
   We could still use a few more boxes of Capri Sun and prizes/stickers!  Thank you, in advance!!!

 ISAT testing in 5th grade will conclude on Monday, March 10th with one last Reading Test.
 ***Makeup testing will take place for any absent students the rest of the week.

Too Good For Drugs - Our last session with Deputy Seward is Friday, March 21st.
SAVE THE DATE!!!!
 Too Good For Drug 5th grade graduation!!
 Thursday, April 17th from 8:30- 9:30 am  Parents and family members invited!!

NO SCHOOL - Monday,  March 17th & Tuesday, March 18th

FIELD TRIP TO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY - WEDNESDAY 3/12!!
Chaperones = Mrs. Cullen, Mrs. Gustafson, Mrs. Pinto, and Mrs. Scheck
Chaperones, please be at PV at 8:45
We are departing by 9:00!
Your child needs $ to purchase lunch at the food court or may bring a sack lunch.  $10.00 is the maximum needed and change should be brought home.  There will be no souvenir shopping!

HERE'S WHAT's HAPPENING IN ROOM 205:

SPELLING:  None this week

ENGLISH:  Unit 3 Verbs....More irregular verbs, verb usage, and almost finishing the unit!!!

READING:  Unsolved Mysteries 

The students are working in groups on an unsolved mystery.  They had a list of mysteries which to select a topic that interested them.   This entire project is technology based.

On Google Docs they can show you the Site and the Unsolved Mystery Project directions, links to get them started for their research, what the project needs to include, a rubric etc.

Then, they can show you how they collaboratively took notes and how they are now implementing the notes into their final project either a WEBSITE or SLIDE SHOW!

Part of the project, is using Newspapers.com, a site that we have a subscription to, to find a primary source about their subject as part of their presentation.

Also, they are trying to find an EXPERT to contact about their "mystery" to get information. We may even try to Skype!!!

Lastly, as we finish these.....I will send dates and times for parents to come see and here our awesome presentations!!!!!

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Patriot/Loyalist project.....The students will be doing the last part of this project for Chapter 8 Lesson 3 on Monday including the cover.  The Project will be due on Tuesday and we will be printing them here at school in the lab on the color double sided printer!

SCIENCE:  Chapter 15 finish lesson 3 and Lesson 4 "How do People use Energy Resources"

Chapter 15 Test = Friday, March 21

MATH: This only covers the week of  3/10:

Ch6 L9 Estimating Quotients and L10 Dividing Decimals using Models

***Keep practicing multiplication and division facts at home****