Thursday, January 29, 2009

The Week of February 2, 2009

MISS TREFONAS'S HOMEROOM:
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SPELLING BEE: Congratulations to Megan & Nakitha for winning our homeroom spelling bee!
They will compete in the 5th grade spelling bee on Tuesday @ 9:45! GOOD LUCK!!
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FIELD TRIP: Wednesday we are going to Naper Settlement to experience life in the 1800s!
Our chaperones are: Mrs. Lippi, Mrs. Kirkolis, Mrs. Meyer, and Mrs. Soderstrom. A big thanks to all of them for volunteering.
~SACK LUNCH!!
~DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR WEATHER!!
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T.G.F.D. Week 3 with Deputy K. Remember, assignments are counted for science grade!
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SOCIAL STUDIES: Patriot/Loyalist final copy of the entire project (Lessons 1-3) is due Monday, Feb. 9th.
Chapter 8 Test is scheduled for Tuesday, February 10th.
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SCIENCE: Chapter 17 Sound
Echoes, sound transmission, and how animals hear and make sounds will be covered this week.
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MISS TREFONAS'S READING-ENGLISH-SPELLING CLASS:
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SPELLING: Lesson 21 and word of the week
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ENGLISH: Persuasive writing! Your child has begun writing their first draft.
This week we will be writing our introduction and conclusion and start revising.
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READING: Toliver's Secret end of book project, a setting corner, is due Monday.
We will be working on "purpose for reading" with our ISAT skill books.
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VOCAB CLUB: January words were due Fri. 1/30. Students should now be working on their 10 February words.
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SCOOPer reading: What enthusiastic readers we have!! Have your child tell you about the book they are reading......Keep reading!
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MISS TREFONAS'S MATH CLASS:
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Chapter 12 Fractions........this week we will cover lesson 12.5 "comparing and ordering fractions and mixed numbers, and lesson 12.7 "fractions & decimals"
We will be finishing the chapter this week and testing next week.