Friday, September 11, 2009

The Week of September 14, 2009

Dear parents and students,
This past Thursday we had an assembly and the Lakeview Band put on a great concert for us.
We also have officially started the Magazine fund raiser. Your child has a packet with all the information.
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Tuesday, September 22nd = Early Dismissal (Prairieview 11:00)
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HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOM:
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Spelling: Lesson 3 and word of the week. The workbook is due Thursday & test Friday.
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English: Unit 1 L4 - L7 which includes simple subjects and predicates, subjects in imperative sentences and conjunctions.
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Writing: Color Poems, some journal writing, and Pyramid Poems!
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Reading: We have a couple of predicting activities to do. Next, we will be incorporating both predicting and summarizing while reading a literature book.
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SCOOPer Reading: Six students have completed their first book and activity and have put a scoop on the bulletin board! By the end of September, I expect to have an activity from all students.
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Social Studies: Chapter 4 Lesson 2 "Different Worlds Collide" This will be about the Aztec people and the Spanish.
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Science: We are continuing to learn about inquiry skills.
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MISS TREFONAS'S MATH CLASS:
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Math: Chapter 1 test = Wednesday 9/16. We will be doing a class review on Tuesday. Your student should not just rely on the class review but also study at home. There are review pages at the end of each chapter.
CHAPTER 2 MULTIPLICATION! 5th graders should have their multiplication facts memorized!