Friday, May 25, 2012

The Week of May 29, 2012

Dear Parents,
     This is the last blog for this year!  Can you believe this year is coming to an end?

     IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
     Monday = No school!!
     Tuesday = Miss Trefonas's class visits Lakeview's IMC to check out books for summer reading.
     Wednesday = LAST DAY OF MATH
     Wednesday = Prairieview's TALENT SHOW @ 1:15 Parents and guests are invited!!!       
     Thursday = 10:00 5th grade Celebration
     Friday = 5th grade bowling at Brunswick Zone

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

SPELLING:  We are DONE!!!
ENGLISH:  Unit 7:  Lesson 2 Comparing with Adverbs & Lesson 3 Distingusihing between an adjective or adverb

READING:

Anne of Green Gables..... We will be watching the movie and responding in a journal after each episode. We will be using several of our reading strategies in our journal activities. Anne of Green Gables is based on the best-selling novel and is a fictional portrayal of an orphan who is adopted by an elderly brother and sister to help with the farm work. They are expecting to adopt a boy, but Anne arrives instead. This is a humorous and endearing tale of the many experiences of an adolescent.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 11 Open Note Test = Wednesday.  I have encouraged the students to read organize their notes and to read over their notes and the textbook.

SCIENCE:  Chapter 6 Test = Wednesday.  The students received a study sheet.  This sheet is worth 2 bonus points if completed with a parent signature and turned in.  It also has all the pertinent information that will be on the test!

MATH:  Winners of the Metric Olympics will be announced Tuesday!!!
Tuesday = Last day of Math!







Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Week of May 21, 2012

Dear Parents,
    This week we have many special events taking place!
    Monday - The public libraries will be presenting their summer reading programs to students.
    Tuesday - 5th grade orientation and tour of Lakeview!
    Wednesday - PBIS Bowling Assembly here at Prairieview
    Thursday - SCOOPer Reading Celebration

HERE'S WHAT ELSE WE ARE UP TO IN OUR CLASSROOM:

SPELLING:  Words of the Week for letters R - Z!  ABC book due Thursday.  Test on Friday!

LANGUAGE ARTS:  Persuasive writing "Should Students Have a Longer School Day"

READING:  Various reading activities!!!

SOCIAL STUDIES:  We will be finishing Chapter 11 this week.  We will be learning about the expedition of  Lewis and Clark and the expansion of the United States.  
Chapter 11 Test will be the week of May 28th!

SCIENCE:  Chapter 6 Lesson 2  "How Do Ecosystems Change Over Time?" and Lesson 3 "How Do People Affect Ecosystems?"   CHAPTER 6 Test = Wednesday, May 30th!

MATH:  Chapter 17... We will be doing problem solving making organized lists and tree diagrams.
Wednesday = HOMEWORK SHEET
Thursday = Chapter 17 Test
Friday = A special event.......METRIC OLYMPICS!!!!

Friday, May 11, 2012

The Week of May 14, 2012

Dear Parents,

HAPPY MOTHER's DAY!!!  Hoping your day is as special as you are.

Some reminders:
*Monday = SCOOPer Reading goals due!!!
*Monday = Band and Choir Concert assembly at 9:00 in the Prairieview gym.  Parents are always welcome!
                   Concert at Lakeview at 7:00 pm.

*Thursday = 5th grade is invited to see the dress rehearsal of the LV play!!!

*Friday = John Lynn assembly for 5th grade "An expedition with Louis and Clark"

HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOM:

SPELLING:  Words of the Week test for words I - Q.
ABC books for letter I-Q due Thursday!

LANGUAGE ARTS:  Persuasive final copies for school uniforms due Monday!
Our next Persuasive topic is Should Schools have an Extended School Day?
The students piece of writing will be used as a sample for Lakeview.

SCOOPer READING:  Due Monday!  We then will plan our celebration!!

READING:  Book Club discussion sheet, crossword, and final book club meeting is Monday.
The students' final assessment will be a Flapbook.  This will be an in class activity on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  The project is due on Friday.  It may be taken home on Wednesday to complete as homework if necessary.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Chapter 11 Lesson 2 Thomas Jefferson begins to expand the United States to the west.

NATIONAL TREASURE!!! We will be watching this movie since it coincides with social studies as a special treat!!!

SCIENCE:  continuing Chapter 6 Lesson "How do Organisms Compete and Survive in an Ecosystem?"
We will learn about symbiotic relationships:  mutualism, parasitism, and  commensalism.

MATH:  Chapter 9 test on Tuesday **No math on Monday.
Next, we will be learning about probability and doing some different types of problem solving activities.






Thursday, May 3, 2012

May 7, 2012

Dear Parents,
 
     Teacher Appreciation Week.....Thanks to all of you who are providing "goodies" for the teachers through out the week with breakfasts and lunches! A nice treat!!

    Thanks to Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Dziedzic for helping with scrap booking in our classroom.  The children are creating very special keepsakes as they work on their memory books.  Thanks again to all of you who have picked up and paid for pictures.  Also, thanks to anyone who has donated scrap booking supplies!!

HERE's WHAT WE ARE UP TO THIS WEEK:

SPELLING:  Words of the Week - Letters A -H. The children will have a Words of the Week "ABC" book that they will need to complete letters A-H due Thursday.  Friday there will be a test on the Words of the Week A-H....words only, not definitions!

SCOOPer Reading......May 14th is the due date!!!

READING:  Fantasty Genre Book Clubs!!! Book Club reading assignment and book club discussion sheet for the second part of the book are due Tuesday for their Book Club meeting!
Students will be graded on their book club discussion sheets, book club participation, and other assigned activities.

LANGUAGE ARTS:  Persuasive Writing....Each student is planning a persuasive based on the topic of school uniforms in public schools.  They have been encouraged to share their graphic organizer/planning sheet at home and have a discussion on this topic.  We will be using this graphic organizer to write a persuasive essay  on this topic.  The students need to have strong arguments, support, and elaboration!
These are important elements in persuasive writing.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Your child has an opportunity to recite the Preamble and earn 2 social studies bonus points.  It has to be memorized!! The deadline is Friday, May 11th!
Chapter 10 test = Friday!!!

SCIENCE:  Chapter 6 Lesson 1 How Do Organisms Compete and Survive in an Ecosystem

MATH:  Graphs!!!