Friday, March 11, 2011

Week of March 14-18



Odds and Ends:
If you ever need to email me please don't hesitate, me email is:
mmillbrandt@ccsd66.org
Please mark your calendars for March 15th for the Parent Connect meeting to learn more about how to interpret your child's MAP scores.


Upcoming Events:
The District 66 Fundraiser is coming up! Saturday, March 19th. I look forward to seeing you there! On the district website you can bid for a silent auction or buy raffle for many exciting things!
Our roller skating party is on Monday, March 14th.


Reading:
We will continue reading our new novel called: The Night the Whole Class Slept Over! We will be focusing on Main Idea and Details along with making connections.


Spelling:
We will have a pretest on Spelling List 18 on Monday, March 14th. The test will be on Friday, March 18th.


English:
We are continuing to learn about pronouns! They are so much fun! We will continue with lessons 5-7. The final test will be on Tuesday, March 22nd.


Science:
Chapter 14: Light/Sound! We have read Lessons 1 and 2 in class. We will continue with lesson 3 this week.


Social Studies:
We have started our Chicago unit! It is so exciting to be learning about a city so close to home! We are reading an in class book about Chicago and we will have many projects to show what we have learned.


Math:
We are working on chapter19:Decimals. The students are so enthusiastic about Math! We will have a Chapter 19 Math test on Tuesday, March 22nd.


Have a wonderful Weekend and Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Miss Millbrandt