Week of June 2-5

Thank you!

A great big thank you goes out to each and every family for the thoughtful and generous surprise bridal shower! What a special treat! The kids were very sweet and excited! Thank you to Mrs. Patera and Mrs. Burton for helping to organize the party. John and I are so thankful for the gift and I am so lucky to have such an awesome group of students and parents!

Thanks for making a memory that will last my lifetime!

Be sure to come back and visit me next year as the new "Mrs. Olsen" =)

A note from the office:

YEARBOOKS: will be handed out to students on June 5th. Any students who did not purchase a yearbook may do so on a first-come-first-serve basis on June 5th; they will go on sale after morning announcements. The cost will be $10.00 and children wishing to purchase should have exact amount. Checks can be made out to Prairieview. There is a limited supply. Prairieview yearbook orders were not paid for at registration. A flyer was sent out in November and orders were due by Monday, December 3, 2007.

ABC Countdown:

We are nearing the end of the alphabet and the end of a fantastic school year. Here is the schedule of days for next week:

Mon: Veggies and Video: send in some veggies for your child. I will supply the video.

Tues: Walt Disney: We will be on our field trip this day, so wear a Disney item

Wed: eXtra Recess

Thurs: Yahoo...last day of school...ZOOM out of school. Happy Summer!

Chicago Field Trip: Our much anticipated Chicago field trip will be on Tuesday, June 3rd. We are hoping for warm, rain free weather! I will be sending home a note on Monday for all families explaining what to expect and how to dress, etc. Parents meeting us in the city...Please plan for plenty of driving time...we will be at the Shoreline Dock in Navy Pier at 10:15 am. I will check us in and we will begin boarding asap. Some other 3rd grade classrooms went on the trip earlier this week and the boat began to board at 10:20. Unfortunately the boat will leave without you, so please plan to be there early. Thanks! We are looking forward to a great day!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Mon: Please send your child to school with a brown/plastic bag to take home any school supplies. We will be cleaning out our lockers and desks. Thanks! Any textbooks or IMC materials should be returned to school asap. Thank you!

*Tues: Chicago Field Trip: 9:00-2:00

*Wed: Picnic Day: lunch will be provided. Please send in a sack lunch if your child does not want a hot dog and chips. We will also enjoy an all school assembly Wed. afternoon.

*Thurs: Last day of School. Reports cards will be sent home. Dismissal at 9:30.

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Math: We are finished with math for the year. Thanks for a great year together! Keep practicing your multiplication and division facts over the summer so you are all ready for 4th grade!

*Reading: We have finished our reading book club books. Your child has one job left to complete this weekend for their literature circle. We will preform skits about our books next week.

*English: We will finish up our persuasive essays this week.

*Science: The students have been working hard on a planet project. They are to pretend they are travel agents from their chosen planet and they are working on songs, commercials, posters, and brochures to convince the class to "travel" to their planet. We will present these next week and vote our on favorite space destination.

It's hard to believe this year is almost over. I have truly enjoyed working with each and every student and family. I am looking forward to our last fun filled week together next week. Have a wonderful weekend!

~Miss Carlstrom

Week of May 27-30

Odds and Ends

*Happy Memorial Day: In honor of Memorial Day, there will be no school on Monday, May 26th. Enjoy your long weekend!

* For your information:

Center Cass School District #66 is in the process of implementing an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) mandate, Response to Intervention (RTI). RTI is an array of procedures that can be used to determine if and how students respond to specific changes in instruction. RTI provides an improved process and structure for school teams in designing, implementing, and evaluating educational interventions.
Please look for the additional information on RTI, which will be included with your child’s end of the year Report Card.

*Field Trip: We will be taking our last field trip of the year on Tuesday, June 3rd. This trip to Chicago for our boat ride and picnic is a great way to end a fantastic year. Thank you to the following parents for chaperoning:

Mrs. Gonzalez

Mrs. Palla

Mrs. Copeland

Mr. Tonietto

Mrs. Shah

The following parents will be meeting us in the city:

Mrs. Charies

Mrs. Kuhn

Mrs. Pappas

Mrs. Seelander and Erik's sister

Mrs. Imgruet

Mrs. Burton

*ABC Countdown: We are approaching the end of the alphabet and the end of the school year! How time flies!

Tues: Rock and Roll Day: bring in appropriate music to share and a rock to decorate into a "pet rock"

Wed: Sport Team Day

Thurs: Talent Day

Fri: Under the Desk Day

*Bowling: If you have not yet turned in the permission slip. please do so by Tuesday, May 27th. The students will be going to the bowling again for gym class. We will go on Thursday, 5/29 from noon -2 pm. There is no cost. You may choose to send your child with money to buy snacks at the bowling alley.

*End of the Year Reading Party: Thursday will be our end of the year celebration pizza party at lunch. Students who participated every month and read for 20 minutes will join me in the classroom for a pizza lunch. My treat!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Mon 5/26: No School

Thurs: 5/29: Bowling

End of the Year Reading Pizza Party

Fri: 5/30: Science: Sun and Planet Quiz

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Math: We have completed ch 11. The graded test was sent home with your child today. We will work on ch 12 next week. We will introduce the concepts of multiplying with greater numbers and dividing with remainders. There will be no grades taken on these concepts. If your child did not pass mixed division this week, we will do retakes until Fri. of next week during recess.

*Reading: We are working in literature circles/book clubs for the last week of school. The class is broken into 5 clubs and we are reading 5 different books with a common theme. Your child will have a different "job" within their club each day. They should be completing the assignment for their job at home for homework each night (unless they finish in class).

*English: We will work on persuasive writing for the end of the year.

*Science: The students are very excited to be learning about the planets. A study guide was sent home today. There will be a sun/planet quiz on Friday, 5/30. A sun study guide previously sent home should also be used when preparing for the quiz. We will work more with planets next week and have a review game before the quiz.

*Spelling: We are done with spelling for the year! You all did a fantastic job this year!

It's hard to believe the year is almost over! Enjoy the long weekend and see you back on Tuesday!

Miss Carlstrom

Week of May 19-23

*Thank you to Madison Smith and Jonathan Rovella for bringing in the treats this week for ABC countdown. We really enjoyed the ice cream and Lucky Charms!

Next Week ABC Countdown:

Mon: Magic Day: if you would like, have a magic trick ready to show the class

Tues: Neatness Day

Wed: Opposite Day: Wear your clothes backwards

Thurs: Popcorn: We will enjoy popcorn today!

Fri: Quiet Day...hush...we will whisper today.

*Chicago Boat Trip: We are scheduled to go to Chicago on Tuesday, June 3rd. The following parents will be chaperoning the trip and riding the bus with the class:

Mrs. Gonzalez

Mrs. Shah

Mrs. Palla

Mr. Tonietto

Mrs. Copeland

The following parents are meeting us in the city (10:15 at the Shoreline Dock on Navy Pier) for our boat ride:

Mrs. Pappas

Mrs. Seelander and daughter

Mrs. Rovella

Mrs. Charles

Mrs. Kuhn

If this is incorrect, please let me know so I have a final count. Thanks!

Upcoming Events

*Mon 5/19: Reading: Mystery Words Vocabulary Quiz

*Wed: Miss Carlstrom's Math Class: Ch 11 Test: Decimals and Fractions

2nd Grade Pen Pals from Elizabeth Ide visit us

*Fri: Spelling: Part/Whole Analogy Test

Choir Concert

A Look At Next Week:

*Math: We will be finishing up ch 11 next week. The students will receive a study guide on Monday for Wednesday's test. They should also bring home their textbook and look over the 2 checkpoints from the chapter to study. We will be working on mixed division this week. The students will take practice timed tests (40 problems in 3 minutes) Mon-Thurs and the tests will begin to count on Friday. If your child passes before Friday, they will pass and no longer have to take the tests.

*Reading: The mysteries have been solved! The students enjoyed our detective book clubs and have been able to do a lot of activities about their mystery. We began writing our own mysterious story using the book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg. We will continue to work with mysteries next week. There will be a graded quiz on the mystery vocabulary on Mon. 5/19. Your child should have flashcards to use to study.

*English: We are finishing up our poetry unit. We will work on persuasive writing next. Also, our 2nd grade pen pals will come visit us this week. We wrote to Mrs. Schultz's class and are excited to receive letters back from them and meet them in person to tell them all about 3rd grade!

*Science: The students finished learning about our closest neighbor, the moon. We are now learning about our brightest neighbor, the sun. We will do several activities next week about eclipses, seasons, and other sun facts. We will also start to learn about the planets.

*Spelling: This week we will focus on analogies. We will work with part/whole analogies. The students will receive a packet on Monday and we will complete the packet in class (it will be sent home for homework if not completed in class) and they can use this packet to study for Friday's quiz.

Thanks for checking in this week! Have a wonderful, warm weekend!

~Miss Carlstrom

Classroom News May 12-16

Odds and Ends

*Last Field Trip of the Year: As an extension to our Chicago unit, we will be taking a field trip to downtown Chicago where we will be taking a boat ride on Lake Michigan, visiting Navy Pier, and hopefully have enough time to go to Millennium Park. This will take place on Tuesday, June 3rd. The cost is $7 for the boat ride. Your child should bring a sack lunch with them that day. I am in the process of finding chaperones for the event, but if you want to go and I have not yet contacted you, you can always meet us in the city and join us on the boat ride. A permission slip was sent home today with more details. Thanks!

*Stranger Danger: We have spent some time talking in class this week about stranger danger in response to some recent incidents. I encouraged the students to talk with their parents about this important issue. Thanks!

*Thank you to everyone for helping to make Teacher Appreciation week fantastic! I am so lucky to have such a great class with such generous and giving families. Thank you!

*School Supplies: As the end of the year approaches, our school supplies start to run low. Some students have run out of pencils...please ask if your child if they are in need of any supplies to get them through the end of the year. Thanks!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Fri. 5/16: Science: Moon Graded Review

Spelling: List 31 Test

Spirit Day: Dress as your favorite book character! Who will you be?

ABC Countdown Days:

Mon: Hat Day

Tues: Ice Cream day: Thank you, Madison Smith for bringing in our special treat!

Wed: Jump Rope Day: We will jump rope today!

Thurs: Kindness Day: show kindness through words and actions

Fri: Lucky Charms: We will enjoy Lucky Charms and share our lucky charms today. Thanks to those of you who donated cereal for this day.

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Math: We are focusing on decimals this week. We will talk about tenths and hundredths place. We will also do some problem solving and adding/subtracting with fractions and decimals. We will work on 9's division this week as well.

*Science: Off to the MOON! We will focus on studying the moon this week. We will learn about craters, phases of the moon, what the moon is made up of ( not cheese!), how the moon orbits the earth, and much more! There will be a graded review of the moon on Friday, May 16th. The students will receive a study guide next week.

*Reading: The students are busy reading and trying to solve their mysteries. We are enjoying have book club meetings and discussing clues and suspects. We will continue to read and do various activities as we practice our reading strategies.

*English: The students have completed their last unit in the English textbook! Way to Go! We will finish the year with a poetry unit and persuasive writing.

*Spelling: Next week is list 31: contractions. We will have a pretest on Monday and a graded test on Friday.

Thank you for checking our classroom blog this week! Have an excellent weekend!

~Miss Carlstrom~

Week of May 5-9, 2008

April Showers Bring May Flowers?

Or just more May Rain? =)

*Egypt Unwrapped: Our class will be enjoying an in-school field trip as a representative from the Field Museum will visit our classroom to share lots of interesting information about Egypt with us. This is a great review and extension to our earlier Egypt unit.

*Junior Achievement: Starting next week, we will have a community member joining our classroom 2 times a week for 3 weeks in a community outreach program called Jr. Achievement. Miss McGinnis will be teaching our class about communities, city planning, writing checks, and running your own business.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Wed. 5/7: Egypt Unwrapped

*Thurs. 5/8: Reading Party

*Fri. 5/9: Spelling: List 30 Test

English: Unit 6 Pronouns Test

Math: 8's Division Timed Test

ABC Countdown to Summer: Here is a preview of next week's days:

Mon: Crazy Hair day

Tues: Dog day: bring in a stuffed animal dog

Wed: Earth Day: bring in a no throw away lunch and snack

Thurs: Funny Feet day

Fri: Game Day

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Math: We are busy working with fractions. We are looking at fractional sets, comparing fractions, and mixed numbers. The students will also be working on 8's division this week.

*Science: The students love our space unit so far. We have talked about gravity, living in space, and space shuttles. They were given a study guide today for next Friday's quiz covering activities 2-6. We will continue to review and learn new concepts next week, as well as begin learning about our closest space neighbor, the Moon.

*Social Studies: We have completed all our of Social Studies units for the year. The students will have 5 Jr. achievement sessions. We will focus on space for the rest of the year. Time permitting, we may do another Chicago activity before the end of the year.

*Reading: Detective book clubs are in session! Your child has received a "top secret" file containing the information they are keeping track of as they solve their mystery. Your child will have required reading each night from their book club book. This is necessary to do in order to complete the next days activities. Please do not let them read ahead...we want to keep it a surprise and work as a team! Your child has the cards for a memory game using detective vocabulary words. Try this game at home!

*English: The students will be completing unit 6 on pronouns next week. We will have a review packet to complete and the final test will be on Friday, May 9th. We will also continue our poetry unit (we have some talented poets among us!) as well as write to our 2nd grade pen pals at Elizabeth Ide.

*Spelling: Next week we will work on List 30. The list contains words with the prefix "re".

Thank you for checking in this week. Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Carlstrom

Classroom Issue #30

Classroom News!

*Field Trip: We are going to the Field Museum on Monday, April 28th. This will be an all day field trip. Please send your child to school with comfortable walking shoes and either money for McDonald's lunch ($6) or a completely disposable sack lunch. This will be a great day of learning more about Egypt and Chicago! Thank you!

Upcoming Events:

*Mon. 4/28: Field Trip Museum

Spelling: List 29: Pretest

*Thurs. 5/1: Social Studies: Downers Grove/Chapter 12 Test

*Fri. 5/2: Spelling List 29 Test

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Math: We will continue to work in Chapter 11:Fractions and Decimals. We will look at comparing fractions and equivalent fractions. We will also focus on 7's division with a timed test on Friday.

*Reading: We are starting book clubs this week with mystery books. Your child will be in a book group reading a mystery book, focusing on the reading strategies we have been working on the whole year. I will be sending a note home about the program, which involves reading the book at home for 20 min each night. Thanks!

*English: We are working on pronouns as well as poetry. A poem will be sent home each Monday for your child to practice reading to improve their fluency skills. We will also learn about different types of poetry and write some of our own! We will also begin writing our pen pal letters to the 2nd graders at Elizabeth Ide school. They will come to our classroom at the end of May to visit with us!

*Science: We are starting our new unit, Space.

*Social Studies: We are finishing up our study of Downers Grove and Chapter 12. A study guide was sent home last week for the upcoming test on Thursday, May 1st. Please look in your child's social studies binder for some worksheets to help with studying.

*Spelling: We will work on List 29 this week. There will be a pretest on Monday and the final test on Friday.

Thank you for checking in this week! Enjoy your weekend!

~Miss Carlstrom

Classroom Issue #29

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

REDUCE.....REUSE.....RECYCLE!

Odds and Ends

*Field Trip: We will be taking our Downers Grove field trip on Monday, April 21st. We will be making stops along the way where we will get off the bus to see some historic sites in town...please have your child dressed for the weather and walking! We will be having lunch at Giordano's, so please just send a healthy snack to school that day. Thanks!

*Earth Day: Earth Day is Tuesday, April 22nd. Here at Prairieview School we are going to celebrate this holiday by combining it with Character Counts and how we can do little things that have a BIG impact. A note was sent home today with information about what you can do each day next week.

*Open House: Thank you all so much for visiting our classroom at Open House. It was so great to see so many families and the students were so proud and excited to share their classroom and hard work! We all really appreciate your presence at this special event.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Mon. 4/21: Downers Grove Field Trip

*Tues. 4/22: Miss Carlstrom's Math Class: Chapter 7 Test

Happy Earth Day!

*Wed. 4/23: Science: Ecosystems Test

Reading: Day 1 of Biography Presentations

*Thurs. 4/24: Early Dismissal: 11:00am

Reading: Day 2 Biography Presentations

*Fri. 4/25: Math: 6's Division Timed Test

Spelling: List 28 test

SPIRIT DAY: Decade Day: dress in clothes from your favorite decade....50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's....have fun!

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Math: We will be finished up with Chapter 7 on graphing and probability next week. The students will take the final chapter test on Tuesday, 4/22. Our next chapter will be on fractions and decimals. We will also work with 6's division next week. Please remember to review these facts each night.

*Science: The students did a great job presenting their animal habitat dioramas. They were very impressive and well done. We will keep them on display in our school for the next few weeks. We are finishing up our ecosystem unit. The final chapter test is on Wednesday, 4/23. A study guide was sent home this week. Our next unit is on Space.

*Social Studies: We will take our Downers Grove field trip on Monday, 4/21 as an extension of our DG unit. We have learned about the history, location, and government of Downers Grove. We will continue to talk about the government and recreation of DG next week.

*Reading: The students are busy working on their biography scrapbooks on their famous person. We will finish these early next week. The students will then dress up as their famous person and present their scrapbooks. The first round of presentations will take place Wed. 4/23. The second round of presentations will be Thurs. 4/24. The students need to dress up and/or bring props that are appropriate to their famous person. The schedule is as follows:

Wed:

Nora

Madison

Rupa
Paige
Deep
Nick
Ryan
Vanessa

Nicholas

Cole
Brianna

Thurs:

Caden

Sam

Gina

Jesse

Renee

Kelly

Peter

Jonathan

Erik

Sanjna

Alexandria

*English: Our expository unit is coming to an end. We will work with pronouns and poetry next.

*Spelling: Next week is list 28. There will not be a pretest due to the field trip. The final test will be on Friday, 4/25. This week's list contains words spelled with silent letters.

Thank you for checking in this week. Enjoy the weekend!!!!

Miss Carlstrom ; )

Classroom Issue #28

April Showers Bring May Flowers!

Odds and Ends

* Upcoming Field Trips: We will be taking our first spring field trip on Monday, April 21st to Downers Grove and Giordano's pizza. If you have not yet turned in your child's permission slip, please do so by Wed. 4/16 so I can place the pizza order. The cost for pizza is $7.

A permission slip was sent home today about another upcoming trip to the Field Museum in Chicago on Monday, April 28th. The cost for the field trip is $2. If your child wants McDonald's lunch on that day, please send them with $6...otherwise send a completely disposable lunch with them to school that day. We will be taking 5 parent chaperones. There is a spot on the permission slip to fill out if you are interested in joining us. This is on a first come, first serve basis, so please turn your permission slips in early! I will contact the 5 first parents.

*Egypt Unwrapped: I am still collecting money for this in school program. The cost is $4.50. Please send your money if you have not already. This will take place on May 7th. Thanks!

*Open House: Prairieview welcomes you and your family to our Spring Open House on Thurs. 4/17 from 6:45-8:30pm. Come to see your child's classroom and visit the book fair. Hope to see you there!

*Prize Box: Thank you again to the Rovella family for donating to our prize box! Donations always welcome!

*Lunch Tickets: Just a quick reminder about buying lunch tickets. Please purchase a weeks (or more) worth of tickets at one time. Monday is the best day to do this. Please send a check or cash in an envelope with your child's name, my name, and how many tickets you need. If you child needs to purchase one ticket the day of, please send them with the exact amount ( $2.25). If your child needs to borrow a ticket, they must pay for it the next school day. Thank you for your cooperation.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Thurs. 4/17: Open House: 6:45-8:30...Come dressed in your favorite Chicago gear : )

Science: Animal Dioramas Due

*Fri. 4/18: My Math Class: 4's division timed test

Spelling: List 26 test (review week)

SPIRIT DAY: Fri. 4/18: Rock Band Day! Support your favorite musician!

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Math: The students have finished up their graphs that they worked on as a cooperative group. We enjoyed seeing each others graphs and answering the quizzes. Thank you for all of the hard work on your geometry projects. I am impressed!! They look awesome! We will continue to share these projects on Monday. We will continue with Chapter 7 next week. The final chapter test is scheduled for Tues. 4/22. We will also work on 4's division next week.

*Science: Most of the class is finished typing and illustrating their wonderful animal books. The animal diorama's are due Thurs. 4/17. We will be sharing them in class with a short (1-3 min) presentation. We will finish ecosystems this week. The final chapter test is scheduled for Wed. 4/23. More info. about the test will be sent home next week. Our next and final science unit will be SPACE!

*Social Studies: We Love Chicago! We are working on many fun and interesting activities about past and present Chicago. These projects will be on display for open house. The 3rd grade theme is CHICAGO, so your child and your family can come to open house in their favorite Chicago gear =) The teachers will be dressed for the part! Our next unit will be Downers Grove. We will focus on the history of Downers Grove so we have some background knowledge for our Monday, 4/21 field trip.

*Reading: We are continuing to work on biographies, as well as learn about each other as we work on some "autobiographical" activities. Your child should have chosen a famous person by now and almost be done with the book. The goal is to have the book completed by Monday so we can begin our in-class assignment. Your child will be receiving information about the next activity in class. The one part that they have to do at home is to come up with a costume and/or props for their famous person. During the week of April 21st, your child will need to dress up as their famous person and present the book we make in school to the class. What fun! More details coming next week...

*English: The students are still working on expository writing. They will be given a choice of prompts next week to write on for a grade.

*Spelling: Next week is a review week (list 26). Your child should be taking home their workbook each night to study the previous weeks rules. The lists and spelling rules they should focus on are 19-25. There will be no pretest, but a final review test will be on Friday.

Thank you for checking in this week. Have a great weekend!

~Miss Carlstrom

Classroom Issue #27

Odds and Ends

*Upcoming Field Trip: A permission slip was sent home today about an upcoming field trip to Downers Grove on Monday, April 21st. We will take a bus tour of the town, stopping at various historic locations that we learned about in class. We will also stop for lunch in downtown Downers Grove at Giordano's pizza. If any parents would like to meet us for lunch, you are more than welcome to join us there (it is on Main St.) between 11:00 and 11:15. The cost of lunch is $7 for your child. Please turn in the permission slip and money by Wed. April 16th. Thanks!

*Prize Box: Thank you to the Rovella family for donating prizes for the prize box. We can ALWAYS use any donations for the prize box. Thank you!

*Independent Reading Party: The reading party for the month of March will be on Thursday, April 10th. Your child can join us if they have read for 28 days for the month of March. Please turn in your folders by Wed. 4/9 to join our party.

Amazing Animals:

The students of Prairieview enjoyed a very exciting assembly this week. Amazing Animals came in our school. We got to see (and touch) an alligator, armadillo, boa constrictor, chinchilla, ferret, bearded dragon, and cat. How exciting! Thank you to the wonderful PTO for providing such an exciting assembly!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Tues: 4/8: Social Studies: History of Chicago Quiz

Character Counts Assembly

*Fri. 4/11: Math: Geometry Projects Due (Miss Carlstrom's Math Class)

3's division timed test

Spelling: List 25 test

SPIRIT DAY: Take me out to the ball game! Baseball day is next Friday, 4/11. Show your baseball spirit and support your favorite team!

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Math: We started chapter 7 in math class, working with graphs. The students will learn the different parts of various types of graphs including bar graphs and pictographs. While working in cooperative groups, the students will be making their own bar graphs. We will work on 3's division next week. Also, the geometry project is due Friday, 4/11.

*Reading: We finished Stone Fox this week. The students really enjoyed this touching story about a boy and his dog. We watched the movie and compared the similarities and differences between both stories. We will begin our biography unit on Monday.

*English: The students are working in expository writing. We will continue this writing unit next week. Your child will be asking to bring in a photo of a special person next week for our writing assignment.

*Science: The class is learning about ecosystems. They will be working in groups to make a poster about different ecosystems and then "teach" the class about their particular ecosystem. Animal dioramas are due Thursday, 4/17.

*Social Studies: Sweet home Chicago! The students have been learning so much about Chicago's history this week. We talked a lot about the Great Chicago Fire and how the city was able to rebuild itself into one of the world's greatest cities. If you have a chance and are looking for something fun to do with the family, take your child to the Chicago History Museum. Your child will be able to see many of the things we have been learning about in class up close. The Chicago History quiz is scheduled for Tuesday, 4/8. A study guide was sent home this week. They can also use their crossword puzzle, journal, and fire graphic organizer to help them prepare.

*Spelling: This week we will focus on List 25, words spelling with igh. There will be a pretest on Monday and the final test on Friday.

Have a wonderful SPRING weekend! Enjoy the warm weather!

~Miss Carlstrom

SPRING PHOTOS

SPRING PICTURES: Spring picture packets went home with your child on Monday, March 31, 2008. If you choose to purchase a portion or all of the packet, please return payment and any extra pictures as soon as possible; no later than Friday, April 4, 2007.