Odds and Ends
*Downers Grove Field Trip: We will be taking our Downers Grove field trip on Thursday, 10/16. We will leave school around 9:15 am and return around 2:00 pm. Remember to send in a lunch with your child that day if you DID NOT send in $7 for Giordano's pizza. Also, if you would like to send in some spending money ($5-7) for shopping in downtown Downers Grove, please send it with your child on Thursday. They will be responsible for their own money. Thank you to the following parents who will be joining us on our trip:
Mrs. Veverka
Mrs. Klamer
Mrs. Wilson
Mrs. Smead
Mrs. David
Mrs. Silva
Those parents should arrive to Prairieview School at 9:05 on Thursday. Thanks for your help!
If you would still like to join us on part of our field trip, you can meet us for lunch at Giordano's pizza in downtown Downers Grove on Main Street. We will be arriving there between 11:35-11:45 am. You can also join your child's group for shopping afterwards.
*Donations Needed: We are in need of the following items for our classroom:
*Healthy snacks (pretzels, cheese crackers, goldfish)-bag or individually wrapped (this is used when students forget snack)
*Film or disposable cameras
Thank you for your help!
*Box Tops: The first turn in date was today. We will continue to collect box tops for the next turn in date (TBD), so please keep sending those box tops in!
*Upcoming Events*
*Mon. 10/13: No School: Christopher Columbus Day!
*Thurs. 10/16: Downers Grove Field Trip
*Fri. 10/17: Social Studies: Downers Grove History Quiz
* A Look At Next Week*
Mrs. Olsen's Language Arts Class
*If you have not already done this, please send a 1 inch or bigger binder to school with your child next week. It can be any color or design. This can be old or new....we will use it as a portfolio to collect samples of your child's work. Thank you!
*Reading: We will continue to work on monitoring and clarifying this week. We are working on fact and opinion as we read non-fiction text. Don't forget..the first monthly reading project is due on October 29th...fiction: "advertise-a- book" poster.
*English: We are working on our 5 paragraph essays. We will conference and edit our rough drafts next week and "publish" our final copies. Next up...descriptive writing!
*Spelling: Due to the shortened week and field trips in some of the classrooms, we will not have a spelling test this week. We will pick up with list 7 the following week. How did the spelling packets go this week? Please let me know if your child was unsure about the expectations. Thanks!
Mrs. Olsen's Science and Social Studies Class:
*Science: The students have started a new unit all about health! So far we have talked about ways to stay healthy and the food pyramid. We will focus on the food pyramid next week. A note was sent home about another upcoming field trip to the Robert Crown Center on the morning of Fri. 10/31. There is no cost to this trip...please send in the signed permission slip ASAP. Thanks!
*Social Studies: We are busy getting background knowledge for our Downers Grove field trip. We have learned a lot about the important people and places of Downers Grove. We will review next week and take a short quiz on Friday, 10/17. A study guide was sent home. Please review the yellow packet as you study.
Mrs. Olsen's Math Class:
*Math: The students showed a lot of improvement on the chapter 2 test...I was so proud of each of them! We started ch. 3, which focuses on addition. The first lesson introduced the students to 3 addition properties (commutative, identity, and associative). I will leave that as only a brief introduction to the students. They will NOT be responsible for knowing how to identify or label those properties on a test. We will continue to reinforce rounding and place value as we add numbers.
Thank you for reading my blog this week. I hope it helps to keep you informed of our classroom happenings. As always, any questions or comments...please email or call me!
Thanks and enjoy the LONG, warm weekend!
~Mrs. Olsen
