*Odds and Ends*
*Thank you to the following students ( and families!) for bringing in healthy treats for our Health Fest: Angela V., Jake B., Molly M., Kayal S., Grace S., and Alex P. ! The kids enjoyed them very much and found some new snack options for home!
*Thank you for bringing in your gently used books for our Book Worm Angels. The drive ended today and the school collected a huge pile of books that will find new homes in many schools and homes of children. Thank you!
*Announcing Prairieview 2008-2009 Yearbook. Order your yearbook today!!! The cost of the yearbook is $10.00 and make payments to Lifetouch. Order deadline date is December 1, 2008. No orders will be accepted after that date. Parents just a reminder-- Prairieview yearbooks are not paid for at registration. Please place your order now. Yearbook order forms went home with your child on November 13th and there a few extra envelopes available; please try not to lose them. If your child loses it, you can send an envelope with the following information on it: student’s name, teacher’s name and grade level along with a check made payable to Lifetouch for $10.00. It is very important that you put the information on the envelope; Lifetouch does not know who your child’s teacher is. There will be a limited supply in June. Order Today!!!
*UPCOMING EVENTS*
*Tues. 11/18: Social Studies: Downers Grove and Chapter 12 Test
*Wed. 11/19: Math: Chapter 4 Test
*Thurs. 11/20: Math: Subtraction Fast Facts count for grade
Math: Coins brought to class for Ch 5 unit
*Fri. 11/21: Reading: The Keeping Quilt Vocab and Comprehension Review
Spelling: Thanksgiving Words Test and "Give me 20" Due
*A LOOK AHEAD AT NEXT WEEK*
Mrs.Olsen's Language Arts Block
*Reading: We began a new strategy of self-questioning as we read. Good readers ask themselves questions before, during, and after they read to better understand and connect with the text. We will first focus on author's view point as we read the story The Keeping Quilt. If you are or know a quilter who would like to come to our classroom and show us the steps of quilting and some of the quilts they made, please email me. We would love a visitor to help make our story come alive!
*English: We are working on nouns. We will continue to work on this as well as descriptive/point of view writing next week. We will be writing a Thanksgiving story from the turkey's point of view.
*Spelling: We will be working with thanksgiving spelling words next week. There will not be a pretest and the final test will be on Friday. This week's spelling packet is a "Give Me 20" sheet. The students choose a variety of activities from the worksheet that each have a different point value. They need to complete 20 points worth of work and it will be due Friday. Thank you and have fun!
*Conferences: I sent home conference confirmation sheets and have heard back from most of you. If you have a conflict, please email me, otherwise I look forward to seeing you the week of December 1st-3rd to discuss your child's progress. Please write down any questions or concerns you have so we can be sure to cover them during our 15 minute conference. Thank you!
Mrs. Olsen's Science and Social Studies Class:
*Science: We began a new unit with our new textbook. This book is available to use online and a password and username should have been emailed to you a few weeks ago. We will begin with a unit on science inquiry.
*Social Studies: We are finished with our Downers Grove and Local Government unit (ch 12). We will review on Monday and the final test will be on Tuesday 11/18. A study guide was sent home last week and the students should spend time this weekend preparing. Use any review sheets, packets, or workbook pages in their Social Studies folder to help review. Our next unit will be Ch 3 on immigration and culture.
Mrs. Olsen's Math Class
*Math: We are finishing ch 4 on subtraction. We will review on Monday and there will be a test covering this chapter on Wed. 11/19. I sent home a study guide today for your child to use to help prepare. We will also continue subtraction fast facts next week, with the tests "counting" as a grade starting on Thursday 11/20. Please continue to practice these facts nightly with flashcards, computer games, or practice tests. I hope to have all of the students pass subtraction fast facts the Tuesday before Thanksgiving break.
Our next unit begins with money. By next Thursday, please send your child to school with the following coins to use in class (We will not be spending this money and it will be returned when the chapter is done): 5 nickels, 5 dimes, 5 pennies, and 5 quarters. You can send the coins in a baggie, film container, or plastic container marked with your child's first and last name. Thank you!
Thank you for reading my blog this week. Have a super weekend!
Mrs. Olsen
