Odds and Ends:
*Scholastic Book Order: Remember our November book order is due Friday, Nov. 19th. If you place your order online, you can help our classroom earn free classroom books. Thanks!
*Thank you to the following chaperons for coming along on our Downers Grove Field trip: Mrs. Singh, Mrs. Topp, Mrs. Vanni, Mrs. Edwards, and Mrs. Kling. We all had a great time and learned so much about Downers Grove history! It was fantastic to see our history lessons come alive!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
*Mon. 11/15: PBIS Assembly 1:45pm
*Tues. 11/16: Math: Problem Solving Graded Review
English: DOL #5 graded review
*Thurs. 11/18: Book Check Out
* Fri. 11/19: Synonym/Antonym Analogies Review
English: Unit 3 Verb Test
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:
*Reading: We will continue to focus on our reading strategies as we apply them to our reading. We will focus on making inferences, summarizing, predicting, using background knowledge, and applying our knowledge about synonyms and antonyms. We will also continue to work on identifying character traits, setting, and problem/solution.
*Spelling: We will continue to focus on synonyms and antonyms and analogies this week. There will be a graded review on Friday.
*English: The students are busy working on verbs in unit 3. We will finish up this unit on Friday, 11/19. A study guide will be sent home next week. The test will be on Fri. 11/19. Please refer to the pretest in your child's English folder to focus on what your child needs to focus on.
*Science: The students are learning about the planets and solar system in ch. 10 lesson 3.
*Social Studies: We had a great time on our Downers Grove field trip. We will continue to learn about modern day Downers Grove.
*Math: We are finishing up our problem solving unit. We will discuss t-charts this week and take a graded review on problem solving on Tues. We will begin ch. 5 (time and money) this week.
Thank you for checking our our blog this week. Enjoy your weekend!
Mrs. Olsen and Miss Galloway
