Week of 2/27

Odds and Ends:

*PBIS Food Drive Donation: Gather up your change and help those in need! Please send in $1 to help us raise money for our local food pantry. Each dollar helps us reach our goal to purchase one ton of food to be donated! Thank you!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Tues. 2/28: Early Dismissal at 11:00

*Wed. 2/29: Happy Leap Year!!!

*Thurs. 3/1: Feb. Reading Calendars Due

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Reading: We will focus on reviewing all reading strategies next week as we prepare for the ISATs. We will also practice writing the extended response.

*English: We will work on our expository writing. We will write a paper on our own about severe weather.

*Spelling: We will not have spelling this week. We will work on vocabulary and word building activities this week.

*Science: We are learning about seasons. Ask your child what the reason for the seasons is! (ask to see the cool foldable we made in class!). We will continue our study of space this week.

*Social Studies: We will begin our unit on Chicago.

*Math: We are working on fractions. We will focus on fractions and reviewing concepts from throughout the year this week.

Have a wonderful weekend in the beautiful snow together!
Mrs. Olsen

week of 2/21

Odds and Ends:

*Valentine's Day: Thank you to everyone for helping make our Valentine's Party a hit! Thank you to Mr. Hoffman, Mrs. Messina, Mrs. Sprandel, Mrs. Veselak, Mrs. Cibulka, and Mrs. Harmon for their hard work! We had a LOVEly time =)

* No School: Mon. 2/20: Happy President's Day!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Wed.2/22: Math: Ch 7 Probability Graded Review

* Fri. 2/24: Prefix/Suffix graded review

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Reading: We will continue to focus on main idea and detail as we finish our African American Scrapbooks. We will also work on extended responses.

*English: We are working on our partner expository paper. We will also begin one on our own.

*Spelling: We are working on prefixes, root words, and suffixes. There will be a graded review on Fri. 2/24.

*Science: 3...2...1...Blast off! We will begin our study of space!

*Social Studies: Sweet Home Chicago...We will begin our Chicago unit soon!

*Math: We are working on ch 7 Probability. We will take a graded review on ch. 7 on Wed. 2/22. We will begin ch 18: Fractions.

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Olsen

Week of 2/13

*Happy Valentine's Day! We will be celebrating Valentine's Day with a classroom party on Tues. 2/14 in the afternoon. We know it will be so much fun thanks to all of the parents who are planning it! If your child would like to pass out Valentine's, there are 24 students in our class.

*Book Order: Feb book order is due 2/20. Every online order helps our classroom earn free books! Thanks for your orders!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Tues. 2/14: Valentine's Day Party 1:30-2:20

*Thurs. 2/16: Social Studies: Ch 3 Test

PE: Floor Hockey Test

*Mon. 2/20: No School: President's Day

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Reading: We will work on reviewing all of the strategies, focusing on main idea and detail, as we research for our African American scrapbooks. We will work on our scrapbooks in class. We will also be working on writing extended responses.

*English: We are working on expository writing. We wrote one paper as a class and students will work with a partner this week to complete their next paper.

*Spelling: We will work on prefix/suffix this week. There will be no spelling list or test this week. The prefix/suffix unit will last into next week. The test will be announced soon!

*Science: We just finished our unit on water and weather. We will begin our next unit on space soon.

*Social Studies: We are finishing up our studies on culture and immigration. The culture day presentations were outstanding and we learned so much about each other's family and culture. Great job to the students on their hard work and preparation. It was a huge success! The ch 3 test will be Thurs. 2/16.

*Math: We are working on ch 22: area, volume, and perimeter. We will take a graded checkpoint on ch 16 (solid figures, net figures ("unfolded" solid figures), edges, faces, vertices(corners)) and ch 22 on Tues. Students will be able to use their notes on this graded review. Next we will begin probability (ch. 7).

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Olsen

Week of 2/6

Odds and Ends:

Book Order: Feb. book order due 2/20.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Tues. 2/7: Science: Ch 9 Test

Thurs. 2/9: Social Studies: Culture day Presentations

Fri. 2/10: Social Studies: Culture Day Presentations
Spelling: List 16 Test

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Reading: We will work on compare and contrast as we read a Seal Surfer. We will also look at main ideas and details as we work on an African American non fiction book project and scrapbook.

*English: We are working on expository writing.

*Spelling: List 16: homework and test Friday!

*Science: We are wrapping up ch. 9. The test will be Tues. 2/7.

*Social Studies: Hope culture day planning is going well. Please email with any questions or comments! I am looking forward to the presentations on Thurs and Fri.

*Math: We are working on geometry topics. We will combine ch 16 and ch 22 looking at solid figures, perimeter,area,and volume.

Have a great weekend!
Mrs.Olsen