Odds and Ends:
*Field Trip: We will take our Downers Grove field trip on Thurs. 11/15. Please have your child dress accordingly to the weather since we will be spending some time walking around parts of Downers Grove. If you would like to meet us for lunch at Giordano's, please let me know via email. You will need to order your own lunch separately, so please plan accordingly. I will be ordering and paying for pizza based on the number of students, teachers, and chaperons. If your child did not want pizza, please send them with a disposable, sack lunch on Thurs. Thank you! Also, your child can bring $5-8 ( no more than $8 please) to school with them on Thurs. for shopping in downtown Downers Grove.
*Scholastic Book Order: Please have your book orders turned in by Fri. 11/16. Thank you!
*Winter Coat, Mitten, and Hat Drive: We are collecting new or gently used coats and new hats, mittens, and scarves for school children in Chicago and Harvey, IL. We will be collecting these items until 11/19. Please send in your items to help other children stay warm this winter season!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
*Mon. 11/12: No School: Veteran's Day
*Tues. 11/3: Math: ch 5 Money Checkpoint
English: DOL #4 Graded Review
*Wed. 11/14: Disguised Turkey due date
Math: Subtraction Fast Facts
*Thurs. 11/15: Downers Grove Field Trip
*Fri. 11/15: Social Studies: Downers Grove history quiz
*Tues. 11/20: Spelling: Synonym and Antonym Graded Review
Math: Multiplication: Squares Fast Fact
*Thurs. 11/29: Picture Retakes
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:
*Reading: We will spend next week in guided reading groups. We will work on our summarizing, inferring, and predicting skills.We will learn new vocabulary to go along with our books. We are also going to talk about point of view and how it can alter the story when we see it through other points of view.
*English: We will work on ch. 2 nouns. We will also work on point of view and persuasive writing as we write a Thanksgiving story. Your child brought home a blank turkey page this weekend. They have to disguise this turkey to be used for our writing project. The disguised turkey should come to school with your child on Wed. 11/14. Also, your child has been learning the abbreviations for the months and how to use commas in a series for the DOL #4 quiz on Tues. 11/13. Look for a study guide in your child's binder.
*Spelling: We will continue to work on our study of synonym and antonym analogies as we build our vocabulary. The graded test on both synonym and antonym analogies will be Tues. 11/20. The best way to prepare is to make sure your child knows the words and relationships in the packets used in class. The quiz is based on those packets!
*Social Studies: We will be wrapping up our study of the history of Downers Grove as we learn about Prince Pond, Casper Dicke, and the Tivoli. The history will come alive on our field trip on Thurs.11/15. This day will serve as our review day for the quiz on Fri. 11/16. A study guide was sent home this week. We will begin modern day Downers Grove next.
*Science: We began ch. 4 Ecosystems. We will learn about types of ecosystems.
*Math: We will be finishing up our money unit this week and taking a graded checkpoint on Tues. 11/13. A study guide checklist was sent home this week. We will begin the second half of ch. 5-time on Wed. We have been busy taking our subtraction fast facts as well. Many students have passed this test. By Wed. 11/14, if your child does not pass, they will be deducted a point each day they have to retake. We will begin looking at multiplication facts next week as well, beginning with squares (2x2, 3x3, etc). Please look for a note about our multiplication fast facts coming home on Tues. Thank you!
Have a wonderful, LONG weekend together!
Mrs. Olsen
