Odds and Ends:
* Fall Conference Sign up: An email was sent inviting you to sign up for Fall conferences. This is for homeroom students. If you did not receive this email, please let me know. I am looking forward to meeting with you all. Thanks!
* Coupon Books: The PTO is selling coupon books this year to help fund the purchase of tablets for our students. If you wish to purchase a book, please send in $25 made payable to the Prairieview PTO. If you do not wish to buy the book, please send it back with your student. The deadline is October 29th. The books have some great local coupons in them and really pay for themselves while the school gets half the money of all books sold! The grade that sells the most books (15 books minimum) will get a movie and a treat on Tuesday, November 26th and each grade level student who sells the most books (5 book minimum) will get a $100 Target gift card! Please contact Pam Topp (pam_topp@yahoo.com) or Maureen Gibbons (maureen.gibbons@comcast.net) if you have questions or would like more books to sell. There are some great holiday shopping discounts available....take a look!!!!
Halloween:
1. We only have 15 minutes for costume changes. Please make sure your child can change into his/her costume easily and by themselves. If the costume can be worn over their clothes, then both the time to change and the chances of losing any clothes is minimized.
2. If the costume involves make up, please apply it before your child comes to school. If you send your child in with make up, then your child has to be able to apply it themselves.
3. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating.
4. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
* Tues. 10/29: Reading: Halloween Reading Character Pumpkins Due
Math: Chapter 3 Subtraction Test
*Wed. 10/30: Picture Retakes
Social Studies: Downers Grove History Quiz
* Thurs. 10/31: Happy Halloween!
Parade 1:15-1:30
Parties 1:30-2:15
*Fri. 11/1: Reading: October Reading Calendars Due
Spelling: Halloween words test
Science Assembly
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:
*Reading: We will continue to work on determining importance, making inferences, and cause and effect, all while we "prove it"...validate our answers and thinking with text evidence. Reading pumpkins are due Tues. We will write a character inference paragraph to display with the pumpkins in class. The pumpkin reading log is due Tues, which the log filled out and the character inference chart in the packet.
*English: We are working very hard on our haunted house stories. They look great! We will work on nouns this week.
*Spelling: We will work on a Halloween inspired list this week. Test for all students will be Friday. There is no pretest or challenge list this week.
*Social Studies: We have been learning lots about the history of Downers Grove. We have been learning some study tools. Look for the note cards and study guide in your child's binder. We will have our quiz on Wed. 10/30.
*Science: We are working on ch. 9. We will focus on the water cycle in lesson 2.
*Math: We will continue to practice subtracting with regrouping. The test is scheduled for Tues. 10/29. Look for your child's check list study guide for this unit in their binder. The next unit is on multiplication.
Have a boo-tiful weekend!
Mrs. Olsen
