Week of 11/18

Odds and Ends:

*Thank you to Mrs. Singh, Mrs. Townsend, Mrs. Hiatt, Mrs. Cimbalista, and Mrs. Allington for chaperoning our Downers Grove Field Trip. We lucked out with a sunny day and had a great trip. The students learned so much and loved seeing the history lessons come alive.

Prairieview School-Community Service Project

Animal Assisted Therapy Program-Edward Hospital

Prairieview School, in Downers Grove, (3^rd, 4^th and 5^th Graders) is proud to have an opportunity to sponsor an Edward Hospital therapy dog.  The students are looking forward to sponsoring, Kodi.

Prairieview School will take donations until November 19^th!

If you want to learn more about this Animal Assisted Therapy Program go the the following link:  httpwww.edward.org/animalassistedtherapy

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Mon. 11/18: Turkey in Disguise Due

*Tues. 11/19: Assisted Animal Therapy Money Due
Math: Ch. 4 Test

*Wed. 11/20: Early Dismissal
Science: Chapter 9 Test

*Fri. 11/22: Spelling: List 12 Test

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Reading: We will continue our guided reading groups. We will work on cause and effect and inferences. Also, students have 4 new dinner plate words. We will take a short graded review over the words on Tues. They are boost, barrier, recommend, and gratitude. They have a challenge to use the words as much as they can over the weekend!

*English: We will continue to study nouns.  Students are also working on writing a story about weather and the water cycle from the point of view of a raindrop.

* Spelling: We are on list 12 this week.

*Science: We will be wrapping up our study of the water cycle and weather. Our test will be on Wed. 11/20. We will continue to research weather using non fiction books and websites.  We will write expository papers on our chosen weather related topic.

*Social Studies: We will continue to study local government and modern day Downers Grove. A test  will be announced soon.

*Math: The students are wrapping up their studies on the concepts of multiplication. A study check list was sent home. The test is scheduled for Tues. 11/19. We will begin to learn about the concepts of division in ch. 5.

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Olsen