Friday, November 21, 2014

Week 11/24 and 12/1

Odds and Ends: 

* Thanksgiving Break: We will break for the Thanksgiving holiday Wed 11/26-Fri. 11/28. Enjoy these days with family and friends!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

* Wed.11/26-Fri. 11/28 : No School

*Tues. 12/2: Downers Grove Field Trip

*Wed. 12/3: Math: Ch. 4 test

* Thurs. 12/4: Science: Ch. 9 Test

*Fri. 12/5: Spelling: Test


A LOOK AT UPCOMING WEEKS: 

*Reading: We will continue to read informational text and focus on authors view point and main idea and details.

*English: We are learning about nouns and verbs.

* Spelling: There will be no list next week. We will be on list 11 for the week of 12/1.

*Social Studies: We wrapped up our unit on the history of Downers Grove. We are looking forward to seeing many of the places we talked about in class during our field trip on Tues. We will begin modern day Downers Grove and local government next.

*Science: We are learning about types of clouds and weather. We will be finishing up ch. 9 and taking the final test on Thur. 12/4. A study guide was sent home. We will be researching a type of severe weather (child's choice) and learning how to write an informative paper. We are still collecting change for water.org. Thank you to those who have already donated!

*Math: Students are busy learning about multiplication. We will have the test on Wed. 12/3. Be on the look out for a practice test coming home next week.

Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Olsen