Week of 4/8

Odds and Ends: 

Spring Break: I hope you enjoy your Spring Break and that the weather turns and looks more like spring than winter! We will see you back on Wed. April 8th.

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Spring Vacation: School starts back Wed. 4/8

*Fri. 4/10: Math: Ch. 10 test.
5's division fast fact test

A LOOK AT OUR UPCOMING WEEK: 

*Reading: We will continue to study folktales and point of view.

*English: We will edit and finalize our autobiographies.

*Spelling: We will not have a spelling list this week. We will work on building vocab. through word work.

*Science: We will begin our Space unit.

*Social Studies. We will continue our study of Chicago.

*Math: We will be wrapping up our unit on fractions (ch. 10). The chapter 10 test will be on Fri. 4/10. We will also work on 5's division fast facts.

Enjoy your break!
Mrs. Olsen

Week of 3/23

Odds and Ends: 

We are celebrating Spring with a spirit week. Your child can participate in the following Spirit Days:

Mon: Cubs Vs. Sox: Wear the colors or shirt to support your favorite team

Tues. Shades Day: Wear Sunglasses

Wed: Think Spring: Wear spring colors!

Thurs: Hat Day: Wear your hat!

Fri: Comfy Clothes Day: Wear your most comfortable clothes!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

* Tues. 3/24: Science: Ch. 14 Test

*Fri. 3/27: Analogies Test
Spring Break Begins! See you Wed. 4/8!

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We will continue our study of folktales as we read The Beedle and the Bard and Mulan.

*English: We will continue to work on our final copies of our autobiographies.

*Spelling: We will work on analogies, adding part/whole analogies to our study. A test of antonym/synonym and part/whole analogies will be on Fri. 3/27

*Social Studies: We are busy learning about the history of Chicago and the region going as far back as the Ice Age!

*Science: We will be finishing up ch 14 with the test on Tues. 3/24. Our next unit is Space!

*Math: We are working on ch.10 which takes us deeper into fractions. We will also begin our division fast facts starting with 2's division (pass by Fri. 3/27) and then 5's division during the week after break (pass by 4/10).

Enjoy the first official weekend of Spring!
Mrs. Olsen

Week of 3/16

Odds and Ends: 

*Spring is here! We will be having more outdoor recess now. Please send your child with the coat you would like him/her to wear outside. They will need to bring their jacket outside and if they get too warm, they can tie it around their waist. It's often not as warm as the weather man says when we are outside at 11:20!

*Scholastic Book Order: Feb/March book orders due March 20th...please turn in your orders online or send in a check. Thanks!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Tues. 3/17: Happy St. Patrick's Day!

*Wed. 3/18: Math: Chapter 9 Fractions Test

* Thurs. 3/19: Early Dismissal

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We will begin our ELA Unit 3: Folktales, Fables, and Myths, oh my! We will focus on these genres of text.

*English: We will continue to work on our autobiography writing.

*Spelling: We will continue to work on synonym/antonym analogies.

*Social Studies: We will begin our study of Chicago!

*Science: We will be wrapping up our study of ch. 14 with lesson 4: Sound. A study guide was sent home. The test is scheduled for Tues. 3/24.

*Math: We will continue to work on ch. 9: Fractions.  A practice test will be sent home Tuesday and the chapter 9 test will be Wed. 3/18. Our next unit will dig deeper into fractions.  We will also spend another week practicing mixed multiplication facts. The last week before spring break we will work on 2's division facts.

Enjoy the warm weather and sunshine this weekend!

Mrs. Olsen

Week of 3/9

*Odds and Ends: 

Thank you to the following families for bringing in snacks or drinks for PARCC testing: Edie, Yates, Salvino, Pangallo, and Gasman! If you still went to send in NUT free snacks or 100% juice boxes next week, the students would really appreciate it!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Mon. 3/9: PARCC Testing: ELA I

* Wed. 3/11: PARCC Testing: ELA II

*Fri. 3/13: PARCC Testing: ELA III

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We will focus on reading paired text and comparing how different viewpoints and authors can write about the same topic. We will also finish up on ELA Unit 2 on culture.

*English: We will focus on autobiographies next week.

*Spelling: We will not have a list this week. We will work on analogies.

*Social Studies: We will begin our Chicago unit.

*Science: We will continue to work on ch. 14 as we work with color and sound.

*Math: We are working on fractions in ch. 9. The focus for our fast fact for this week is mixed multiplication facts. Students will work on passing 30 multiplication facts. Then we will begin division fast facts!

Have a great weekend...enjoy the sunshine and warmer weather! Don't forget to SPRING ahead and change your clocks!

Mrs. Olsen