Thank you to Mrs. Genovese, Mrs. Karchmar, and Mrs. Tomko for chaperoning our Downers Grove field trip. We enjoyed having you along as we explored Downers Grove's historic landmarks.
Today is the end of Trimester 1. What a wonderful first one-third of the year we’ve had!! Grades will be finalized soon. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving break with your families. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Today is the end of Trimester 1. What a wonderful first one-third of the year we’ve had!! Grades will be finalized soon. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving break with your families. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Upcoming Events:
* Tues. 11/21: Spelling Test and 2 activities due
*Wed. 11/2-Fri. 11/24: Thanksgiving Break: Enjoy the time with your family
A Look at Next Week:
*Reading: We are continuing to study myths and context clues and sequencing. We will work on fluency and expression with readers theatre.
*English: We are working on informational writing as we write about how to disguise a turkey. We will also write persuasive paragraphs to convince the farmers not to eat our turkeys. We will also be working with verbs.
*Spelling: We will take our test on Tues. 11/21. Students need to complete 2 activities from their menu to turn in on Tues.
*Science: We are busy learning about plants during our Mystery Science unit on the Power of Flowers. We will continue to learn about vegetables, fruits, and plants as we explore this unit.
*Social Studies: We had a great field trip exploring all of the places we talked about in class. The students loved seeing the lessons come to life as we visited the historic landmarks around Downers Grove.
*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We are learning many different, efficient strategies to add and subtract multi digit numbers. We will continue to focus on this skill next week. We will take a break from multiplication facts until after break, so please continue to practice all facts at home. Thank you!
I am thankful for all of you!
Mrs. Olsen
