week of 10/15

Odds and Ends

Thank you for all of those families who have signed up for parent teacher conferences. I sent out another reminder to families I have not yet heard from. I look forward to meeting with each of you to discuss your child's progress so far this year!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Fri. 10/19: Spelling: Test and 3 activities due for list 3 of the year

*Mon-Wed. 10/22-10/24: Conferences
*Fri. 10/26: No School 
*Mon. 10/29: No School 
*Wed. 10/31: Halloween! Classroom party and parade 

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Spelling: We are working on list 3 this week. Please check in with your child to see if they have 3 menu activities completed or will be able to complete 3 by Friday 10/19. Please help them practice the words for the test on Friday. 

*Reading/English: We are working on folktales as we find text evidence to back up our answers. We are also focusing on sequencing, cause and effect, character traits, and theme. We are applying these skills to our social studies lessons as well.  

We are also working on descriptive writing and adjectives.  This time of year is a great time to practice our descriptive writing skills as we describe our haunted houses. 

* Social Studies: We have started our unit on the history of Downers Grove. Ask your child about Pierce Downer and what kind of person he was. We are learning all about the town's history to prepare us for a field trip on Monday, November 12th. More info coming soon!

*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We will continue to work on Unit 3, focusing on rounding to the nearest 10 or 100 to get estimated answers, and then working on strategies to add and subtract 3 digit numbers and solve word problems.  There will be a checkpoint on Monday covering rounding and addition multi digit numbers. 

Have a great weekend and stay warm!
Mrs. Olsen