Week of 3/15

Odds and Ends: 

*We are excited to be taking a field trip the Chicago History Museum on Tues. March 19th. Please send your child with a disposable lunch that day.  We have been talking about the World's Fair and the Great Chicago Fire to prepare for our trip. 

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Tues. 3/19: Field Trip

*Wed. 3/20: Author Tom Watson visits 

* Thurs. 3/21: Prefix and Suffix Test

*Fri. 3/22: Math: 10's division timed test 
SPRING BREAK 2019 BEGINS! Have fun and stay safe!

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We are wrapping up our unit on non fiction features and structures.  We will work on reading non fiction text as we learn about Chicago. We will use the features we learned about to help answer comprehension questions. We are also working on finding evidence to help answer our questions. Students are expected to TQA (turn the question around) and use CS (complete sentences). 

* Spelling: We will wrap up our unit on prefixes and suffixes this week. We will take a graded test on Thurs. The packet is a great way to study for the test. A blue sheet was stapled to the packet that has circled prefixes and suffixes on it that your child should know. 


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

*Mrs.Olsen's Math Class: We will begin unit 6: geometry. We will work on 10's division facts with a test on Fri. 3/22.  Looking ahead, we will do 11's division the week we get back and then 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and finish with 12's. 

Happy St. Patty's Day! It's my very own leprechaun's 5th birthday on St. Patrick's day so we have a lot of celebrating to do! 

Best, 
Mrs. Olsen 

week of 3/11

Odds and Ends: 

Chicago History Museum Field Trip: We are looking forward to visiting this museum as an extension of our Chicago unit. Please send in a permission slip by Wed. 3/13. Thanks!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Mon. 3/11: Culture Day Presentations Begin 

*Wed. 3/13: Jr. Achievement #4

*Fri. 3/15: Jr. Achievement #3 
Math: 5's division test  and Unit 5 test 
PE: Basketball Test

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We are applying what we know about non fiction text features and structures to our study of Chicago. We will be taking some graded reviews about both non fiction text features and structures. 

* Spelling: Our focus for word work for the month of March is prefixes and suffixes, rather than the words their way spelling words.  We will be working on this every day in class and take a graded review before spring break. 

* Science: We are finished with our unit of magnets and forces. We will focus on social studies and our Chicago unit. 

*Social Studies: Chicago...my kind of town! We began our unit on Chicago and will be focusing on early Chicago (way back to the ice age) and how the area began to change and develop into a community. 

*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We are working on division and multiplication, focusing on how to write and solve story problems using these skills. We are wrapping up our unit next week as we work onf finding area. A study guide/practice test was sent home today and is due on Thurs. 3/14. The test will be on Fri. 3/15. We will work on 5's division facts this week, with a test on Fri. 3/15. 

Have a great weekend! Warmer weather? Yes... Please!

Mrs. Olsen