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