Feb. 3-7, 2014

5th Grade Spelling Bee

Pictures from our Paul Revere Assembly

Coming up next:

Dates:

Tues. Feb. 4th-Early Dismissal-11:00AM
Mon., Feb. 10th-Diversity Assembly
Fri., Feb. 14th-Valentine's Day Party 1:30PM (bring your Valentine cards)
Mon., Feb. 17th-No School-President's Day
Fri., Feb. 28th-No School-Institute Day

Spelling: Lesson 17 :

Lesson 17 is next!

Pretest on Monday!

Homework due on Thurs.

Test will be Friday!

English: CH. 5 English TEST-Monday, Feb. 3rd!

Reading: Historical Fiction Novels

Historical Fiction unit:

We have read two stories in our anthology.  While reading, we focused on the skills of cause and effect, author's purpose and author's viewpoint.  We will continue to discuss these skills when we start our historical fiction novels next week.

Social Studies: Chapter 7-

Next, we will start chapter 7-"The Fight for a Continent".   

We will learn about:

Lesson 1-New Mexico-Th Pueblo leader Pope' leads a revolt against the Spanish

Lesson 2:  New Orleans-The French establish a port city near the mouth of the Mississippi

Lesson 3 :Fort Necessity-George Washington's troops lose a battle to French soldiers

There will be a quiz after each lesson!!!

Science: Ch. 15-ENERGY
Energy exists in many forms and can be changed from one form to another.

We will learn:

Lesson 1: What Are Kinetic and Potential Energy?

Lesson 2:  What Are Some Forms of Energy?

Lesson 3:  How is Heat Transferred?

Lesson 4:  How Do People Use Energy Resources?

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: 

CH. 5-DECIMALS----

Chapter 5-: Add and Subtract Decimals

Common Core State Standards:

5.NBT.4-Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place.

5.NBT.7:  Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

Week of Jan. 20th!

Lesson 1-Round Decimals

Lesson 2-Add and Subtract Decimals

Lesson 3-Problem Solving-Estimate or Exact Answers
QUIZ

Starting here the week of Jan. 27th!

Lesson 4-Add Decimals Using Base-Ten Blocks

Lesson 5-Add Decimals Using Models
Lesson 6-Add Decimals
Lesson 7-Addition Properties

Week of Feb. 3rd!

Lesson 9-Subtract Decimals Using Models

Lesson 10-Subtract Decimals

Chapter 5 TEST will be on Friday, Feb. 7th!

Jan.27-Jan. 31, 2014

Congratulations to Dominik and Sarah...they will be our two representatives in the 5th grade spelling bee!

Science Experiments on Potential and Kinetic Energy

Real Life Math---
Shopping and Estimating with store fliers during math

Book Projects:

The project is due January 28th!!!  
Hope you are making progress!  
This is a typed project!

Looking GOOD!!!

Coming up next:

Dates:

Tues. Jan. 28th-Book PROJECT due
Fri., Jan. 31st-Paul Revere Assembly
Tues. Feb. 4th-Early Dismissal-11:00AM
Mon., Feb. 10th-Diversity Assembly
Fri., Feb. 14th-Valentine's Day Party 1:30PM (bring your Valentine cards)
Mon., Feb. 17th-No School-President's Day
Fri., Feb. 28th-No School-Institute Day

Spelling: Lesson 17 :

Lesson 17 is next!

Pretest on Monday!

Homework due on Thurs.

Test will be Friday!

English: Chapter 5-Capitalization and Punctuation

We will finish up our prediction stories and then we will continue on with Chapter/Unit 5 on capitalization and punctuation.

Lesson 1-Correct Sentences-done

Lesson 2-Proper Nouns-done

Lesson 3-Commas in a Series-done

Lesson 4-More Uses for Commas-done

WE will pick up with interjections!!!

Lesson 5-Interjections

Lesson 6-Quotations

Lesson 7-Abbreviations

Lesson 8-Titles

CH. 5 English TEST-Thurs. Jan. 30th!

Reading: Historical Fiction with our skills in Author's Viewpoint and Author's Purpose

Historical Fiction unit:

We have read two stories in our anthology.  While reading, we focused on the skills of cause and effect, author's purpose and author's viewpoint.  We will continue to discuss these skills when we start our historical fiction novels next week.

Social Studies: Chapter 7-

S.S. TEST on Ch. 6-Monday, Jan. 27th!

Next, we will start chapter 7-"The Fight for a Continent".   

We will learn about:

Lesson 1-New Mexico-Th Pueblo leader Pope' leads a revolt against the Spanish

Lesson 2:  New Orleans-The French establish a port city near the mouth of the Mississippi

Lesson 3 :Fort Necessity-George Washington's troops lose a battle to French soldiers

Science: Ch. 15-ENERGY
Energy exists in many forms and can be changed from one form to another.

We will learn:

Lesson 1: What Are Kinetic and Potential Energy?

Lesson 2:  What Are Some Forms of Energy?

Lesson 3:  How is Heat Transferred?

Lesson 4:  How Do People Use Energy Resources?

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: 

CH. 5-DECIMALS----

Chapter 5-: Add and Subtract Decimals

Common Core State Standards:

5.NBT.4-Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place.

5.NBT.7:  Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

Week of Jan. 20th!

Lesson 1-Round Decimals

Lesson 2-Add and Subtract Decimals

Lesson 3-Problem Solving-Estimate or Exact Answers
QUIZ

Starting here the week of Jan. 27th!

Lesson 4-Add Decimals Using Base-Ten Blocks

Lesson 5-Add Decimals Using Models
Lesson 6-Add Decimals
QUIZ

Lesson 7-Addition Properties

Lesson 8-Subtract Decimals Using Base-Ten Blocks

Lesson 9-Subtract Decimals Using Models

Lesson 10-Subtract Decimals

TEST

Jan. 20-24, 2014

Enjoy our "Tropical Snowpeople"

TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS:  Today was our second session with Deputy Seward with the Dupage County Sheriff's Office.  Please take the time each week to ask your child about the interactive "family" assignment which corresponds with information covered during school.  We are all working together to make sure your child can make great decisions! 

Book Projects:

One-Page Summary of book due January 14th!  How is that coming along?

The project is due January 28th!!!  
Hope you are making progress!  This is a typed project!

Coming up next:

Dates:

Mon. Jan. 20th-NO SCHOOL-MLK Jr. Day
Tues. Jan. 28th-Book PROJECT due
Tues. Feb. 4th-Early Dismissal-11:00AM

Spelling: Lesson 16 :

Lesson 16 is next!

Pretest on Monday!

Homework due on Thurs.

Test will be Friday!

English: Chapter 5-Capitalization and Punctuation

We will finish up our prediction stories and then we will continue on with Chapter/Unit 5 on capitalization and punctuation.

Lesson 1-Correct Sentences-done

Lesson 2-Proper Nouns-done

Lesson 3-Commas in a Series-done

Lesson 4-More Uses for Commas-done

WE will pick up with interjections!!!

Lesson 5-Interjections

Lesson 6-Quotations

Lesson 7-Abbreviations

Lesson 8-Titles

We are aiming for:

TEST-Wed., Jan. 29th!

Reading: Historical Fiction with our skills in Author's Viewpoint and Author's Purpose

Historical Fiction unit:

*And Then What Happened Paul Revere?

Our next story is called:  Katie's Trunk.  We will discuss cause and effect and author's viewpoint in this story.

Social Studies: Chapter 6-The Colonies will be next!

In chapter 6 we will learn about Life in the English Colonies:

Lesson 1-Working and Trading

Lesson 2:  Cities, Towns and Farm in Colonial Times

We will start with Lesson 3 next week:

Lesson 3:  Everyday Life in the Colonies (We will learn about Ben Franklin)

Lesson 4:  Slavery in the Colonies

TEST on Ch. 6-Thurs., Jan. 23rd!

Science: Ch. 14-States of Matter

We will learn:

Lesson 1:  What is the Structure of Matter?-Done

Lesson 2:  What are the Physical Properties and Changes in Matter?

Lesson 3:  What Are Chemical Properties and Changes in Matter?

TEST on CH. 14-Wed. Jan. 22nd!!!

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: 

Next week we will start DECIMALS----

Chapter 5-: Add and Subtract Decimals

Common Core State Standards:

5.NBT.4-Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place.

5.NBT.7:  Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

Lesson 1-Round Decimals

Lesson 2-Add and Subtract Decimals

Lesson 3-Problem Solving-Estimate or Exact Answers

Lesson 4-Add Decimals Using Base-Ten Blocks

Lesson 5-Add Decimals Using Models

Lesson 6-Add Decimals

Lesson 7-Addition Properties

Lesson 8-Subtract Decimals Using Base-Ten Blocks

Lesson 9-Subtract Decimals Using Models

Lesson 10-Subtract Decimals

TEST

Happy New Year!!! Jan. 13-17, 2014

Blackhawk's Spirit Day!!!

Go Blackhawks!!!

I'd like to WELCOME Miss Kurey.  She will be student teaching with us until May!  She attends St. Xaiver University and is majoring in education.  She lives with her family in Downers Grove.
Enjoy your time at Prairieview, Miss Kurey!!!

TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS:  Today was our first session with Deputy Seward with the Dupage County Sheriff's Office.  Your child has a letter that explains the program and what your child will be learning during the next 10 weeks.  Please take the time each week to ask your child about the interactive "family" assignment which corresponds with information covered during school.  We are all working together to make sure your child can make great decisions!  If at any time you have any questions about the program, feel free to contact me or Deputy Seward (630) 407-2367.

Book Projects:

One-Page Summary of book due January 14th!  How is that coming along?

The project is due January 28th!!!  Hope you are making progress!  This is a typed project!

Coming up next:

Dates:

Fri. Jan. 10th-We started our 10 week Too Good For Drugs (TGFD) program
Tues. Jan. 14-Book Summaries due
Wed. Jan. 15th-Early Dismissal-11:00AM
Mon. Jan. 20th-NO SCHOOL-MLK Jr. Day
Tues. Jan. 28th-Book PROJECT due
Tues. Feb. 4th-Early Dismissal-11:00AM

Spelling: Lesson 16 :

Lesson 16 is next!
Pretest on Monday!
Homework due on Thurs.
Test will be Friday!

English: Chapter 5-Capitalization and Punctuation

We will finish up our prediction stories and then we will continue on with Chapter/Unit 5 on capitalization and punctuation.

Lesson 1-Correct Sentences-done

Lesson 2-Proper Nouns-done

Lesson 3-Commas in a Series-done

Lesson 4-More Uses for Commas-done

WE will pick up with interjections!!!

Lesson 5-Interjections

Lesson 6-Quotations

Lesson 7-Abbreviations

Lesson 8-Titles

TEST

Reading: Historical Fiction with our skills in Author's Viewpoint and Author's Purpose

We will move onto our Historical Fiction unit.  The first story we will read is called, And Then What Happened Paul Revere?

We will learn new vocabulary for this story and discuss the author's viewpoint.

Social Studies: Chapter 6-The Colonies will be next!

In chapter 6 we will learn about Life in the English Colonies:

Lesson 1-Working and Trading
Lesson 2:  Cities, Towns and Farm in Colonial Times

We will start with Lesson 3 next week:
Lesson 3:  Everyday Life in the Colonies (We will learn about Ben Franklin)
Lesson 4:  Slavery in the Colonies

Science: Ch. 14-States of Matter

We will learn:

Lesson 1:  What is the Structure of Matter?-Done

Lesson 2:  What are the Physical Properties and Changes in Matter?

Lesson 3:  What Are Chemical Properties and Changes in Matter?

TEST on CH. 14-Friday, Jan. 17th!!!

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: 

Next week we will start DECIMALS----

Chapter 5-: Add and Subtract Decimals

Common Core State Standards:

5.NBT.4-Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place.

5.NBT.7:  Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

Lesson 1-Round Decimals

Lesson 2-Add and Subtract Decimals

Lesson 3-Problem Solving-Estimate or Exact Answers

Lesson 4-Add Decimals Using Base-Ten Blocks

Lesson 5-Add Decimals Using Models

Lesson 6-Add Decimals

Lesson 7-Addition Properties

Lesson 8-Subtract Decimals Using Base-Ten Blocks

Lesson 9-Subtract Decimals Using Models

Lesson 10-Subtract Decimals

TEST