May 28 - June 1, 2018

4th graders did some team building activities with two students from Lakeview!

District 66 Auction Winners-Lunch with Luna

Sean, my son, turned 16 last Sunday!

Chromebooks will be collected on Thursday. May 31st.  Please remind your child to bring in their Chromebook along with their charger.  

Important Dates
Monday, May 28-Memorial Day, No School
Wednesday, May 30- Celebration of the West-Luau (ideas for this day--- bring beach towel to sit on, wear a lei, girls-flower dress, skirt, shirt, boys-bathing suit and t-shirt, Hawaiian shirts, etc.)
Friday, June 1 - Field Day
Monday, June 4- Last Day of School Early Dismissal, 11:35

Reading:  We will finish the book, Love That Dog and will have our final test.  

English:  We will continue to work on our own poems in our Poetry Book.  Ask your child to share what they have written so far.

Social Studies:   We will complete our study of the West. There will be an open book TEST on Wednesday for chapter 12.  Then we will conclude our afternoon with a luau on Wednesday at 1:15. Snacks for this day can include Hawaiian bread, Hawaiian punch and pineapple.  
*Bonus points (social studies) will be awarded for any items brought in to share that represents the western region.   
E-mail me if you and your child have discussed this: tspakausky@ccsd66.org.

Mrs. Spakausky's and Mrs. K's Math Class:  We will continue Unit 7 Reviewing and Extending  Fractions, Decimals and Multi Digit Addition.  There will  be a checkpoint quiz this week over Module One. The quiz will cover comparing and ordering fractions, common denominators and finding equivalent fractions. 

THANK YOU:  It's hard to believe the school year is over. The time has flown by.  I would like to thank everyone for a wonderful year! I have enjoyed teaching your children very much. We learned a lot this year and have many good memories.

Have a great summer!

May 21-25

We celebrate the retirement of 3 lovely ladies!!!

ELA Station Work outside this week!

Fun, but don't let your papers blow away :))

Important Dates:
Mon 5/28 - No school (Memorial Day)
Fri 6/1 - PV Field Day & Talent Show
Mon 6/4 - Last day of school.   (Early dismissal 11:00am)

Reading: 
"Journeys" We will start  the book Love That Dog.  As we read  we will learn how the character Jack changes his feeling about poetry and starts writing many of his own poems. The students will also begin working on  their own poetry books.

English:
We will continue to work on Narrative Writing.

Spelling:  Unit 31-
This week's spelling list consists of words that contain silent letters such as knob, gnome, and wreck.  The final TEST is scheduled for Friday, 5/25
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Social Studies: 
We will  continue our study of the West.  This week we will read and learn how the climates in the different areas of the west vary greatly. We will also learn how the rain shadow works.

Science:
We will complete chapter 4,  The Human Body.  We will read and learn more about the muscular and the skeletal systems. The chapter test is scheduled for Friday. The students should be reviewing their notes and end of the chapter review.

Mrs. Spakausky's and Mrs. K.'s Math Class:

We will begin Unit 7 Reviewing and Extending  Fractions, Decimals and Multi Digit Addition.  Students will use bar models and number lines to represent, compare, and order fractions with unlike denominators. After a careful review of equivalent fractions, students are challenged to compare pairs of fractions with unlike denominators that are not factors or multiples of each other.

May 14-18

Congrats to Travis for being awarded the PRIDE! Award for the Month of April!!!

Mrs. Spakausky's Puppies say, "HI!"

Week of May 14th
Important Dates:
May 18-- Early Dismissal

Reading:    "Journeys" - We will begin a novel study of the book Love that  Dog, by Sharon Creech. Love that Dog is a free verse poem written in a diary format. It is written from the perspective of a young boy who resists poetry assignments from his teacher. Throughout his journey, he learns to appreciate, and to even enjoy, the art of poetry. As we read this book, we will continue to examine the literary elements of poetry, and students will create their own poetry book.

English:  We will continue to work on Narrative Writing.

Spelling:     Unit 30  will feature 16 spelling words and 9 vocabulary words, with a focus on the “ought” and “ound” rules.  The test will be on Friday.

Social Studies:   We will  continue our study of the West.  The MAP test of the West states will be on Tuesday!  This week we will read and learn how the Rocky Mountains are known for their majestic peaks and beautiful scenery.

Science: We will continue chapter 4,  The Human Body. We will  take a look at the circulatory system and learn how this system carries oxygen and nutrients. There will be an open note quiz on lesson one on Thursday.

Mrs. Spakausky's and Mrs. K.'s Math Class:  We will complete Unit 6, Multiplication, Division, Data and Fractions.   We will continue to learn strategies for division using a ratio table. The test is tentatively scheduled for Thursday May, 17th. A practice test will be sent home to help prepare for the test.

May 7-11

The Southwest Party was a success!

It was nice seeing everyone at Open House!  

Hopefully you saw my picture and jewelry at the art fair.

Marble Party for good behavior---Extra Recess and a Popsicle :)

Our very own Nick won the auction item---

"Lunch with Rosie"

Week of May 7th

Important Dates:
May 9-MAP Test-Math
May 10-MAP Test-ELA
May 15-F & P Testing-(fluency and reading)
May 18-- Early Dismissal


Reading:   We will continue to read about the journey of Edward Tulane.

Time For Kids: There will  be a  Time For Kids quiz this week during our ELA station work.

English: We will continue to focus on  Narrative writing. The students have chosen a topic to write about. This week we will focus on organizing their ideas.

Spelling:    Unit 29 - Contractions
This week's spelling list consists of contractions, which are words resulting from shortening an original form. The vocabulary focus will be on types of figurative language. The final TEST is scheduled for Friday, 5/4

Social Studies:  We will begin our study of the West. There will be a  map quiz on the states on Tuesday, May 15th.

Science: We will continue chapter 4,  The Human Body. We will continue to study about the digestive system and review how nutrients from the food we eat get to our body's cells.  We will also talk about the respiratory system.

Mrs. Spakausky's and Mrs. K.'s MATH Class:  We will continue Unit 6, Multiplication, Division, Data and Fractions.  We will shift from multiplication and division to collecting and representing data measured in fractions of a unit on a line plot. The students will solve problems that involve addition and subtraction of fractions using the line plot data.