April 29-May 3

Mr. Kowalsky had a very nice celebration on Friday!

Happy Last Day Student Teaching and Good Luck with your graduation and job search!

It was nice seeing many of you at Open House last 

Wednesday night!

Follow this link to see more pictures of Mr. K.'s last day and of Open House!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/PP7vZxoF8LALf9YNA

Coming Up:

Monday, May 6-10--Teacher Appreciation Week
Tues. and Wed., May 7-8-Spring MAP Testing

Tuesday, May 14-Edward Tulane Play

Tuesday, May 14--PV Spring Concert 7:00 PM

Friday, May 17--SIP Day--EARLY DISMISSAL 11:00 AM

Tuesday, June 4-Field Day

Wednesday, June 5-Early Dismissal and LAST DAY of SCHOOL



Spelling - 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, 5/3

Week 29 -

https://quizlet.com/202216000/integrated-spelling-and-vocabulary-week-29-contractions-16-sp-7-vocab-flash-cards/

Reading- Unit 2 - "Journeys" 

Reading- Unit 2 - "Journeys" - A Poetic Journey
We will look at author's viewpoint through the eyes of poet Shel Silverstein. We will also revisit first and third person point of view. This will be followed by a look at the characteristics of poems. We will discuss and review poetic elements such as rhythm, rhyme, and repetition. Types of poetry (for example lyric poem, haiku or ode), will also be discussed. 

Social Studies - The Southwest
Chapter 10 is coming along.  We studied about the canyons of the southwest.  Ask your child what they learned about how the Grand Canyon was formed.
The SW Map test will be tomorrow.  Students need to know the states and capitals of the four states.  They will need to label the Gulf of Mexico, Colorado River, Rio Grande, and Rocky Mountain Range.  Bonus point will be given if they can label the country south of Texas.

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Unit 6-Multiplication and Division, Data and Fractions

We are working through module 3 in unit 6.  We should be finishing up Unit 6 this week and the TEST will probably be Tuesday, May 7th!

Module 1
Multiplication & Division Strategies 
Session 1 Unit 6 Pre-Assessment 
Session 2 Larger Division with Money 
Session 3 Discussing Larger Division
with Money
Session 4 More Multiplication Strategies
Session 5 Modeling Multiplication & Division,
Part 1
Session 6 Modeling Multiplication & Division,
Part 2 
Session 7 Revisiting the Doubling & Halving
Strategy

Module 2
Revisiting Area & Perimeter 
Session 1 Area Problems
Session 2 Investigating Perimeter
Session 3 Perimeter Problems
Session 4 Area or Perimeter
Session 5 Area & Perimeter Checkpoint

Module 3
Line Plots, Fractions & Division
Session 1 Pool Times on a Line Plot
Session 2 Data Analysis
Session 3 Fraction Spin & Add
Session 4 Present Purchase
Session 5 Division Strategies Math Forum

Module 4
More Division
Session 1 Lowest Remainder Wins
Session 2 More Division Strategies

Session 3 Unit 6 Post-Assessment

April 22-26

Our Class

Our Hero Books
As you know, the students have been working on publishing a poetry book for their hero poems.  We had an optional contest for designing the book cover.  Six students participated and they did an awesome job designing a cover.  
The students voted and our cover winner was Marissa and our 
runner-up was Isabella.  
Congratulations!

 

Coming Up:

Monday, April 22-Friday, April 26--PV SPIRIT WEEK

Monday, April 22--Earth Day

Wednesday, April 24--Open House / Book Fair 6:30-8:00 PM

Monday, May 6-10--Teacher Appreciation Week

Tuesday, May 14-Edward Tulane Play

Tuesday, May 14--PV Spring Concert 7:00 PM

Friday, May 17--SIP Day--EARLY DISMISSAL 11:00 AM

Tuesday, June 4-Field Day

Wednesday, June 5-Early Dismissal and LAST DAY of SCHOOL

FYI...

Bring the Change Spirit Week- April 22rd- April 26th!

Prairieview is raising money for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Foundation while raising school spirit! 

Bring change for a great cause and wear something fun!  

Monday- PJ Penny Day (wear your pajamas and bring in pennies)

Tuesday- Neon Nickels Day (wear bright colors and bring in nickels)

Wednesday- Dazzling Dimes Day (wear something shiny or unique and bring dimes)

Thursday- Crazy Quarters Day (wear crazy socks or a hat and bring quarters)

Friday- Team up for Leukemia (wear team jerseys or colors and bring all coins)

4/24- PV Open House / Book Fair - 6:30 - 8:00

We look forward to seeing you at the Prairieview Open House on Wed., 4/24 from 

6:30 to 8:00. The students have been working hard to create a "Southwestern Theme." 

Spelling -  Lesson 27 - Latin Roots: port, form, trans & flex
This week's test will contain words with the Latin roots listed above. We will learn the definitions of the roots and study words that contain them. The final TEST is scheduled for Friday, 4/26.

Reading- Unit 2 - "Journeys" 
We will start to dig deeper into our poetry unit.  The poetic journey will begin with learning about figurative language and looking at some poems by Shel Silverstein.


Social Studies - The Southwest
The students have been assigned a southwest state to research and to make a brochure on.  Have your child tell you about the state they have and then have them show you the rubric grader and sample on social studies CLASSROOM.  The students brought home an outline that is supposed to be completed by Monday, 4/22.

The students will have their SW state quiz this Friday.


Science - Energy Conversions
We have come to the end of our Energy Unit!  Ask your child about the city of Ergstown and the causes of the BLACKOUT!

The students will be assessed on what they have learned this week!

April 15-19

Coming up:

4/15 - 4/19 - 4th Grade IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) Testing

The schedule is as follows: 

4/15 - Math #2

4/16 - Math #3

4/17-18 - Make-ups.  

All testing will be in the morning. Please make sure that your child comes to school each day with a fully charged Chromebook and headphones. 

Your child will be able to do his/her best when he/she is well rested and has had a healthy breakfast before coming to school. There will be limited time for a snack before the tests, as we are taking them first thing in the morning. ---"Don't stress - just do your BEST!"

Thurs 4/18 - Early Dismissal 11:00am - Spirit Day (Baseball season is here! Wear your favorite baseball team shirt.)

Fri 4/19 - No School (Non-Attendance Day) & Midterm of 3rd trimester

Wed 4/24 - PV Spring Open House & Book Fair 6:30-8:00

Tues. 5/14-Edward Tulane Play

We are doing Great on the IAR Test!

Let's keep the momentum going for the next 2 math tests!

Congrats to our March PRIDE Award Winner for always being Positive!!!

Spelling -  Unit 26 - Words that end in "-el", "-al" and "-le"
Words that end in "-el", "-al" and "-le" are on the list this week. We will also study synonyms for the words. The final TEST is scheduled for Thursday, 4/18.


Reading- Unit 2 - "Journeys" - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
We finished the book and took the end of book test on Friday.  We will start our Poetic Journey next week.  For this next part of our "Journey Theme", we will read, Love That Dog.

We will also take some time to work on our class book by writing the final copies of our poems in class. Students will also be offered the opportunity to create the artwork for the cover page or the title page. This is an optional activity. The class will vote for the art that will be used for the book.

Social Studies - The Southwest
Research for the brochure project will continue. The projects are due and must be submitted on or before 4/22.

Science - Energy Conversions
This week's lessons will focus on improving an electrical grid.

Mrs. Spakausky and Mr. Kowalsky's Math Class: Unit 6-Multiplication and Division, Data and Fractions

In Module 2 we will be studying:
Session 1 Area Problems
Session 2 Investigating Perimeter
Session 3 Perimeter Problems
Session 4 Area or Perimeter
Session 5 Area & Perimeter Checkpoint

April 8-12

Coming up:

4/10 - 4/19 - 4th Grade IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) Testing

IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) testing 

The schedule is as follows: 

4/10 - Reading #1

4/11 - Reading #2

4/12 - Math #1

4/15 - Math #2

4/16 - Math #3

4/17-18 - Make-ups.  

All testing will be in the morning. Please make sure that your child comes to school each day with a fully charged Chromebook and headphones. 

Your child will be able to do his/her best when he/she is well rested and has had a healthy breakfast before coming to school. There will be limited time for a snack before the tests, as we are taking them first thing in the morning. ---"Don't stress - just do your BEST!"

Thurs 4/18 - Early Dismissal 11:00am - Spirit Day (Baseball season is here! Wear your favorite baseball team shirt.)

Fri 4/19 - No School (Non-Attendance Day) & Midterm of 3rd trimester

Wed 4/24 - PV Spring Open House & Book Fair

Tues. 5/14-Edward Tulane Play

Just Look Book, Social Studies Presentations

Spelling -  Unit 25 - Prefixes im-, in-, and un-

The prefixes "im-", "in-", and "un-" are the focus of this week's spelling lesson. In addition to the list of words to spell, students will study the meaning of these prefixes and how they change the meaning of the root words that they are attached to. The final TEST is scheduled for Friday, 4/12.

Reading- Unit 2 - "Journeys" - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

We will finish the book this week and take an end of the book test on Friday. 

Students will also begin writing some poems based on their hero essays. The poems will be part of a class book that I will submit for publishing to Scholastic. Look for information about our class book to come home soon!

Social Studies - "Land and Resources of the Southwest"

The Southwest People-Navajo-have been really interesting to learn about.  We will be working on some Navajo art projects that go with this unit.

Science - Energy Conversions

We will continue to synthesize ideas about electrical systems failures and be introduced to the electrical grid. Below are pictures of students working together to create electrical systems that will fail. They then joined with another group whose goal it was to decide why the system would fail and how to fix it.

Mrs. Spakausky and Mr. Kowalsky's Math Class: Unit 6-Multiplication and Division, Data and Fractions

The students will be finishing Module 1-Multiplication & Division Strategies.
Then we will begin Module 2, Wednesday.  
In Module 2 we will be studying:
Session 1 Area Problems
Session 2 Investigating Perimeter
Session 3 Perimeter Problems 
Session 4 Area or Perimeter 
Session 5 Area & Perimeter Checkpoint