December 17-21

Too Good For Drugs (T.G.F.D.)



Next week:

What is coming up?

Mon., 12/17-Social Studies-TRADE FAIR---Have students bring their homemade items to trade. 

Mon., 12/17-2nd Qrt. Book Project comic or commercial is due today!

Tues., 12/18-2nd Qrt. Book Project Presentations!

Tues., 12/18-Band Concert at 8:30 for the students

Wed., 12/19-Bowling field trip in the A.M.-STUDENTS MUST BRING A SACK LUNCH THIS DAY!!!

                                Students need to know their shoe size.
                                Money for snacks is allowed and a special is being offered: 
                                (2 slices of cheese pizza with a 16oz. drink = $3.23)
                                STUDENTS NEED TO BRING THEIR LUNCH....ordering lunch from our lunch
                                program will not be available.

Fri., 12/21-Tivoli Theater-movie field trip---Polar Express

Mon., 12/24/2012---Start break-Happy Holidays!  Enjoy your break!!!

Good Basket donations----_________________________for donating this week. 
(items or monetary donations excepted)

HOLIDAY SERVICE PROJECT!!!!!!

It's gone to the dogs..(and cats too)!

Incentive=Donate and Don't do Spelling next week!!!
Donations are due by MONDAY, Dec. 17th. (for my class)

  

During the HOLIDAYS we are asking if you can help by donating any of the goods on the list that was sent home. The list had suggested items that are needed for the cats and dogs in need!

Enjoy the video, if you would like to see how this service project has impacted these animals in need!  Thanks!   Just click the link to download. Remember, you have to register first.

https://vimeo.com/54203875

Coming up this week:

This week the fifth grade "Too Good For Drugs" program will begin. Deputy Seward from the DuPage County Sheriff's Department will be coming to our class on Thursdays to discuss various topics of drug prevention. A letter explaining more about the program will be sent home after our first session.

Spelling: Lesson 14
Monday-Pretest
Thursday-Homework due  (unless you donated to FIDO) :))
Friday- Test

English: Chapter 5-Writing (6 traits) 
We will be studying:
Writing

Reading: Novels---Character Traits, Summarizing, Drawing Conclusions
We will be starting novels, after reviewing the above skills.  Some students will be startingThe Kid in the Red Jacket and some will be reading Touching Spirit Bear.  You will see some "X"s in the "gradebook" computer and that will just mean that your child's grade isn't in the book category.  Each book group will get their own grades.

Social Studies: Chapter 6-"Life in the English Colonies"
Lesson 1-1700's-West Africa-The slave trade continues to grow.
Lesson 2-1723-Philadelphia-Ben Franklin moves to Philadelphia and works as a printer
Lesson 3-1735-New York-The trial of John Peter Zengler wins the first victory for freedom of the press.
Lesson 4-1739-South Carolina-Enslaved people clash with slave owners in the Stono Rebellion.

TRADE FAIR---Have students bring their homemade items to trade on Monday, December 17th!  This is a graded activity!

The chapter 6 Test will be Thursday, December 20th!

Science: Chapter 6-"Ecosystems and Change"
We will learn:
Lesson 1-How Do Organisms Compete and Survive in an Ecosystem?
Lesson 2:How Do Ecosystems Change Over Time?
Lesson 3:How Do People Affect Ecosystems?

The chapter 6 test will be on Friday, December 14th!

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Chapter 24-Area and Volume

We will :

*Area of a rectangle and square
*Area of irregular shapes
*Area of triangles
*Area of parallelograms
*Finding volume

The chapter 24 test will be on Tues., December 18th!