Prairieview School-Community Service Project
Animal Assisted Therapy Program-Edward Hospital
Prairieview School, in Downers Grove, (3rd, 4th and 5th Graders) is proud to have an opportunity to sponsor an Edward Hospital therapy dog. The students are looking forward to sponsoring, Kodi.
Prairieview School will take donations until November 19th!
If you want to learn more about this Animal Assisted Therapy Program go the the following link: httpwww.edward.org/animalassistedtherapy
THINK ENERGY--
This week our 5th grade will be participating in an activity provided by
Nicor Gas and Com Ed called
THINK ENERGY! The goal of this program is to help the students and their
families learn about energy and how to use it more wisely.
Your child will be bringing home a TAKE ACTION KIT that will involve parent
involvement.
It's a very cool kit that you get to keep!
Dates:
Fri., Nov. 8-NO SCHOOL
Mon., Nov. 11-NO SCHOOL
Tues. Nov. 19-Service Project Money due!!!
Nov. 27-29-NO SCHOOL-Happy Thanksgiving!
Spelling: Lesson 11:
Tuesday-Pretest
Homework due Friday
TEST-Friday
TEST-Friday
English: Chapter 2-"Nouns"
We will:
*What is a Nouns?
*Common and Proper Nouns
*Singular and Plural Nouns
*Singular Possessive Nouns
*Plural Possessive Nouns
*Writing with Nouns
Reading: Informational Text
We will be reading some more non-fiction and discussing some text structures with the passages. We will talk about compare and contrast, cause and effect, main ideas and details, etc.
We will be reading some more non-fiction and discussing some text structures with the passages. We will talk about compare and contrast, cause and effect, main ideas and details, etc.
Social Studies: Chapter 5-"The Struggle to Found Colonies"
In chapter 5 we have finished Lesson 1 and will be starting Lesson 2 next week.
Lesson 1-*1607-Jamestown-
Key terms---Hard Times in Virginia, The Spanish Armada, John Smith, Self-Government in Virginia
Lesson 2-*1609-Hudson River
Key terms---New European Colonies, French and Dutch Settlements, New Amsterdam Grows
Lesson 3-*1620-Plymouth
Key terms---The First Colonies, The Pilgrims, The Mayflower, Thanksgiving, The Puritans Arrive, The Puritan Way of Life
Lesson 4-*1682-Philadelphia
In chapter 5 we have finished Lesson 1 and will be starting Lesson 2 next week.
Lesson 1-*1607-Jamestown-
Key terms---Hard Times in Virginia, The Spanish Armada, John Smith, Self-Government in Virginia
Lesson 2-*1609-Hudson River
Key terms---New European Colonies, French and Dutch Settlements, New Amsterdam Grows
Lesson 3-*1620-Plymouth
Key terms---The First Colonies, The Pilgrims, The Mayflower, Thanksgiving, The Puritans Arrive, The Puritan Way of Life
Lesson 4-*1682-Philadelphia
Key terms---The 13 Colonies, New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, The Southern Colonies, How the Colonies Grew
Science: Unit on Barn Owls
Find some information on Barn Owls, print it and bring it to school to share!
Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Chapter 3-:Divide by a One-Digit Divisor
Common Core State Standards:
5.NBT.6-Find whole-number quotients of whole numbers with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.
Chapter 2:
*Relate Division to Multiplication
*Two-Digit Dividends
*Division Patterns
*Estimate Quotients
*Division of Greater Numbers
*Distributive Property and Partial Quotients
*Divide Three-and -Four Digit Dividends
*Place the first Digit
*Quotients with Zeros
*Interpreting the Remainder
*Problem Solving
Does your child know his DIVISION facts?
How fluent are they?
They should be quick!!!
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!
Please sign the sheet each night, after your child has practiced their division facts.
Please sign the sheet each night, after your child has practiced their division facts.
Common Core State Standards:
5.NBT.6-Find whole-number quotients of whole numbers with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.
Chapter 2:
*Relate Division to Multiplication
*Two-Digit Dividends
*Division Patterns
*Estimate Quotients
*Division of Greater Numbers
*Distributive Property and Partial Quotients
*Divide Three-and -Four Digit Dividends
*Place the first Digit
*Quotients with Zeros
*Interpreting the Remainder
*Problem Solving
