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