November 21-30

A Visit from Rosie

 Veteran's Day Assembly

Field Trip to Robert Crown and Lunch at Portillo's~Sorry that some of the pics didn't rotate!

Have a Beautiful Thanksgiving!  Enjoy your time with loved ones!!!

Coming up next:

Dates:

November
22
Robert Crown and Portillo's for lunch
23, 24, 25
No School-Happy Thanksgiving!

December
13
All PV to see A Christmas Carole at Drury Lane, in Oak Brook
15
5th Grade Bowling
19
Winter Break Begins

Reading: Theme: Challenges
We will be reading a story called, A Boy Called Slow and continue to practice our reading strategies and answer our 3 essential question with this great story.

Language skills:  Synonyms and Antonyms 

Social Studies: Chapter 5-"The Struggle to Found Colonies"

Lesson 1-1607-Jamestown-The first permanent English colony is started in North America.
Lesson 2-1609-Hudson River-Henry Hudson explores for the Dutch.
Lesson 3-1620-Plymouth-The Pilgrims arrive on the Mayflower.
Lesson 4-1682-Philadelphia-Pennsylvania colony is founded.

Science: Chapter 15-Energy is next!


Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class:  Unit 2:  Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Session 1- Using a Money Model
Session 2-Unit 2 Pretest---Money and Fractions, Fractions and Mixed Numbers, Fractions on a Clock Face, Clock Face Fractions, Adding Fractions, Equivalent Fractions on a Clock, Comparing Fractions, Subtracting Fractions
Session 3-Clock Fractions
Session 4-Introducing the Clock Fraction Game
Session 5-Which Model Works Best?