Today we made our Kindess Rocks and placed them around the front and back of the PV property.
Picture Retakes - Tuesday Oct 2nd
Picture packets were sent home with students this week. Lifetouch will be at Prairieview on Tuesday, October 2nd for retakes and for students who were absent on picture day 8/29. If you would like your child's picture retaken, please return the original picture package with your child on or before Oct 2nd. Lifetouch will rephotograph free of charge and provide new pictures in a few weeks. Students who were absent on the original picture day have received an order form to have their picture taken Tues, Oct. 2nd.
Questions? Please call the office at 630-783-5151
Spelling - Unit 5 - "Greek Roots"
This week's spelling/vocabulary list will include words with the Greek roots "graph", "auto", "photo", "tele", and "rupt". We will study the meanings of these roots and how to use them correctly. The final TEST is scheduled for Friday, 9/28.
Reading - Unit 1 - "Courage"
We kicked off the Courage unit by reflecting on the question, "How Can One Person Make a Difference"? Students participated in a "silent conversation" using Google Forms where they shared their thoughts and commented on the ideas of others. Then we created the graffiti wall below to display their ideas.
Close reading is the thoughtful, critical analysis of a text that focuses on significant details or patterns in order to develop a deep, precise understanding of the text's form, craft, meanings, etc. It is a skill that we will work on and develop throughout the year...we call it "digging into the text".
Next week's task in reading will be to close read the fiction piece titled, Happy Birthday Dr. King. Students will work in small groups to answer text-dependent questions and to use context clues to find meanings of unknown words. They will also be creating a digital notebook of vocabulary words for the story.
English - What is a Sentence?
The chapter 1 TEST is scheduled for Tues., 10/2. Students should prepare for the test by reviewing the textbook, practice pages, and workbook pages for the chapter. There is also a chapter review section in the textbook (p. 56-62) that covers all of the topics we have studied. Below are some activities that we used to practice our sentence skills.
Social Studies - The Beautiful Northeast
We finished our study of the Northeast this week. The Chapter 4 TEST is scheduled for Mon. 9/24. Please study the guide I sent home and the papers in the social studies pocket.
Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: This week, we will begin Unit 1, Module 3 on multiplication comparisons and equations.
The Home Connection and Student book can now be found in your child's Math Google Classroom. This can be used if your child forgets to bring home their workbook.The pages may be printed out from this file.
Module 1-Models for Multiplication and Division-T
Module 2-Primes and Composites
Module 3-Multiplicative Comparisons and Equations
Module 4-Measurement Experiences (linear measurement, mass/weight, volume and capacity)
