February 13th through February 17th
Prairieview will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Tuesday, February 14th. Happy Valentine's Day! If students bring cards to share at school, they must have one for every student in the class. There are 23 students in our class.
Remember that Monday, February 20th is President's Day. There will be no school.
The Sixth Week of 2012 at School:
Science: This week we will focus on Social Studies.
Social Studies: We will continue to study Chicago. Look for a study guide to come home. The first Chicago test will be in the week of February 20th. There will be a total of three Chicago tests.
Math: This week we will have a division by 5 test on Friday, February 17th. Students should be studying their division by 5 facts every night. Students will be studying chapter 15 (congruency and symmetry) and chapter 16 (solid figures) this week. Since they are both short chapters, students will have a combined test on chapter 15 and 16 on Friday, February 17th. They will receive a study guide on Monday, February 13th.
Spelling: There will not be a spelling test this week. In place of spelling, students will learn about prefix, suffix, and root words. Students will be tested prefix, suffix, and root words in the week of February 20th.
English: We continue the study of adjectives. We will also study adverbs. The adjective/adverb test is scheduled for Tuesday, February 23rd.
Reading: Much of our reading time will be spent reviewing and expanding on concepts we have discussed throughout the year. This includes root words, prefixes, suffixes, compound words and writing extended responses.
Things to Remember:
Tuesday 2/14: We will have a Valentine's Day party!
Friday 2/18: We will have a division test. We will have a chapter 15 and 16 math test.
Monday 2/20: This is President's Day. There will be no school.
Thursday 2/23: We will have an English test.
Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065
