November 11th to November 15th
There will be no school on Friday, November 10th or on Monday, November 11th. Monday is Veterans Day. Please plan accordingly.
In the picture above the class is standing in front of Pierce Downers house! Thank you to all the parents who were chaperones for the Downers Grove field trip!
The Twelfth Week of 2013 at School:
Science: We will continue to study matter in chapter 11. This week we will finish the study of lesson 1 and move on to lesson 2.
Social Studies: We will learn about community services in chapter 12. We will discuss how this relates to Downers Grove.
Math: There will be a chapter 4 test on Wednesday, November 13th. Students should use their book and study guide to prepare. Then we will begin chapter 5 on understanding division.
Spelling:
Tuesday: Pretest on lesson 11
Homework - Cursive worksheet
Wednesday: Homework - Write your words fives times each.
Thursday: Homework - Write sentences using your spelling words.
Friday: Post test on lesson 11
Reading: Students will read about characters who have broken through gender barriers. Students will continue working on finding text proof. We will also continue our Daily 5 program.
English: This week we will finish the study of nouns in unit 2. Students will receive a study guide on Tuesday, November 12th. There will be a noun test on Friday, November 15th. Also, at the end of the week students will bring home a turkey that they need to disguise. They will be writing about it in the following week.
Things to Remember:Monday 11/11: There will be no school for Veterans Day.
Wednesday 11/13: There will be a chapter 4 math test.
Friday 11/15: There will be an English test and a spelling test.
