*Lesson 12 spelling pretest on Monday.
*Parent-Teacher Conferences on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. Times are listed below.
*First Jr. Achievement Session (Dollars and $ense program) on Tuesday.
*Report Cards go home on Tuesday.
*John Lynn Appalachian Trail Presentation on Wednesday.
*Lesson 12 spelling test on Thursday.
*Library check-out on Thursday.
*No school on Friday.
*Yearbook orders due Monday, Dec. 3.
Each year Prairieview runs a service project around the holidays. Our efforts will benefit two organizations: a cancer family and a children's shelter. Each classroom at Prairieview has a family or an individual that is in need at this time. In addition to the cancer families, we will also be making donations to LutherBrook, a shelter for less fortunate boys and girls.
This year our class has a very special family.Our family includes:
~Karla (cancer patient) -12 years old female
~Karla (cancer patient) -12 years old female
~Mom
~Dad
Sadly, Karla has cancer. Not only does this family struggle with the stress of treatments and illness, but they are less fortunate than us financially, too. In order to make this a special holiday, we have “adopted” them. If you could send in a NEW, not used, present for one or more of the family members, that would be appreciated.
Sadly, Karla has cancer. Not only does this family struggle with the stress of treatments and illness, but they are less fortunate than us financially, too. In order to make this a special holiday, we have “adopted” them. If you could send in a NEW, not used, present for one or more of the family members, that would be appreciated.
Directions:
*Please wrap the gift. (Food items should not be wrapped.)
*LABEL the item with what it is and who it is for, with a post-it.
Some ideas for NEW (not used) gifts include, but are not limited to:
Karla (age 12): age appropriate games/toys, books, crafts, winter hat/gloves, jewelry, etc.
Mom: bath and body, perfume, jewelry, candles, kitchen accessories, picture frames/albums, gift certificates,gift baskets, slippers, etc.
Dad: book/magazine, wallet, socks, cologne, slippers, scarf/gloves, gift certificates, etc.
Family Gifts: a couple strands of Christmas lights, ornaments (the class thought it would be nice if we each brought in one ornament), popcorn tins, candy canes, food gift pack, a family game, home supplies, gift certificates, etc.
Family Gifts: a couple strands of Christmas lights, ornaments (the class thought it would be nice if we each brought in one ornament), popcorn tins, candy canes, food gift pack, a family game, home supplies, gift certificates, etc.
Gift certificates to consider: Jewel, Best Buy, Kohl’s, Wal-Mart, Target, Toys R Us, K-Mart, Sears, JC Penney’s, Chili’s, TGIFridays, Subway, McDonalds, Burger King, etc.
These gifts will be delivered before Christmas along with a freshly cut tree donated by Strong Landscaping.
Gifts for LutherBrook: We are accepting Cash or Target gift cards in any denomination. This goes towards gifts on the children's wish list and toward a special holiday party! This is greatly appreciated! Thanks for your support!
Parent-Teacher Conferences:
Monday, Nov. 26th-
3:00 -3:15 Sean
3:15-3:30 Evan
3:30-3:45 Ryan
Tuesday, Nov. 27th -
11:10-11:25 Lisa
3:00-3:15 Claudia
3:15-3:30 Max
3:30-3:45 Michael
Wednesday, Nov. 28th-
3:00-3:15 Taylor
3:30-3:45 Jackie
3:45-4:00 Natalia
4:15-4:30 Sam
4:30-4:45 Kevin M.
4:45-5:00 Ali
5:00-5:15 Jeff
5:15-5:30 Andrew
5:30-5:45 Matthew
6:00-6:15 Lara
6:15-6:30 Megan
6:30-6:45 Michelle
6:45-7:00 Dana
7:00-7:15 Mackenzie
7:15-7:30 Nikitha
English: We will continue working on our expository essays. The children are writing an essay about a place they would like to visit if they could go anywhere in the world. On Tuesday, we will work on writing our introductions. Our focus will be to catch the readers attention in the first couple sentences. On Wednesday and Thursday, the children will write their body paragraphs and conclusion. Final drafts will be done on Thursday. Next week, we will begin our next English unit. The children will take a pretest on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
Reading:
This week we will be reading and working with a story called Chasing After Annie. This story is written in a diary format. The two main characters are Richie and Annie. When Richie tries to get Annie's attention by replacing her lost dog, Fritz, with a look-alike, he gets more trouble than he bargained for. This is a humorous and enjoyable story.
This week we will be reading and working with a story called Chasing After Annie. This story is written in a diary format. The two main characters are Richie and Annie. When Richie tries to get Annie's attention by replacing her lost dog, Fritz, with a look-alike, he gets more trouble than he bargained for. This is a humorous and enjoyable story.
Science:
We will continue chapter 4 this week. The children will learn about living in groups, taking care of young, migration, hibernation. All of these are adaptations that help animals survive in their environment.
Social Studies:
This week we will learn about the land in the southeast. We will draw a diagram to help us understand the different elevations in this region. Our Southeast map test will be on Tuesday. Spelling will count. The children will be given a blank map. They will need to fill in the state names. Optional: The children can fill in the capitals before the state names (ex. Springfield, Illinois) to earn an additional 1/4 point for each correct capital. John Lynn will bring in a slide show and the stories about his personal adventures on the Appalachian Trail.
Math: (For my math students only)
We will continue our unit on graphing and probability. Our lessons this week will cover stem & leaf plots, line graphs, probability, and spinners. The children should continue practicing their multiplication and division facts. They should be on division facts by now!
Website of the Week:
Learn more about the Appalachian Trail at:
http://www.fred.net/kathy/at/atstate.html
http://www.fred.net/kathy/at/atstate.html
