Weekly Reminders:*This is Ms. Pluta's last week with us.
*Third Trimester has begun.
*Parent Teacher Conferences on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
*Finish ISAT testing on Monday - Science Session II.
*No spelling unit this week.
*Report Cards come home on Tuesday. Please sign and return the envelope.
*Pins for PTO Reservations due on Tuesday. http://www.ccsd66.org/PTO/Pins.pdf
*Early Dismissal on Thursday - 11:00.
*District Eat Out - Buona Benefit Night http://www.ccsd66.org/PTO/MarchFR.pdf
*No school on Friday.
*Pins for PTO on Sunday, March 15.
Plan Ahead:
*Mrs. Sulima will be out on Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17. Mrs. Krezel will be here for her.
*Project Challenge on Tuesday, March 17.
*Lakeview Library Visit on Thursday, March 19. Parent Volunteers should arrive around 12:55 and wait for us in the front hallway.
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
We would like to thank all the families who brought in snacks and drinks during ISAT week. They were such a nice treat to have after testing.
Classroom Happenings:
Science - The children will work with Mrs. Sulima on lesson 2. This lesson will review how the behaviors of animals help them meet their needs. The children will not have a quiz on this lesson. During the week of March 16, the children will have a quiz covering lessons 2 and 3. This quiz will be open book.
Social Studies - The children will continue to work on their state travel brochures.
Accelerated Math - We will begin chapter 9 which focuses on fractions. The children will review prime numbers, composite numbers, and prime factorization with Mrs. Sulima. Ms. Pluta will be doing a fun activity with the children on Wednesday. We will not have math on Thursday due to the early dismissal.
Spelling - No spelling lesson this week due to early dismissal on Thursday and no school on Friday. Enjoy the week off!
English - The children will type their Flat Stanley stories this week. They should come to school on Monday with their rough draft finished and edited.
Reading - We will begin a wonderful novel called Harriet the Spy. The children will be focusing on many new vocabulary words throughout this novel. They will be having their first vocabulary quiz (section 1 only) on Monday, March 16.
