Weekly Reminders:*Review spelling pretest on Monday.
*Magazine turn-in on Tuesday.
*Race Tracks & worms due on Tuesday.
*Soccer test on Wednesday.
*Chapter 1 Accelerated Math test on Wednesday.
*Chapter 2, lessons 2 & 3 only Social Studies test on Thursday.
*Review spelling test on Thursday.
*No School on Friday - Teacher Institute.
WORMY RACE RESULTS:
All the children did a wonderful job creating their race tracks and choosing variables to encourage their worms to travel as fast as possible to the finish line. We had some close races!
Our winners were:
1st Place : Kyle W.
2nd Place: Sarah
3rd Place: Erin
We had an exciting race day! Congratulations to all students for their hard work, great sportsmanship, and creativity!
Plan Ahead:
*Last Magazine turn-in on Tuesday, September 28.
*Picture Day on Thursday, September 30.
*Check your child's grades on Friday, October 1.
Gym: The PE study guide for the soccer test went home Friday. Have you seen it yet? If not, please ask your child about it. The PE soccer test will be Wednesday. Please help your child review for this test.
A Note from the PTO: Ultra Foods is inviting you to take part in Ultra's Smart Shopper Program, an Educational Rebate Program that generates cash back to us for educational needs. It's easy! Shop your local Ultra Foods store from September 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, save your register receipts, and have your child drop them in the specially marked depository boxes located in our school office. At the end of the program, Prairieview will submit a grand total of all receipts collected, and Ultra will remit a check for 5% of that total back to Prairieview.
Homeroom Happenings:
Science - The children will use what they have learned from our wormy investigtions to design a race track for Tuesday. We will race our worms in the morning. Please make sure your child brings their track and worm on Tuesday. They should also bring their "Worm Race Rules" packet to school on Tuesday. May the best worm win! Our next science unit will be on how animals are classified.
Social Studies - We will fill out our "how to study" sheet on Tuesday. The children will need to write at least 2 ways they studied and get a parent's signature. If they attach this to the back of their test, they will earn 2 bonus points. The test will be on Thursday. It will cover chapter 2, lessons 2 and 3 only.Items to know for test:
*Explain what the Constitution is and why it is important.
*Identify three levels of Government.
*Describe the responsibilities of each of the three branches of Government (study your Patriotic Quest).
*Explain how the Constitution can be changed.
*Identify two ways that a person can become a citizen of the U.S.
*Identify three types of services that are paid for by taxes.
*Identify at least three responsibilities of U.S. citizens.
*Explain why voting is an important responsibility in the U.S.
Here are some links to help your child prepare for the test:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usa_game/government/index.htm
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/games/interactive.html
http://www.kids.gov/
http://www.congressforkids.net/games/threebranches/2_threebranches.htm
English - The students will receive their Noun tests back on Monday. We will go over the answers at this time. On Tuesday, the children will take their next pretest. They will receive their pretests & contracts on Wednesday. On Thursday, I will meet with each student to review their contract choices.
Spelling - Due to the short week, we will be doing a review spelling list. The list will include words from "words often misspelled #1", "words often misspelled #2", and Akiak words. If your child gets 100% or 20 out of 20, they will get the week off from spelling. If they miss one or more, they will do 2 activities to practice the 20 words and retake the test on Thursday. Challenge words will not be chosen this week.
Reading - This week, we will finish reading Akiak by Robert Blake. We will continue to focus on story structure. The children will also explore character and setting in depth. When your child is reading at home, you can practice and review story structure by asking them to identify characters, setting, and plot (which includes the problem, sequenced events, and the solution).
Accelerated Math Menu:
Monday - Fill out "how to study" sheet. Mini-lesson on Roman Numerals. HW: Study for Chapter 1 test on Wednesday.
Tuesday - Review for test. HW: Study for Chapter 1 test tomorrow.
Wednesday - Chapter 1 test. HW: None.
Items to know for test:
*Read and write whole numbers through billions in words, standard form, and short word form.
*Write numbers in expanded form.
*Read and write decimals through thousandths.
*Read decimals with values greater than one.
*Compare and order whole numbers and decimals.
*Round whole numbers, decimals, and money to the greatest place value.
*Apply addition properties and rules of subtraction.
*Estimate sums and differences using rounding.
*Add three or more addends.
*Subtract whole numbers and money amounts with zeros in the minuend.
*Add and subtract larger numbers and money.
Here are some links to help your child study for the test:
http://www.gamequarium.com/placevalue.html
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/placevaluepirates1.htm
http://themathgames.com/our-games/decimal-games/place-value/decimal-place-value-math-game
Thursday - Chapter 8 pretest & problem solving activity. HW: None.
Friday - No School : Teacher Institute.
