Weekly Reminders:*Creatures due on Monday.
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*PTO Dine-out at Buffalo Wild Wings on Monday.
*Southeast map test on Tuesday.
*PE Bowling Slip due on Thursday.
*Spelling test on Thursday.
*Junior Achievement "Money Sense" program during the afternoon on Friday.
*Movie Night on Friday.
Plan Ahead:
*Last Day to bring in items for Lion's Club Holiday Basket Drive on Monday, December 13.
*Matilda reading test on Monday, December 13.
*Social Studies test on Tuesday, December 14.
*Prairieview Creature Feature (in our classroom) from 1:45 to 2:15 on Tuesday, December 14.
*Project Challenge on Tuesday, December 14.
*Open-book/notes science quiz on Thursday, December 16.
*Bowling in the afternoon on Thursday, December 16.
*Tivoli field trip in the afternoon on Friday, December 17.
*Winter break, December 20-31.
*Classes resume on January 3.
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Holiday Service Project:
The students of Project Challenge grades 3-5 are participating in a Lion's Club Holiday Drive. We are looking for donations such as new toys, new games, toiletries, and food for the needy families in the Darien area. If you wish to participate you will need to bring the donations in by December 13. Remember that some of these families live right here in Darien. So let's help these families have a happy holiday season. PLEASE DONATE!
Paper Recycling Fundraiser Comes to Prairieview:
We are happy to announce we can now raise money for our district by recycling paper! You can help us out, too! Please collect any paper you are going to throw away or recycle (office and school paper, newspaper, magazines and catalogs, and construction paper---no cardboard!) and send it in with your child to school or drop it off at the green and yellow Paper Retriever bin in the Lakeview parking lot (near the fence by the Prairieview playground). The bin is available for drop offs 24/7. The more paper we recycle, the more money we can make! Do something good for our schools AND the environment!
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Homeroom Happenings:
Science - We will begin chapter 4 on the Human Body. This week, the children will learn about the digestive system and respiratory system. Students should review their notes each evening. We will finish this lesson next week. A quiz covering chapter 4, lesson 1 will be on Thursday, December 16.
Links for Human Body Survivor:
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Social Studies - The children will take the Southeast Region map test on Tuesday. They need to know the location and spelling of all the states in the Southeast. The children can earn bonus points if they correctly identify the capital city of each state. We will continue learning about the land, climate, and resources of the southeast this week. Our test on this chapter is scheduled for Tuesday, December 14. We will fill out a "how to study" sheet on Friday.
English - We will use our English time this week to work on an expository essay about our Prairieview Creatures.
Spelling - Our spelling pretest will be on Monday. The children should practice their words in cursive. We will not have reading class on Friday, so our spelling test will be on Thursday. If your children is working on our weekly list, their at-home assignments will be due Thursday. Challenge spellers will need to complete 2 activities using their words by Thursday.
Reading - Our reading strategies are questioning, categorizing, and classifying. Recognizing the questions a story may raise is a good way to make sure you understand it. Classifying involves grouping like items, and categorizing involves naming the group. Grouping the items makes it easier to remember them. Students will classify and categorize the many characters in Matilda.
Accelerated Math Menu:
Monday - Probability. HW: WB pg. 80.
Tuesday - Tree Diagrams. HW: WB pg. 81.
Wednesday - Collecting and Organizing Data. HW: TBD.
Thursday - Range, Median, Mean, and Mode. HW: WB pg. 83.
Friday - Continue Range, Median, Mean, and Mode. HW: None.
