Week of December 2

Weekly Events:
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*Third literature circle discussion on Tuesday.
*Chapter 5 social studies test on Wednesday.
*Spelling test on Friday.

Coming Attractions:
*All-school Holiday Concert on Tuesday, December 10 at 9:00.
*Last literature circle discussion on Tuesday, December 10.
*Early dismissal on Tuesday, December 17 at 11:00.
*Bowling Field Trip on Wednesday, December 18, from 9:10-11:00.
*Holiday Visit to the Tivoli on Friday, December 20.

Prairieview School-Community Service Project

proudly collected $550

to sponsor an Edward Hospital Animal 
Assisted Therapy Program!!!

Thanks to everyone who donated!!!

Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - Our spelling pretest will be on Monday.  Children who miss one or none will become challenge spellers.  They will need to complete the challenge practice sheet and 3 activities by Friday.  Regular spellers, that miss 2 or more on the pretest, will need to complete the practice sheet and 3 pages in the workbook for Friday.  The spelling test will be on Friday.

English - We will continue working with adjectives this week.  Our lessons will cover comparing with adjectives, comparing with good and bad, and proper adjectives.  The children will also be writing an adjective poem this week.  Our adjective test will be sometime during the week of December 9.

Reading - The children will have their third literature circle discussion on Tuesday, December 3.  Our final discussion will be on Tuesday, December 10.  I will also introduce our second trimester reading project.  Each child will choose a biography for this project.  Mrs. Csorba will have a cart of biographies ready for the children to pick from during their Thursday book check-out.

Science - We will be learning more about barn owls this week. On Wednesday, the children will also be involved in an owl pellet dissection.  Later in the week, we will begin our next technology project on Owls.  We will work on this project for the next week.

Social Studies - Our chapter 5 test will be on Wednesday, December 4.  The children will fill out a "how to study" sheet on Monday.  Here is a list of items to review:
*Lesson 1 vocabulary:  charter, stock, cash crop, indentured servant, and House of Burgesses
*Explain why the English founded a colony on Roanoke Island.
*Explain why their was conflict between Spain and England.
*Analyze the problems the first Jamestown colonists encountered and how they solved them.
*Describe the type of government set up in the Virginia Colony.

*Lesson 2 vocabulary:  Northwest Passage
*Evaluate the impact of the search for the Northwest Passage on the establishment of French and Dutch settlements in North America.
*Explain the factors responsible for the founding and growth of New France and New Amsterdam.

*Lesson 3 vocabulary:  Pilgrim, Separatist, persecution, Mayflower Compact, and Puritan
*Describe the motivations of the Pilgrims in coming to North America.
*Summarize the difficulties encountered by the Pilgrims on their journey and in establishing Plymouth Colony.
*Describe how the Native Americans helped the Pilgrims and the significance of their Thanksgiving celebration.
*Explain how the Puritans applied the experiences of earlier English colonists to the growth of Massachusetts Bay Colony.

*Lesson 4 vocabulary:  dissenter, proprietor, and debtor
*Compare and contrast the geography of the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies.
*Outline the similarities and differences of the settlers in each region.
*Explain how events in England affected the founding of the Middle and Southern Colonies.

Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - Finish Pretests.  Introduce class to www.sokikom.com.  HW:  Review Adding Fractions and Mixed Numbers.
Tuesday - Problem Solving using adding fractions and mixed numbers.  HW:  Review subtracting fractions and mixed numbers.
Wednesday - Problem Solving using subtracting fractions and Mixed Numbers.  HW:  More review of subtracting mixed numbers/whole numbers.
Thursday - Problem Solving using subtracting mixed numbers/whole numbers.  HW:  Review for quiz tomorrow on adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers.
Friday - Quiz on adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers.  HW:  MAP or ISAT games, BuzzMath, or Sokikom (fractions).

Interactive Owl Pellet Dissection

Click on the owl.  

Weeks of November 18 and November 25

Weekly Reminders:
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*First literature circle meeting on Tuesday.
*Robert Crown Parent Meeting on Tuesday at 6:30.
*Early Dismissal on Wednesday, 11:00.
*Chapter 6 Science test on Thursday.
*Spelling Test on Friday.
*TFK quiz on Friday.
*PE Test on Friday.

Coming Attractions:
*Second Literature Circle meeting on Monday, Nov. 25.
*Robert Crown Field Trip on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
*Thanksgiving break on Wednesday, Nov. 27; Thursday, Nov. 28; and Friday, Nov. 29.
*Return to school on Monday, Dec. 2.


THINK ENERGY - Here is another video and a couple great links. 
National Energy Foundation Video
Fun facts about Electricity, Natural Gas, and Renewables
Energy Games

Prairieview School-Community Service Project

Animal Assisted Therapy Program-Edward Hospital

Prairieview School, in Downers Grove, (3^rd, 4^th and 5^th Graders) is proud to have an opportunity to sponsor an Edward Hospital therapy dog.  The students are looking forward to sponsoring, Kodi.  Prairieview School will take donations until November 19^th!  If you want to learn more about this Animal Assisted Therapy Program go the the following link:  httpwww.edward.org/animalassistedtherapy.

Homeroom Happenings:

Spelling - This will be the first spelling test of second trimester.  We will take a pretest on Monday and the test on Friday.  This is a review week.  There will be 30 words to study.  I will choose 20 words for the test on Friday.  We will not have a spelling unit during the week of Nov. 25.

English - The children are working on a creative A to Z adjective book.  This book will be due on Friday.  The children will have time in class on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Reading - The children have begun their first set of literature circles.  Each child is responsible for the reading that their team scheduled.  They are also responsible for one assigned activity.  Please look at your child's binder for more information about our literature circles.  Most of the reading and activities, for our literature circles, will need to be completed in home.  We will be using our class time to work on other reading skills and strategies.

Science - The children will take the chapter 6 test on Thursday.  We will review for the test on Monday and Wednesday, in class.
Items to study:
*Key words:  population, community, competition, adaptation, symbiosis, predator, & prey.
*How does body color help insects survive?
*How do populations interact (depend on or compete with)?
*Describe plant and animal adaptations.  How do these adaptations help them compete?
*Key words:  succession & extinction.
*How does a changing ecosystem affect the organisms living there?
*How can changes cause extinction?
*Key Words:  pollution, acid rain, habitat, conservation, & reclamation.
*How does fertilizer affect plants?
*How do people's actions affect the environment?
*Describe ways to protect and restore an environment.
**Review Notes

Social Studies - We will explore the 13 English Colonies.

Mrs. Sulima's Math:
Monday  - GCF using prime factorization or an organized list.
Tuesday - LCM using prime factorization or an organized list.
Wednesday - No math due to early dismissal.
Thursday - Writing fractions and mixed numbers as decimals.
Friday - Writing decimals as fractions and mixed numbers.
Monday - Problem Solving.
Tuesday - No math due to Robert Crown Field Trip.

Week of November 12

Weekly Events:
*No school on Monday - Veterans' Day.
*Spelling pretest on Tuesday.
*Chapter 6, lesson 2 science quiz on Tuesday.
*Spelling test on Friday.
*Think Energy assembly on Friday.
* "Hat Day" on Friday.

Coming Attractions:
*Community Service Project Donations due Tuesday, November 19.

THINK ENERGY:

This week our 5th grade will be participating in an activity provided by Nicor Gas and Com Ed called THINK ENERGY!  The goal of this program is to help the students and their families learn about energy and how to use it more wisely.  Your child will be bringing home a TAKE ACTION KIT that will require parent involvement.  It's a very cool kit that you get to keep!  Visit this link to learn more about your ACTION KIT:  http://thinkenergy.org/install-devices-in-kit/.

Prairieview School-Community Service Project

Animal Assisted Therapy Program-Edward Hospital

Prairieview School, in Downers Grove, (3^rd, 4^th and 5^th Graders) is proud to have an opportunity to sponsor an Edward Hospital therapy dog. Edward Hospital is located in Naperville, Illinois and helps many people every year who have to visit the hospital.  In order to sponsor a therapy dog, we need to raise money that will go toward the program that supports the wellness of patients in the hospital.  The students are looking forward to sponsoring, Kodi.

Prairieview School will take donations until November 19^th!

If you want to learn more about this Animal Assisted Therapy Program go the the following link:  httpwww.edward.org/animalassistedtherapy.

Homeroom Happenings:

Spelling - We will take a spelling pretest on Tuesday.  Challenge spellers and regular spellers will take their tests on Friday.  All spelling activities are due Friday.

English - The students will take the next English pretest on Wednesday.  We will begin the new unit on Thursday.

Reading - The "Time For Kids" quiz will be on Thursday.  We may have some time to read and discuss some of the articles before Thursday.  Please make sure your child keeps their TFK in their binders.  We will also begin our first novel unit this week.  Watch your child's assignment notebook for reading assignments.

Science - On Tuesday, the children will take a quiz on chapter 6, lesson 2.  During the rest of the week, we will explore how people affect ecosystems.  Our key words are:  pollution, acid rain, habitat, conservation, and reclamation.

Social Studies - The children will read about the Separatists and Puritans.  These English settlers established colonies in New England.  They were in search of religious freedom.

Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:

Monday - No school.

Tuesday - Division Test

Wednesday - Pretest on Next Unit - Number Theory and Fractions.  Most of this unit is review.  We will move quickly through it.

Thursday - Begin new unit.  Topic will depend on pretest results.

Friday - No math due to "Think Energy" program.

Looking for extra practice for our winter MAP testing?  Here is a great link:  http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/.