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/.

Week of November 4

Weekly Events:
*Parent Teacher Conferences (Homeroom Only) on Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday.
*BEARS Spirit Day on Monday.
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*Unit 2 English Test on Monday.
*"Memory Book Bag" due Tuesday.
*"Eye of the Storm" Vocabulary test on Wednesday.
*Spelling test on Thursday.
*No School on Friday.

Coming Attractions:
*No school on Monday, November 11 - Veterans' Day.

Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - We will take a spelling pretest on Monday.  Children who miss one or none will become challenge spellers.  They will have a practice sheet and 2 activities to complete this week.  Children who miss two or more will work with our weekly spelling list.  They will have a practice sheet and workbook pages to complete.  Since we do not have school on Friday, our weekly and challenge tests will be on Thursday.  All spelling practice work will be due on Thursday.

English - The children have been reviewing for the Unit 2 test on Nouns.  They will take the Unit 2 test on Monday.  This test will assess their knowledge of nouns, common & proper nouns, plural nouns, and singular & plural possessive nouns.

Reading - We will finish our unit on Informational Text this week.  The children will take a quiz on the "Eye of the Storm" vocabulary on Wednesday.  Review your vocabulary words at:  http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/ewordgame/index.html?grade=5&theme=1&selection=2.
We will begin a novel study during the week of November 12.

Science - We will begin chapter 6, lesson 2.  This lesson will focus on succession and extinction.  The children should review their vocabulary and notes nightly.

Social Studies - Our study of European colonization will continue.  This week, we will explore how the search for the Northwest Passage led to the founding of French and Dutch colonies in North America.

Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - Multiplication and Division Expressions.
Tuesday - Rounding Quotients to the nearest 10th, 100th/cent, and 1000th.
Wednesday - Review for test on Tuesday, November 12.
Thursday - Review for test on Tuesday, November 12.
Friday - No School.
Monday, Nov. 11 - No School - Veterans' Day.
Tuesday, Nov. 12 - Division Test.

Week of October 28 - November 1

Weekly Events:
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*PTO coupon books or money due on Tuesday.
*Last Jr. Achievement Session on Wednesday.
*Chapter 6, lesson 1 science quiz on Wednesday.
*Halloween Parade at 1:15 on Thursday.
*Halloween Party at 1:30 on Thursday.
*Spelling test on Friday.

Coming Attractions:
*Unit 2 English test on Monday, November 4.
*Memory Book Bag Project due on Tuesday, November 5.

Halloween Parade & Party:  
Please have your child bring their costume in a bag with their name.  The children will only have about 10 minutes to change into costumes.  They will not be allowed to change in the washrooms.  We will have a room designated for boys and a room for girls to change into their costumes.  There will not be a lot of time to put on make-up either.  Keep it simple!!!!!  The parade begins around 1:15.

Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - The children will take a spelling pretest on Monday.  If they have -1 or none, they will become a challenge speller.  Students who miss 2 or more will work with the regular weekly list.  All assignments are due on Friday.  (With Halloween on Thursday, please have your child work ahead of schedule to make sure they complete their work for Friday.)  The challenge and regular weekly tests will be on Friday.

English - We will finish our unit on Nouns this week.  The children will learn about plural possessive nouns.  We will also review for our Unit 2 test which will be on Monday, November 4.

Reading - We will continue our study of Informational (Non-fiction) text.  The children will be reading about storms this week.  We will also do some "close" reading of our Time For Kids magazine.  Please make sure your child brings their magazine to class each day.

Science - We will continue to answer the question - "How do organisms compete and survive in an ecosystem?"  Your children should review their vocabulary words and notes each evening.  This will help prepare them for the test - one lesson at a time.  Our focus at the beginning of the week will be on the predator-prey relationship.  The children will take a quiz on Chapter 6, lesson 1 on Wednesday.  

Social Studies - The students will read about the Battle of the Spanish Armada, which turned England's attention away from founding colonies for a while.  Then we will learn about the first successful English colony, Jamestown.  The children will be taking notes in class.  They should review these notes each evening.  

Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - Students will list concepts that will be on the quiz.  Lesson on dividing decimals by 10, 100, and 1,000.
Tuesday - Quiz on the following concepts:  Bar diagrams using distributive property, partial quotients, short division with a 1-digit divisor, patterns in division, estimating quotients using compatible numbers, & long division with 1-, 2-, and 3-digit numbers.
Wednesday - Dividing decimals by whole numbers.
Thursday - Halloween Math Activities.  No Homework!
Friday - Dividing decimals by decimals.