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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/.