Community Day

Come eat a hot dog and Dippin Dots while you get your face painted, and take your picture in the photo booth.  There is something for everyone this Saturday for Community Day.  There will be a Touch a Truck area where you can explore a fire truck, police truck, sheriff's car, and ambulance.  There will also be a bouncy house for younger children and an inflatable obstacle course for the older ones.  For the active person there will be a 5K run/walk in the morning, and a 3 on 3 student basketball tournament in the Prairieview gym in the afternoon.  I hope to see you all there!

Event Schedule

8:30am  Registration for the 5K run/walk  

9:15am  Warm up for 5K by MFC Sports Performance

9:30am  5K run/walk

10:00am  Community Day Begins

11:30am  Matt Wilhelm Pro Bikes Show (40 minute show)

1:00pm  Celebrity Dance Salsa/Rumba Dance Lessons

1:30pm  3 on 3 Basketball Tournament Finals 

2:00pm  Community Day Ends

A Look at Next Week:

Social Studies- We will finish Chapter 4 in our Social Studies text.  We will read and take notes on Lesson 3.  We will focus on sequencing events, and making a concept map to retell the "story" of the chapter.
Essential Questions:  How can one country impact another?  and What can we learn from the Columbian exchange that has impacted other countries today?

ELA
Reading- We will continue building our reading stamina, and setting up our ELA centers.  We will be starting our Challenge Unit.  To kick off the unit we will be doing a close read of Langston Hughes' s poem, "Mother and Son."  We will discuss the different challenges the speaker faced and the advice she is trying to pass on to her son.   

Word Work- Spelling:  Students will be studying Lesson 3, and will take a test on Friday.  

Language Arts- We will be working on our writing stamina in our Writer's Notebooks.  We will be writing about challenges we face daily, weekly, and long-term.  Students will also be finding prepositional phrases in their writing, and making sure they are using a variety of sentences. 

Science- Students will finish reading and taking notes on Lesson 5.1 on plants, and will begin to read Lesson 5.2 on ecosystems.  
Essential Questions: How do plants produce food?  and How is energy passed through an ecosystem?

Math-  Students will take a quiz on Lessons 1.1-1.4 on Tuesday.  They will also be comparing and sorting decimals (Lessons 1.5-1.8).

Important Days:

Saturday - Community Day
Tuesday - Magazine Drive Kick-off Assembly

Have a great weekend!

MAPS Testing

Next week we will have our first round of MAPS testing.  We will take our Math test on Tuesday, and our Reading test on Wednesday.  Please help your student by making sure he or she gets a good night's sleep, and eats breakfast in the morning.  Students are also encouraged to bring in healthy snacks.

A Look at Next Week:

Social Studies- We will begin Chapter 4 in our Social Studies text.  We will be reading Lessons 1 and 2, and taking notes as a class.  The essential questions that we will be focusing on in this unit are:  How can one country impact another?  and What can we learn from the Columbian exchange that has impacted other countries today?

ELA
Reading- We will continue to practice finding key details and summarizing (finding the gist.)  We will also be reviewing figurative language, building our reading stamina, and setting up our ELA centers. 

Word Work- Spelling:  Students will be studying Lesson 2, and will take a test on Friday.  

Language Arts- We are working on their writing stamina in their Writer's Notebooks.  We will be looking at prepositional phrases, and making sure we write in complete sentences. 

Science- Students will continue to discuss what scientists look like.  They will then begin Chapter 5 on Energy and Ecosystems.  

Math-  Students will begin Unit 1 on Place Value.  They will be comparing whole numbers and decimals.

Important Days:

Sunday- Bears play!
Friday- Spelling Test
Saturday (13th)- Community Day

Have a great weekend!

Welcome Back!

Welcome to a new school year!  It was wonderful to see everyone at open house.  I hope everyone is finally settling in.  This is my third year teaching fifth grade at Prairieview, previously I taught Language Arts and Reading for five years at Lakeview.  I had a great summer with my 2 year old, Jonathan, and my 1 year old, Tomas.  We had a lot of fun, but are looking forward to the fall and football season.

I know this past week has been very busy, learning new routines and going over classroom expectations.  I hope everyone enjoyed the PBIS assembly today with Mr. Pagel's speech.  

Enjoy your weekend!

Important Days:

Monday- No School, Labor Day

Thursday- Curriculum Night 6:30-7:30 PM.

PBIS Assembly

 

Happy Summer!

Thank you all for a wonderful school year!

Enjoy your summer!

Phil Schwarz

We were lucky enough to have Phil Schwarz come talk to our 5th graders about weather and meteorology.  Mr. Schwarz is the meteorologist for ABC 7 Weekend News and ABC 7 Sunday Morning News.  He joined ABC 7 News in 1995.

Previously, Mr. Schwarz was the meteorologist at WNYW-TV in New York, NY, where he reported the weather for their 10 PM newscast (1993-95).  Before that, he served as weekend meteorologist at KSTP-TV, the ABC affiliate in St. Paul, MN. (1989-93).

Phil Schwarz began his career as a weather forecaster in his hometown of Flint, MI where he was the weekend meteorologist for WJRT-TV, the local ABC affiliate (1984-89).  During this time, he also owned a forecasting service.

Mr. Schwarz earned his B.S. degree in Meteorology from Pennsylvania State University in 1983.  He holds the American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval, and volunteers as an assistant coach for Youth Hockey.  He resides in the suburbs of Chicago with his wife and two children.

We were honored that he came to visit our school! 

A Look at Next Week:

Social Studies- We will be reading about the War of 1812, and will be watching a video on Lewis and Clark's exploration.

Reading- Students will be meeting in literature circles to discuss the end of their novels.  They will watch the movie Holes, and will write a book review for their novel.

Language Arts- Students will have a creative writing assignment, where students will focus on subject-verb agreement.

Science- Students will continue to explore the ocean and its many features.

Important Days:

Tuesday- Bowling Field Trip
Wednesday- Class Picnic and PBIS Assembly
Thursday- Early Dismissal- Last Day of School!!!

Have a great weekend!

A Peek at Next Week

A Look at Next Week:

Spelling- We are done with Spelling for the school year!

Social Studies- Students will take their Chapter 10 test on Wednesday.

Reading- Students will be meeting in literature circles to discuss their novels.  Students are reading Holes or Touching Spirit Bear.  They will also finish presenting their photo story projects.

Language Arts- Students will continue to study verbs.

Science- Students will continue to read about shorelines and may take an open note assessment on Lesson 11.3 on Wednesday.

Math-  Students will be dividing fractions and will take a division quiz on Thursday.

Important Days:

Tuesday- Phil Schwarz visits the 5th Grade
Thursday- 1:00 Talent Show
Friday- Visit the LV Library

Have a great weekend!

Wheel of Wisdom!

A Look at Next Week:

Spelling- We will be studying Lesson 31 in Spelling this week, and will take a test on Friday.

Social Studies- We will read Lesson 10.3 and discuss the Bill of Rights.   

Reading- Students will be meeting in literature circles to discuss their new novels.  Students are reading Holes or Touching Spirit Bear.  They will also finish their photo story projects and present them to the class.

Language Arts- Students will continue to study verbs.

Science- Students will continue to read about the ocean and may take an open note assessment on Lesson 11.2 on Wednesday.

Math-  Students will continue to multiply fractions.

Important Days:

Monday- No School
Tuesday- 7:00 PM Tech Night at LV for Families of 1st-8th Grade

Have a great weekend!