Book Fair

PTO will be hosting a book fair at Thursday night's Open House from 6:30-8:00 PM.  They always have a supply of wonderful books, so please come out to support your students!

A Look at Next Week:

Spelling- We will be studying Lesson 27 in Spelling this week, and take a test on Friday.

Social Studies- Students will continue to read about the Revolutionary War.

Reading- Students will continue create their China Brochures and lanterns.

Language Arts- Students will continue to study Pronouns.    

Science- Students will read Lesson 11.3 which is on weather patterns.  They will take their open note assessment on Friday.

Math-  Students will continue to work on adding and subtracting fractions.  They will take a Quiz on Lessons 9.1-9.5 on Tuesday.

Important Days:

Tuesday-  Class Reward- Comfy Pants Day
Thursday- Open House/Book Fair/Ice Cream Social
Friday- Spirit Day- Crosstown Classic...wear Sox or Cubs shirt

Too Good for Drugs Graduation

What a wonderful ceremony led by Deputy Seward:

A Look at Next Week:

Spelling- We will be studying Lesson 26 in Spelling this week, and take a test on Friday.

Social Studies- Students will paraphrase the Declaration of Independence and begin reading about the Revolutionary War.

Reading- Students will continue to read about China.  Students will begin researching facts for their China brochures or postcards.

Language Arts- Students will continue to type up their Me Front Page articles and trace their pictures.  They will also begin the next grammar unit on Pronouns.  

Science- Students will take an open-note assessment on Lesson 11.2 on Tuesday.  They will then begin Lesson 11.3 which is on weather patterns.

Math-  Students will finish Chapter 8 and take their test on Wednesday.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Important Days:

Friday-  No School
Tuesday-  Earth Day

A Peek at Next Week

A Look at Next Week:

Spelling- We will be studying Lesson 25 in Spelling this week, and take a test on Friday.

Social Studies- Students will be learning about the Declaration of Independence.

Reading- Students will be reading about China.  We will be looking at cultural, and economical differences between China and the United States.

Language Arts- Students will finish their "Me-Page" projects.  They will type up their articles and trace their pictures.  

Science- Students will take an open-note assessment on Lesson 11.1 on Monday.  They will then begin Lesson 11.2 which is on the water cycle.

Math-  Students will take a Lesson 8.1-8.4 Quiz on Monday.  Then they will work on comparing fractions, and changing fractions into decimals.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Important Days:

Thursday- Early Dismissal
Friday-  No School

Naper Settlement

We had a wonderful time at Naper Settlement today.  Luckily the rain held off, and it was muddy, but fairly warm.  We were able to visit different sites around the settlement and see what life was like in the past.  We visited a blacksmith, print shop, log cabin, farm house, and school house.  Most of the kids enjoyed the school house.  It was a great learning experience, and wonderful day.  

Here is a look at the blacksmith at work:

A save the date is coming up:

All families are invited to the 5^th grade Too Good for Drugs Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, April 17th at 8:30 AM. 

Have a wonderful Spring Break!

A Peek at Next Week

A Look at Next Week:

Spelling- We will be studying Lesson 23 in Spelling this week, and take a test on Friday.

Social Studies- Students will be taking their Chapter 8 test on Wednesday.  They will then begin typing up their Patriot/Loyalist paragraphs.

Reading- Students will be working on paraphrasing and summarizing.

Language Arts- Students will begin their "Me-Page" projects, where they will create a newspaper featuring themselves.  They will write an autobiographical article, and a narrative piece on a great achievement they have accomplished.

Science- Students will take their open-note assessment on Lesson 15.4 on Monday.  They will then be reviewing the material, and take their Energy test on Thursday.

Math-  Students will review material and take their Chapter 6 test on Wednesday.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Important Days:

Friday- Naper Settlement Field Trip

Museum of Science and Industry

We had a wonderful time on our field trip today.  Thank you to all those who volunteered to go with us.  The kids really enjoyed themselves.  Some of their highlights were seeing the wind tunnels, shooting tennis balls across the pavilion, creating tsunamis, and doing the experiments in our lab.  In the chemistry lab we learned about chemical reactions and changes.  Students seemed to have a lot of fun wearing their safety goggles and conducting their experiments.

A Look at Next Week:

Spelling- We will not be having Spelling this week.

Social Studies- We will continue to discuss the first battles of the American Revolutionary War.

Reading- We will be reviewing our books and reading Time for Kids.

Language Arts- Students will put the finishing touches on their expository essays.

Science- We will continue to learn about the different kinds of energy.  

Math-  We will continue to learn about the multiplication and division of decimals.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Important Days:

Monday- No School
Tuesday- No School- Teacher's Institute
Wednesday- Spring Pictures are due
Friday- Spirit Day- Twin Day

A Peek at Next Week

A Look at Next Week:

Spelling- We will be doing Lesson 22 and we will take the test on Friday.

Social Studies- We will be discussing the battles of Lexington and Concord.

Reading- We will be meeting with our novel groups, and will continue to work on cause and effect skills.

Language Arts- Students will continue to revise and edit their expository essays.

Science- We will continue to learn about the different kinds of energy.  Students will take an open note assessment on Chapter 15,  Lessons 3 on Wednesday.

Math-  We will continue to on the multiplication and division of decimals.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Important Days:

Thursday- End of 2nd Trimester

Friday-  Spirit Day-Wear Green