Week of November 1, 2010

We had an awesome Halloween celebration with outstanding behavior!!! I'm very proud of our class and am looking forward to finding out if our school earned 100 power paws during the celebration. Parent volunteers: Thank you so much for making it such a great party!!

A few odds and ends:

Please help one of our local Girl Scout Troops. As part of their community service project this year, Jr. Girl Scout Troop 724 is collecting socks, gloves, hats and scarves for the DuPage County Shelter. There will be collection boxes in each of the grade levels. The last day to bring in any items will be Monday, November 15, 2010. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Wiseman at christina.wiseman@comcast.net

Ultra Foods is inviting you to take part in Ultra's Smart Shopper Program, an Educational Rebate Program that generates Cash Back to your school for your educational needs.
Shop at your local Ultra Foods store from September 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, save your receipts and have your child return them to your school. At the end of the program, our school will submit a grand total of all receipts collected and Ultra will remit a check for 5% of that total back to your school.

Monday, November 1, 2010
4th and 5th Grade Choir - 7:15 to 7:50 a.m.
Chess Club - Last Names - A-G & S-Z - 2:30 to 3:25 p.m.
3rd Grade Intramurals - Group 4 - 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.
3rd Grade Intramurals - Group 3 - 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Teacher Institute/No School

Wednesday, November 3, 2010
4th and 5th Grade Choir - 7:15 to 7:50 a.m.
Language Stars - 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.
Chess Club - Last Names - H-R - 2:30 to 3:25 p.m.

Thursday, November 4, 2010
3rd Grade Intramurals - Group 2 - 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.
3rd Grade Intramurals - Group 1 - 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

Sunday, November 7, 2010
Daylight Savings Times Ends -
Turn Clocks Back One Hour - Fall Behind
District 66 - Eat Out - Chili's

Here is the upcoming week in a nutshell:

Science: We will continue the study of space. Students will learn about the lunar cycle. They will also learn about solar and lunar eclipses.

Social Studies: We will continue learning about the history of Downers Grove.

Math: We will begin the study of "T" charts. This Make-a-Table problem solving is one strategy for solving math story problems. We will be learning the strategy by solving problems together in class. This type of strategy is one area of emphasis on the coming ISAT tests. Look for a packet and a letter of explanation in your students to be left at home folder.

Spelling: This week the students will focus on solving part/whole analogies. We will work on this skill every day. A packet will be given to the students on Monday. We will work on the packet in class and some pages will be homework. This packet can be studied and reviewed for Friday's graded review on part/whole analogies.

Reading: We will be focusing on the following skills and strategies as we read novels this week: identifying character traits, setting, and problem/solution, summarizing, predicting, and making inferences.

English: This week we will continue our study of nouns. There will be a test on nouns (unit 2) on Tuesday, November 9, 2010.

Have a wonderful week!