Good Morning!
Happy Leap Day to you all!
There is no school on March 4th
This week in...
Reading: The Cricket in Times Square. The test will be done in class all together this week- Thursday- to remind each other of test taking tips and strategies!
Spelling: Lesson 23- everything will be due on Thursday
Religion: Chapter 7 and Lent
4th LA: Will learn about comparative and superlative adjectives- no quiz this week. they wil also be working on writing a persuasive paragraph.
5th LA: Finishing adjectives- quiz on Thursday
4th SS: Illinois Unit this week. There will be a short test at the end of this unit which will be taken next week- possibly Tuesday?
5th SS: Beginning Chapter 8. We will learn about the protests an events leading up to the first battles of the Revolutionary War.
Monday, February 29, 2016
Monday, February 22, 2016
Week of February 22nd
Good Morning!
4th and 5th grade is in charge of stations this week. Every 4th and 5th grader will be participating as either an actor or a reader. Stations will be on Friday at 1:15, we would love to see you there if you can make it!
Mrs. Carbone's class is also in charge of Mass this week- Tuesday at 8:15
This week in...
Reading: Because of Winn Dixie- we will have a test on Friday. Our skill this week is plot, characters, and setting.
Religion: Lent and Chapter 7
Spelling: Lesson 22- test Friday
4th LA: Adjectives and a quiz on Friday
5th LA: Finishing up presidential essays and then will begin comparative and superlative adjectives.
4th SS: We will finish chapter 8 this week. Test will be either Wednesday or Thursday
5th SS: Chapter 7 test this week- Wednesday/Thursday
4th and 5th grade is in charge of stations this week. Every 4th and 5th grader will be participating as either an actor or a reader. Stations will be on Friday at 1:15, we would love to see you there if you can make it!
Mrs. Carbone's class is also in charge of Mass this week- Tuesday at 8:15
This week in...
Reading: Because of Winn Dixie- we will have a test on Friday. Our skill this week is plot, characters, and setting.
Religion: Lent and Chapter 7
Spelling: Lesson 22- test Friday
4th LA: Adjectives and a quiz on Friday
5th LA: Finishing up presidential essays and then will begin comparative and superlative adjectives.
4th SS: We will finish chapter 8 this week. Test will be either Wednesday or Thursday
5th SS: Chapter 7 test this week- Wednesday/Thursday
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Week of February 15th
Good Morning!
Hope everyone had a nice three day weekend- the students look well rested which is good because we have a busy week!
This week we will have Mrs. Waterman come in from the Downers Grove Township to teach us four lesson about empathy. We do this every year in 4th grade and it always turns out to be a great memory.
On Wednesday we will have the school spelling bee at 1:15- good luck to ALL our spellers--especially our 2 from 4th grade!!!! :) :)
Also our Thursday messenger goes home this week- please return your envelopes if you haven't done so already
This week in...
Reading: No story or test this week. Instead we will be exploring folktales, fables, and fairy tales.
Spelling: Lesson 21- everything is due on Friday
Religion: Lent and Chapter 7
4th LA: Beginning adjectives
5th LA: Presidential Essays
4th SS: Finishing up our Data Collection/Bar Graph projects and then beginning chapter 8 Lesson 3- the resources of the Midwest. Our test will be next week- possibly Tuesday or Wednesday?
5th SS: Chapter 7 Lesson 3- The French and Indian War. Our test will be Friday of this week (multiple choice) and Monday of next (short-response).
Hope everyone had a nice three day weekend- the students look well rested which is good because we have a busy week!
This week we will have Mrs. Waterman come in from the Downers Grove Township to teach us four lesson about empathy. We do this every year in 4th grade and it always turns out to be a great memory.
On Wednesday we will have the school spelling bee at 1:15- good luck to ALL our spellers--especially our 2 from 4th grade!!!! :) :)
Also our Thursday messenger goes home this week- please return your envelopes if you haven't done so already
This week in...
Reading: No story or test this week. Instead we will be exploring folktales, fables, and fairy tales.
Spelling: Lesson 21- everything is due on Friday
Religion: Lent and Chapter 7
4th LA: Beginning adjectives
5th LA: Presidential Essays
4th SS: Finishing up our Data Collection/Bar Graph projects and then beginning chapter 8 Lesson 3- the resources of the Midwest. Our test will be next week- possibly Tuesday or Wednesday?
5th SS: Chapter 7 Lesson 3- The French and Indian War. Our test will be Friday of this week (multiple choice) and Monday of next (short-response).
Monday, February 8, 2016
Week of February 8th
Good Morning!
Hope everyone had a nice weekend and did some fun Super Bowl things!
Also if anyone has a box of tissue to spare we are running low in both rooms- thank you!
We are pretty much back to a normal schedule this week, which is a little sad because Catholic Schools Week was so fun!
Mass this week is on Wednesday for Ash Wednesday
Stations start on Friday- led by the 3rd and 6th grade this week
On Friday right before lunch we will celebrate Valentine's Day. Remember we CANNOT have any candy/cookies/food of any kind in our valentines.
This week in...
Reading: We will read the story Juan Verdades: The Man who Couldn't Tell a Lie. This is a folktale and is a really good story- also perfect for Valentine's Day because Juan falls in love with a girl named Araceli. We know the boys might not like it as much :) but there is a bet going on about the ranches! We will continue to work on theme this week!
Spelling: Lesson 20. This is a harder lesson this week. We are spelling words with EI and IE so don;t forget about spelling city this week to practice.
Religion: Lent and Chapter 7
4th LA: Finishing Verb Unit, quiz Tuesday, and then persuasive essays
5th LA: Finishing up Adjective Unit, quiz Wednesday
4th SS: Chapter 8, No test this week but it will probably be early next week.
5th SS: Chapter 7 lesson 2 and then lesson 3 which is the French and Indian War.
Hope everyone had a nice weekend and did some fun Super Bowl things!
Also if anyone has a box of tissue to spare we are running low in both rooms- thank you!
We are pretty much back to a normal schedule this week, which is a little sad because Catholic Schools Week was so fun!
Mass this week is on Wednesday for Ash Wednesday
Stations start on Friday- led by the 3rd and 6th grade this week
On Friday right before lunch we will celebrate Valentine's Day. Remember we CANNOT have any candy/cookies/food of any kind in our valentines.
This week in...
Reading: We will read the story Juan Verdades: The Man who Couldn't Tell a Lie. This is a folktale and is a really good story- also perfect for Valentine's Day because Juan falls in love with a girl named Araceli. We know the boys might not like it as much :) but there is a bet going on about the ranches! We will continue to work on theme this week!
Spelling: Lesson 20. This is a harder lesson this week. We are spelling words with EI and IE so don;t forget about spelling city this week to practice.
Religion: Lent and Chapter 7
4th LA: Finishing Verb Unit, quiz Tuesday, and then persuasive essays
5th LA: Finishing up Adjective Unit, quiz Wednesday
4th SS: Chapter 8, No test this week but it will probably be early next week.
5th SS: Chapter 7 lesson 2 and then lesson 3 which is the French and Indian War.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Week of February 1st
Good Afternoon!
Wow- what a day! If the rest of CSW is going to be the same way we are in for a treat! Today we wore the brightest shirts we could find and played Wheel of Wisdom in the gym! Some of our 4th graders got to participate and it was so fun :)
Please check the Monday Messages for what the rest of the week entails!
Reminder that we have our 1st third quarter book report due on Friday.
Thank you for returning report card envelopes.
This week in...
Reading: Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life. We will have a reading test with vocab on Friday. Our skill that we are working on is theme.
Spelling: Lesson 19- Everything due on Friday
Religion: Chapter 6 open book test on Thursday
4th LA: Finishing verb unit and studying contractions using not- no quiz this week, it will be NEXT Tuesday. Diocesan persuasive essays will be stating soon (next week Tues??)
5th LA: Beginning adjectives
4th SS: Continuing Chapter 8
5th SS: Chapter 6 Test this week on Wednesday/Thursday. We will review Tuesday!
Wow- what a day! If the rest of CSW is going to be the same way we are in for a treat! Today we wore the brightest shirts we could find and played Wheel of Wisdom in the gym! Some of our 4th graders got to participate and it was so fun :)
Please check the Monday Messages for what the rest of the week entails!
Reminder that we have our 1st third quarter book report due on Friday.
Thank you for returning report card envelopes.
This week in...
Reading: Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life. We will have a reading test with vocab on Friday. Our skill that we are working on is theme.
Spelling: Lesson 19- Everything due on Friday
Religion: Chapter 6 open book test on Thursday
4th LA: Finishing verb unit and studying contractions using not- no quiz this week, it will be NEXT Tuesday. Diocesan persuasive essays will be stating soon (next week Tues??)
5th LA: Beginning adjectives
4th SS: Continuing Chapter 8
5th SS: Chapter 6 Test this week on Wednesday/Thursday. We will review Tuesday!
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