Math test on Monday-study mean,median,mode, and range.
We have had a very fun week! We finished up our alphabet with the letter Z. WE also finished our plant theme this week. The students have learned about the different parts of a plant and what it needs to grow. They have really enjoyed growing a few of our own in the classroom.
Next week we will be reviewing all of the letters. Please continue to work with your child on letters and sounds throughout the summer.
Our CELEBRATION PICNIC will be on Wednesday, May 30, from 9:30 – 10:30 at Spring Park on Spring Avenue and 53rd Street in La Grange. Coffee and a few snacks will be provided. We will sing a few songs and play together one more time, then say good-bye for the summer. If you have any questions, let me know. That morning, the full day Preschool classes will be meeting at the park from 8:00 – 9:00, and the Kindergarten classes will have their program in Morrissey Hall at 10:30. May 30 will be the last day for preschool. Your child will be dismissed to you at the end of our picnic.
In the event of rain, please bring your child to our classroom at 8:00. We will sing our songs, pass out certificates, and dismiss.
Upcoming Events/Mark your Calendars:
This Week:
We had a great start to our baseball unit. We made a venn diagram to see if the classes like the Cubs, Sox or BOTH! Ask your child about the results. We had a special popcorn treat on Friday and watched some baseball. We graphed our favorite baseball snack–popcorn, peanuts, cracker jacks, cotton candy, hot dogs or nachos. We wore baseball hats on Wednesday and came up with different ways that we could sort ourselves. We made a list of all that we know about baseball and read several stories about baseball. Baseball fun continues next week!
Next Week:
The theme of the Celebration is KINDERGARTEN ROCKS! ROCKIN’ CARDINALS! To keep with the theme, the children are asked to wear ROCKSTAR attire. We would like the children to wear khacki or jean shorts/skirt along with a solid, brightly colored t-shirt. Several of the children have shirts that say ,’rockstar’ or ‘kindergarten rocks’….that would be PERFECT too! We plan to be doing alot of singing and dancing on stage–things we’ve been doing all year long in our classrooms!
Have a great weekend!!!
Our unit on plants will continue for this coming last full week of school. So far the children have learned about the parts of a plant and what some of those parts do. If you have older children, you might want to check out the MAGIC SCHOOL BUS video LIFE CYCLE OF PLANTS. In addition, there are many library books on the susbject.
Our alphabet work has come to an end as we finished with the letter /z/ this week. Next week we will be reviewing the alphabet as a whole and spending some additional time with the children who are going into kindergarten. Please reinforce letter/sound associations during the summer months.
We have two more Masses scheduled for the year. The first will be this coming Monday and it will be outside, sponsored by our school Student Council. It will be a new experience for all of us.
Our two end-of-the year events are our ONE MILE RUN and our PICNIC. The run will be on Friday, May 25 at 8:30 A.M. Any parents who are available may come at that time and cheer the children on. In addition, if you are a runner, feel free to run a couple of laps with your child.
We will need one case of small (8 oz.) bottles of water and enough popsicles for the class – 20 in all. If you would like to donate either of these, please send me an e-mail. I will get back to you to let you know what you can bring.
In the event of rain, we will NOT be re-schedulling.
Our CELEBRATION PICNIC will be on Wednesday, May 30, from 8:00 – 9:00 at Spring Park on Spring Avenue and 53rd Street in La Grange. Please bring a snack and a drink for your family. Coffee will be provided. The children will be able to play together for one last time, and then we will sing a few songs and say good-bye for the summer. If you have any questions, let me know. That morning, the 1/2 day Preschool classes will be meeting at the park from 9:30 – 10:30, and the Kindergarten classes will have their program in Morrissey Hall at 10:30. May 30 will be the last day for preschool. Your child will be dismissed to you at the end of our picnic.
In the event of rain, please bring your child to our classroom at 8:00. We will sing our songs, pass out certificates, and dismiss.
This has been an amazing and exciting year.
I hope your week end is wonderful as well.
Room 111 Homework – Miss Thomas
Math – 15.7 wks, texts came home to start preparing for the Ch. 15 test which is on Tuesday.
Science – Monday is “Picture Day”, students may bring in cameras or other devices to take pictures of the chicks. Students are responsible for their own property.
Week of May 21st
In Religion, we continue to look at how the church continues Jesus’ work. We will look at prayer next week and saints soon after that.
In Language, we continue to classify sentences. Please have your child practice this skill over the summer, as 3rd grade will be doing this upon their return to school. We’ve been talking about cause and effect some more, in addition to looking at vowel teams.
During Math, our rulers have come to measure length. We’ve talked about how estimating is an important skill, and that it is okay to not be exactly right when estimating.
During Science, we’ve looked at the objects in our solar system and talked about its characteristics.
Social Studies has been interesting, as we are talking about immigrants. Tell your child of family members who were immigrants too.
News & Events:
Hoops for Heart was a great success! A letter giving more details will be sent home by then end of the week. Weather permitting, there is an outdoor Mass on Monday, 5/21/12, at 9AM. Join us if you can. Eighth grade awards is Tuesday, 5/22, at 1:30PM in church. Paperless Lunch Fridays… To help be a bit more Earth friendly, Saint Cletus has started Paperless Lunch Fridays. Do you have a drawer full of plastic containers and lids? Time to get organized. Have your child find matches and help make their lunch as paperless as possible.
Homework
Please do not have your child write cursive until we’ve taught the all letters. This way they are writing it correctly from the start. Thank you!
Monday: Math, Handwriting Tuesday: Math, Handwriting Wednesday: Math, Handwriting Thursday: Math, Handwriting Friday: No Homework Tests / ProjectsAdditional Homework Information
Did you know??
Remember some of our text books are online. Social Studies is www.pearsonsuccessnet.com. The Science book can be found at www.thinkcentral.com. Directions to get on both have been sent home.
Read your novel.
Outdoor Mass on Monday, May 21.
Enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend!
This week we had 5 darling chickens hatch from various breeds. Everyone was able to watch one hatch, but the others hatched during the night or early in morning. We took the chickens outside on Wednesday and held them on our laps in the classroom on Thursday. Everyone has observed changes in the chickens since they first hatched.
Monday we are looking forward to the first St. Cletus outdoors Mass. Pray for no rain! In class we have been discussing that Jesus is always with us in sickness and in health, in happiness and sadness. We talked about the last rites and funernal Masses. Our test on chapter 19 is schedules for Tuesday.
We have finished another unit in reading dealing with the concepts of summaries, facts and nonfacts, judgments and decisions, context clues, study skills of reading ads, and signs, and new vocabulary.
We have almost finished our Simple Solutions Math Book. WOW! Now after our fractions units we will be learning about decimals. Many students have finished the 1 minute drills so have moved on to independent challenging work.
In social studies we have been learning how things have changed over time, especially communication, transportations, helpful inventions, and medicine. The poster reports that the students made on this topic were very informative! I loved them. The chapter test may be on Wednesday or Thursday.
This Wednesday everyone received an envelope containing their Terra Nova Results. There were numerous helpful suggestions provided for each test depending upon the results of each child. Please take a few minutes to read the report.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,
Carol Reckwerdt
Reading: Read 45 min. Unit test on Tuesday.
Science: Review chicken information and booklet. Test on Monday. Finished chicken booklet should be turned in on Tuesday.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Reading: Read 15 min. Quiz tomorrow
Phonics: Review unit. Do pretest ws. Test tomorrow.
TLC: Test tomorrow.
Click here for the Gr 4 MS Powerpoint Review
4-114 on Thursday 5/24/12
4-115 on Friday 5/18/12
Powerpoint is a Microsoft software application used to create presentations. Students created a book report using this software. This gave them the oppurtunity to connect reading and technology.
Click on the link to see a student example HUGO 2
Technology – 5th Gr. (Photostory Test)
Click here for the Gr 5 Photostory Review or – See TeacherEase for this Review Guide
Test dates:
5-116 on Fri. 5/25
5-117 on Fri. 5/25
The 5th graders have been using Photostory3 (a windows program) to make creative video stories about their owl pellet dissections. They added customized motion, panning & zooming effects to suggestion motion, narration and text. This is an extension of their homeroom lesson and provided them with the opportunity to connect technology with science.