“Spakausky’s Scoop”
Have a Terrific Turkey Day!
Enjoy the time off with your family and friends!
Yearbook orders are due 12/1--$10
Announcing Prairieview 2008-2009 Yearbook. Order your yearbook today!!! The cost of the yearbook is $10.00 and make payments to Lifetouch. Order deadline date is December 1, 2008. No orders will be accepted after that date. Parents just a reminder-- Prairieview yearbooks are not paid for at registration. Please place your order now. Yearbook order forms went home with your child on November 13th and there a few extra envelopes available; please try not to lose them. If your child loses it, you can send an envelope with the following information on it: student’s name, teacher’s name and grade level along with a check made payable to Lifetouch for $10.00. It is very important that you put the information on the envelope; Lifetouch does not know who your child’s teacher is. There will be a limited supply in June. Order Today!!!
“Project Crayon”-supplies for our service project are due 12/1!
Book Orders:
Here are the book order forms for the month of November and December. You can order from as many as you wish! Have fun shopping! Thanks for your order.
The orders are due Monday, December 8th!
Make Checks payable to Scholastic Book Club or go on-line and use a credit card.
Send in your orders OR go to the Web address below and enter our class’s personalized user name and password.www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Class User Name: spakausky
Password: Books
Goody Basket-
Thanks to:
For donating to the basket this week!
Student of the Week
Elena
for the week of 12/1-12/5
Each week there will be a student picked to be student of the week. This student will bring in photos, magazine picture, or drawings/descriptions about themselves. The categories that they will cover are:
Me
My Family
Special Friends
My Favorite Foods
Where I Live
Thing I Like to Do
When I Grow Up I’d like to
My Favorite Toys
How the special week works for your child:
Monday-put pictures up
Tuesday-share your board
Wed.-Read a favorite book (practice at home first)
Thursday-Show and Tell
Friday-Take board down
Spelling
No spelling for next week.
We will do lesson 12 the week of 12/1.
***All spelling should be done in cursive. This is where the students will have time to actually practice the skills they learn in “handwriting.”
English
Chapter 3-VERBS
The chapter 3 test will be on Tuesday, November 25th!
Writing
We will do an interview activity. The week of 12/1.
Reading
Strategies covered:
-visualizing
-preview and predict
-clarify
*fact /opinion
*compare/contrast
*cause /effect
*self-questioning
We will read Grandma's Records and continue point of view!
Independent Reading Program
Folders are due Mon. 12/1.
Reading party in class- Tues., 12/2.
Science
Science inquiry skills is coming along. There will be a short quiz after each lesson.
Social Studies
Chapter 3 is coming along. We have been studying about why people move to new places, immigration, symbols and ancestors.
Math
Chapter 3 -
Multiplication packet due before Christmas break!
Chapter 5 has been started. We have focused on money.
We will start our multiplication mad minutes after break.
I will teach some skills and hints on how to figure out the answers, but the facts should be MEMORIZED at home.
The mad minute grades will work like this:
Monday-we test-if the student passes, GREAT 100%, if they don't pass, they take again on Wednesday.
Wednesday-Take the test, if they PASS they get a 90%, if they don't pass, they take again on Friday.
Friday-Take test, if they PASS they get a 80%, if they don't pass, they take again on Monday, etc.
Have a great Thanksgiving break!
Mrs. T. Spakausky
