Week of May 30-June 3

Important Dates:

*Monday 5/30 No school Memorial Day

*Tuesday 5/31 Talent Show

*Monday 6/6 Picnic

*Tuesday 6/7 Last Day of School and Report Cards

Classroom Chatter

As our year is coming to an end, we will be cleaning up our room and collecting textbooks. Please make sure if you have any library books or textbooks at home, please return ASAP! Thank you!

The raffle for Japan has just begun. A letter was sent home on Wednesday, with the list of raffle items and raffle tickets. If you wish to participate, just fill in the tickets, put them in an envelope with the money, and return it to your classroom teacher. All tickets must be turned in by June 3rd. We will have the raffle at the all school assembly on June 6th. Thank you so much for your support.

Reading

We will spend this week reading the storying, Raising Dragons. Our last day of reading will be on Friday. Students will work on reading strategies we've done all year. We also will be doing Reader's Theater. Thank you to all parents who came to our magic show last week!!! For summer, it is so important that your child continues to read daily for at least 20 minutes!!!

English

We will finish this week up with our descriptive writing of a superhero.

Science

We will spend this week studying about the scientific method and inquiry. We will not test on this unit.

Social Studies

We will spend the week learning some map skills and creating our own map!

Math

We will spend this week reviewing division. If time allows, we will do some algebra. A note will come home with your child's report card regarding their math placement for next year.

Week of May 23-27

Important Dates:
*Magic Show Tuesday 5/24
*Walk for Japan Tuesday 5/24
*Bowling Field Trip Wednesday 5/25
*Science Test Friday 5/27
*Spelling Test Friday 5/27

Classroom Chatter
Don't forget that we will be going bowling on Wednesday morning from 9-11am.

Spelling
This week's words are more commonly misspelled third grade words. The test is Friday and homework will be due Friday. This is our last week of spelling. The homework will be to write a sentence for each word and abc order.


Reading
Mrs. Csorba's Reading Class of Magnificent Magicians invite you to our Magic Show on Tuesday from 8:30-9:30am. Don't forget to email me by Monday to reserve your seat! jcsorba@ccsd66.org! We will be working on reader's theater this week and finishing up our Magic Unit by practicing all our strategies!

English
We will do some descriptive writing this week!

Science
The test for ch. 14 will be Friday, 5/27. A study guide went home last week and is in the science folder!

Social Studies
Ask your child about the LIFE game we are playing to understand economics better!!! We will also begin a maps skills unit. It will be the last social studies unit of the year!

Math
We will be working on long division this week. Some of the lessons we will cover will be zeros in the quotient, order of operations and finding the mean. We will continue practicing long division with remainders. The following week, we will take a CYP on the lessons we've covered.

Week of May 16-20

Important Dates:
*Social Studies Test Thursday 5/19

*Spelling Test Friday 5/20

*Magic Show Friday 5/20

*Walk for Japan 5/24

Classroom Chatter

Don’t forget to sign up for the 2 mile Walk Day on Tuesday, May 24^th at Prairieview School. All proceeds from the event will go to the American Red Cross to help the victims of the earthquake in Japan. There will also be a raffle to help raise money for the cause, and any donations would be appreciated. (gift cards, sport items, games, services, small goodies). Anyone who would like to volunteer on May 24^th, please e-mail Mrs. Cavoto ccavoto@ccsd66.org or Mrs. Sulima Ssulima@ccsd66.org to let them know.Let us know if you would like to volunteer on May 24 from 3:30-5:00. We could use the extra help!

PS My son, Jack and I will be there!!!

Spelling

This week is lesson 25. These words are a list of commonly misspelled third grade words. Some may be a repeat of a previous lesson. The homework is due Friday and the test is Friday. This week's homework will be to write the words 3x each in cursive. Also, make a word search using either www.puzzlemaker.com or pencil and paper. I will provide the graph paper.

Reading

We will continue with our magic unit. We are reviewing all our strategies we learned throughout the year. Look for information about a Magic Show to come home!!!

English

We will spend the week doing descriptive writing.

Science

We will finish up chapter 14 with how color and light are related.

Social Studies

We will finish up our economy unit with a test on Thursday. A study guide went home last week. It is in the social studies folder.

Math

We will finish longer multiplication this week. We will do a CYP on multiplication of 4 digits by 1 digit and 2 digits by 2 digits on Tuesday. There will not be a test on multiplication. The rest of the week, we will begin long division with remainders. Students will take their final mad minute this week. It is a division mix. Even though we are finished testing multiplication and division facts, it is still very important to keep practicing over the summer!!!

Week of May 9-13

Important Dates:

*Spelling Test Friday 5/13

*Early Dismissal Friday 5/13

Classroom Chatter:

We have been enjoying Jr. Achievement with Mr. Wilcoxen. He will be coming to our class Monday this week! Ask your child about it!

Don't forget Friday is an early dismissal!!

Spelling

L. 24 words are contractions. The homework will be due on Friday. Please make sure it is in cursive. There will be a pretest Monday and a test on Friday.

Reading

We will finish up fairy tales with some reader's theater. Students will be performing their fractured fairy tale on Tuesday. Wednesday, we will begin a unit on magic! We will continue reviewing all our skills and strategies we learned throughout this year!

English

We will continue expository writing. Students will be writing about a what they would do if they had a robot!

Science

We will learn about light this week.

Social Studies

We will continue with our economy unit and learn about goods, services, supply and demand.

Math

We will take a mad minute in division 12. We will take a CYP on mulitplication of two digits by one digit, multiplication with regrouping and three digits times one digit, and multiply money on Tuesday. We will continue with multiplication this week. We will learn four digit multiplication and multiplication of two digits by two digits.