1. Subject What We’re Learning Ms. Schimke’s Class Newsletter
March 4-8, 2019
Subject
What We’re Learning
Reading
We will read an informational text called “Aero and Officer Mike”. Our story skills are: author’s purpose, point of view summarizing, and prefixes in-/im- Our story summative will be next week.
Language Arts
We will learn about abbreviations and how to punctuate book titles
Math
We will review the chapter on Tuesday and take our Chapter 8 Summative on Wednesday. We will then begin our next fractions chapter and learn about comparing fractions.
Science & Social
Studies
Science – we will finish up our Environmental Traits unit by taking our summative on Friday.
Social Studies – we will learn about a soldier’s life.
Teacher Notes
Library books due on Wednesdays.
Spring Break is fast approaching!
PARCC Testing has been changed to IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness). These tests will begin in April.
Dates to Remember
3/1 Early Dismissal
3/4 No School – Pulaski Day
3/7 RESCO Pizza Day
3/14 Treat Day
3/19 Spring Picture Day
3/20 Eagle’s Nest
3/21 End of 3rd Quarter, Hot Lunch
3/25-3/29 Spring Break
Spelling Words
horse 8. north 15. dark
mark 9. barking 16. story
storm stork 17. partner
market 11. thorn 18. fortune
acorn 12. forest
artist 13. chore
March 14. restore
Test Date March 15