Week of 3/16/20-3/20/20

Have a safe, quiet weekend everyone!  Here’s my schedule for next

week. Watch for an email with E-learning instructions.

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling:  New words will be coming home today inside the E-learning packet

along with a new menu.  It will be due on or before 3/27.  

Reading & Language Arts:  We’ll be continuing to read about Chicago,

focusing on the lakes and rivers, the first Chicagoans, and the railways.

In WIN class, we’ll continue our book buddy activities.

Social Science: We continue our science unit on inheritance

and traits. 

Mrs. Waleg's Math Class: We continue our unit on Geometry.

We’ll be creating tangrams and making toothpick and geoboard polygons!

Important Dates:  

4/6 - Back to school after Spring Break

4/10 - Good Friday; day off

4/24 - Early Dismissal

5/21 - Brookfield Zoo trip

5/22 - Early Dismissal

5/25 - Memorial Day; day off

6/4 - Last Day (Early Dismissal)

Week of 3/9/20-3/13/20

The culture presentations were wonderful!  I learned so much about our

world.  It’s great to see the students so excited to share the country

they connect with as a family!

Trimester 3 starts on Monday! 

We'll be starting a 5 week session of Junior Achievement on

Monday. Mr. Dan Blocker will be coming in to teach our

third graders.  He is an awesome volunteer and we are always

so pleased to invite him into our third grade world. 

Don’t forget to “Spring Forward” this weekend!  Hopefully we’ll

be feeling Spring-like this weekend!

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling:  Spelling Homework will be due on or before Friday, 3/13. The 

Test will also occur on that day.  

Reading & Language Arts:  We’ll be reading about Chicago, focusing on the

early history and the Chicago flag.  

In WIN class, we’ll start our book buddy activities.

Social Science: We continue our science unit on inheritance

and traits. 

Mrs. Walega's Math Class: On Monday, we’ll begin Unit 6, Geometry.

There will be a “mix” multiplication quiz on Friday.  

Important Dates:  

3/9 - Junior Achievement starts

3/6 - End of Trimester 2

3/12 - Early Dismissal

3/27 - Chicago History Museum field trip

3/27 - Last Day before Spring Break

4/6 - Back to school after Spring Break

4/10 - Good Friday; day off

4/24 - Early Dismissal

5/21 - Brookfield Zoo trip

5/22 - Early Dismissal

5/25 - Memorial Day; day off

6/4 - Last Day (Early Dismissal)

Week of 3/2/20-3/6/20

Happy March!  Let’s hope it comes in more like a lamb than a lion!

We had a very productive week. Students were busy finalizing their

country reports.  Culture Day presentations will begin on Monday.

If your child has not talked to you about this,you may want to ask!!

Hopefully, you are hearing him/her practice their speech!!  

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling:  Your child will be receiving their new spelling words and menu on

Monday. Homework will be due on or before 3/13.

Reading & Language Arts:  Culture Day presentations will start on Monday

and continue through Thursday.

February reading logs are due Monday!!!!

In WIN class, we’ll begin our book buddy activities.

Social Science: We continue our science unit on inheritance

and traits.

Mrs. Walega's Math Class: We will finish up Unit 5 this week, focusing
on area (length X width.) Pretests will be due back, completed, on

March 5 (Thursday.)  Unit 5 post assessment is scheduled for Friday,

3/6. There will be a X12 quiz on Friday.  We will then conclude our

Multiplication facts testing with a “mix” quiz the following week.

Important Dates:  

3/9 - Junior Achievement starts

3/12 - Early Dismissal

3/27 - Last Day before Spring Break

Week of 2/24/20-2/28/20

It was great seeing so many of you supporting our new playground

by coming to the McDonald’s event on Wednesday. Thank you for

your support!!

*Social Studies: We are working on our culture day projects. A note was sent home today containing information about your child's presentation on their culture/country. A portion of the presentation is reading a few of the chapters of their paper, which we are working on in class. They also need to prepare some of the presentation at home- they can bring in artifacts (photos, souvenirs, clothing, food), make a poster about the culture, a google slide show, etc. The note will explain their options.

 If your child chooses to send in food from his/her culture to share, please keep the following guidelines in mind: 
1. bite sized samples only to share!
2. send in a complete list of ingredients and NO NUTS please
3. If your food requires utensils or cups/plates, please provide them

This is a highlight of the year and the kids and teachers LOVE these presentations. It's a great way to learn about the world and each other. The presentations won't begin until March.  Your child's note will have the exact day of their presentation, as not all students can share on the same day.   

In WIN class, we’ll be presenting our African American history

biography projects.  

Social Science: We continue our science unit on inheritance

and traits. 

Mrs. Walega's Math Class: This week we continue Unit 5 on Multiplication,
Division, and Area.  The times 11 quiz will be on Thursday!

There will be a short check-point quiz on Wednesday covering

Division. The study guide/pretest for Unit 5 will be coming home on

Thursday.  It will be due back, completed, on March 5.  Unit 5 post

assessment is scheduled for Friday, 3/6. 

Important Dates:  

2/28 - Institute Day (no school)

3/12 - Early Dismissal

3/27 - Last Day before Spring Break

Week of 2/17/20-2/21/20

Thank you to our amazing moms who organized and ran our

Valentine’s Day Party.

I’ve noticed that some of the children are missing lots of supplies;
can you ask your child what they need?  Maybe a trip to Target
or Walmart is in order! It could be pencils, colored pencils,
crayons, etc.!

Come to the Darien McDonald’s on Wednesday for McTeacher Night!

It’ll run from 4:30 - 7:30.  Should be fun! I’m lovin’ it!!!

I hope you all have a great 4-day weekend. Happy President's Day!

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling:  New spelling words and the menu will be coming home on 

Tuesday. Homework will be due on or before 2/27. There will

be less time to complete the homework!

Reading & Language Arts:  We’ll be working on our country reports. 

Information on their culture day project will be coming home early

next week. 

In WIN class, we’ll continue our African American history

biography projects.  

Social Science: We continue our science unit on inheritance

and traits. 

Mrs. Walega's Math Class: This week we continue Unit 5 on Multiplication,
Division, and Area.  The times 9 quiz will be on Friday!

There will be a short check-point quiz on Wednesday covering

multiplication and division.

Thank you to the parents who came in for a conference.  It was so 

nice sitting down with you to discuss your child.  

Important Dates:  

02/13 - Valentine’s Day party

02/14 - No School (conference week)

02/17 - President’s Day (no school)

2/28 - Institute Day (no school)

3/12 - Early Dismissal

Week of 2/10/20-2/13/20

Happy 100th Day of School!! I cannot even believe we are already here!

Our Valentine’s Day party will be on Thursday.  Thank you in advance to my wonderful parent volunteers for running the “show” and to those who are sending in treats and supplies.  The kids will have a ball!! We’ll be distributing our Valentines earlier that afternoon.  Please make sure every child in our class gets a Valentine from your child.  I sent home the class roster yesterday.   If you are attaching treats, no nuts, please!

Just a reminder, the Culture Day sheet is due on Monday. It should be connected to your family’s culture. 

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling:  The homework menu will be due on or before 2/13.  The test

will also be that day.

Reading & Language Arts:  This coming week we’ll be continuing our

focus on text structures and non-fiction text features. We’ll also begin our country reports. Students will be researching the country of their heritage. If there is more than one country/nationality, students will choose one.  This will all lead to a culture presentation later in February.  

Social Science: We continue our science unit on inheritance

and traits. 

We finished our Social Studies unit on Immigration which will lead to the

above-mentioned Culture Day.

Mrs. Walega's Math Class: This week we continue Unit 5 on Multiplication,Division, and Area.  The times 9 quiz will be on

Friday, Feb. 21st!

Conference sign-ups on Sign-Up Genius have been emailed to you.

Please sign up for a conference if you think one is necessary. Thank you!

Important Dates:  

02/13 - Valentine’s Day party

02/14 - No School (conference week)

02/17 - President’s Day (no school)

2/28 - Institute Day (no school)