Friday, February 29, 2008



Mrs. Napolitano's News
Week of March 3rd


CAN YOU HELP OUT?
We are in need for some more anti-bacterial wipes for the classroom. If you could donate some to the class that would be greatly appreciated!

SAVE THE DATE
On Friday, March 7th we will have our Too Good For Drugs graduation at 1:00 in the PV gym. All parents and guests are invited to attend.

Family Book Club Night
The two books selected for this evening are The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman or The Liberation of Gabriel King by K.L. Going. Sign up and enjoy this night discussing the book with your child.

Attention girls interested in Girl Scouts
Meeting dates will be March 12th, April 2nd, 9th & 16th.


READING
We will be working in our ISAT book this week. Students will also be reading passages , answering multiple choice questions, and a final question that requires them to provide an extended response answer. So far, students have been doing a wonderful job turning their question around and using text proof from the author to support their answer.

LANGUAGE ARTS
This week we will be focusing on expository writing to be prepared for ISAT week. Ask your child what they have learned about expository writing and what types of prompts they have received. I am encouraging students to broaden their vocabulary both in spoken and written language to make them more proficient writers.

SOCIAL STUDIES
Chapter 10 is on Forming a New Government. The new nation struggled to govern itself under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation created a central government but allowed the states to have “freedom and independence.”

SCIENCE
This week we will be taking a look at weather forecasting. Students will be introduced to their final project for our weather unit. For this project, students will need to pick 4 questions and answer and illustrate each one completely. They will be making this into a flip book. Ask your child which 4 questions they chose to do.
MATH (Mrs. Napolitano's Class Only)
This week we will have our Chapter 11 Test on Measurement on Wednesday, March 5th. We then will be doing a review packet for ISAT testing and also be working on t-charts.

IMPORTANT DATES
3/3 NO SCHOOL- Casimir Pulaski Day
3/7 Too Good For Drugs Graduation 1:00 PV
3/14 NO SCHOOL/Conferences
3/16 Center Cass District 66 PTO Fund Raiser
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! 12-4
3/20 NO SCHOOL