Classroom Update - 04.24.2015

Good Afternoon Families!

The students have been hard at work on their placement tests.  They put forth their best effort and focused hard during these past few weeks.  Thank you for your support at home in helping our children eat healthy and get enough sleep.

 

We have finished most placement tests, with just the literacy comprehension test to remain.  The test will be administered next Thursday, April 30th.  

Here are the targets we are currently / planning on working to master over the next couple of weeks:

Literacy

* We are working on new targets. The first will be to determine themes of story, drama, or a poem using details from the text.

Writing

* We finished Cycle 5 and will be switching our writing to informative texts. The students are going to be providing support from the text, as well as, writing effective introductions and conclusions. Look forward to incorporating media into their next piece!

Math

* With Unit 5 and the performance task done, we are done with placement tests for math.  We are moving on to our last unit on geometry- Unit 6. Targets will cover coordinate planes, polygon classification, and line plot data.

Information to help your child :  Unit 6 Math Family Letter is attached as a link because it has online resource links.

https://docs.google.com/a/kcsd96.org/document/d/1uc_kiq8sRJygNHAYK6kbf87eqqw5hqu2_uYnUeUw03c/edit

Social Studies

* We are continuing to work on describing how indentured servitude affected the growth of the colonies.  This will lead into our discussion about slavery and how it affected the growth of the colonies. The kids will have a neat ipad video to share! We will do a simulation in class for some hands on learning.

Science

* We are currently working on light and sound.

**A message from the PTO:

The Variety Show committee is inviting all 5th graders to be a part of the finale production number. There will be practices during several recesses in April. Fifth graders participating in the final production must be present for the dress rehearsal on April 28th at from 6:15 – 7:00 pm. The variety show is April 30th @ 6:30. For more information contact co-chairs Andy Hite or Sasha Vargas.

Also, the following dates will be when students should stay in for recess to practice if they would like to be part of the finale: April 16, 23, 28, 30

Friendly Reminders

** Please remember to send your child with a healthy snack.  Nothing feeds the brain like a healthy snack!  Also, because allergies, please make sure your child's snack complies with our district's safe snack list.

** Please continue to have your child practice their multiplication facts up to 12.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.  Thank you and have a fantastic weekend!

Enzie Pangilinan

6th Grade Placement Info

http://www.kcsd96.org/curriculum/documents/Grade6PlacementInfo_2015_16.pdf

Classroom Update - 04.10.2015

Happy Friday Families!

I hope you and your family enjoyed your Spring Break!  It seems like this year is moving too quickly!  

As we start to move through the spring months, our students are still hard at work!  Here are the targets we are currently / planning on working to master over the next couple of weeks:

Literacy

* We are working on explaining the relationships between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical text.

Writing

* We are continuing to work on opinion writing. The students are working diligently to defend their argument by providing support from the text as well as their own ideas. Our current focus is on writing effective introductions and conclusions.

Math

* We are continuing our work with volume. The students are currently working on finding the volume of irregular prisms.

Social Studies

* We are continuing to work on describing how indentured servitude affected the growth of the colonies.  This will lead into our discussion about slavery and how it affected the growth of the colonies.

Science

* We are currently working on light and sound.

Upcoming Events and Important Messages

** MAP TESTING next Tuesday and Wednesday (April 14th and 15th).  We will send send email reminders next week.

**A message from Mr. Spangler and Mrs. Cigrand:

2015 FUN RUN T-SHIRT ORDER FORM

A 2015 Fun Run souvenir t-shirt can be purchased for $10.00.  To order t-shirts, please fill out this form and return with the appropriate amount of money by Wednesday, April 22. 

We are having Sparky from the Chicago Fire be apart of the fun run this year. The fun run is on Friday, May 22. More information will be coming from the physical education department.

Link to order form:

https://sites.google.com/a/kcsd96.org/ivy-hall-physical-education/ivy-hall-fun-run

**A message from the PTO:

The Variety Show committee is inviting all 5th graders to be a part of the finale production number. There will be practices during several recesses in April. Fifth graders participating in the final production must be present for the dress rehearsal on April 28th at from6:15 – 7:00 pm. The variety show is April 30th @ 6:30. For more information contact co-chairs Andy Hite or Sasha Vargas.

Also, the following dates will be when students should stay in for recess to practice if they would like to be part of the finale: April 16, 23, 28, 30

Friendly Reminders

** Please remember to send your child with a healthy snack.  Nothing feeds the brain like a healthy snack!  Also, because allergies, please make sure your child's snack complies with our district's safe snack list.

** Please continue to have your child practice their multiplication facts up to 12.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.  Thank you and have a fantastic weekend!

Enzie Pangilinan