The Vavrik Post
May 12th-16th
Teacher Notes
Questions/Comments:
Mrs. Abbey Vavrik – avavrik@lisle202.org
630-493-8134
Thank you to the parents who joined us for the Lisle Depot
Trip! We learned a lot and had a great day!
Important Dates
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May 12th or 14th-Fullersburg Woods Field Trip
May 16th- School Improvement Day-Half Day
May 26th-Memorial Day-no school!
May 28th-Step Up Day!
June 2nd-Talent Show
June 3rd- Field Day and Last day of school!
Please don’t forget if you are chaperoning the
Fullersburg Woods Field Trip to be in our
classroom at 9:15.
We have to leave
promptly at 9:30 on the bus. Please dress
for weather and bring a sack lunch!
Language Arts
Students were given their new spelling lists today. We
met in small groups so students could receive more direct
instruction on the spelling pattern they were studying and
sort them correctly.
In vocabulary, students are working on a rewview packet of
all the compound words, prefixes and suffixes we learned
this year. There will be a quiz next week.
Students will begin new fiction novels to take them to the
end of the year. Students are reading Sunnyside Up, The
Boxcar Children, and the Summer of Riley. Please ask your
child which book they are reading. You should see it at
home every night!
Students need to keep choosing quality books from the
LRC. These will help their vocabulary development as well
as comprehension.
Ask your child which book they are reading and what it’s
about. Also ask them what genre it is!
Please continue to have your child read AR books at night!
They need to read 9 chapter/nonfiction books this
trimester! They also need to earn 80% or higher on the AR
test for them to count toward their goal.
Students should be able to say:
I can achieve 80% or higher on my spelling tests.
I can achieve 80% or higher on my AR tests.
I can make an inference while reading.
I can ask questions while reading.
I can find the main idea of a text.
I can use context clues to help me find out the meaning
of a word I don’t know in a text.
Math
This week we will focus on triangles, quadrilaterals, and guided
math stations. Students also are being trained in guided math
stations.
Students should be able to say:
I can identify an equilateral, isosceles, and scalene
triangle.
I can identify a right, acute, and obtuse triangle.
I know the quadrilateral attributes.
I can identify solids-faces, edges, and vertices.
I can identify an acute, right and obtuse angle.
I can use manipulatives to compare fractions and tell if
they are greater than, less than, or equal to.
I can compare fractions by drawing pictures or using
manipulatives.
I can draw fractions on a number line.
I can make an equivalent fraction by drawing a fraction
circle or using my basic facts.
I can find the differences between a polygon and a nonpolygon.
I can find the area of a rectangle or square by counting square
units or use length x width.
I can find the perimeter of a plane figure by adding all sides.
I can find the volume of a dimensional object using liters and
milliliters.
I can measure mass of objects using grams and kilograms.
I can use a number line to show elapsed time.
I can tell time using the words quarter til, quarter after, and
half past.
I can tell time to the minute.
I can use estimation and rounding to solve a multi-step word
problem.
I can use front end estimation to round because I know that
front end estimation means round to the greatest place.
I can solve a two-step word problem.
I can solve for n.
I can make an array to show a multiplication problem.
I can make groups of to show a multiplication problem.
I can use a number line to show a multiplication problem.
I can use a multiplication chart to solve a multiplication
problem.
I can identify the commutative, associative, zero, identity and
distributive properties of multiplication.
I can represent and solve a division problem using the sharing
model.
I can represent and solve a division problem using repeated
subtraction.
I can write the multiplication and division fact families.
Science
This week we continue to work on our new unit called People
and Animals! There will be no science this week due to the
field trip, but we will begin FISH the week after!
Wall of Fame
Spelling (100)- Jada, Dominic, Gerdas,
Monica, Julia, Litzy
Extra Info:
***Registration packets for next year have gone
home. PLEASE return these as soon as you can!
***Please return the Fullersburg Woods permission
slips by Wednesday!
I have the following parents down for
attending Fullersburg WoodsJada’s mom
Vivian’s mom
Please be here at 9:15. We will return back to
school around 2. Thank you!
Character Counts Corner
Lion Pride Chart-41
Winner-Jose
Prefixes/Suffixes and Stems to Know:
Ask your child to tell you the meaning ofRe-(again or back)
Uni-(one)
Pre-(before)
Paleo-(old)
Tri-(three)
Un-(not)
Bi-(two)
In-(not)
Im/Il-(not)
Ex-(out)
Auto-(self)
Quad- (four)
Sub-(under)
Co/Con- (with or together)
Vis/Vid- (to see)
Port- (carry)
Fin-end or limit
Mov, mot, mob-to move
Graph/gram-write
-less- (without)
–ly- in a way or manner
-ful- (full of)
-er-(more)
-est (most)
Geo-(earth) -Dict-(to say or tell)
Trans-(across)