Dear Parents,
What a great week of work! Students could not believe how fast the week went – which is
always a good sign that they were working hard! The focus this week was on trying to prepare
for the Wax Museum presentation – the room was filled with students working on tri-folds, and
hovered over computers and iPads working on speeches. It was a wonderful sight!!
While students will not be bringing home a Grade Report today, they will bring one home on
Tuesday.
Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.
Happy weekend!
Mrs. Whiteman and Mrs. Martine
IMPORTANT NEWS FOR THE WEEK:
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6th GRADE CHOIR SIGN-UP - 5th Grade Parents and Students: Registration for CHOIR at
MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH is now open! Choir is an outstanding opportunity to have fun
making great music and meeting new friends. At MSN, choir is a graded, year-long class
that is substituted for a child’s homeroom class and meets five days a week. The
ensemble performs approximately four concerts and takes field trips to locations around
the Chicago area. Involvement in this activity provides students with an opportunity to
meet new friends from the other elementary schools, join a group where they feel like
an important member of the family, and to see what they can accomplish as a singer! To
register, go to:
http://www.lz95.org/classes/choirregistrationforincomingsixthgraders_jnelson/ and
complete the form. Please e-mail the director Jeff Nelson at jeff.nelson@lz95.org if you
have any questions.
 PARCC – Students completed the final round of the ELA and MATH PARRC tests this
week!
 MAP TESTING – MAP testing will begin the second week of May!
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AMERICAN HERO WAX MUSEUM – This project consists of three parts – biography
research, poster and speech. First, students have chosen to research an historically
significant person this week. Students were to complete their research by Tuesday so
that they could begin work on the next phases of the project. Second, the students will
be creating a poster to visually represent his/her famous American. The students started
working on their poster project on Monday. Finally, students will be “acting out” their
chosen hero at a Wax Museum presentation on Thursday, May 5, although students
have asked to bring in costumes and props by Tuesday so that they can practice. They
will write a short speech, speaking in first person in order to introduce themselves to
their audience. During the day, students from other classes will drop by to learn about
the people the fifth graders researched. Then, that night, at Open House, you will have
the chance to hear the students’ presentations! A big part of this project is dressing up
to look like the person he/she researched. Please help your child find something that will
adequately depict the American Hero that will be represented at the museum. We have
asked students to look for ways to obtain a “costume” that will not be expensive. They
can ask friends or neighbors to borrow a costume, or check the local thrift shop. They
may also hold or bring props that reflect their hero’s accomplishment(s), but please
remember that they must be school appropriate. The students have a yellow packet in
their expandable folders describing criteria for success. Please let us know if you have
questions.
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BOOK FAIR – (May 2-6) - In conjunction with Scholastic Book Fairs' All For Books charity, we
are going to have “Change a Child’s World” (coin drive) the week of the book fair: Monday
the kids can bring in pennies. Tuesday, nickels. Wednesday, dimes. Thursday,
quarters. Each child that brings in money can write their name on a peace sign or heart and
we will hang it on the book fair wall. The class will get to keep the money for the teacher to
spend in the classroom during book fair and Scholastic will give an equal amount to buy
books for children in need. The class that brings in the most money for the day gets to keep
the coveted trophy!
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SUPPLIES? As the year progresses, students’ supplies are starting to dwindle. Please check
with your child to see if they need more pencils, glue or replacement scissors. This is
especially important as we work on interactive notebook activities when sharing supplies
becomes time consuming! Thank you in advance!!
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GRAND EVENT
Please join us for the Grand Event lunch in the Seth Paine gym. Your child can invite a
special “Grand” person to have lunch in the gym and afterward browse the book fair.
Your child and Grand will have to bring their own lunch. Have fun with it! The Grand
can surprise them with a lunch from their favorite place or have your child pack lunch for
themselves and their grand! As much as I am sure that your Grand would love to
sample the cafeteria cuisine, they will not be permitted to get hot lunch from the
cafeteria to bring back to the gym.
When signing up please include your child’s name & grand who will be attending. Also,
please select 2 in the Qty section to indicate 2 attending. Thank you!
Click here to sign up for the lunch:
Grand Event Lunch Signup
This year we are splitting the lunch into two days depending on your child’s grade.
Tuesday, May 3rd
1st – 2nd : 10:55 – 11:40
Wednesday, May 4th
3rd : 10:55 – 11:40
th
4 – 5th: 11:55 – 12:40
Remember that GRANDS are not limited to grandparents.
Kids can invite:
Grandparents,
Relatives,
Aunts and Uncles,
Neighbors, or
Devoted Caretakers.
If you have any questions please contact Marie Mirabella at
mirabella020202@yahoo.com
Seth Paine Olympics
June 2nd
8:30 am – 1:00 pm
On June 2nd, our students will be participating in the Seth Paine Olympics over at the High
School. Our Olympics will commence with an opening ceremony, followed by Olympic
themed events, and then a closing ceremony will end our Olympics. Once back at Seth
Paine the students will enjoy their lunch “picnic style” on the field.
We will need group leaders to lead groups of students from one event to another, and we
will need activity leaders to run the different event stations. We will also need parents to
help supervise the students while they enjoy their lunch back at Seth Paine. In order for
this event to happen, we need your help. To volunteer, please click on the link to sign-up,
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4bacac2aaaf85-seth6
The PTO will provide a t-shirt to all the students. Volunteers can order a t-shirt for
themselves if they would like one, however, they are not necessary. Last Olympics most of
the volunteers had a t-shirt. If you would like to order a t-shirt, please fill in the
information below and send to school in an envelope marked, Olympic Volunteer T-Shirt
Order with your payment by Friday, April 29th.
Any questions, please contact Tara Elder, tsc211@yahoo.com
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Olympic Volunteer T-shirt Order Form
Cost: $4.50 for sizes S-XL, $6.50 for sizes XXL – 3XL
Due by Friday, April 29th
IMPORTANT DATES:
April 27
April 29
May 2-6
May 5
May 11
May 20
June 2
Variety Show Rehearsal
Variety Show
Spring Book Fair
Wax Museum presentations DUE
Open House
Civil War Day
Early Release
Seth Paine Olympics
READ ON TO SEE WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED THIS PAST WEEK:
Math- Students completed Module 7, and took their test today. Just a reminder: April Calendar
Math packets are due on Monday.
Literacy
Reading – Students read non-fiction biographies and articles to research their American
Heroes for the Wax Museum project in early May.
Writing – Students have been gathering information to continue with expository writing
for their American Hero project.
Words Their Way – Because of PARCC testing, students did not have new words this
week.
Science – We will return to Science after studying the Civil War.
Social Studies – This week we took a look at slavery and the Underground Railroad. Students
participated in a simulation where they rolled dice to determine their “journey,” and then
wrote a narrative journal page, describing and reflecting their journey. Students should be
working on their Study Guides and ROK cards/vocabulary. We anticipate having the Chapter 14
test on Thursday, May 5.