Miss Pellin's Post
January 7th – January 11th

Many thanks for all the wonderful gifts this holiday season. Please have a happy and safe holiday season. I look forward to seeing you “next year.” Happy New Year!

Prairieview School will be going on a field trip to the Tivoli Theater to see the movie The Polar Express on Friday, December 21st. Remember to bring a sack lunch to school.

After the break we will be celebrating the respect pillar of character counts. Remember to wear yellow on Friday, January 11th. We will be having our December reading party on Friday, January 11th as well.

The First Week of 2008 at School:

English: As we return to school, we will complete our narrative essays. We will also begin to review verbs.

Spelling: We will be studying “List 15.” We will have a pretest on Monday, January 7th. The final test will be on Friday, January 11th.

Reading: We will be examining stories to identify the sequence of events. The students will be asked to read and summarize a story's content.

Math: We will continue multiplication. This week’s mad minutes will focus on 4’s. The class will begin Chapter 4 which begins with problems involving time.

Social Studies: We will begin studying the traditions and cultures of people around the world (Chapter 3).

Science: We will conclude our study of matter. Condensation, the water cycle, and chemical changes will be the major topics.

Things to Remember:

Monday 1/7: There will be a Spelling list “List 15” pretest.
Friday 1/11: There will be a Spelling list “List 15” test. We will have our December reading party.

*Friday 12/21: We will be going on a field trip to see the Polar Express!

January Spirit Days:

Jan. 11 – Wear yellow for respect.

Contact Information:

Email address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065