January 21st – January 25th
This past week the students learned about past, present, and future verb tenses. Everyone did a great job understanding and applying different verb tenses! On Monday, January 21st there will be no school in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
Our class spelling bee will be on Friday, January 25th. The top two students from the class will advance to a third grade spelling bee on Friday, February 1st. The district spelling bee will be held on Friday, February 8th. Keep practicing the words that were handed out and you might be a champion! Scholastic book orders are due on Tuesday, January 22nd.
Remember to wear your Prairieview school clothes on Friday, January 18th. On Friday, January 25th remember to where you a shirt from your favorite vacation spot or state.
The Third Week of 2008 at School:
English: We will continue to study verbs. We will learn how to apply verbs in our writing. Students will be given a verb review to complete at home. This will be due later in the week. This week we will begin letter writing. This will include the structure of the letter and its special structure. We will also study how to address envelopes.Spelling: We will have our class spelling bee on Friday, January 25th. Study the words that were sent home this week.
Reading: We will begin to read the story Lost and Found. We will work on fluency, sequencing, vocabulary, and summarizing.
Math: We will continue multiplication. This week’s mad minutes will focus on 6’s. Please help your child practice these multiplication facts throughout the week. There will be a quiz on Friday, January 25th. We will have a quiz on logical reasoning and T-charts on Thursday, January 24th. The latter part of the week we will begin measurement in Chapter 4.
Social Studies: We will continue studying the traditions and cultures of people around the world (Chapter 3). We will be working on Lessons 3 and 4. Immigration will be the major topic.
Science: We will begin a unit on the study of animals. In this unit, we will learn how to classify animals based on their traits and needs.
Things to Remember:
Monday 1/21: There is no school!
Tuesday 1/22: Scholastic book orders are due.
Thursday 1/24: There will be a Math Quiz.
Friday 1/25: There will class spelling bee. There will be a Mad Minute Multiplication Test.
Friday 2/8: The district will have a spelling bee!
January Spirit Days:
1/18 = PV School Spirit wear
1/25 = Shirt from favorite vacation spot or State
2/1 = Favorite pro football team (in honor of the Super Bowl) -- even Bear's shirts
2/8 = PV School Spirt wear
2/15 = Red Day (Valentine's Day after)
2/22 = Clash Day
2/29 = Backwards Shirt Day
Email address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065
