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March 3rd – March 7th

We are beginning the final trimester of school this week! Report cards for the second trimester will be sent home on Tuesday, March 11. There will be no school for Parent/Teacher conferences on Friday, March 14th. Please make sure that you have completed your conference form and send it back to school with your child. Have a great day off Monday, March 3rd in honor of Casimir Pulaski Day.

The family book club committee has started Family Book Club Night. This is an excellent way to improve your child's reading comprehension. The registration forms went home last week. Please look it over and give it some serious consideration.

ISAT week is approaching! Look in your child's binder for an ISAT packet. This packet can be used for extra practice. It would be great if you could look over/work on this packet with your child!

On Friday, February 29th we will all wear our shirts backwards (so we can see where we’ve been)!

The Ninth Week of 2008 at School:

English: We will continue to study adjectives this week. On Wednesday, March 5th there will be an adjective quiz. An Adjective Review worksheet is due on Tuesday, March 4th. Then we will move on to adverbs. We will also work on preparation tests for the Illinois Scholastic Achievement Tests.

Spelling: This week instead of a spelling list we will work on prefixes and suffixes. There will be a quiz on Friday, March 7th.

Reading: We will continue to work on extended responses. This week students will complete an extended response independently. We will read the story Stone Fox. We will also work on reading comprehension questions. In addition, we will be working in our Test Ready booklet practicing reading comprehension from short passages.

Math: We will continue multiplication. This week’s mad minutes will focus on a review of all multiplication facts that we have learned thus far. Students will practice these facts this week and will be tested on them next week. Please help your child practice these multiplication facts throughout the week (this is the hardest test of all). In math we will continue to work on geometry studying area and volume. This will include working on a variety of "T Charts." In addition, a final geometry project will be due on Wednesday, March 19th. Guidelines for the project and the rubric will be sent home with your child on Tuesday, March 4th.

Science: Students will complete an animal report. The class will go to the library to research facts on animals for their reports.

Social Studies: We will continue a second unit on map skills. Students will learn about map coordinates, symbols, and keys.

Things to Remember:

Monday 3/3: It is Casimir Pulaski Day. There will be no school. Doesn't Casimir look great? ->
Tuesday 3/4: The adjective review worksheet is due.
Wednesday 3/5: There will be a quiz on adjectives.
Friday 3/7: There will be a prefix/suffix test.

January Spirit Days:
2/29 = Backwards Shirt Day

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

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February 25th – February 29th

This week our class made PowerPoint presentations on the frog’s life cycle. The results were very impressive. I believe that we may have many new biologists "in the making."

On Friday, February 22nd make sure to wear wild colors for Clash Day. On Friday, February 29th join me in wearing our shirts backwards (so we can see where we’ve been)!

The Eighth Week of 2008 at School:

English: We will study adjectives this week. We will build a "form" poem using vivd adjectives that are synonyms. We will also work on preparation tests for the Illinois Scholastic Achievement Test (ISAT).

Spelling: Spelling “List #22” will be the subject of a pretest on Monday, February 25th and a final test on Friday, February 29th.

Reading: There will be a quiz on Lesson 5 on Monday, February 25th. We will continue to prepare extended responses to a question on each story we read. We will begin reading the story "Stone Fox" and learn new vocabulary from the story. Do not forget that the mobile book report is due on Wednesday, February 27th.

Math: We will continue multiplication. This week’s mad minutes will focus on 10’s. Please help your child practice these multiplication facts throughout the week. Try using flash cards (make sure you mix them up to vary the order). This week we will study geometry including congruent and similar figures. We will also study coordinate grids.

Social Studies: We will continue studying maps. Students will learn about map coordinates, symbols, and keys. Students will work in groups to create their own maps including symbols and keys.

Science: We will be having an animal unit test on Friday, February 29th. Look for a study guide and an attached animal attributes chart. This chart should be completed and is due on Monday, February 25th.

Things to Remember:

Monday 2/25: There will be a quiz on lesson 5 in the Illinois Reading Workbook. There will be a “List #22” Spelling Pretest. Your animal attributes chart is due.

Wednesday 2/27: The moblie book report is due.
Friday 2/29: There will be a Mad Minute Multiplication Test. There will be a final “List #22” Spelling Test. This is the last day of the second trimester of school. There will be an animal unit test.

Monday 3/2: This is Casimir Pulaski Day. There will be no school.

January Spirit Days:

2/22 = Clash Day
2/29 = Backwards Shirt Day

Contact Information:

Email address: mpellin@ccsd66.org

Voice mail: (630)783-5065

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February 18th – February 22nd
I hope everybody had a great Valentines’ Day! The class’s party was fun for everyone. Thank-you so much to all the parents who sent in treats and to the moms who helped at the party! Thanks to all my students for working so hard on the Iowa Basics Tests this week. Finally we are back to a “normal” schedule.

Roller Skating permission slips were sent home. Turn them in right away because only the first 150 slips will be accepted.

Remember to wear red on Friday, February 15th in honor of Valentines’ Day. On Friday, February 22nd make sure to wear wild colors for Clash Day.

The Seventh Week of 2008 at School:

English: The final draft of our celebrity letters is due Tuesday, February 19th. We will begin to study adjectives this week. We will use adjectives to help make sentences more interesting.

Spelling: Spelling “List #21” will be the subject of a pretest on Tuesday, February 19th and a final test on Friday, February 22nd.

Reading: We will continue to study Lesson 5 in our Illinois Reading Workbook. There will be a quiz on Lesson 5 on Monday, February 25th. We will read Tashira’s Turn. We will complete an extended response to a question on this story.

Math: We will continue multiplication. This week’s mad minutes will focus on 9’s. Please help your child practice these multiplication facts throughout the week. Try using flash cards (make sure you mix them up to vary the order). We will finish studying the metric system's weight and temperature units and conversions. There will be no final test on the US customary system or the metric system. Next, we will begin to study geometry.

Science: Our animal studies will focus on reptiles including snakes and amphibians. We will be making a snake poster. Students will also complete a PowerPoint presentation on the frog's life cycle.

Social Studies: We will begin a second unit on map skills. Students will learn about map coordinates, symbols, and keys.


Things to Remember:

Monday 2/18: No School (President's Day)
Tuesday 2/19: There will be a “List #21” Spelling Pretest. Your celebrity letters are due.
Friday 2/22: There will be a Mad Minute Multiplication Test. There will be a final “List #21” Spelling Test. Roller Skating Permission Slips are due (only the first 150 will be accepted).
Monday 2/25: There will be a quiz on lesson 5 in the Illinois Reading Workbook.


January Spirit Days:
2/15 = Red Day (Valentine's Day late)
2/22 = Clash Day
2/29 = Backwards Shirt Day

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

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February 11th – February 15th

This week we will be taking the Iowa Basics Tests. These are standardized tests that will assess students in the subjects of reading, vocabulary, math problem solving, math computation, word usage and expression, math estimation, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Friday, February 14th will be reserved for retakes. Please make sure students get to bed early, eat a healthy breakfast in the morning, and bring a healthy snack to school each day this week.

On Friday, February 8th join me in wearing Prairieview School spirit wear. Remember to wear red on Friday, February 15th in honor of Valentines’ Day.

Thank you to all the parents who made Culture a successful and tasty event.

The Sixth Week of 2008 at School:

English: We will finish writing a letter to a celebrity. We will have a quiz on editing letters on Tuesday, February 12th.

Spelling: Spelling “List #20” will be the subject of a pretest on Monday, February 11th and a final test on Friday, February 15th.

Reading: We will start Lesson 5 in our Illinois Reading Workbook. We will work on extended responses to reading questions.

Math: We will continue multiplication. This week’s mad minutes will focus on 8’s.

Science: Our animal studies will include birds and fish. Then we will move on to amphibians. This will include making a frog PowerPoint presentation.

Social Studies: There will be no Social Studies. We will be focussing on Science this week.

Things to Remember:
Monday 2/11: There will be a “List #20” Spelling Pretest.
Tuesday 2/12: We will have a quiz on editing letters.
Thursday 2/14: Happy Valentines Day!
We will have a class party. Remember to bring your cards to school.
Friday 2/15: There will be a Mad Minute Multiplication Test.
There will be a final “List #20” Spelling Test.


January Spirit Days:
2/8 = PV School Spirit wear
2/15 = Red Day (Valentine's Day late)
2/22 = Clash Day
2/29 = Backwards Shirt Day

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