March 17th – March 21st
Last week was spent taking the Illinois Scholastic Achievement Tests (ISATs). To celebrate finishing the tests and the students' hard work, we will have a Cheeseburger in Paradise Party on Thursday, March 20th. We will be ordering McDonalds for lunch and the PTO will be providing a special treat. To celebrate the start of spring break join me and the rest of the third grade in wearing Hawaiian clothes to school on Thursday. This week we will get back to the start of the last trimester of the school year.
The Eleventh Week of 2008 at School:
English: We will finish our study of adjective and adverbs this week. On Monday, March 17th an abverb review worksheet is due. This worksheet should help prepare students for the adverb quiz on Tuesday. On Monday an Unit 4 Review worksheet will be handed out. This will be do on Wednesday, March 19th. The Unit 4 Test will be on Thursday, March 20th.
Spelling: There will not be Spelling in this short week. We will be working on our maps and animal reports during this time.
Reading: We will continue to read Stone Fox or an alternate book. There will be a vocabulary quiz on Chapters 1-4 on Monday, March 17th.
Math: There will be a final mixed multiplication test on Tuesday, March 18th. I have extended the due date for the geometry project to Friday, April 4th. We will have a geometry test (Chapter 10) this Thursday, March 20th.
Science: We will study the terms ecosystem, environment, population, and community. We will also continue to work on our animal reports.
Social Studies: We will continue to work on our maps and then we will begin a unit on Downers Grove.
Things to Remember:
Friday 3/14: There is no school.
Sunday 3/16: District Fundraiser at Hollywood Blvd. Theatre Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who Noon to 4:00 p.m. (show time 1:30)
Monday 3/17: There will be a Reading Chapter 1-4 Vocabulary Quiz.
Tuesday 3/18: There will be a final mixed multiplication "Mad Minute" test.
Wednesday 3/19: The Unit 4 English Review sheet is due.
Thursday 3/20: There will be a Unit 4 English Test. There will be a Chapter 10 Math Test. We will be having a Cheeseburger in Paradise Party for lunch!!
Friday 3/21: Spring Break begins. There will be no school until Monday, March 31st.
March Spirit Days:
3/28 = Hawaiian Shirts
Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065
