Miss Pellin's Post
October 6th- October 10th

I learned a lot about my reading class this week! Each of them made an excellent presentation of their "Me" bag. My home room is hard a work preparing for their Science exam. My math students have been solving problems with large numbers. Perhaps you should increase their allowance.

The Seventh Week of 2008 at School:

Home Room

Science: There will be a Human Body Chapter 1 test on Tuesday, October 7th. Next we will begin study the new food pyramid.

Social Studies: We will continue our study of Downers Grove. We will learn about the history of our city up until present day. The picture on this blog is of our city founder's home!

Language Arts
Spelling: There will be a Spelling “list 6” will be handed out on Monday, October 6th. Thank you to all the students who study their words at home. It shows on their test scores. There will be a test on “list 6” on Friday, October 10th.

Reading: We will read the story The Night of the Puffling. Students will have a vocabulary quiz on the story on Thursday, October 9th. Students will receive a study guide on Monday, October 6th. A puffling is a baby bird. The picture on right is a puffin, an adult bird. We will be studying fact versus opinion in written material.

English: We will be studying nouns. Students will be expected to recognize singular/plural and common/proper nouns. Students will also be working on Daily Oral Language.

Math: Subtraction will be the focus of our math work this week. Students will learn how to subtract both with and without base 10 block. Students will also learn the concept Bottom, Bigger, Borrow.

Things to Remember:
Tuesday 10/7: There will be a human body test.

Thursday 10/9: There will be a The Night of the Pufflings vocabulary quiz.
Friday 10/10: There will be a Spelling "list 6" quiz.

Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org

Voice mail: (630)783-5065