February 17th to February 20th
Monday, February 16th is President's Day! There will be no school! Here are some fun facts about our Presidents from the white house website:
1. Before he became president, Lyndon Johnson was a teacher at a small school in South Texas.
2. Before he became president, Woodrow Wilson was president of Princeton University.
3. Only one president was a preacher -- James Garfield.
4. Did you know that William Howard Taft is the only president who served as both president and Chief Justice of the United States?
5. President John F. Kennedy won a Pulitzer Prize in 1957 for his collection of essays, Profiles in Courage.
6. Both George Washington and Jimmy Carter were farmers before they became president. President Washington was a planter and a farmer at his home in Mount Vernon. Jimmy Carter ran his family's peanut farm in Plains, Georgia.
7. Before he became president, Barack Obama was a U.S. Senator. Before that, he was an Illinois State Senator, and before that he was a community organizer in Chicago.
1. Before he became president, Lyndon Johnson was a teacher at a small school in South Texas.
2. Before he became president, Woodrow Wilson was president of Princeton University.
3. Only one president was a preacher -- James Garfield.
4. Did you know that William Howard Taft is the only president who served as both president and Chief Justice of the United States?
5. President John F. Kennedy won a Pulitzer Prize in 1957 for his collection of essays, Profiles in Courage.
6. Both George Washington and Jimmy Carter were farmers before they became president. President Washington was a planter and a farmer at his home in Mount Vernon. Jimmy Carter ran his family's peanut farm in Plains, Georgia.
7. Before he became president, Barack Obama was a U.S. Senator. Before that, he was an Illinois State Senator, and before that he was a community organizer in Chicago.
Thank-you to all the parents who made our Valentine's Day Party lots of fun!!!
The Seventh Week of 2009 at School:
Home Room
Science: We will focus on Social Studies this week.
Social Studies: We will continue to study Egypt. Students will read about the ancient Egyptian pyramids and mummies.
Language Arts
Spelling: There will be a Spelling "List 21" test on Friday, February 20th.
Spelling: There will be a Spelling "List 21" test on Friday, February 20th.
Reading: We will work on a Ramona Quimby, Age 8 project. While doing this project students will be asked to describe different characters in the story.
English: We will continue to study Unit 5 in our English book on punctuation. We will study how to use transition words, commas and quotation marks. Look for a test in the week of 2/23/09 in your child's assignment notebook on Unit 5.
Math: Students will need to pass a mixed multiplication test on or before Friday, February 20th. We will take a practice mixed multiplication test everyday leading up to the test date of Friday, February 20th. If a student passes the practice mixed multplication test(gets fewer than one wrong) before the final test day, then they pass the test and do not need to continue taking mixed multiplication tests. Students need to complete 40 problems in 4 minutes! This week we will be studying perimenters and areas. We will also work on probability.
Things to Remember:
Monday 2/16: This is President's Day. There is no school.
Tuesday 2/17: There will be a PTO fundraiser at Fuddrucker's restaurant this evening.
Friday 2/20: There will be a Spelling test.
Monday 2/16: This is President's Day. There is no school.
Tuesday 2/17: There will be a PTO fundraiser at Fuddrucker's restaurant this evening.
Friday 2/20: There will be a Spelling test.
Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065
