Miss Pellin's Post
May 4th to May 8th



The food drive was a great success. Thank you to everyone who donated canned goods!


Field Trip: The Chicago boat tour field trip will be on Tuesday, June 2nd. We will only be able to take 4 parent chaperons per classroom with us on this trip. Each chaperone will be required to pay an additional $6 charge. You will need to be able to meet us at Prairieview at 9am on June 2nd. You'll ride the buses down with us, and you will be responsible for a group of 4-5 students (including your own.) The buses will return to Prairieview at approximately 2pm. If you are interested in this job, please email me. Space is limited, so the first 4 parents to email me will be awarded the job. As was the case last year, chaperones often cancel. If you are not one of the first 4 to email me, you will be put on a waiting list in the order in which you have emailed me. Please keep in mind that space is very limited. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Additionally, the student permission slip for this field trip will be sent home on Monday, May 4th. Please make sure your child has returned the signed permission slip with $6 in cash by Friday, May 8th.

The Fifteenth Week of 2009 at School:

Home Room
Science: This week students will finish our study of matter. There will be a Chapter 11 Test on Tuesday, May 5th. The material will be based on the matter study guide, worksheets, and reviews that we have done in class. Then we will begin chapter 12 on energy.

Social Studies: This week we will begin the study of Chicago. Students will learn about the Chicago flag, the people who orginally settled in Chicago, and the Chicago fire.

Language Arts
Spelling: There will be Spelling List 30 Test on Friday, May 8th.

Reading: On MondayWe will continue to work on our Biography Scrapbooks. They look great so far! Students need to bring their biography book to class everyday. Students will receive a poem on Monday, May 4th. They should be prepared to read the poem on Friday, May 8th.

English: We will finish our study and writing of "Fractured Fairy Tales."

Math: There will be "Mad Minute" division test on 7's on Friday, May 8th. We will continue to work in chapter 19 on decimals. There will be a chapter 19 test on Wednesday, May 6th. Then we will begin the study of patterns in chapter 17.

Things to Remember:
Tuesday 5/5: There will be a chapter 11 Science test.
Wednesday 5/6: There will be a chapter 19 Math test.
Friday 5/8: There will be a "Mad Minute" division test on 7's. There will also be a Spelling List 30 Test.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
April 27th to May 1st

Are you looking for a good book to read? Join us for Family Book Club Night on Wednesday, April 29th @ 6:30 p.m. Simply go to the Center Cass 66 District website, click on "Prairieview", and read more about this great school event! You can then print a registration form and send it in. Please note that registration has been extended. If you have any questions, contact Lynda Slinger lslinger@ccsd66.org or Jennifer Cerney jcerney@ccsd66.org.

The Fourteenth Week of 2009 at School:

Home Room
Science: This week students will continue to learn about matter. Students will learn the different between a chemical and a physical change. A study guide will be passed out this week for chapter 11 on matter. There will be a Chapter 11 Test on Tuesday, May 5th.

Social Studies: This week we will focus on Science again. Students will also be writing their second grade pen pal letters in homeroom.

Language Arts
Spelling: There will be Spelling List 29 Test on Friday, May 1st.

Reading: Students will make a biography book on the person that they read about at home. Students should be done reading their biography by Monday, April 27th in order to start their book. Students will receive a poem on Monday, April 27th. They should be prepared to read the poem on Friday, May 1st.

English: We will continue reading fractured fairy tales. Students will write their own fractured fairy tales on Jack and the Beanstalk and Princess and the Pea.

Math: There will be "Mad Minute" division test on 6's on Friday, May 1st. We will begin chapter 19 on decimals. Students will learn about the place values of decimals.

Things to Remember:
Friday 5/1: There will be a "Mad Minute" division test on 6's and there will be poetry readings. There will also be a Spelling List 29 Test.

Monday 4/27: There will be a Chapter 11 Science Test.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
April 20th to April 24th

Friday, April 24th school will have an early dismissal. Students will be dismissed at 11:05 am, please plan accordingly.

Are you looking for a good book to read? Join us for Family Book Club Night on Wednesday, April 29th @ 6:30 p.m. Simply go to the Center Cass 66 District website, click on "Prairieview", and read more about this great school event! You can then print a registration form and send it in. Please note that registration has been extended. If you have any questions, contact Lynda Slinger lslinger@ccsd66.org or Jennifer Cerney jcerney@ccsd66.org.

The Thirteenth Week of 2009 at School:

Home Room
Science:
We will continue the study of matter. Students will learn about volume, density, and mass.

Social Studies:
We will focus on Science this week.

Music: Greetings from Music class!! Miss Pellin's class meets for music on Fridays. Due to the holidays we have been out of practice because of many Fridays off of school. Please encourage your children to continue to practice the recorder and continue to sign off on their recorder charts Their homework for next week is in their music packet pages 11,12,13, and 15.

Language Arts
Spelling:
There will be Spelling list 27 test on Friday, April 24th.

Reading:
Students will pick out a biography in class on Monday, April 20th. Students should read from their biography for homework every night. Students will be expected to finish their biography book by Monday, April 26th in order to complete a in class project. Students will receive a poem on Monday, April 20th. They should be prepared to read the poem on Friday, April 24th.

English:
We will begin reading fractured fairy tales. Students will work on writing their own fractured fairy tale.

Math:
Students will continue the study of fractions. We will work on adding and subtracting fractions. Students will learn about mixed numbers and will also work on word problems involving fractions. There will be a Chapter 18 Test on Friday, April 24th. There will also be a There will be "Mad Minute" division test on 4's on Friday, April 24th.

Things to Remember:
Friday 4/24: Students will be dismissed at 11:05 am. There will be a Math Chapter 18 Test and a "Mad Minute" division test on 4's. There will be a Spelling list #27 test.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
April 13th to April 17th

The Prairieview Open House will be on Thursday, April 16th 6:30-8:00. I look forward seeing each of you!

Are you looking for a good book to read? Join us for Family Book Club Night on Wednesday, April 29th @ 6:30 p.m. Simply go to the Center Cass 66 District website, click on "Prairieview", and read more about this great school event! You can then print a registration form and send it in. Please note that registration has been extended. If you have any questions, contact Lynda Slinger lslinger@ccsd66.org or Jennifer Cerney jcerney@ccsd66.org.

The Thirteenth Week of 2009 at School:
Home Room
Science: There will be a Chapter 10 Space Test on Thursday, April 16th. Then we will begin the study of matter.

Social Studies: We will finish making our Egyptian mobiles.

Language Arts
Spelling: There will be a Spelling List #25 test on Friday, April 17th.

Reading: Students will receive a new poem on Monday, April 13th. Students should practice reading their poem all week. They will present their poems on Friday, April 17th. We will also have a "Readers Theater" where students will work on fluency and summarizing.

English: We will study homophones and review nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives. We will also do creative writing this week.

Math: Students will turn in and present their "Geometry Project" on Tuesday, April 14th. We will continue to work on fractions. There will be "Mad Minute" division tests on both 5's and 10' this week on Friday, April 17th.

Things to Remember:
Friday 4/10: There is no school.

Tuesday 4/14: Geometry Projects are due and there will be a Chapter 10 Space Test.
Thursday 4/16: The Prairieview Open House will be at 6:00 pm. There will be a Chapter 10 Space Test. There will be two division tests.

Friday 4/17: There will be a Spelling test.

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