Wednesday, April 15, 2009

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