Miss Pellin's Post
September 28th - October 2nd

Thank-you to all the parents who donated items for Johny Appleseed Day. Everyone enjoyed making applesauce this Friday! This week students enjoyed writing their "Me" bag paper.

This week is Center Cass 66's magazine drive. Please help the PTO to help Prairieview. Information about how to participate can be found at http://www.ccsd66.org/PTO/MagazineSales/Magazine09.pdf . Thanks!

Picture day is Thursday, October 1st.

The Sixth Week of 2009 at School:

Science: This week we will finish studying the "Scientific Method" and begin the study of matter. There will be no test on the introductory chapter.

Students can use their new Science textbook online from the website http://www.thinkcentral.com/to help understand the subject. In order to access the Science textbook at home go to the same website. The user name is your parent connect number. The password is ccsd66.

Social Studies: There will be a quiz on hemispheres on Tuesday, September 29th. Students have already received a study guide.

Math: This week we will begin the study of Chapter 3 which deals with differnet addition properties and adding large numbers. Students will be preparing note cards identifying the new addition properties.

Spelling: This week there will be a Spelling “list 6” that will be handed out on Monday, September 28th. Students will be tested on this list on Friday, October 2nd.

Reading: We will finish studying Mulan and our focus on prediction.

English: Students will present the items in their "Me" bag to the class on September 29th and 30th. We will begin the study of nouns.

Things to Remember:
Monday 9/28:
Tuesday 9/29: "Me" bag papers will be presented. There will be a Social Studies test.
Wednesday 9/30: "Me" bag papers will be presented.
Thursday 10/1: This is Picture Day at Prairieview.
Friday 10/2: There will be a Spelling "list #6" test.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
September 21st - September 25th

Saturday, September 26th is Johnny Appleseed’s birthday. We will be having a celebration! A note will be sent home as a reminder on Friday, September 18th. Your child will be asked to bring in a peeled, cored, and sliced apple to school on Friday, September 25th to be used to make applesauce for the class. We are looking for donations of small bowls Friday. If this is something you are interested in helping with, please email me or send the items in any day before Friday. Thank you in advance for your help!

Tuesday, September 22nd is an early dismissal day! Please plan accordingly.

The Fifth Week of 2009 at School:

Science: This week we will continue to study the "Scientific Method."

Students can use their new Science textbook online from the website http://www.thinkcentral.com/to help understand the subject. In order to access the Science textbook at home go to the same website. The user name is your parent connect number. The password is ccsd66.

Social Studies: We will study hemisphere this week. We will also study the North Pole, the South Pole, the Equator and the Prime Meridian. Look for a quiz on hemispheres during the week of September 28th in your child's assignment notebook.

Math: This week we will finish Chapter 2. There will be a test on Chapter 2 on Thursday, September 24th. Students will receive a study guide for the test on Wednesday, September 23rd.

Spelling: This week there will be a Spelling “list 5” that will be handed out on Monday, September 21st. Students will be tested on this list on Friday, September 25th.

Reading: We will continue reading the story Mulan in order to teach prediction. Students have received Mulan vocabulary words and will be tested on the words on Wednesday, September 23rd. There will be a Mulan comprehension check on Tuesday, September 22nd.

English: This week students will write a "me bag" paper. On Monday, September 21st students will receive a letter asking them to bring to class three items that are important to them that will fit into a provided brown paper lunch bag. They will write a paper explaining the items importance and will present the items to the class on September 28th and 29th.

Things to Remember:
Tuesday 9/22: There will be a Mulan comprehension check. There will be early dismissal.
Wednesday 9/23: There will be a Mulan vocabulary test.
Thursday 9/24: There will be a Math test.
Friday 9/25: There will be a Spelling "list #5" test. It's Johny Appleseed's birthday!

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

Miss Pellin's Post
September 14th - September 18th

This week my Science class experimented with bubbles. No matter what the shape of the wand, bubbles are always round! Almost half the class predicted that the bubbles would be the sahpe of the wand. Experiments often teach you surprising facts!

The Prairieview magazine drive has kicked off! Check in your child's binder for more information on the magazine drive.

The Fourth Week of 2009 at School:

Science: This week we will continue our introductory Science unit. Students will learn about the scientific method.

Students can use their new Science textbook online from the website http://www.thinkcentral.com/to help understand the subject. In order to access the Science textbook at home go to the same website. The user name is your parent connect number. The password is ccsd66. If you were having trouble accessing the book on line, the website should be up a running now.

Social Studies: This week we will continue to study the seven continents and the four oceans. There will be a continent and ocean quiz on Thursday, September 17th.

Math: The test on chapter 1 was pushed back until Monday, September 14th. Students will prepare for the test by completing pg. 23 in the Math textbooks. For the rest of the week we will work on comparing numbers and rounding. Chapter 2 is a short chapter; be aware that there will be a test sometime during the week of September 21st.

Spelling: This week there will be a Spelling “list 4” that will be handed out on Monday, September 14th. Students will be tested on this list on Friday, September 19th.

Reading: We will begin to study the reading strategy called "prediction." When you read a mystery story you often ask yourself "What can happen next?" This is a good example of prediction. When a reader engages in a story using prediction, they encourage themselves to consider and remember every detail. We will be reading the story Mulan in order to teach prediction. Students will receive Mulan vocabulary words and will be tested on the words during the week of September 21st.

English: This week we will finish our study of subjects and predicates. We will also learn about the dangers of "run on" sentences. By the end of the week we will have completed chapter 1 in our English textbooks. There will be a graded review on Thursday. We will have a practice chapter 1 test on Friday, September 18th.

Things to Remember:
Monday 9/14: There will be a chapter 1 Math test.
Thursday 9/17: There will be a continents and oceans quiz.
Friday 9/18: There will be a Spelling "list #4" test.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
September 7th - September 13th

It was great to meet each of you at curriculum night. Everyone had a great week in class, I have been very pleased with the effort! My Social Studies class did a great job using the cardinal directions to find their prize during our savenger hunt!


This week we will have not have school on Monday, September 7th due to Labor Day. I hope you have a great Labor Day weekend! Classes resume on Tuesday, September 8th.

The Third Week of 2009 at School:

Science: This week we will continue our introductory Science unit. Students will learn how to use different Science tools such as forceps that will be used to conduct experiments. We will use the inquiry skills of inferring and formulating to help us during an experiment using bubbles. Students can use their new Science textbook online from the website http://www.thinkcentral.com/to help understand the subject. In order to access the Science textbook at home go to the same website. The user name is your parent connect number. The password is ccsd66.

Social Studies: There will be a direction quiz on Wednesday, September 9th. I moved the quiz back one day due to the long weekend. Then we will begin to study the continents.

Math: We will study place value for 5 and 6 digit numbers. We will also study problem solving using logical reasoning. There will be a test on chapter 1 on Thursday, September 10th. Students will prepare for the test by completing pg. 23 in the Math textbooks.

Spelling: This week there will be a Spelling “list 3” that will be handed out on Tuesday, September 8th. On Friday, September 4th students took a practice "list 3" test. If a student recieved minus one or zero on the practice test then they will recieve a challenge spelling list instead of the regular list on Tuesday, September 8th. Students will study these words at school and should study them at home as well. There will be a graded test on “list 3” on Friday, September 11th. It is very important to practice these words with your child because there is limited class time for practicing words.

Reading: This week we will continue to study character, setting, and plot.

English: This week we will finish our study of commands, statements, exclamations, study subjects and predicates.

Things to Remember:
Monday 9/7:There will be no school. Enjoy a safe and happy Labor Day.
Wednesday 9/9: There will be a Social Studies quiz.
Thursday 9/9: There will be a math quiz.
Friday 9/9: There will be a Spelling "list #3" test.

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