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
