December 14th to December 18th
Winter break begins on Monday, December 21st! Have a great holiday.During the first two weeks after winter break, our class will be roller skating for gym (10:00-10:40). Ms. Stainman, our gym teacher, would really appreciate a few parent volunteers to come to Prairieview to tie roller skates. Please email her at tstainman@ccsd66.org.
Our class will also go on a bowling field trip on Tuesday, December 15th. If your child would like to buy a snack, please do not send more than $10 with them.
On Friday, December 18th, the students will go to the Tivoli movie theater to see the movie Unaccompanied Minors. This trip will be in place of a holiday party.
The Sixteenth Week of 2009 at School:
Science: Our Chapter 9 (weather) test will be on Tuesday, December 15. 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 continue to study of culture in chapter 3. We will be celebrating Culture Day on Thursday, January 14th. Each student should be prepared to share with the class something about his or her cultural heritage. You will find a packet on what to do in each students binder on Monday, December 14th.
Math: There will be a chapter 5 test on Monday, December 14th. Then we will begin the sutdy of graphs. There will not be a multiplication test this week.
Spelling: There will be a "Winter Words" spelling test on Friday, December 18th.
Reading: There will be a vocabulary quiz using the words from the The Mysterious Giant of Barletta on Monday, December 14th. Students will learn about apositives, problem/resolution, synonyms/antonyms, and types of genres.
English: We will work on writing a poem about a snowman!
Things to Remember:
Monday 12/14: There will be a chapter 5 Math test. There will be a vocabulary quiz.
Tuesday 12/15: There will be a chapter 9 Science test. The students will go bowling.
Friday 12/16: We will have a Spelling test. Students will go to the Tivoli theater.
Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065
