Miss Pellin's PostJanuary 4th to January 8th
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday! Winter break ends on Monday, January 4th!
This week will be the first of two weeks that our class will be roller skating for gym (10:00-10:40).
The First Week of 2010 at School:
Science: We will begin the study of space.
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 culture and immigration in chapter 3. We will be celebrating Culture Day on Thursday, January 14th. Each student should be prepared to share something about his or her cultural heritage with the class.
Math: Students will not be tested on graphs. We will begin the study of measurement (Chapter 20). There will be a multiplication "x6" test on Friday, January 8th.
Spelling: There will not be a Spelling test this week. We will study analogies.
Reading: We will focus on English this week.
English: We will begin to study letter writing. This will include learning how to address an envelop, learning each student's own address, and the key parts of a letter. Students will also edit friendly letters helping them understand the format and punctuation of letters.
In addition, students will pick a celebrity to write a letter to. The students will need to find the address of the celebrity they would like to write to online by Thursday, January 7th. You can normally find the celebrity's fan club website by using google. On the fan club websites it includes an address that letters can be sent to. Students will need to bring in an envelope with a stamp for this letter.
Things to Remember:
Monday 12/21: Winter Break begins - have a great holiday.
Monday 1/4: Classes begin after winter break!
Friday 1/8: We will have a multiplication test.
Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065
