Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Miss Pellin's Post
February 1st through February 5th


Remember Tuesday, February 2nd will be a teacher institute day. There will be no school.

The Fifth Week of 2010 at School:

Science: We will learn more about solar and lunar eclipses. The picture on the left is of a lunar eclipse. The picture to the right is of a solar eclipse.


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 not be a test on Chapter 3. We will begin the study of Egypt.

Math: This week we will have a "x9" multiplication test on Friday, February 5th. Students should be studying their "x9" facts every night. We will also continue our study of chapter 14 (geometry). The chapter 14 test date has been changed to Thursday, February 5th due to the district Spelling Bee.

Spelling: There will be a "list #20" Spelling test on Friday, February 5th.

Reading: The class will begin to study inferencing. Students will receive vocabulary words from the book Ramona Quimby, Age 8. Students will have a vocabulary test on Monday, February 8th.

English: We will finish the study of adjectives and adverbs. There will be a unit 4 test on Friday, February 5th. Students will complete a study guide for unit 4 in class on Wednesday, February 3rd.

Things to Remember:
Tuesday 2/2: There will be a teacher institute day. There will be no school.
Friday 2/5: We will have a multiplication test and a spelling test. There will be a unit 4 English test. We will have a chapter 14 Math test.


Monday 2/8: There will be a vocabulary test.

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