March 15th to March 18th
Happy Paddies Day! Did you know that the Irish Society of Boston organized the first parade in the colonies on March 17th, 1737?
The Eleventh Week of 2010 at School:
Science: There will be a test on our Space unit on Tuesday, March 16th.
Social Studies: We will continue to study Egypt. Students will learn about hieroglyphics.
Spelling: We will work on Spelling "List #23". There will be a test on Friday, March 18th.
Reading: We will focus on visualizing and predicting. We will apply these strategies while studying biographies. Each student picked a biography to read on Thursday, March 11th. Some students decided that they would choose one from the local library this weekend. If they cannot find one, I will help them find a biography on Monday, March 15th. All students should finish reading their biography by Tuesday, March 23rd.
English: We will be starting unit 5 which focuses on punctuation, capitalization, and abbreviations.
Math: The Chapter 22 test on perimeter, area, and volume has been moved to Wednesday, March 17th. We will continue "Mad Minute" division. This week students will study division by 3's. There will be a test on division by 3's on Friday, March 19th. Students will receive two minutes to complete 20 division by 3 questions. Practice sheets will be coming home throughout the week.
Things to Remember:Tuesday 3/16: There will be a chapter 10 Science test.
Wednesday 3/17: There will be a chapter 22 Math test.
Friday 3/17: There will be a Spelling test. There will be a division test.
Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065
