Miss Pellin's Post
May 3rd to May 7th

My students have really enjoyed writing poems and making a poetry book. Writing helps students to recognize rhyming patterns!

The Fifteenth Week of 2010 at School:
Science: We will continue to study ecosystems. We have learned about populations, habitats, and environments so far. Students have studied fresh water, salt water, forests, deserts, and grassland ecosystems.

Social Studies: We will begin the study of our city, Chicago. We will learn how Chicago go its name and who founded it.

Spelling: There will be a Spelling test #30 on Friday, May 7th.

Reading: This week we will focus on the reading strategies of inferring and summarizing while reading poems. Students will receive a new poem on Monday, May 3rd that they should practice reading every night. On Friday, May 7th they will read their poem to the class.

English: We will work on writing poems. We will also finish writing pen pal letters to second grade students at Elizabeth Ide. As we finish our poetry unit, we will begin a persuasive writing unit. This week students will write a persuasive letter to me explaining why they should have an extra recess!

Math: We will continue "Mad Minute" division. This week students will study division by 9's. There will be a test on division by 9's on Friday, May 7th. Students will receive two minutes to complete 20 division by 9's questions. We will continue the study of fractions.
Things to Remember:
Friday 5/7: There will be a Spelling and a "Mad Minute" division test.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
April 26th to April 30th




This week on Friday, April 30th we will have an in class field trip on weather called "Meteor Madness!"

The Fourteenth Week of 2010 at School:
Science: We will continue to study ecosystems.

Social Studies: This week we will focus on Science.

Spelling: There will be a Spelling test #28 on Friday, April 30th.

Reading: This week we will continue to focus on the reading strategies monitoring and questioning. We will work on these strategies while reading poems. Students will be given a poem on Monday, April 26th. They should practice reading the poem every night of the week. They will read the poem to the class on Friday, April 30th. This is a great way for students to practice reading fluency.

English: We will work on writing poems. We will also write pen pal letters to second grade students at Elizabeth Ide.

Math: We will continue "Mad Minute" division. This week students will study division by 8's. There will be a test on division by 8's on Friday, Apri l 30th. Students will receive two minutes to complete 20 division by 8's questions. We will continue the study of fractions.

Things to Remember:
Friday 4/30: There will be a Spelling and a "Mad Minute" division test. We will have an in class field trip on weather.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
April 19th to April 23rd

Thursday, April 22nd will be an early dismissal day - please plan accordingly.

The Fourteenth Week of 2010 at School:
Science: We will continue to study ecosystems.

Social Studies: There will be an Egypt test on Friday, April 23rd. Students will receive a study guide on Monday, April 19th.

Spelling: There will be a Spelling test #27 on Friday, April 23rd.

Reading: This week we will focus on the reading strategies monitoring and questioning. We will work on these strategies while reading poems.

English: We will have a unit 6 pronoun test on Wednesday, April 21st. Students received a study guide on April 16th.We will also work on writing poems.

Math: We will continue "Mad Minute" division. This week students will study division by 7's. There will be a test on division by 7's on Friday, April 22nd. Students will receive two minutes to complete 20 division by 7's questions. We will begin the study of fractions.

Things to Remember:
Wednesday 4/21: There will be a unit 6 pronoun test.
Thursday 4/22: Students will be dismissed at 11:05 today.
Friday 4/23: There will be a Spelling and a "Mad Minute" division test. There will be an Egypt test.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
April 12th to April 16th
Thursday, April 15th will be our class' "Egypt Unwrapped" in class field trip. We will also have a in class field trip on weather called "Meteorology Madness" in May. Please send the field trip money in with your child if you have not done so already. It is also our spring open house on Thursday, April 15th - I look forward to seeing each of you! Thursday, April 22nd will be an early dismissal day - please plan accordingly.

The Thirteenth Week of 2010 at School:
Science: We will begin Science again. We will study ecosystems.

Social Studies: We will continue to study Egypt. Students will learn more about King Tut. We will continue reading the chapter book Tut's Mummy...Lost and Found. Students will also work on an Egypt mobile in class. Look for an Egypt test coming up. It will be in the week of April 19th.

Spelling: Spelling test 26 is a review of tests 19-25. Students will not receive a Spelling list this week. Students can review the different Spelling rules in their Spelling Workbook on page 135. There will be a test on Friday, April 16th.

Reading: This week we will focus on the reading strategies monitoring and questioning. We will work on these strategies while reading poems.

English: We will continue unit 6 which focuses on pronouns. We will also work on writing poems.

Math: We will continue "Mad Minute" division. This week students will study division by 6's. There will be a test on division by 6's on Friday, April 16th. Students will receive two minutes to complete 20 division by 6 questions. The geometry project will be due on Tuesday, April 13th. This week we will have a combined test on chapter 6 (graphing) and chapter 7 (probability) on Thursday, April 15th.

Things to Remember:
Tuesday 4/13: The geometry project is due.
Thursday 4/15: This is our spring open house and the class field trip! There will be a chapter 6 and 7 Math test.
Friday 4/16: There will be a Spelling and a "Mad Minute" division test.

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