Miss Pellin's Post
June 1st to June 2nd

I have enjoyed all my students so much this year!! Thanks to all the parents who have helped make the 2009/2010 school year such a great one! Remember Tuesday, June 2nd is an early dismissal day, please plan accordingly. Students will be dismissed at 9:30 am.

On Tuesday, June 1st we will have our school picnic! Each child will receive a hot dog, bag of chips and a bottle of water. If they do not eat hot dogs, they will need to bring their own lunch.

We will not have school on Monday, May 31st. It is Memorial Day!

YEARBOOKS: Yearbooks will be handed out to students on June 2nd. Any students who did not purchase a yearbook may do so on a first-come-first-serve basis on June 2nd; they will go on sale after morning announcements. The cost will be $10.00 and children wishing to purchase should have exact amount. Checks can be made out to Prairieview. There is a limited supply. Prairieview yearbook orders were not paid for at registration. A note was sent out on November 12, 2009 and orders were due by Tuesday, December 9, 2009.

Things to Remember:

Monday 5/31: This is Memorial Day! There will be no school.
Tuesday 6/1: We will have our school picnic!
Wednesday 6/2: Students will be dismissed at 9:30 a.m.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
May 24th to May 28th

Students will be going on a bowling field trip on Tuesday, May 25th. Students can bring up to $7.00 for snacks. Please send your child with a sack lunch on this day. We may not be back in time for hot lunch.

On Friday, May 28th the third grade will be taking a field trip to Chicago as an extension of our Chicago unit. Students can bring $8- $10 to Navy Pier for ice cream or a souvenir. This is optional! The weather by Lake Michigan can be unpredictable. The students should dress in layers with comfortable walking shoes. Please send your child with a sack lunch.

The Sixteenth Week of 2010 at School:
Science: There will be a chapter 4 Science test on Monday, May 24th. Then we will begin chapter 5. We will learn about how living things depend on one another.

Social Studies: We will continue the study of our city, Chicago, this week. We will learn about Chicago in the present.

Spelling: There will be a Spelling test #33 on Friday, May 28th. Students will be expected to learn these words since they are part of our third grade curriculum. Their score on this test will not be counted for their final Spelling grade, since grades are due beforehand.

Reading: This week we will continue to focus on the reading strategies of inferring and summarizing while reading mystery books. For our mystery study, students have divided into detective clubs to solve mysteries. Students will discover the elements of a mystery including the typical characters, the common plot structure, and vocabulary they will come across in mystery writing. Students will also be given a new poem on Monday, May 24th. They should practice reading it every night. They will read it to the class on Friday, May 28th. This poem will not count on their grade.

English: We will finish our persausive writing unit.

Math: The last day of Math is Tuesday, May 25th. We will finish our study of decimals.

Things to Remember:

Monday 5/24: There will be a chapter 4 Science test.
Tuesday 5/25: Students will go bowling. Please send your child with a sack lunch.

Friday 5/25: We will go on our Chicago boat trip. There will be a Spelling test.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
May 10th to May 14th

On Friday, May 28th the third grade will be taking a field trip to Chicago as an extension of our Chicago unit. We will be taking a boat tour. Please make sure your children has their permission slip and money turned in by Friday, May 14th. If you are interested in chaperoning please email me at mpellin@ccsd66.org or fill out the bottom of your child's permission slip. Due to limited space on the buses, chaperones will need to meet us at Navy Pier by 10:00a.m. I will send out the list of chaperones, so that parents can car pool.

Friday, May 14th will be an early dismissal day - please plan accordingly.

All this week Prairieview is collecting gym shoes in any shape and all other shoes that still have some life in them. We want to help cut down on the amount going into landfills. The shoes will be either donated to places that help people or will be sent to Nike's recycling center where they recycle gym shoes into a variety of objects including floor mats. Please tie the shoes together or put them in plastic grocery bags so that they do not become separated. Thank you for your support. At Prairieview School – Character Counts!

The Fifteenth Week of 2010 at School:
Science: We will continue to study ecosystems. Students will learn about how animals survive in different ecosystems.

Social Studies: We will begin the study of our city, Chicago, this week. We did not have a chance to begin this unit last week. We will learn how Chicago go its name and who founded it.

Spelling: There will be a Spelling test #31 on Friday, May 14th.

Reading: This week we will focus on the reading strategies of inferring and summarizing while reading persuasive writing. Students will also be given a new poem on Monday, May 10th. They should practice reading it every night. They will read it to the class on Friday, May 14th.

English: We will continue our persausive writing unit. Students will write a paper convincing the class that either cats are better than dogs or dogs are better than cats.

Math: We will continue "Mad Minute" division. This week students will study division by 10's and 11's. There will be tests on division by 10's and 11's on Friday, May 14th. Students will be tested on Chapter 18 (fractions) on Tuesday, May 11th. Students received a study guide on Thursday, May 6th and it should be completed by Monday, May 10th. Then we will begin the study of decimals.

Things to Remember:
Tuesday 5/11: There will be a chapter 18 Math test.
Friday 5/14: There will be a Spelling and "Mad Minute" division tests. Students will be dismissed at 11:05a.m. today.

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