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
