September 27th - October 1st
Thank-you to all the parents who donated items for Johny Appleseed Day. Everyone enjoyed making applesauce this Friday! This week students enjoyed writing the rough draft of their "Me" bag paper.
Third graders are invited to sign up for a free intramural program. During this program, students would stay after school and play games in the gym. Permission slips are available this week and due back to Mrs. Cushing by Friday. The program will start some time in October. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Cushing at tcushing@ccsd66.org
Picture day is Thursday, September 30th.
The Sixth Week of 2009 at School:
Science: We will continue the study of weather. This week we will focus on the types of clouds.
Social Studies: We will begin the study of continents and oceans.
Math: This week we will begin the study of Chapter 3 which deals with different addition properties and adding large numbers. Students will be preparing note cards identifying the new addition properties. The basic math subtraction facts test has been pushed back to Friday, October 1st. Students will need to complete 40 subtraction problems in 3 minutes. Students will take practice subtraction tests in the days leading up to the test.
Spelling: We will work on list 5: more long and short vowels. We will have a pretest Monday and the students will be given their homework on Monday. The test will be on Friday and homework will be due Friday.
Reading: We will begin working on making inferences this week. We will be using the story Mulan.
English: Students will write the final copy of their "Me" bag paper. Students will present the items in their "Me" bag to the class on September 29th and 30th. Then we will begin a descriptive writing unit.
Things to Remember:
Tuesday 9/28: It is the last magazine turn in day.
Wednesday 9/29: "Me" bag papers will be presented.
Thursday 9/30: This is Picture Day at Prairieview. "Me" bag papers will be presented.
Friday 10/1: There will be a Spelling "list #5" test. There will be a subtraction test.
Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065
