Miss Pellin's Post
September 6th - September 12th

It was great to meet each of you at curriculum night. Everyone had a great week in class. I have been very pleased with the effort!

This week we will have not have school on Monday, September 6th due to Labor Day. I hope you have a great Labor Day weekend! Classes resume on Tuesday, September 7th.

Here is some information about the policy for late homework:
Third grade will begin using late slips for homework that is not complete or handed in at the time it is due. Each student will receive 3 "breaks" for Trimester 1. On the fourth time homework is incomplete, one point in the appropriate subject will be taken away from their homework bank. You will notice that each subject has a "homework bank" comprised of 5 points. Late slips will be sent home with students for a parent signature. These are due back the very next school day with the completed homework assignment. Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

The Third Week of 2009 at School:

Science: This week we will begin a unit on weather.

Students can use their new Science textbook online from the website https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do to help understand the subject. This website is different than the one I posted last week. If you were not able to access the book last week, please try this website instead. The user name is your parent connect number. The password is ccsd66. Make sure to select the state, district (Center Cass 66), and school (Prairieview) as well.

Social Studies: There will be a direction quiz on Wednesday, September 8th. Students should review the material on their study guide to prepare fo the quiz.

Math: We will study place value for 5 and 6 digit numbers. We will also study problem solving using logical reasoning. There will be a quiz on chapter 1 on Thursday, September 9th. Students will prepare for the quiz by completing their study guide.

Spelling: This week in spelling we will work on Lesson 2. This lesson will focus on words with short vowels. We will pretest on Tuesday and pass out a homework packet due Friday. We will be taking one of the homework sheets for a grade. On Friday we will have a test worth 20 points.

Reading: This week we will continue introducing the reading strategies that we will be utilizing throughout the rest of the year using picture books. The strategies are predicting, inferencing, visualizing, monitoring/clarifying, phonics/decoding, summarizing (fiction and non-fiction), questioning, connecting, and evaluating.

English: This week we will finish our study of commands, statements, exclamations, and questions. We will then study subjects and predicates. We will also continue editing sentences for Daily Oral Language (D.O.L.) Look for a D.O.L. study guide to come home in your student's binder next week. There will be a quiz coming up at the end of next week or in the beginning of the following week.

Things to Remember:
Monday 9/6:There will be no school. Enjoy a safe and happy Labor Day.
Wednesday 9/7: There will be a social studies quiz.
Thursday 9/8: There will be a math quiz.
Friday 9/9: There will be a spelling "list 2" test.

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