October 18th - October 22nd
We will be taking a field trip to Downers Grove as part of our social studies unit about our city on Wednesday, November 10th. The signed permission slip is due on Friday, October 29th. You may also send $7.00 along with the signed permission slip to cover the cost of a Giordano's pizza lunch. If you do not wish to have your child participate, they may bring a sack lunch on the day of the field trip (no money required). I do not need any more volunteers due to the overhwhelming previous response!
There will be an early dismissal day on Wednesday, October 20th. Please plan accordingly.
Please keep in mind the following guidelines when helping your child pick out a Halloween costume:
1. We only have 15 minutes for costume changes. Please make sure your child can change into his/her costume easily and by themselves. If the costume can be worn over their clothes, then both the time to change and the chances of losing any clothes is minimized.
2. If the costume involves make up, please apply it before your child comes to school. If you send your child in with make up then your child has to be able to apply it themselves.
3. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating.
4. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dimissal. Your child will wear their costume home.
The Eighth Week of 2009 at School:
Science: We will begin the study of space.
Social Studies: We will continue the study of Downers Grove. Students will learn about how Downers Grove played a part in the underground railroad.
Math: This week we will continue the study of Chapter 4 which deals with subtracting large numbers, borrowing, and story problems.
Spelling: We are on list 8 this week. The rule for the week is three-letter clusters and unexpected consonant patterns. The pretest will be Monday and the graded test will be Friday.
Reading: We continue to work on cause and effect, as well as making predictions and inferences, as we read Cliff Hanger.
English: This week we will continue descriptive writing unit. Students will write a descriptive story about a haunted house.
Things to Remember:
Wednesday 10/20: This is an early dismissal day.
Thursday 10/21: There will be a book fair.
Friday 10/22: This is bus driver's appreciation day.
Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065
