Miss Pellin's Post
November 29th to December 3rd

I look forward to seeing you all again on Monday, November 29th and Tuesday, November 30th for conferences. Remember there will be no school on Friday, December 3rd.

Please make sure to take your child's report card out of the envelop that was sent home with your child, sign the envelop, and send the envelop back to school with your child. Keep the report card at home.

The students of Project Challenge grades 3-5 are participating in a Lion's Club Holiday Drive. We are looking for donations such as new toys, new games, toiletries, and food for the needy families in the Darien area. If you wish to participate you will need to bring the donations in by December 13. Remember that some of these families live right here in Darien. So let's help these families have a happy holiday season.
PLEASE DONATE!

Paper Recycling Fundraiser Comes to Prairieview: We are happy to announce we can now raise money for our district by recycling paper! You can help us out, too! Please collect any paper you are going to throw away or recycle (office and school paper, newspaper, magazines and catalogs, and construction paper---no cardboard!) and send it in with your child to school or drop it off at the green and yellow Paper Retriever bin in the Lakeview parking lot (near the fence by the Prairieview playground). The bin is available for drop offs 24/7. The more paper we recycle, the more money we can make! Do something good for our schools AND the environment! Thank you!

The Fourteenth Week of 2010 at School:

Science: We will continue the study of space. Students will continue to learn about the planets and make a planet book.

Social Studies: We will finish our study of modern day Downers Grove. There will be a modern day Downers Grove quiz on Thursday, December 3rd. Look for a study guide to come home.

Math: This week we will begin chapter 5. Students will learn how to add and subtract money amounts.

This week students will study multiplying by 3. There will be a test on "*3" on Thursday, December 2nd. Students will receive two and a half minutes to complete 26 multiplication by 3 questions. Practice sheets will be coming home throughout the week.

Spelling: We will work on list 9: long i sound. A pretest will be given Monday. Homework will be sent home on Monday as well. The final test will be on Thursday.

Reading: We will focus on author's point of view and purpose next week as we read The Keeping Quilt. If you have a quilt at home you can send it in with your child. If you would like to share your knowledge about quilting, please contact me via email. We would love to have someone come talk to the students about quilts. Thank you!

English: We will continue the study of narratives. Students will write their own narrative about their favorite vacation or their favorite place to visit.




Things to Remember:
Monday 11/29: Parent/Teacher conferences.
Tuesday 11/30: Parent/Teacher conferences.
Thursday 12/2: There will be a multiplication "x3" test. There will be a Spelling test. There will be a modern day Downers Grove quiz.
Friday 12/3: There will be no school.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
November 22nd to November 26th

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving! Remember we will not have school beginning on Wednesday, November 24th. I look forward to seeing you all again on Monday, November 29th and Tuesday, November 30th for conferences.

The students of Project Challenge grades 3-5 are participating in a Lion's Club Holiday Drive. We are looking for donations such as new toys, new games, toiletries, and food for the needy families in the Darien area. If you wish to participate you will need to bring the donations in by December 13. Remember that some of these families live right here in Darien. So let's help these families have a happy holiday season.
PLEASE DONATE!

Paper Recycling Fundraiser Comes to Prairieview: We are happy to announce we can now raise money for our district by recycling paper! You can help us out, too! Please collect any paper you are going to throw away or recycle (office and school paper, newspaper, magazines and catalogs, and construction paper---no cardboard!) and send it in with your child to school or drop it off at the green and yellow Paper Retriever bin in the Lakeview parking lot (near the fence by the Prairieview playground). The bin is available for drop offs 24/7. The more paper we recycle, the more money we can make! Do something good for our schools AND the environment! Thank you!

The Thirteenth Week of 2009 at School:

Science: We will continue the study of space. Students will learn about the planets and make a planet book.

Social Studies: We will continue to study present day Downers Grove and learn about bussinesses in the area.

Math: This week we will begin chapter 5. Students will learn how to add and subtract money amounts. There will be no multiplication test this week.

Spelling: There will not be a Spelling test this week.

Reading: We will study the author's purpose. Students will learn why it is important to know the author's purpose when reading.

English: We will continue the study of narratives.

Things to Remember:
Wednesday 11/24 - Friday 11/26: Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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

Miss Pellin's Post
November 15th to November 19th

This past week, our class had the opportunity to go on the Downers Grove field trip. We had lots of fun visiting historical sites in Downers Grove! Thank you, chaperons, for your help! Also, it was great having parents met us for lunch at Giordanos! Above is a picture of Pierce Downer's home and well.

Just a reminder that our local Jr. Girl Scout Troop 724 is collecting socks, gloves, hats and scarves for the DuPage County Shelter. There are collection boxes in each of the grade levels. The last day to bring in any items will be Monday, November 15, 2010. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Wiseman at chrisina.wiseman@comcast.net

The Twelfth Week of 2009 at School:

Science: We will continue the study of space. Students will learn about the sun and begin to learn about the inner planets.

Social Studies: We will begin the study of present day Downers Grove and the local government. Students will learn about the medical, health, and education centers in present day Downers Grove.

Math: This week we will finsh our study of t-charts. There will be a quiz on t-charts on Friday, November 19th. Students will be allowed to use one example t-chart as a guide for the quiz.

We will begin working on multiplication this week. Please look for a packet coming home on Monday, November 15th on multiplication. This week students will study multiplying by 2. There will be a test on "*2" on Thursday, November 18th. Students will receive two minutes to complete 20 multiplication by 2 questions. Practice sheets will be coming home throughout the week.

Spelling: We will continue to focus on synonyms and antonyms and analogies this week. There will be a graded review on Friday.

Reading: We will continue to focus on our reading strategies as we apply them to our reading. We will focus on making inferences, summarizing, predicting, using background knowledge, and applying our knowledge about synonyms and antonyms.

English: We will continue our unit on narratives.

Things to Remember:
Thursday 11/18: There will be a multiplication by 2 test.
Friday 11/19: There will be a t-chart test. There will be a graded review on synonyms and antonyms and analogies.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
November 8th to November 12th

Thursday, November 11th is Veterans' Day. There will be no school. Please plan accordingly.

Picture Retakes: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 will be picture retake day. Any student that did not have their picture taken prior to this date may do so. They will be required to have a picture envelope with money to have a picture taken. Any student wishing to have a picture retaken will have to return the original picture packet for a retake.

Roller Skating Party: Students attending the roller skating party on Monday, November 8th will need to report to school at 3:45 p.m. to check in and have their hands stamped before boarding the buses. Students should bring their fast pass with them at check in which will go home with them on Monday. Please remember to not park in the bus lanes when dropping your student off and for pick up. Thank you!

We will be taking a field trip to Downers Grove as part of our Social Studies unit about our city on Wednesday, November 10th from 9:30 am to 2 pm. Everyone will eat at Giordano's restaurant (please send a cold lunch if your child did not sign up for a pizza lunch). If you would like, though it is not necessary, students can also bring $5-$8 in cash on the day of the field trip. Your student can spend this money at any of the downtown Downers Grove shops. Each student will be responsible for their own money. I have all my volunteers to come on the field trip with me. I will be sending more information to my chaperons on Monday. Thank you!

The Eleventh Week of 2009 at School:

Science: We will continue the study of space. Students will learn about the sun.

Social Studies: We will finish the study of the history of Downers Grove. Students will learn about the tivoli theater.

Math: We will begin the study of "T" charts. We did not have time to start T-charts this past week. This Make-a-Table problem solving is one strategy for solving math story problems. We will be learning the strategy by solving problems together in class. This type of strategy is one area of emphasis on the coming ISAT tests. Look for a packet and a letter of explanation in your students to be left at home folder.

Spelling: We will continue our study of analogies. This week and next, we will focus on synonym and antonym analogies. Therefore, we will not have a spelling test this week nor next week.

Reading: We will continue with our novel study while focusing on character traits, problem/resolution, and setting as well as predicting, summarizing, and making inferences as we read!

English: There will be a unit 2 noun test on Monday, November 8th. We will then begin the study of narrative writing.

Things to Remember:

Monday 11/8: We will have a unit 2 noun test.

Wednesday 11/10: We will go on the Downers Grove field trip.
Thursday 11/11: There will be no school for Veterans' Day.

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