Saturday, April 9, 2011

Miss Pellin's Post
April 11th to April 15th 


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Please join us for our spring open house on Thursday, April 14th - I look forward to seeing each of you! Thursday, April 21st will be an early dismissal day.  There will be no school on Friday, April 22nd.  Please plan accordingly.

The Thirteenth Week of 2011 at School:

Science: We study energy in chapter 12.  Students will learn about kinetic and potential energy.

Social Studies: We will continue the study of Chicago.  There will be a Chicago quiz on Thursday, April 14th.  Students will receive a study guide on Monday,  April 11th.  The landmark mobiles are due on Monday April 11th.

Spelling: The focus on lesson 21 is the VCCV (vowel, consonant, consonant, vowel) pattern. All homework is due on Thursday, April 14th. The test will still be on Friday.


Reading: We are going to begin our unit on poetry this week focusing on stanza, rhythm and rhyme. There will be a poetry vocabulary quiz on Thursday, April 14th.

English: We will begin the study of pronouns.  

Math:  We will finish our study of fractions and decimals in chapter 18 and 19.  There will be a test on Wednesday, April 13th.  Then we will begin the study of chapter 23 on multiplying large numbers.

There will be a test on division by 4's on Friday, April 15th. Students will receive two minutes to complete 26 division by 4 questions. Practice sheets will be coming home throughout the week.






Things to Remember:
Monday 4/11: The Chicago mobiles are due.

Wednesday 4/13:  There will be a chapter 18 and 19 math test. 
Thursday 4/14: This is our spring open house! There will be a poetry and Chicago quiz.
Friday 4/15: There will be a Spelling and a division test.

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