Miss Pellin's Post
October 31st to November 4th

 

We had a boo-tiful time at our Halloween Party and Halloween Parade. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make it possible.

Also, thank you to all the parents who helped level books! 

Pictures:  Our retake day is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 3rd.

The Eleventh Week of 2011 at School:

Science: We will continue the study of matter in chapter 11.  Students will learn about different ways you can measure matter.


Social Studies: We will continue learning about the history of Downers Grove.

Math: We will continue the study of t-charts.  We will also begin the study of multipilication.  The third grade team has adopted a new system for teaching multiplication.  Each Monday I will send home a list of facts I want you to help your child master.  There is limited class time available to practice math facts, so students need to be practicing them each night at home.  Each Friday students will be given four minutes to complete 50 questions.  The questions will only include the facts students need to master.  Therefore, problems will be repeated.  Below are the facts students will need to know next week:

2 X 2 = 4
3 X 3 = 9
4 X 4 = 16
5 X 5 = 25
6 X 6 = 36
7 X 7 = 49
8 X 8 =64
9 X 9 = 81


Spelling: We will be back to working on our regular spelling lists this coming week with List #8. We will have a pre-test on Monday and our final test on Friday.  The homework is due on Friday as well.

Reading: This week we will be practicing the skill of cause and effect and synonyms and antonyms. Also, the October reading calendar is due on Tuesday, November 1st. Your child will receive a November calendar on Tuesday that is due at the end of the month. Remember to sign 20 days that your child reads 20 minutes to receive full credit.




Things to Remember:
Monday 10/31: Happy Halloween!
Tuesday 11/1: The October reading calendar is due. 

Friday 11/4: There will be a spelling test.  There will be multiplication test.

Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065 English: This week students will write a "me bag" paper. On Monday, October 31st students will receive a letter asking them to bring to class three items that are important to them that will fit into a provided paper lunch bag. They will write a paper in class explaining the items importance and will present the items to the class on November 7th and November 8th. 

Miss Pellin's Post
October 24th - October 28th

Thank you to the following parents for helping label our classroom books with Lexile scores: Mrs. Ryan, Mrs. Blough, Mrs. Wisdom, and Mrs. Lang. The classroom library is coming along great, but I still have books that need to be labeled.  If you are available at anytime during school hours next week, I would be more than grateful if you could come and help! Please email me and we can set up a date and time for you to come.  Thank you so much!!!

Halloween:

The Halloween parade has been moved to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 28th.  Then we will have our classroom party at 1:30 p.m.

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 dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.

Pictures:  Our retake day is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 3rd.

The Tenth Week of 2011 at School:

Science: This week we will start the study of matter in chapter 11. 

Social Studies: This week we will begin the study of Downers Grove.  Students will learn about Downers Grove's founder, Pierce Downer.

Spelling: This week we will work on Halloween words. There will be a homework packet given to the students on Monday. The homework packet is due Friday. There will be no pretest this week.

Reading: We will begin to focus on cause and effect as we read stories from the basal and other materials such as non fiction articles and chapter books. We will also work on synonyms and antonyms.  There will be a vocabulary quiz Friday, October 28th. 

English: We will finish our descriptive writing unit.  Students will write their final draft of the descriptive haunted house story.

Math: This week we will begin the study of problem solving and t-charts.  Students will be solving word problems and then explaining how they came up with their answer using a t-chart.  Look for a packet and a letter of explanation in your student's binder this week.





Things to Remember:
Friday 10/:24  There will be a vocabulary quiz and a spelling test.  The Halloween Parade begins at 1:00 p.m., followed by the class party at 1:30 p.m.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
October 17th - October 21st


Halloween:

The Halloween parade will begin at 1:15 p.m. on Friday, October 28th.  Then we will have our classroom party.

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 dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.

Prairieview Weekly Reminders:

Rosemary Smith has been and will continue sending weekly reminders to the parents.  Please take note of the attached documents that she sends.  Movie Night permission slips and other sheets will be sent through the weekly reminders.  Thank you!

Pictures: 

Our picture packets should arrive on Tuesday, October 18th.  Our retake day is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 3rd.


The Ninth Week of 2011 at School:

Science: This week we will focus on Social Studies.

Social Studies: This week we will finish the study of hemispheres.  There will be a hemisphere quiz on Thursday, October 20th.  Students received a study guide on Friday, October 14th.

Spelling: We are pretesting with List #8 on Monday of next week. Please remember that if your student receives a 90% or higher they will be working from the "challenge" list of words for their homework. All homework is due on Friday and if your student is taking the posttest, that will be Friday as well.

Reading: Students will continue to infer word meaning, character traits, and author messages with various books at their level.

English: We will continue our descriptive writing unit.  Students will write a descriptive haunted house story.

Math: This week we will study chapter 2.  This is a short chapter that focuses on ordering numbers.  It also reviews rounding.  Since we will be moving through this short chapter quickly, there will be a test on Friday, October 21st.   Students will receive a study guide on Monday, October 17th. 



Things to Remember:
Thursday 10/20:  There will be a hemisphere quiz.
Friday 10/:21  There will be a chapter 2 math test.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
October 10th - October 14th

Remember Monday, October 10th is Columbus Day and there will be no school.  Also, due to an institute day there will not be school on Tuesday, October 11th. Please plan accordingly.


Halloween:

The Halloween parade and party will be on Friday, October 28th. 
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 dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.

The Eighth Week of 2011 at School:

Science: This week we will focus on Social Studies.

Social Studies: This week we will begin the study of hemispheres.  We will also discuss the north and south pole. 

Spelling: There will be no spelling due to the shortened week. 

Reading: Our continued focus will be on inferring this week as we practice using many reading strategies to improve our reading. The inferences we make will be about text, characters and unfamiliar words. There will be a vocabulary test (from the story Ballad of Mulan) on Thursday.

How are your child's "good fit" books working out? Are they willingly reading at home for 20 minutes each night? If this is a struggle, perhaps I could work with your child to find a book they will be very interested in - let me know!

English: We will continue our descriptive writing unit.  At the end of the week, students will write a "hook" sentence to begin their haunted house story.  The "hook" sentence will grab the reader's attention. 

Math: This week we will finish chapter 1.  The chapter 1 test has been moved to Friday, October 14th.  Students have already received a study guide. 



Things to Remember:
Monday 10/10: This is Columbus Day and there will be no school.
Tuesday 10/11: There is an Institute Day and there will be no school.
Thursday 10/13:  There will be a vocabulary quiz.
Friday 10/14:  There will be a chapter 1 math test.

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