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
