Miss Pellin's Post
January 2nd to January 6th

Students made Grinch masks to go along with the Grinch theme for our holiday party!

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday! There will not be school on Monday, Winter break ends on Tuesday, January 3rd! There will not be school on Monday, January 2nd. 

Matter Presentation:  We are fortunate to invite scientists from "High Touch-High Tech to Prairieview.  They will lead students through many experiments involving the different states of matter on Friday, January 6th.  Please send in $7.25 for this presentation, if you have not already.

Spelling Bee:  We will have a Spelling Bee in our classroom on Thursday, January 12th.  You will find a list of spelling words that will be used for the spelling bee in your child's binder.  The winner will compete against the winners in the other third grade classrooms at a later date. 

The Eighteenth Week at School:

Science: We will begin the study of water cycle in chapter 9.  We will start by discussing the different places water can be found in lesson 1.   

Social Studies: We will focus on science this week.

Math:  We will begin the study of measurement (Chapter 20). We have covered all of the multiplication facts from x2 to x9, but there may be a few your child needs to review and memorize.  Students will be tested on all these facts on Wednesday, January 12th. 

Spelling: We are on list 11: words with the vowel sounds in clown and lawn.  A pretest will be on Tuesday. Homework will be given Tuesday and will be due Friday. The final test will be on Friday.

Reading: We will start working on the strategy of monitoring and clarifying as we read using the story Nights of the Pufflings.  We will then extend our strategy use while working on a novel study. All the while, we will also be distinguishing fact and opinion. As always, we will continue to utilize strategies from previous weeks.

English: Students will begin the week by writing down their New Year's resolution.  Students will also write an autobiography. 

Things to Remember:
Monday 12/19: Winter Break begins - have a great holiday.
Tuesday 1/3: Classes begin after winter break!
Friday 1/6: There will be a spelling test. 

Wednesday 1/12:  We will have a multiplication test.
Thursday 1/13:  We will have our class Spelling Bee.

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