Miss Pellin's Post
January 30th to February 3rd

Be sure to watch the 10:00 news tonight on Channel 2.  They will be airing a special segment  on our Lakeview/Prairieview vs. Eisenhower/Lace Cancer Smashers fundraiser!  Cancer Smashers has been extended until Monday, January 30th.  The total money which has been collected at District 66 so far is an unbelievable amount of $6,768.71! 

Valentine's Day:  When buying Valentine's Day cards, please do not pick out ones that include candy.  Students will not be able to pass out any candy.

Marble Party:  The students won a marble party for excellent behavior.  On Monday, January 30th students may bring a stuffed animal to school.

The Fifth Week of 2012 at School:
Science: This week we will focus on Social Studies.

Social Studies: We will begin the study of Chicago. 

Math: This week we will have a "x12" multiplication test on Friday, February 3rd.  This test will only include multiplication problems by 12. It will not have facts from previous weeks.  Students will also have a chapter 21 test on the metric system on Tuesday, January 31st.  Then we will begin the study of geometry in chapter 14. 

Spelling: The pretest on lesson 15 words is on Monday, January 30th. All homework (WB 10 & 11 in volume 2 OR 2 challenge activities) + the cursive sheet is due on Friday when we take our final test.

Reading: There is a vocabulary test on Seal Surfer words on Monday, January 30th. We are also going to practice writing an extended response for this selection. Also, we are going to do a lot of reviewing. The concepts we are going to review are: main idea and details, genre, and synonyms. Then we are going to pay tribute to Black History Month (February) by reading a biography on an African American and making a photo album displaying four major events in that person's life. This is the "Snapshots of African American History" project we will be working on. The projects will be due on Tuesday, February 7th. I am going to give students class time on Thursday, Friday and Monday to work on this project.

English: There will be an English unit 3 test on verbs on Wednesday, February 1st.  Students will also type their autobiographies. 



Things to Remember:
Monday 1/30:  There will be a vocabulary quiz. 
Tuesday 1/31:  There will be a chapter 21 math test.
Wednesday 2/1: There will be an English test on verbs in unit 3.
Friday 2/3: We will have a multiplication test and a spelling test.

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