Miss Pellin's Post
February 20th through February 24th


Remember that Monday, February 20th is Presidents' Day! There will be no school. Do you know the correct spelling of this holiday? Since Presidents Day is not the official name of the federal holiday, there is no one way to spell it. Both Presidents Day and Presidents' Day are common, and both are considered correct by dictionaries!

Conferences for the spring will be held during the week of March 5th.  These conferences are mainly for math parents.  On Monday, February 27th I will open my remaining conference times to parents in my homeroom.  I will send you a link through email to sign up at that time if you feel it is necessary. 

Thank you to all the parents who helped with the Valentine's Day Party! The students had a lot of fun!

The Seventh Week of 2012 at School:
Science: We will begin the study of space in chapter 10.

Social Studies: We will continue the study of Chicago.  The first Chicago test will be on Thursday, February 23rd. There will be a total of three Chicago tests.

Math:  We study area, perimeter, and volume in chapter 22.  There will be a chapter 22 test on Friday, February 24th.  We will also work on various word problems and t-charts throughout the week.  There will not be a division test this week.

If you feel a conference is necessary at this time, sign up using the link below.  Please sign up by Friday, February 24. 

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F044DABA92EA13-spring

Spelling: There will not be a spelling test this week. In place of spelling, students will continue to learn about prefix, suffix, and root words. There will be a prefix/suffix/root word test on Friday, February 24th.

Reading: Students will continue to work on writing extended responses after reading many different types of stories.

English: We finish unit 4 on adjectives and adverbs. There will be a test on Wednesday, February 22nd. Then we will begin expository writing.

 
Things to Remember:
Monday 2/20: There will be no school today.  It is Presidents' Day!

Wednesday 2/22:  There will be an English test.
Thursday 2/23:  There will be a Chicago test.
Friday 2/24: There will be a math test.  There will be a prefix/root word/suffix test.


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