Miss Pellin's Post 
May 14th to May 18th

We will have our Magic Show on Monday, May 14th at 10:20 a.m.  I look forward to seeing many parents there!  Please send your child with a sack lunch on this day.  If our Magic Show runs late we are going to eat lunch in the classroom.


Your child's MAPS scores will be sent home by me on Monday, May 14th. Once you obtain your child's scores, there is a link on our District website. Click here to play games according to your child's score to help them improve. This link would make for a great ideas for summer practice.


On Friday, May 18th there will be an early dismissal at 11:00 a.m.


Happy Mother's Day!  I hope you have a great Sunday!

The Seventeenth Week of 2012 at School:
Science: We will continue the study of heat, light, and sound (chapter 14).

Social Studies: We will begin the study of Egypt.

Spelling: We will skip lesson 25 and have a test on lesson 26. There will be a pretest on Monday, May 14th.  All homework is due on Friday, May 18th when we will also have the final test.

Reading: There will be a magic vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, May 15th.  This week students will read good fit books and will write journal responses.  The journal responses will require students to use various reading strategies we have practiced throughout the year.  

English: This week students will work on an expository paper.  We will also begin the study of pronouns.  

Math:  We will continue the study of chapter 24 on dividing larger numbers.  Look for a study guide to come home.  There will be a test in the week of May 21st.  

Things to Remember:
Monday 5/14:  We will have our class Magic Show at 10:20 a.m.
Tuesday 5/15:  There will be a vocabulary quiz.
Friday 5/18: There will be a spelling test.  Students will be dismissed at 11:00 a.m.

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