Miss Pellin's Post
December 3rd to December 7th


We had a great time on our Downers Grove field trip!!  Thank you to all the parents who chaperoned and joined the class at Girodanos.  

Students will go bowling on Monday, December 17th.  Please sign the permission slip and send it back with your child by Friday, December 7th. 

The Fifteenth Week of 2012 at School: 

Science: We will finish the study of chapter 4 on ecosystems with a focus on lesson 4.  There will be a chapter 4 science test on Monday, December 10th.  Students will be given a study guide on Monday, December 3rd. 

Social Studies: There will be a history of Downers Grove quiz on Monday, December 3rd.  Then we will begin the study of modern day Downers Grove. 

Math: This week we study graphs in chapter 6.  There will be a multiplication quiz on facts students have learned so far and the following new facts:

3 X 4 = 12

3 X 5 = 15

3 X 6 = 18

3 X 7 = 21

3 X 8 = 24

3 X 9 = 27

Spelling: 
Monday:  Pretest on lesson 11
Homework - Cursive worksheet
Tuesday:  Homework - Non challenge ABC order
Challenge - Activity 1 
Wednesday: Homework - Non challenge - Write each word in a sentence.
Challenge - Activity 2
Friday:  Post test on lesson 11

Reading: We will continue to focus on author's point of view and purpose next week as we read The Keeping Quilt.   There will be a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, December 4th.  On Wednesday, December 5th there will be a comprehension check.

English: We will continue the study of verbs in unit 2.  





Things to Remember:
Monday 12/3: Downers Grove history quiz
Tuesday 12/4: Keeping Quilt Vocabulary test
Wednesday 12/5: Keeping Quilt Comprehension check
Friday 12/7: There will be a multiplication test and spelling test
Monday 12/10: There will a chapter 4 science test

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

Miss Pellin's Post
November 26th to November 30th

Happy Thanksgiving!!

We will be taking a field trip to Downers Grove as part of our Social Studies unit about our city on Thursday, November 29th from 9 am to 2 pm. If you would like, though it is not necessary, students can also bring $5-$8 in cash on the day of the field trip. Your student can spend this money at any of the downtown Downers Grove shops. Each student will be responsible for their own money. 

The Fourteenth Week of 2012 at School: 

Science: We will finish the study of ecosystems in chapter 4.  Look for a study guide to come home.  There will be a test in the week of December 3rd.  

Social Studies: We will finish the study of the history of Downers Grove.  Look for a study guide to come home.  There will be a quiz in the week of December 3rd.  

Math: This week we finish the study of time in the second half of chapter 5.  Students will be tested on time on Thursday, November 29th.   There will be a multiplication quiz on Friday, November 30th on some of the facts students have learned so far and the following new facts:

5 X 6 = 30
5 X 7 = 35
5 X 8 = 40 
5 X 9 = 45

Spelling: 

Monday:  Pretest on lesson 10
Homework - Cursive worksheet
Tuesday:  Homework - Non challenge ABC order
Challenge - Activity 1 
Wednesday: Homework - Non challenge - Write each word in a sentence.
Challenge - Activity 2
Friday:  Post test on lesson 10

Reading: We will focus on author's point of view and purpose next week as we read The Keeping Quilt. We are very fortunate to have Mrs. Vanni come in to teach students the process of making quilts.  This will help provide students with background knowledge.  

English: We will finish the study of nouns in unit 2.  There will be a test on Tuesday, November 27th.  Then we will begin the study of verbs.    




Things to Remember:

Tuesday 11/27: There will be a unit 2 noun test.
Thursday 11/29: There will be a time test.  We will go on our Downers Grove field trip!
Friday 11/30: There will be a multiplication test.  

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

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!  We will have a short week!  We only have school on Monday, November 19th and Tuesday, November 20th.  

We will be taking a field trip to Downers Grove as part of our Social Studies unit about our city on Thursday, November 29th from 9 am to 2 pm. If you would like, though it is not necessary, students can also bring $5-$8 in cash on the day of the field trip. Your student can spend this money at any of the downtown Downers Grove shops. Each student will be responsible for their own money. 

Thirteenth Week of 2012 at School:

Science: We will continue the study ecosystems in chapter 4.  This week we will study lesson 3.  

Social Studies: We will continue the study of Downers Grove. 

Math:  There will be a Time Test on Wednesday, November 28th.  There will be a multiplication test on Friday, November 30th.  I will give students a list of the new facts on Monday, November 19th.  

Students will be given 1 minute to complete 17 questions.  Therefore, some questions will be repeated.  

Students will have two chances to get full credit on a multiplication test.  If they do not pass the first two times, the total amount of points they can receive goes down a point.  Please help make sure students are practicing these facts each night.  

Spelling: There will not be spelling this week.  

Reading:  Students will be exploring analogies with our focus on synonym/antonym analogies. There will be a test on synonym/antonym analogies on Tuesday, November 20th.  In addition we will continue working on using context clues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word, predicting, and summarizing.  Students will be reading various books while practicing these strategies.  

English: This week we will finish the study of nouns in unit 2.  The noun test will now be on Tuesday, November 27th.  

Things to Remember:

Tuesday 11/20: There will be a synonym/antonym analogies test.

Tuesday 11/27:  There will be a noun test.  
Wednesday 11/28:  There will be a money test.
Thursday 11/29:  We will go on the Downers Grove field trip.  
Friday 11/30: There will be a multiplication test and a spelling test.

Miss Pellin's Post
November 12th to November 23th 



Monday, November 12th is Veterans Day. There will be no school. There also will not be school on November 21st, November 22nd and November 23rd due to Thanksgiving.  Please plan accordingly.    

Ask your child about their new dictionary!  Rotary Club donated dictionaries to all third grade students at Prairieview!  

We will be taking a field trip to Downers Grove as part of our Social Studies unit about our city on Thursday, November 29th from 9 am to 2 pm.  Students should turn in permission slips if they have not already done so by Friday, November 16th.  I will email chaperons next week.  

The Twelfth and Thirteenth Week of 2012 at School:

Science: We will continue the study ecosystems in chapter 4.  This week we will finish the study of lesson 2 and move on to lesson 3.  

Social Studies: We will continue the study of Downers Grove.  Students will learn about how Pierce Downer's house was part of the underground railroad which lead eventually to Canada. 

Math:  There will be a Money Test on Wednesday, November 8th.  Then we will continue chapter 5 and study time.  There will be a multiplication test on Friday, November 16th on the facts from the previous week and the following new facts:

2 X 3 = 6
2 X 4 = 8
2 X 5 = 10
2 X 6 = 12
2 X 7 = 14
2 X 8 = 16
2 X 9 = 18

Students will be given 1 minute to complete 17 questions.  Therefore, some questions will be repeated.  

Students will have two chances to get full credit on a multiplication test.  If they do not pass the first two times, the total amount of points they can receive goes down a point.  Please help make sure students are practicing these facts each night.  

Spelling: This week students will study Thanksgiving words.  They will be able to choose between several activities to complete with the words.  The spelling test will be on Friday, November 16th.  

Reading:  Students will be exploring analogies with our focus on synonym/antonym analogies. There will be a test on synonym/antonym analogies on Monday, November 19th.  In addition we will continue working on using context clues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word, predicting, and summarizing.  Students will be reading various books while practicing these strategies.  

English: This week we will finish the study of nouns in unit 2.  There will be a noun test on Tuesday, November 20th.  Also, the students are bringing home a turkey today that they need to disguise.  They will be writing about it this coming week.   


Things to Remember:
Monday 11/12: There will be no school for Veterans Day. 
Wednesday 11/14:  There will be a money test.
Friday 11/16: There will be a multiplication test and a spelling test.
Monday 11/19: There will be a synonym/antonym analogies test.
Tuesday 11/20:  There will be an unit 2 noun test.  

Miss Pellin's Post
November 5th to November 9th

 

We had a boo-tiful time at our Halloween Party and Halloween Parade. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make it possible. 

We will not have school on Monday, November 5th or Tuesday November 6th.  Please plan accordingly.  

We will be taking a field trip to Downers Grove as part of our Social Studies unit about our city on Thursday, November 29th from 9 am to 2 pm. Everyone will eat at Giordano's restaurant (please send a cold lunch if your child decides not sign up for a pizza lunch). If you would like, though it is not necessary, students can also bring $5-$8 in cash on the day of the field trip. Your student can spend this money at any of the downtown Downers Grove shops. Each student will be responsible for their own money. Please send in the permission slip by November 16th.  Thank you!

The Eleventh Week of 2012 at School:

Science: We will continue the study of ecosystems in chapter 4.  We are currently studying different types of ecosystems in lesson 2.  

Social Studies: We will continue learning about the history of Downers Grove.

Math: We will continue the study of money in chapter 5.  Students will be tested on the first half of chapter 5 (money) on Wednesday, November 14th.  They will receive a study guide on Wednesday, November 7th.  Also, we began the study of multiplication.  Typically each Monday I will send home a list of facts I want you to help your child master.  There is limited class time available to practice math facts, so students need to be practicing them each night at home.  Each Friday students will be given 1 minute to complete 17 questions.  The questions will only include the facts students need to master.  Therefore, problems will be repeated.  Below are the facts students will need to know next week:

2 X 2 = 4
3 X 3 = 9
4 X 4 = 16
5 X 5 = 25
6 X 6 = 36
7 X 7 = 49
8 X 8 =64
9 X 9 = 81

They will be tested on these facts on Friday, November 9th.  

Spelling: We will not have spelling this week.

Reading: This week we will be exploring synonym analogies throughout this week and next.  This will take the place of any spelling lessons, tests, or homework.  In addition we will continue working on using context clues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word, predicting, and summarizing.  Students will be reading various books while practicing these strategies.  

English:  We will continue the study of nouns in unit 2.  




Things to Remember:
Monday 11/5:  There will not be school.
Tuesday 11/6: There will not be school.
Friday 11/9: There will be multiplication test.

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