Miss Pellin's Post
January 7th to January 11th

    

Above are some pictures from our bowling trip on Monday!

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday! School will resume on Monday, January 7th.  

There will be MAPs testing on January 8th and 9th.  Please talk to your child about trying their best!  Also make sure they eat a good breakfast and get plenty of sleep.  Thank you!

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 Monday, January 14th.  Please send in $7.50 for this presentation by Thursday, January 10th.

The Eighteenth Week at School:

Science: We will continue the study of matter.  Students will learn about the different states of matter.

Social Studies: We will focus on science this week.

Math:  We will continue the study of measurement (Chapter 20). There will be  a study guide coming home this week.  There will be a chapter 20 test in the week of January 14th.  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 16th.  Students will need to complete 50 questions in 3 minutes.  

Spelling:

Monday:  Pretest on lesson 13

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 13

Reading: We will start working on the strategy of monitoring and clarifying as we read using the story Nights of the Pufflings.  We will also be distinguishing fact and opinion. Students will be given vocabulary words on Monday, January 7th.  There will be a vocabulary test on Friday, January 11th.  

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

Things to Remember:
Monday 12/24: Winter Break begins - have a great holiday.
Monday 1/7: Classes begin after winter break!
Friday 1/11: There will be a spelling test and a vocabulary test.
Monday 1/14: There will be a Matter Presentation.

Wednesday 1/16:  We will have a multiplication test.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
December 17th to December 21st

On Wednesday, December 12th we were very fortunate to have the Downers Grove mayor, Martin Tully, come talk to the third graders about local government and his job responsibilities.    

Our class will go on a bowling field trip on Monday, December 17th. You can send your child with $5.00 if they would like to buy a snack at the bowling alley. Please send your child with a sack lunch on this day.

On Friday, December 21st, Prairieview students with watch the movie Polar Express at the Tivoli.  

Here is the web address of our Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports  blog completed by Mrs. Amedeo each month - http://prairieviewpbis.blogspot.com/.

The Seventeenth Week of 2012 at School:

Science: We will continue the study of matter in chapter 11.  We are studying lesson 1 this week and will begin lesson 2 if times allows us to do so.  

Social Studies: We continue the study of modern day Downers Grove.  Students will be tested on modern day Downers Grove on Thursday, December 2oth.  A couple questions on the test will review the history of Downers Grove.  On the study guide we wrote down the information students will need to know about the history of Downers Grove in case they no longer have this packet.  They can use their study guide and modern day packets to study.  

Math: Students will finish the graphing project we have been working on in class.  We will then begin the study of measurement in chapter 20.  This week students will study multiplying by 4. There will be a multiplication quiz on Friday, December 21st.  The multiplication quiz will be on some of the facts students have learned so far and the following new facts:

6 X 7 = 42
6 X 8 = 48
6 X 9 = 54
7 X 8 = 56
7 X 9 = 63
8 X 9 = 72

Spelling:  We will work on a winter list.  The packet is due Thursday and there will not be a test on these words.  

Reading:  Our class elf has been traveling around the world to all different places and he is going to share some of that information with us!  The students will spend next week learning about holidays in other parts of the world, and how they celebrate.  This will be done in a group setting and they will present their country to the class.  

English: We will finish the study of verbs in unit 3.  There will be a test on Friday, December 21st.

 

Things to Remember:
Monday 12/17: We will go bowling.

Thursday 12/20: There will be a Downers Grove test.  

Friday 12/21:  We will go to the Tivoli.  There will be verb test and a multiplication test.

Miss Pellin's Post
December 10th to December 14th

Our class will go on a bowling field trip on Monday, December 17th. You can send your child with money if they would like to buy a snack at the bowling alley. Please send your child with a sack lunch on this day.

On Friday, December 21st, the third grade students with watch the movie Polar Express at the Tivoli.  A permission slip was sent home.  Please send this permission slip back by Friday, December 14th.  

The District PTO is hosting a Barnes and Noble fundraising book fair event on Tuesday, December 11th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Bolingbrook Promenade. This is no ordinary book fair! The event will include complimentary hot chocolate and cupcakes with a decorating table for the students. There will be a bookmark creation station complete with volunteers monitoring children so that parents can shop for holiday items and visit the complimentary gift wrapping station to hide the presents!  I hope to see you there!

The Sixteenth Week of 2012 at School:

Science: Students will have a chapter 4 test on Monday, December 10th.  We will then begin the study of matter in chapter 11.     

Social Studies: We continue the study of modern day Downers Grove.

Math: Students will be tested on graphs in chapter 6 on Tuesday, December 11th.  We will then begin the study of measurement in chapter 20.  This week students will study multiplying by 4. There will be a multiplication quiz on Friday, December 14th.  The multiplication quiz will be on some of the facts students have learned so far and the following new facts:

4 X 5 = 20
4 X 6 = 24
4 X 7 = 28
4 X 8 = 32
4 X 9 = 36

Spelling: 

Monday:  Pretest on lesson 12

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 12

Reading:  We will focus on character, setting, and plot.  We will also work on the reading strategy of visualizing. We will use the story Dogzilla as well as other novels and text as we apply these skills. Students will receive vocabulary words on Monday, December 10th.  There will be a vocabulary test and comprehension check on Thursday, December 13th.   At the end of the week students will complete an activity "Santa Cause" which will allow students to come up with funny situations Santa gets into showing cause and effect.  

English: We will continue the study of verbs in unit 3.

 

Things to Remember:
Monday 12/10:  There will be a chapter 4 science test.

Tuesday 12/11: There will be a chapter 6 math test.  There will be a Barnes and Noble fundraising event.

Thursday 12/13: There will be a vocabulary test and a comprehension check.

Friday 12/16: We will have a spelling test and a multiplication test. 

Monday 12/17: We will go bowling.

Friday 12/21:  We will go to the Tivoli.

Contact Information: 

E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org

Voice mail: (630)783-5065