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