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

Remember that on Monday, January 21st there will not be school due to Martin Luther King's birthday.    Please plan accordingly.  

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!

Spelling Bee:  We will have a Spelling Bee in our classroom on Thursday, January 24th.  You will find a list of spelling words that will be used for the spelling bee in your child's binder.  The winner and runner-up will compete against the winners in the other third grade classrooms at a later date.  

The Twentieth Week at School:

Science: We will continue studying matter in chapter 11.  Students will review the states of matter in lesson 2.   

Social Studies: We will finish our study of local government in chapter 12.  Students will not be tested on this chapter.  Then we will begin the study of chapter 3 titled People Move from Place to Place.

Math:  There will not be math class on Monday due to the Matter, Matters presentation.  Students will be tested on chapter 20 on Tuesday, January 15th.  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.  The date students will be tested on their facts has moved to Friday, January 18th.  Students will need to complete 50 questions in 3 minutes.  

Spelling: 

Monday:  Pretest on lesson 14

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 14

Reading: We will continue discussing fact and opinion while reading the story Nights of the Pufflings.  Students will work on writing an extended response on the story.  There will be a comprehension check on Wednesday, January 16th.  Students will then read various stories and use previous strategies to help with comprehension.  

English: Students will continue to write an autobiography.  

Things to Remember:
Monday 1/14: Matter, Matters Presentation
Tuesday 1/15: There will be a chapter 20 math test.   It is Martin Luther King's birthday.  
Friday 1/18: There will be a spelling test and a multiplication test.

Monday 1/21:  There will be no school due to Martin Luther King's birthday.
Thursday 1/24:  We will have our class Spelling Bee.

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