Miss Pellin's Post
January 28th to February 1st

Have a wonderful weekend!  Enjoy the snow!

On Wednesday, January 30th there will be an early dismissal day.  Students will be dismissed at 11:00 a.m.

Our two class winners of the Spelling Bee will compete in the 3rd grade Spelling Bee on Monday, January 28th against the other third grade class winners. Good luck Gabrielle and Hajira!

The Fourth Week of 2013 at School:
Science: We will finish our study of chapter 11 on matter.  Look for a study guide to come home this week.  There will be a test in the week of 2/4.  

Social Studies: We will continue the study of chapter 3 titled People Move from Place to Place.

Math: We will continue our study of chapter 14.  Look for a study guide to come home this week.  There will be a test on 2/4.  

Spelling: 

Monday:  Pretest on lesson 16

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 16

Reading: This week we will continue targeting the reading strategies of predicting and summarizing.  Students will continue reading their good fit books while applying these strategies.  Students MAP reading test scores are in their reading folder in their binder.  Included on their MAP sheet is a new lexile level.  You can use www.lexile.com to help your child find good fit books which interest them. 

English: We will edit our autobiographies.  Students will add adjectives to their papers.  Then we will type them in the computer lab.  

Things to Remember:
Wednesday 1/30:  Students will be dismissed at 11:05 a.m.
Friday 2/1: We will have a spelling test. 
Monday 2/4:  There will be a math test.

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