April 29th to May 3rd
The Sixteenth Week of 2013 at School:
Science: We will have our chapter 10 test on Tuesday, April 30th. Then we will begin the study of heat, light, and sound in chapter 14.
Social Studies: Students will take their final Chicago test on Thursday, May 2nd. Then we will begin the study of Egypt.
Spelling: We will not have spelling this week.
Reading: During our poetry focus, we are discussing simile, hyperbole, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and personification. Students will be reading various poems and finding examples of these things. There will be a vocabulary test on Tuesday, May 7th where students will need to define rhythm, rhyme, beat, line, stanza and pattern. Students will receive a study guide next week.
English: We will continue unit 5 on capitalization and punctuation. I decided to have students work on unit 5 before we start unit 6 on pronouns. We will also continue our letter writing unit. Students will write a letter to their second grade pen pal. Also, students will have a friendly letter test on Friday, May 3rd.
Math: Students will continue studying chapter 23 on multiplying large numbers. Also, this week students will take their math MAP test. Please make sure students eat breakfast and go to bed early! Students will be taking MAP tests with their homeroom class. Check your child's homeroom teacher's blog for the dates these will take place.
Things to Remember:
Tuesday 4/30: There will be a chapter 10 science test. Students will take their reading MAP test.
Wednesday 5/1: Students will take their math MAP test.
Thursday 5/2: There will be a Chicago test.
Friday 5/3: There will be a friendly letter test.
Tuesday 5/7: Students will take a vocabulary quiz.
Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065
