Miss Pellin's Post
October 14th - October 18th 

Remember Monday, October 14th is Columbus Day and there will be no school.  Please plan accordingly.


Halloween: 

The Halloween parade and party will be on October 31st.  Then we will have our classroom party.

Please keep in mind the following guidelines when helping your child pick out a Halloween costume:

1. We only have 15 minutes for costume changes. Please make sure your child can change into his/her costume easily and by themselves. If the costume can be worn over their clothes, then both the time to change and the chances of losing any clothes is minimized.

2. If the costume involves make up, please apply it before your child comes to school. If you send your child in with make up, then your child has to be able to apply it themselves. 

3. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating.

4. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.

On Thursday, October 17th there will be a book fair and taffy apple sale.  You can find more information at
 http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/prairieviewelementaryschool15.


The Eighth Week of 2013 at School:

Science: This week we will continue the study of chapter 9.  We will focus on the water cycle in lesson 2.  Ask your child what condensation means.  Have them give you examples of where they have seen condensation.  

Social Studies: This week we will continue the study of the history of Downers Grove.  Students will learn about Chief Waubonsee and Israel Blodgett.  

Spelling: 
Tuesday:  Pretest on lesson 8 (consonant clusters)
Homework - Cursive worksheet
Wednesday:  Homework -  ABC order
Thursday: Homework - Non challenge - Write each word three times
Challenge - Sentences
Friday:  Post test on lesson 8

Reading:  This week we will focus on story structure.  Students will read various stories and identify the characters, setting, and plot.  We will then read nonfiction text.  We will discuss nonfiction text features.  

English: We are going to work on descriptive writing with a persuasive flare as we prepare to write a haunted house story.  The students will try to convince others to buy their haunted house! 

Math: This week we will continue the study of chapter 3 on subtracting large numbers, rounding, and word problems.  

On Wednesday, October 16th students will be tested on their basic math subtraction facts. Students will need to complete 40 subtraction problems in 2 minutes. Students will take practice subtraction tests in the week leading up to October 16th.  If students pass the test before October 16th, then they will not need to take it again.


Things to Remember:
Wednesday 10/:16  There will be a subtraction test.
Thursday 10/:17  Book Fair
Friday 10/:18  There will be a spelling test.