Miss Pellin's Post
April 6th to April 10th

Monday, March 30th is the beginning of Spring Break. School will resume on Wednesday, April 8th.

The Thirtieth Week at School:

Science: This week students will be working on google presentations on topics related to space.  

Social Studies: We will continue learning about Chicago. 

Math:  This week we will start topic 11 on geometry.  Due to the few amount of lessons in topic 11, students will have not have a final test on this topic.  There will be a quick check instead in the week of April 13th.  

Students have already started taking timed multiplication tests.  All students have passed their multiplication by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's, 10's, and 11's test. Some students have passed their multiplication by 12 test and other students still need to pass.  They have 3 minutes to complete 24 problems.  

Spelling:   Due to the shortened week, we will not have spelling.

Reading: We continue our new unit titled Folktales, Fables, & Myths OH MY!!  This week we will read The Mysterious Giant of Barletta. We’ll also be reading The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling as our read-aloud. We will work in our Daily 5 stations on various reading strategies while reading good fit articles and/or books.  Students will continue to work on part/whole analogies.  

English:  Students will write reading responses.  

Miss Pellin's Post
March 23rd to March 27th



Spring officially began today so we are going to kick-off Spring Break with a "Think Spring Spirit Week" next week:

Monday 3/23 Spring Training Day - Cubs vs. Sox - support your favorite team and wear something Cubs or Sox.
Tuesday 3/24 Shades Day - wear your sunglasses to school.
Wednesday 3/25 Think Spring Day - wear spring colors (yellow, pink, light blue, green, etc.)
Thursday 3/26 Hat Day - wear your favorite hat.
Friday 3/27 Comfy Clothes Day -Wear your most comfortable clothes to school - including pajama pants if you wish.

The Twenty-ninth Week at School:

Science: We will study space in chapter 10.  Students will learn about moon phases.    

Social Studies: We will continue learning about Chicago.  Students will learn about the first Chicagoans.  

Math:  We will finish the study of fractions in topic 10.  Study guides will be passed out on  Monday, March 23rd and will be due on Thursday, March 26th.  There will be a topic 10 test on Friday, March 27th.  Then we will continue studying fractions in topic 10.  

Students have already started taking timed multiplication tests.  All students have passed their multiplication by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's, 10's, and 11's test.  This week students will take their multiplication by 12 test.  They have 3 minutes to complete 24 problems.  Students will have 5 days to pass each multiplication test which they take daily.  If they pass in less than 5 days then they will move on to a new fact.  Students should be practicing their facts every night.  They will be tested on facts in the following order:

-12's

Spelling:   This week in spelling we will work on List 21.  There will be a pretest on Monday, March 23rd.  The final test will be on Friday, March 27th.

Reading: We continue our new unit titled Folktales, Fables, & Myths OH MY!!  This week we will read The Ballad of Mulan. We’ll also be reading The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling as our read-aloud. We will work in our Daily 5 stations on various reading strategies while reading good fit articles and/or books.  Students will work on part/whole analogies.  There will be a weekly vocabulary quiz on Thursday, March 26th.  

English:  Students will write reading responses.  

Things to Remember for class: 

Wednesday 3/25:  There will be a P.E. test.  

Thursday 3/26: There will be a vocabulary quiz.  

Friday 3/27:  There will be a spelling test and a topic 10 test.  

Miss Pellin's Post
March 16th to March 20th 



Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Did you know that the Irish Society of Boston organized the first parade in the colonies on March 17th, 1737?

The Twenty-eighth Week at School:

Science: We will study space in chapter 10.  Students will begin by learning about why we have seasons.  

Social Studies: We will learning about Chicago.  Students will learn about the early history of Chicago.  

Math:  We will finish the study of fractions in topic 9.  Study guides are due on Monday, March 16th and there will be a topic 9 test on Tuesday, March 17th.  Then we will continue studying fractions in topic 10.  

Students have already started taking timed multiplication tests.  All students have passed their multiplication by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's and 10's test.  Some students still need to pass their multiplication by 9 test and other students have moved on to multiplication by 11's.  They have 3 minutes to complete 24 problems.  Students will have 5 days to pass each multiplication test which they take daily.  If they pass in less than 5 days then they will move on to a new fact.  Students should be practicing their facts every night.  They will be tested on facts in the following order:

-9's

-11's

-12's

Spelling:   This week in spelling we will work on List 20.  There will be a pretest on Monday, March 16th.  The final test will be on Friday, March 20th.

Reading: We will begin a new unit titled Folktales, Fables, & Myths OH MY!!  Rumpelstiltskin will be our first story which we will close read together.  We’ll also be reading The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling as our read-aloud. We will work in our Daily 5 stations on various reading strategies while reading good fit articles and/or books.  Students will have a quiz on synonym and antonym analogies on Friday, March 20th. 

English:  Students are writing about the type of animal teeth they would choose to have and using text proof to support their choice.  

Things to Remember: 
Tuesday 3/17:  There will a topic 9 math test.  
Friday 3/20:  There will be a spelling test and a synonym and antonym analogy quiz.  

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

Miss Pellin's Post
March 9th to March 13th

Students will take the ELA PARCC tests this week.

Parents can play an important role in getting students ready for these tests. Here are suggestions on how parents can help their children prepare for the PARCC: 

1. Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep before the tests
2. Make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast the days of the test
3. Let your child know that he or she should take the test seriously and do his or her best
4. Talk to your child about what to do while taking the test, including:
a. Paying attention to directions
b. Asking questions about directions if they are unclear
c. Reading each question carefully
d. Eliminating wrong answers right away, concentrating on remaining choices
e. Double checking answers

PARCC Testing Dates:  

Mon. 3/9, Wed. 3/11,  and Fri. 3/13.

The Twenty-seventh Week at School:

Science: We will begin the study of space in chapter 10.  Students will begin by learning about why we have seasons.  

Social Studies: We will finish the study of chapter 3 on culture.  There will be a chapter 3 test on Thursday, March 12th.   Then we will begin learning about Chicago.

Math:  We will continue the study of fractions in topic 9.  

Students have already started taking timed multiplication tests.  All students have passed their multiplication by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's and 10's test.  Some students still need to pass their multiplication by 8 test and other students have moved on to multiplication by 9's.  They have 3 minutes to complete 24 problems.  Students will have 5 days to pass each multiplication test which they take daily.  If they pass in less than 5 days then they will move on to a new fact.  Students should be practicing their facts every night.  They will be tested on facts in the following order:

-8's

-9's

-11's

-12's

Spelling:  We will not have spelling this week due to PARCC testing.  

Reading: We will finish our unit on traditions. We will continue reading nonfiction text and answering text dependent questions.  We will work in our Daily 5 stations on various reading strategies while reading good fit articles and/or books.  Students will also study antonym analogies. There will be a weekly vocabulary quiz on Friday, March 9th.  

English:  Students will continue to edit their autobiographies.  

Things to Remember: 
Monday 3/9: There will be PARCC testing.  The February reading log is due. 
Wednesday 3/11:  There will be PARCC testing.
Thursday 3/12:  There will a chapter 3 social studies test.  
Friday 3/13:  There will be a vocabulary quiz.  There will be PARCC testing.

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