Miss Pellin's Post

April 27th to May 1st

Please join us for our spring Open House on Thursday, April 30th from 6:30 - 8:00.  Third grade's Open House themes are space and Chicago, so come wearing your favorite Chicago team's apparel!  There will also be a book fair.  I look forward to seeing each of you! 

My homeroom class will have reading MAP testing on Tuesday, April 28th.  They will take their math MAP test on Thursday, May 30th.  Please make sure students get a good night sleep and eat breakfast!

The Thirty-Third Week at School::

Science: We are currently studying the planets in chapter 10, lesson 3.  Students have been assigned a planet to research and become an expert on.  

Social Studies: Our class has been "hired" by a local travel agency in need of Chicago brochures. Each student has designed a brochure which will attract visitors to Chicago.  The brochure is due on Monday, April 27th.  We will continue our study of Chicago.  Look for a study guide to come home this week.   There will be a Chicago quiz on Friday, May 1st.  

Spelling:  This week in spelling we will work on List 24.  There will be a pretest on Monday, April 27th.  The final test will be on Friday, May 1st.

Reading:  This week we will read various fables.  We will also work on finding answers in nonfiction text.   

English: We will begin a friendly letter writing unit.  Students will  work on writing a letter to their second grade pen pal.  

Math:  We will finish the study of topic 13 on perimeter.  Students will be given a study guide on Monday, April 27th and it should be completed by Wednesday, April 29th.  There will be a topic 13 quiz on Thursday, April 30th. 

Students are working on timed division tests.  All students have passed their divide by 2, 3, and 4's test.  They are now on divide by 5.  They will have 3 minutes to complete 24 problems.  Students will have 5 days to pass each division 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. 

Things to Remember: 
 Tuesday  4/28: We will take the reading MAP test.

 Thursday  4/30: There will be a topic 13 quiz.  We will take the math MAP test.  It is Open House! 
Friday  5/1: There will be a spelling test.