Miss Pellin's Post
April 18th to April 22nd


On Thursday, May 12th, the third grade will be visiting the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago! In the upcoming weeks we will begin an ecosystem unit. At the Shedd students will engage in a "Habitat Design Science Tech Trek," where they will digitally create their own animal habitat. They will also visit all the exhibits at the Shedd including the aquatic show! If you haven't done so already, please send in the signed permission slip along with $4.00. 

PARCC testing will continue this week. Please make sure your child gets a good night of sleep and eats a healthy breakfast.

Math PARCC Test Dates:

4/19, 4/20, 4/21 and 4/22

Open House:  It will take place from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m on Thursday, April 28th.  Third grade's Open House theme is 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! 


Friday, April 22nd is Earth Day! Students can wear brown, green, or blue to show their support for environmental protection!

The Thirty-third Week at School:

Science: Students will continue learning about space in chapter 10. They will also begin working on a space google slide show!

Social Studies: The Chicago Test II will be on Monday, April 18th. Students should prepare using their study guide and their Chicago packet.

Math:  We will continue unit 6 on Multiplication & Division, Data, & Fractions.  We will continue unit 6, module 2 on revisiting area and perimeter. Students will also take the PARCC tests. 

Spelling: Students will receive  a new spelling list. The 6 activities will be due on Friday, April 15th. They will also have their spelling test on Friday, April 29th.

ELA: We will continue our third unit titled, Stand Up for What You Believe In! We finished reading The One and Only Ivan! This week students will find character traits along with text evidence. We will continue our Daily 5 program. Students now have a RAZ kids account. They are reading with their RAZ kids account during Daily 5, but can also use it for reading 20 minutes each night.

Things to Remember: 

Monday 4/18: Students will take Chicago Test II.
Friday 4/22: Happy Earth Day!

Thursday 4/28: Open House will take place from 6:30p.m. - 8:00p.m.

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