MISS PELLIN'S POST

October 10th - October 14th

Remember Monday, October 10th is Columbus Day and there will be no school.  Please plan accordingly.

Halloween: 

The Halloween parade and party will be on October 31st.  

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. Also, costumes should not include fake blood.

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

On Thursday, October 13th there will be a book fair and taffy apple sale from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

A message from Mrs. Cushing, our P.E. teacher:
If your child would like to be part of the Prairieview P.E. Bulletin board, please take an "action" picture of your child showing some type of PHYSICAL ACTIVITY that they are involved in outside of school. Please get these in as soon as possible. I will accept pictures as they come in. Any questions? Please contact me at tcushing@ccsd66.org. Thanks!

We are halfway through the 1st trimester of third grade! Time sure flies! Feel free to check your child's grades online. If you are having problems doing so, please call the office.

The Eighth Week of 2016 at School:

Science: We will study chapter 9, lesson 2 on the water cycle. We will also conduct an experiment where we can see the water cycle in motion.  

Social Studies: We will focus on science.

Math: We will continue our study of unit 2 on multi-digit multiplication and early division. We will continue building multiplication arrays and ratio tables.  Students will also take a multiplication by 6 test on Wednesday, October 12th.  They will have two minutes to complete 26 problems.   Students who pass on Wednesday, October 12th will receive the full amount of points (13/13).  If students don't pass the test on the first day, they will take the test the next day and receive 12/13 if they pass.  Students will continue taking the test each day until they pass and one point will be taken off each day.  

Spelling: We will continue our Ways Their Way program.  Students have already received a list of words along with a homework sheet with a list of activities.  Students should complete 3 activities and turn them in on Friday, October 14th.  One of the activities listed cannot be turned in.   Please initial next to the activity name so that I know the activity was completed if needed.  The spelling test will also be on Friday, October 14th.  

English Language Arts: Students will finish writing their fractured fairy tales. They need to 5 paragraphs long. Students received a fractured fairytale requirements page to help guide them.  We will also study adjectives and discuss how adjectives can make our writing more interesting.

This week we will begin studying Greek myths. We will continue our Daily 4 program.

Things to Remember:
Monday 10/10: There is no school today due to Columbus Day!
Wednesday 10/12:  There will be a multiplication by 6 test. 
Thursday 10/13:  There will be a book fair!

Friday 10/14: There will be a spelling test and 3 activities are due.