Miss Pellin's Post
January 4th to January 9th

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday! School will resume on Tuesday, January 3rd. 

We had a fun filled week leading up to winter break. The class had a great time bowling at Brunswick Zone and enjoyed the play, "A Christmas Carol." 

The Eighteenth Week at School:

Science: We will begin the study of matter in chapter 11.  We will focus on chapter 11, lesson 1 titled, "What is Matter?" Students will learn about the physical properties of matter and different ways to measure matter.

Social Studies: We will focus on science.

Math:    On the Friday before break, students learned about binary coding. Ask your child what they learned! When we return from break, students will begin unit 4, module 1 on place value and the standard addition algorithm. Students will review rounding to the nearest ten, hundred, and thousand. They will also begin division timed tests.  They will start with a divide by 2 timed test on Thursday, January 5th.  These tests will be very similar to the multiplication tests.  Students will have two minutes to complete 26 problems. Students who pass on Thursday, January 5th 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:  Students will receive a new spelling list and should complete three activities using the new spelling menu.  The test will be on Friday, January 13th.  The activities will also be due on Friday, January 13th.  

ELA: We will continue our unit on traditions.  This week students will read The Keeping Quilt and discuss the traditions in the story.  They will also be reading good fit books in their literature circles.  December Reading Logs will be due on Tuesday, January 3rd.  A January reading log was sent home on Friday.  In addition, students will also write about their New Year's resolution.  

Things to Remember:

Tuesday 1/3:  December Reading Logs are due.

Tuesday 1/5: There will be a divide by 2 test.  

Friday 1/13:  There will be a spelling test and 3 activities are due. 

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 December 12th- December 16th

The class is looking forward to attending "A Christmas Carol" on Tuesday, December 13th. 

They are also excited to go bowling on Wednesday, December 14th. Optional: Students can bring up to $10.00 if they would like to buy a snack at the bowling alley.  If your child chooses to buy a large snack, chances are they will not be very hungry at lunch.  Therefore, it is probably a good idea to pack a light lunch. 

 The Seventeenth Week of 2016 at School:

Science: We will focus on social studies this week.  

Social Studies: This week students will reading about community in their social studies book. They will study local government and the roles of leaders in a community. 

Math:  We finished the study of unit 3.  Students' study guides are due on Monday, December  12th. The unit 3 test will also be on Monday, December 12th as well. Then we will start the study of unit 4, module 1 on place value. Students took  a mixed multiplication test. If they did not pass on today, Friday, December 9th, they will retake the test on Monday, December 12th. There will be 40 problems with facts ranging from x0 to x9. Students will have 3 minutes to complete the test. 

Spelling: Students should complete 3 activities from their homework sheet and turn them in on Friday, December 16th.  Some of 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, December 16th. 

ELA: We'll continue our unit on Culture and Traditions. This week we will work on the reading strategy, inferring. We will also continue Literature Circles with good fit books.



Things to Remember:
Monday 12/12: There will be a unit 3 math test. The math study guide is due.
Tuesday 12/13: We will go to Drury Lane to watch A Christmas Carol.
Wednesday 12/14: We will go bowling!
Friday 12/16: There will be a spelling test and the 3 activities are due.

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 December 5th- December 9th

We had a wonderful time on our Downers Grove field trip! Thank you to the parent chaperones for all of your help! In the top picture, students are standing in front of Pierce Downer's home. Below, the students are pictured in front of Charles Blodgett's home, son of Israel Blodgett.  

There are a couple permission slips coming home today: bowling and Drury Lane. Please sign them and send them back to school as soon as you can.

 The Sixteenth Week of 2016 at School:

Science: We will focus on social studies this week.  

Social Studies: We will finish the study of modern day Downers Grove. Look for a study guide to go home on Monday. The modern day Downers Grove quiz will be on Friday, December 9th. 

Math:  We will finish the study of unit 3.  Students received will receive their study guide on Monday, December  5th.  The study guide will be due on Monday, December 12th. The unit 3 test will be on Monday, December 12th as well. Students will take a mixed multiplication test on Friday, December 9th. There will be 40 problems with facts ranging from x0 to x9. Students will have 3 minutes to complete the test.

Spelling: Students should complete 3 activities from their homework sheet and turn them in on Friday, December 16th.  Some of 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, December 16th. 

ELA: We'll continue our unit on Culture and Traditions. We will read different types of text about culture. While reading about culture we will discuss main idea and supporting details. Also, students will use text evidence to support their answers to comprehension questions. Last, we will continue Literature Circles with good fit books.



Things to Remember:
Wednesday 12/7: Today is an early dismissal day.
Friday 12/9: There will be a modern day Downers Grove quiz. There will also be a mixed multiplication test.

Monday 12/12: There will be a unit 3 math test. The math study guide is due.
Tuesday 12/13: We will go to Drury Lane to watch A Christmas Carol.
Wednesday 12/14: We will go bowling!
Friday 12/16: There will be a spelling test and the 3 activities are due.