October 26th to October 30th
There will be no school on Friday, October 30th. Please plan accordingly.It's our Halloween week. Please keep in mind the following guidelines when helping your child pick out a Halloween costume for our Halloween party and parade (parents may come at 12:30 pm to watch our school parade) on Thursday, October 29th:
1. As part of the Halloween party, the students will be decorating their own pumpkins. Students will not be allowed to carve the pumpkins or use paint. They can use things like permanent markers, pipe cleaners, hats, clay, stickers, etc. Please send decorating supplies with your child. The picture at left is an example of what can be done!2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating.
5. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.
We will be taking a field trip to Downers Grove as part of our Social Studies unit about our city on Wednesday, November 4th from 9 am to 2 pm. Everyone will eat at Giordano's restaurant (please send a cold lunch if you did not sign up for a pizza lunch). If you would like, though it is not necessary, you can also send $5-$8 in cash on the day of the field trip. Your student can spend this money at any of the downtown Downers Grove shops. Each student will be responsible for their own money. I have all my volunteers to come on the field trip with me. Thank you!
The Ninth Week of 2009 at School:
Science: We will study physical changes that are mixtures and solutions. On Thursday, October 29th we will have our "What's the Matter?" in class presentations.
Students can use their new Science textbook online from the website
http://www.thinkcentral.com/to help understand the subject. In order to access the Science textbook at home go to the same website. The user name is your parent connect number. The password is ccsd66.
Social Studies: We will finish learning about the history of Downers Grove. Students will receive a study guide on Tuesday, October 29th for the history of Downers Grove quiz. Expect a test on this unit on Tuesday, November 3rd.
Math: This week we will finish Chapter 4. There will be a test Wednesday, October 28th. Students will receive a study guide on Monday, October 26th. For extra practice students can complete page 98 & 101 in their textbook.
Spelling: This week we will study Spelling “list 11.” This list will be handed out on Monday, October 26th. Students will be tested on this list on Thursday, October 29th.
Reading: We will be focusing on English this week (our Halloween descriptive writing piece).
English: This week we will continue descriptive writing. Students will work on using sensory words in their writing They will also learn different types of "hooks."
Things to Remember:
Wednesday 10/28: There will be a math quiz.
Thursday 10/29: We will have our Halloween party and parade. There will also be a Spelling test.
Friday 10/30: There will be no school.
Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065
