Miss Pellin's Post
January 2nd to January 6th

Students made Grinch masks to go along with the Grinch theme for our holiday party!

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday! There will not be school on Monday, Winter break ends on Tuesday, January 3rd! There will not be school on Monday, January 2nd. 

Matter Presentation:  We are fortunate to invite scientists from "High Touch-High Tech to Prairieview.  They will lead students through many experiments involving the different states of matter on Friday, January 6th.  Please send in $7.25 for this presentation, if you have not already.

Spelling Bee:  We will have a Spelling Bee in our classroom on Thursday, January 12th.  You will find a list of spelling words that will be used for the spelling bee in your child's binder.  The winner will compete against the winners in the other third grade classrooms at a later date. 

The Eighteenth Week at School:

Science: We will begin the study of water cycle in chapter 9.  We will start by discussing the different places water can be found in lesson 1.   

Social Studies: We will focus on science this week.

Math:  We will begin the study of measurement (Chapter 20). We have covered all of the multiplication facts from x2 to x9, but there may be a few your child needs to review and memorize.  Students will be tested on all these facts on Wednesday, January 12th. 

Spelling: We are on list 11: words with the vowel sounds in clown and lawn.  A pretest will be on Tuesday. Homework will be given Tuesday and will be due Friday. The final test will be on Friday.

Reading: We will start working on the strategy of monitoring and clarifying as we read using the story Nights of the Pufflings.  We will then extend our strategy use while working on a novel study. All the while, we will also be distinguishing fact and opinion. As always, we will continue to utilize strategies from previous weeks.

English: Students will begin the week by writing down their New Year's resolution.  Students will also write an autobiography. 

Things to Remember:
Monday 12/19: Winter Break begins - have a great holiday.
Tuesday 1/3: Classes begin after winter break!
Friday 1/6: There will be a spelling test. 

Wednesday 1/12:  We will have a multiplication test.
Thursday 1/13:  We will have our class Spelling Bee.

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

Miss Pellin's Post
December 12th to December 16th

Winter break begins on Monday, December 19th! Have a great holiday!

Our class will go on a bowling field trip on Monday, December 12th. You can send your child with money if they would like to buy a snack at the bowling alley. Please send your child with a sack lunch.


On Friday, December 16th, the third grade students with watch the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas. This is a PG movie, so a permission slip was sent home.  Please end this permission slip back by Wednesday, December 14th. 

We have a busy week ahead!  We are wrapping up many different units before the long break!

The Seventeenth Week of 2011 at School:

Science: We will focus on social studies this week. 

Social Studies: We will finish the study of modern day Downers Grove and chapter 12.  Students will be able to use their social studies textbook on the test, but they will not be able to use their Downer's Grove packets.  Study guides have been sent home.  Students have the option of completing their test on Thursday, December 15th or Friday, December 16th.  Students should bring their textbooks back to school everyday.

Math: This week we will finish the study of graphing in chapter 6.  There will be a chapter 6 test on Thursday, December 15th.  This week students will study multiplying by 6, 7, and 8. There will be a multiplication quiz on Thursday, December 15th, since there will not be math class on Friday. Students will be tested on all the facts they have learned so far and the following new facts:

6 X 7 = 42
6 X 8 = 48
6 X 9 = 54
7 X 8 = 56
7 X 9 = 63
8 X 9 = 72

Spelling: This week students will be given a winter spelling list.  Each students will have a winter list packet to complete for homework in order to practice their words.  There will not be a pretest.  The final test will be on Friday, December 16th. 

Reading: Students will be reading various books at their level.  They will then be writing summaries for what happened at the beginning and middle of their story.  Finally, they will write a review evaluating their story without giving away the ending.  The final draft of student summaries and reviews will be written on a snowman!

English: We will finish the study of nouns in unit 2.  There will be a test on Wednesday, December 14th.  Students can leave their textbook at home until the day of the test.

 

Things to Remember:

Monday 12/12: We will go bowling.

Wednesday 12/14:  There will be a noun unit 2 test.
Thursday 12/15: There will be a multiplication test and a math chapter 6 test.  Students have the option to take the social studies test Thursday or Friday.
Friday 12/16: We will have a spelling test. Students have the option to take the social studies test Thursday or Friday.

Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org

Voice mail: (630)783-5065

Miss Pellin's Post
December 5th to December 9th

Thank you so much for coming to conferences!  I enjoyed meeting with all of you!

Here is one of the exquisite quilts Mrs. Vanni made for Claire titled Stars for Claire.  The students learned the intricate process of how quilts are made, which went right along with the story the class read The Keeping Quilt.

The Sixteenth Week of 2011 at School:

Science: We will finish the study of matter in chapter 11. The chapter 11 matter test has been moved to Thursday, December 8th. 

Social Studies: We continue the story of modern day Downers Grove.

Math: Students will be tested on the time portion of chapter 5 on Wednesday, December 7th.  This week students will study multiplying by 4. There will be a multiplication quiz on Friday, December 9th.  Students will be tested all the facts they have learned so far and the following new facts:

4 X 5 = 20
4 X 6 = 24
4 X 7 = 28
4 X 8 = 32
4 X 9 = 36

Spelling: We are on list 10: words with the vowel sound in "join". A pretest will be on Monday. Homework will be given Monday and due Friday. The final test will be on Friday.

Reading:  We will focus on the reading strategies evaluating text and visualizing. We will use the story Dogzilla as well as other novels and text as we apply these skills. We will also work on strategies from previous weeks. An activity "Santa Cause" will allow students to come up with funny situations Santa gets into to which shows cause and effect.

English: We will continue the study of nouns.  Look for a study guide to come home.  There will be a chapter 2 noun test in the week of December 12th. 

Things to Remember:

Wednesday 12/7: There will be a chapter 5 math test.
Thursday 12/8:  There will be a chapter 11 science test.

Friday 12/9: There will be a spelling test and a multiplication test.

Contact Information:

E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org

Voice mail: (630)783-5065