Miss Pellin's Post
October 29th to November 2nd

 

Halloween:  The Halloween parade will be at at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 31st.  Then we will have our classroom party at 1:30 p.m.

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.

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

Conferences:  I look forward to meeting with each of you on Monday, October 29th and Tuesday, October 30th for conferences!  

The Tenth Week of 2012 at School:

Science: We will continue the study of chapter 4 on ecosystems.  

Social Studies: We will have a hemisphere test on Tuesday, October 30th.  Then we will begin the study of the history of Downers Grove.  

Math:  This week we will begin the study of chapter 5 on money and time.  Students will be asked to bring in quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies.  Five of each coin should be enough.  They will not spend the money.  It will be used for instruction and will be returned when we finish the unit.  

Spelling: This week we will work on Halloween words. There will be a homework packet given to the students on Monday. The homework packet is due Friday. There will be no pretest or final test on the words this week.  They will just need to complete the packet.

Reading: We will practice reading fluently as we engage in choral reading of fun Halloween poems.   We will also continue studying the strategies of cause/effect and predicting.  Students will read chapter books as their level while practicing these strategies.  The will also use context clues and dictionaries for words they do not know.  

English:  The haunted house graphic organizer (rough draft) is due on Monday.  Students should also check that they have included everything on the rubric in their haunted house description.  We will write our final drafts on Monday, October 29th.  Then we will begin the study of nouns in unit 2.  





Things to Remember:
Monday 10/29:  There will be parent/teacher conferences.
Tuesday 10/30:  We will have a hemisphere test.  There will be parent/teacher conferences.
Wednesday 10/31: Happy Halloween!  We will have our parade and party!
Thursday 11/1: The October reading calendar is due. 


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

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October 22nd - October 26th 

Thursday, October 25th is an early dismissal day.  Students will be dismissed at 11:00 a.m.  Please plan accordingly.  

Halloween:

The Halloween parade has been moved to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 31st.  Then we will have our classroom party at 1:30 p.m.

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.

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

Pictures:  Our retake day is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 29th.

The Ninth Week of 2012 at School:

Science: This week we will continue the study of ecosystems in chapter 4.  

Social Studies: This week we will begin the study of hemispheres, the equator, prime meridian, and the poles.  

Spelling: 

Monday:  Pretest on lesson 9
Homework - Cursive worksheet
Tuesday:  Homework - Non challenge ABC order
Challenge - Activity 1 
Wednesday: Homework - Non challenge - Write each word three times
Challenge - Activity 2
Friday:  Post test on lesson 9

Reading: We will continue practicing the strategies predicting and cause and effect while we read Cliffhanger in our reading series.  Also, a vocabulary log was completed for this story.  Students will have a vocabulary test on Wednesday, October 24th.  There will have a Cliffhanger Comprehension Check on Thursday, October 25th.  

English:  We will continue our persuasive, descriptive writing unit.  Students will write a paper persuading the class to buy their haunted house! 

Math: This week we will finish the study of chapter 4.  Students were given a study guide on Friday, October 19th.  There will be a chapter 4 test on Friday, October 26th.  




Things to Remember:

Wednesday 10/24:  There will be a vocabulary test.
Thursday 10/25:  There will be a comprehension check and it is an early dismissal day.
Friday 10/26:  There will be a spelling test and a chapter 4 math test.

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October 15th - October 19th 

Halloween: 

The Halloween parade and party will be on October 31st.  Then we will have our classroom party.

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.

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


The Eighth Week of 2012 at School:

Science: This week we will begin the study of ecosystems in chapter 4.  

Social Studies: This week we will finish the study of continents and oceans.  There will be a continents and ocean test on Thursday, October 18th.  Students received a study guide on Friday, October 12th.

Spelling: 
Monday:  Pretest on lesson 8 (consonant clusters)
Homework - Cursive worksheet
Tuesday:  Homework - Non challenge ABC order
Challenge - Activity 1 
Wednesday: Homework - Non challenge - Write each word three times
Challenge - Activity 2
Friday:  Post test on lesson 8

Reading:  In addition to inferring, which we will continue practicing throughout the year, we will be using the predicting strategy this week as we read Cliffhanger in our reading series.  We will also explore cause and effect.  A vocabulary log will come home on Tuesday.  Students will already have the definitions in their log, but they will have to add a sentence and a picture.  The class will add the synonyms and antonyms together.  Please make sure your child is reviewing these words regularly.  They will have a vocabulary test on these words on Tuesday, October 23rd.  

English: We are going to work on descriptive writing with a persuasive flare as we prepare to write a haunted house story.  The students will try to convince others to buy their haunted house! 

Math: This week we will continue the study chapter 4 on subtracting large numbers, rounding, and word problems.  



Things to Remember:
Thursday 10/18:  There will be a continent and  ocean test.
Friday 10/:19  There will be a spelling test.
Tuesday 10/23:  There will be a vocabulary test.

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

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October 8th - October 12th 

Remember Monday, October 8th is Columbus Day and there will be no school.  Please plan accordingly.


Halloween:

The Halloween parade and party will be on Wednesday, 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.

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

The Seventh Week of 2012 at School:

Science: We will review chapter 9 on the water cycle.  There will be a test Thursday, October 11th.  

Social Studies: This week we will study continents and oceans.  Look for a study guide to come home.  There will be a test in the week of October 15th.

Spelling: Due to the shortened week, there are only two homework assignments.

Tuesday:  
Cursive worksheet for all students

Wednesday:  
Non Challenge:  ABC Order
Challenge:  1 Challenge Activity


Reading: Our continued focus will be on inferring this week as we practice using many reading strategies to improve our reading. The inferences we make will be about text, characters and unfamiliar words.  There will be a Mulan comprehension check on Wednesday, October 10th.  Students may take home their book home in order to reread the story Tuesday night before the comprehension check.   

English: Students will present their "Me" bags (Three Favorite Things) on Wednesday or Thursday of next week.  They have written in their planner which day they are scheduled.  Also, the final draft of their Three Favorite Things paper is due on Wednesday.  Many students finished this in class.  Please have them practice their presentations over the weekend.  I have provided the class with the rubric I will be using to grade them.  

Math: There will be a chapter 3 test on Wednesday, October 10th.  Then we will begin the study of chapter 4 on subtracting large numbers, rounding, and word problems.  



Things to Remember:
Monday 10/8: This is Columbus Day and there will be no school.
Wednesday 10/10: Students will present "Me" bags.  There will be a chapter 3 math test.
Thursday 10/11: Students will present "Me" bags.  There will be a chapter 9 science test.
Friday 10/12:  There will be a spelling test.

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